The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1869-05-07

bis home in Greenevile and start out over
me country telling people about his record
Hardly had he got into that quiet village be
fore we 6hd him starting out trying to str
up discord and strife. Now, after he had
Peen oppressed with the cares incident 10
the bigh Office which he held, don't you
think II would have been better for him TO
have remained at home a little longer and
rested aud recuperated, afte, all the strain
which 1t seems bent hut didat break him
Now, you,ll not hear from ME such speech
ms that which Johnson got or here the other
dey. ! haven't been through the routine o.;
oH!ce be has. haven. had the experience
n AN ILLUSTRATION,
I'm good deal like the I'd fellow who
used to live up here in Cannon county He
was great fellow for 6ghtrg. There wEc
not session Of Court bnt what"he was in
dicted for,fgbting. One day ,Sdiu Anderson
sat on tae bench, and old Preston was
brought Nh charged, as usuuiy with fighting.
" Well Buck said the Jutgs, looking at
him as he stood there brawnyin in stature, and
with bis sleeves rolled up from his great
arms, are you pretty good fighter"
Judge said old Preston, p" I'm not as
fast as some, hut by I'd, youn find ME
mighty constant"
That's the way with me. I'm not as fast
as some, but if youIl just have little pa
tienee you'll Gnd out Pm mighty constant.
Loud laughter and cries of I'VE know itp
JoBNsoN's iSTENTIoH.
Andy said he intended to devote the re-
mainder Of hi3 life as private citizen to
the yindcation Of bis Official life and bis ma
tive State FROM the foul oblosuy wh:,h hava
been heapod on him and her. Now, shall
not stop to defend him or to answer anything
which may have been heaped upon him, but
40 intend to defend the State and Congress
from the aspersions which have been cast
upon them. This is the best place in the
world to discus5 these things We know
how he acted here in the war. He knsws
some tbingT which did, and know great
many that he performed
ANDY RESPONSIBLE. IN,
say to you, felInw-ctizens, 5oldl7 and
frankly, whatever of chains may have been
thrown arOhad class Of the people, what
ever of wrong may exist here to-day, Andy
johnson is responsible for ii all and yet he
travels around and tells you that he is taking
care Of the Cpnstitutiou. | know whereof
speak, and know make no exaggerated
statement. IN 1865 there was convened
here in TIE city Of Nashville Convention.
4 rumbet Of the delegates opposed mmedi-
ate action, and was in favor Of the election
Of delegates to meet at some future time.
But johnson said "Wi.y have sp election
You have ss good men here as ,vou could find
anywhere. Why not proceed 10 business p
They did 90 to work, and amended the Con-
stitution, giving the nett Legislature which
should meet power to limit and regulate the
franchise and rhe scheme vas ratified The
Legislature met with Radical Governor,
and they passed what is known as the Fran
chiSe Law. But want you to hear the tel
egram which Johnson sent to Brownlow Ju-
ly 20, 1865. You see don't start out with
out the docuNcnts Well, here it Isl
" Hon w. h. BrownloU:
o. hope, and have no doubt, you will see
that the recent amendments TO the Quhstitu-
tion Of the State, as adopted by the. people,
ana all laws passed by the last Legislature in
pursuance thereof are faithfully and fairly
executed, aud that all Illegal votes in the az
election be excluded from the polls
ard the election for numbers of Congress be
legally and fairly conducted. When and
wherever it becOHtes necessary to employ
forte for the execution Of the lays and the
Of the ballol-hox from violence
and frahg, yod are authorized to call upon
Maior- General Thomas for sufficient force to
sas,an the citll atthorities Gf the State.
" have received. four recent address to
the people aud think it sell timed, ana hope
il viii do much good ID retonciling The cp
position to TIE Amendment of the Cohstitu
ton and the laws passed BY the last Legis
latare. The lav must be executed and The
Civil authority sustained. General Thomas
will afford ,afIiclent military force.
i" Ton are at liberty to make what use you
think proper Of this dispatch. h
fSgned1 hSDREw JoEgsoS"
That tells ihe story. There had been some
threats on tbs part OF the disfrancbiscd, and
in some sections they had bonsted that they
would rise Up and vote in spite OF the fran
chise law and augh, else But what does
this old gentleman say The laws must
he executed General Thomas will afford a
sufficient military force" For what2 To
"BESr, Nor BsoEES"
Further, be says, though bent, he had not
been broken BY the storm which had nearly
wrecked the ship Of State. Where has the
ship o. State bfea wrecked, or even almost
wrecked, should like to kuow2 We have
q President YET, believe, and :hink grpAl
deal better one than ever Andy was. You
have your Coeris, your Congress yet, haven't
you. There's been a good dea. more peace
since last NcYenber, am sure, yet this de-
flnct old dvmagogue cane around here talk
lag about The wreck Of the ship OF State, and
that in the terrible disaster he WAS bent, but
rot brokeh- The Constitution. In every part
and every word, remains as steadast as your
fa,hers banded il down TO you, with the e1-
esption Of the amendments which have been
adopted recently, sud yet that man cones
arolud and attempts 70 fasten upon yos the
idea that your Constitution is destroyed and
whitfield away by Congress. '-.r
%. ? Is, and be says be bad seen in the papers
bis own obituary, and be supposed he nghs
nowsbe as one risen from the dead, and he
thought belief might be placed 10 one come
from the grave. Now | am taking about
Andrew Johnson IN tte prida OF bis man
hood, aud nos after he has been dead and
resurreeted. want It distinctly understood,
| AN dealing witb him whilst living as vel
as since death and resurrection. asp
tbs rHREE BRASoHEs OF soYEEsHENT
But, says Andy 10 bis speech, The Con5li-
tuition divides the government into three de-.
parimsnts When ,he Congress Of The Uui-
lsd States, excited by interest and ibe spirit
Of tyranny, transcendsd The Consiitution be
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