Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-09-11

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history teaches.
Go, if you please, even back to the cradle
the world; behold q Lyeurgus bringing Spar
| forth from the very bosom of corruption al
sceptre of classic grace in her hand, and sa
| may not Andrew Johns n prove q Lycurgu
| Government being based upon moral relation
| may he not be the wonderful instrument in Il
| reformation and restoration of this govern
ment to her once boosted and proud distinC
ton? if not, you say. We ask you IN all eandO
where is the man possessing the disposition an
power for such a glorious contamination MOI
| than Andrew johnson? IL
| Then. the saco0d objection is nothing m lr
| than compliment solicited for West Tennssse
| and We do not understand from any quartz
! that the distinction is claimed for Etherldge o.
account OF aay qualities he possesses superiO
| to Andrew johnson; but we hear from tn
Western portion of the state that Mr. EtheE
| idge is from West Tennessee. and we hav
| never bad q Senator, etc; therefore, Mr.. Eth
/ erldge should go to the Senate. NOW, IN an
swer to all this. we say that this is not the hOu
| to cavil about sectional pride. The best rea
sons demand that we should look further from
home; we should consider not only the interss
OF our section. but of the whole State.
We need a bold and talented man in the Sen
ate. We want the man having most weight IL
the political world. Which is the stronger mar
Of the two. johnson or Etheridge2 Who would
have most weight IN the Senate? Whose inf1u'
ence would be felt the most? W hlch can &C
complish the most good for us! whom do the
people want9 Place your hand upon your
heart. and aside frem your personal motives,
give us an answer.
From the Franklin Review, Sept. TO-
We continue to insist on Mr. johnson being
sent 70 the Senate because our opponents pro
test" in such silly and unsatisfactory terms
against it. We frankly confess We are among
the enthusiastic supporters OF that distln-
guished statesman, and cannot see any good
reason why men should decry against his being
placed once more in public life because he is of
q combatlve temperament. III Is amusing to
read tue long, labored and earnest editOrla oil
a certain daily, not thousand miles from here,
belaboring Andrew johnson in style lndlea-
tive of nUchness" of spleen and prejudice,
rather than desire for the true interests Of the
State which he pirates so garrulously about.
When johnson stood on the ramparts of the
constitution, lone sentinel at his post, braving
the assaults his hydra headed enemies, It was
johnson VS.. the Radical impeachers." In that
solemn and historic hour, our friend secretly
Of Tennessee, and this leading" DAILY Is at all
hazards and to the last extremity for the State
Ia the first styled cause. we ask. who repre-
sented the interests of TennesseeG The afore-
saidjournal says, johnson. Now we ask in all
sincerity and honesty, why is 1t that the com
plainant in the first has become the proseeu-
tor against his own people in the second. What
has johnson done since the impeachment trial
to justify any man in ranking him among the
enemies of his State? Specify the act, time and
place, or forever hereafter hold your peace.
How and when has johnson crossed your path?
II Is all b0sh for you to tell the plain and hon
est people of Tennessee that you fear he will
prove bull in a china shop. and bring down
deaf and destruction on the State, and that
this Is the true reason of your opposition 10 him
that his name causes Radical bristies to rise
like quilts on the feetful pOrcupine-that he will
make old Jesses son mad by "heedlessiy"
speaking in Washington about his sdmlnistra-
tiOn-that Grant is a glorious good fellow, so
and pleasant, and Andy naugh-
ty, ugly. boy. The people don't believe it. We
give all old Tennesseans credit for courage and
honesty. when the mighty interests of our State
are at stake and we cannot think ttere walks
upon her soil a SON so degenerate and craven as
to refrain voting for or advocating the claims OF
any man because by so doing he will annoy
and fret" partisan executive or dOmlneer-
ing Congress. He will consume time In de-
Radicalism and yIndicating my
policy" Is another very powerful and logical ar
gument hurled at the devoted head Of Andrew
j Johnson. He is by all odds the most powerful
and in the heated canvasses of the past was not
very dainty in the use of his mother
tongue" against his enemies. We ask
our querulOus and.fastidiOus critics to point out
ten the series of able State papers which ema-
mated from him while In the executive chair
He can adapt himself to all situations, In the
Presidency, his terse logic recalled the days Of
Jefferson and Madison. On the hastings he re-
minds US of Douglas. If sent to the Senate he
will revive the followed patriotism of Clay and /
W ebster. and the lindefatigable labOrs of these
men and their cOmpeers will be Tivaled by this
patient, labOriOus and incOrruptible legislator.
Johnson will be. as Senator. what he has always
oeen-a worker. In season and out of season,
1t all times, he will stand upon the constitution
and make everybody else do the same. And,
although he did not finish his work while Pre-
sident, he will aid materially in carrying 1t to
Our patience is threadbare on this fubjsct.
We are sorry to hear so many unmanly pitiful
weak and eOwardly walls put up by Tennessee
ans against Johnson, When Grant is cOmpli-
nented Tor generosity and magnanimity, and
Johnson berated for exercising the right of an
American citizen in commenting upon the
weakness and briberies of his successor, il is
ign time for Tennessee to disregard such coun-
;elOrs and yindieate the manhood of her citi-
zens by sending her ablest and truest men to
the Senate of the United States. The man who
IAN say, and does ssy, that the administration
Of AndreY johnson was as weak as that of Jas.
Buchanan. Is wholly unfit TO be lender in this
,risis.
From the New Orleans Bulletin, Sept. 6.
Intelligence from Nashville, through a Re-
pu blican source, states that Andrew johnson is
gaining ground every day. and that his election
10 the United States Senate is considered a
When the great orator and states
man Ofthe Southwest takes his seat in the same
ball with Butler, Bingham and Ashley, we eau
imagine the feelings that must take possession
Of the cOwardly and mean souls of the great i'm
peachers. They will meet. face to face, the man
whose fame they would blast, and whom he
mar ks them for scorn and obloguy, they will
quake with fear at his terrible rebuke.
From the New York World.
The Tennessee Radicals abandon all expecta-
ton of defeating Andrew johnson. The col
pse of their hopes is thus announced in a
W ashington telegram to the Tribune:
Private adviees from Tennessee. received
here to-day, give rise to the belief that ex-
President j Ohnson's prospects for election to
the United States Senate are increasing. 1t is
that his most formidable opponent
up 10 this time has been the Hon. Bale PeytOn,
who has now Withdrawn from the contest. aDd
Is warm supporter of Mr., Johnson"
On its editorial page the Tribune makes this
aippant comment on the news:
"Meurnful intelligence comes to Us from Ten
nessee. The chances of preventing the return
Of Mr.. Andrew johnson to the United States
Senate are said to be diminishing. 1t is even
stated that the wrath of his enemies has been
made to praise him, and that Mr.. Bale Peyt0n
Is now his warm supporter. Wherefore we
renew the suggestion TO which we
were moved at the first hint of the coming dan
ger that now looms large and solemn before us
We recommend that the very first act OF the
very hrst day of the next session of the Senate
be to order the adoption Ofthe one minute rule,
with the purchase of a large supply of Murray's
English Grammar for the use of the Senator
from Tennessee"
Andrew johnson will not enter the Senate as
a novice. lie has already served in that body
with distinguished credit and ability. Although
always sn active, industrious member. he was
never remarkable for the prOfusiOn of his
speeches. 1t was not his habit to speak except
when he had something to say; and the weight
aud patience of his matter always enabled him
10 command as much attention and respect as
are ever paid to clear headed men not gifted
with captivating elOquence He will not be re-
STRANDED as General Grant would if be was a
SenatOr-by a "one-minute" Erule-imp OSed by
the emptiness OF his mind; nor will he ever talk,
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ambiguous slmpletOniSm as the Tribune writes
when II Implies either that MIR. johnson could
learn more from a cart-lOad OF Murray's gram
mars than from one' or that supply of gram
NAUTICAL knowledge could be purchased for his
use.
Mr.. johnson, when President. wrote his own
animal messages and yetOes. They were net
only very able and cogent, but were expressed
Win sulhclent perspicuity and correctness. lie
may sometimes be little slOVenly in his Ian
guage In stump-speech, but he is not apt to
be feeble or foolish. even on the stump and
his VlgOr IN debate is such AS 10 make him a
Formidable antagonist for any Republicans in
the Senate. What a figure would the ornate
sumner tOrs example, make in an off hand graO-
pie with the ready and hard-headed ex Presi-
Mr.. JOhncOn is a man to be opposed. if Won
WILL man to be hated, feared, maligned but
he cannot be belttled. The fact that he can
SO speedily force his way back into the Senate
IN spite of recent persecution and OblOauy
would alone suffice to prove his indomitabIe
energy OF character. His whole history shows
that he is no common man. In the last Con-
gress before the war he was second only to
Douglas in the ability with which he opposed
secession. No Republican affected to under.
value him then. Tor in the extra war session.
when he stood behind no Senator in influence
Nor while he was military Governor of Ten
nessee, nor when he was nominated Vice-Pres-
ident- On the last occasion the Evening Post
expressed the opinion that he would have been
more fifty placed at the head of The ticket and
Lincoln second. When he again takes his seat
IN the senate. Andrew johnson will be a
gTlevOus thorn in the side of the Radicals.
THE Banner is publishing the "test
oath" and rehearsing daily the acts Of
Andrew johnson while Military Gov
ernor. This is consistent conduct for q
journal that hourly clamors for forget
fitness Of the past. Andrew johnson
was our bitter and relentless enemy