The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-05-20
ANDREW JOHNSON, BANK Err
The Ex.PreSident's Retire.
ment 10 the Scenes of His
Early Trials and TriumPhs.
How He Passes His Time
and WhatIt is Said He In
tends 10 DO.

Elk President Andrew Johnson is
at last quietly esconccd in his hon
in Grecnville, Tennessee. We
have DO desire to invade the pri-
vacy of the home circle 20 crafty
the curiosity of the public, but
there has been so much connected
with the remarkable. career OF Mr.
John son-who has been, peih .ps,
more prominently before the Amer
Ican people for the past twenty
years than any other man-that is
calculated to keep active the Inte-
rests of the masses. that we publish
very willingly a few facts connec-
ted with his retirement, which we
gather from a conversation with a
friend and neighbor.
1t is, perhaps, no secret, to most
well-informed persons, that Mr..
johnson, during his long service in
public life, succeeded IN saving q
fair share from his salaries. He is
now in very easy circumstances;
and, in fact, in MS section, might
we'll be called a wealthy man. His
business capacity seems to be above
the average of public men, for in
his investments and business rela-
tions he manifest considerable
shruwdness and tact Sometime
before his retirement from the
White House be purchased q very
desirable farm of some $50 acres,
which is built a very fine -four
ingn.Ill, with splendid water power.
The farm lies adjacent to He2der-
son-nowr called Home Station
some SIX miles east of GreenviIle,
on the east Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia Railroad-and is consid.
cred a good upland farm. II has
been much improved by Mr.. John
son, with the and OF fertilizers and
4 modern system of farming. The
of this place is under the moro
immediate supervision of ex-Sena
tor David T. Patterson, Mr.. John
son-in-law, who lives on the
The ex-President and LADY live
N the old residence at GreenvIlle,
near the former taIlor-shop. where
many years ago the good people of
Greene County went to have their
1omespun fitted and made to order.
The then plain village tailor had
rot yet aspirod to the POSITION of
Alderman of his vlllage-the fist
'ound of the ladder upon which he
to the White House. His
I'D patrons and neighbors are now
his frequent visitors, and recount
o him the little incidents and ex-
Deriences of their eally lives. An
irew Johnson has always been Il
lemagogue. His carly political
ifo was eminently successful, but
le was n of the greatest DEM
lgogues of the State. His profess
ID friendship for the people led him
O oppose. with great zeal, the whole
of internal Improvements.
he policy of whiob twenty years
was the fruitful source of de-
,ate on the stump. Rut, notwIth-
handing time proved the fallacy of
lis theories; he was always a strong
nan before the people. On all
questions that arose previous to
he war that might be termed
pOlItrral-the prejudices of
he people were rather easily over
ONE. But upon questions grow.
ng out of the war, and more I'M
nedlately affecting the existence of
he Government, the records of our
men have been closely watch
d and their motives strictly con-
trued. The demagogery of An
rev Johnson before the war was
forgiven and forgotten; bnt
is betrayal of the trusts confded
him by his party II the hour of
ur cUuntrys distress, will never
forgiven o. forgotten by the 10y
/ people of Tennessee. Mr.. John
on, N retiring to his old home,
nds many familiar faces 10 well
ume his return, and so long as he
content with the privacy to which
hey have assigned him, their inter-
curse will be friendly enough. but
he has aspirations for Congress
g has been IntimaIed by his friends,
Q will find that the people Of his
congressional District have not
Jrgotgen his course dnrlng the
asst five years, made by reason OF
is position, part of the history of
be country. We do not believe
ir. Johnson will pollthe streI. 9Th
f his party in such a contest. We
now he could not be elected.
The ex-President has recently
urchased the large brick known
] Greenvilie as the JIowery Block.
he purchase was made for cash, at
cry low terms-probably not more
han its real value. 1t is gen.
rally believed in Greenvllle that
. viii cOOu a DuHh- L1O
as the means, and has been fire.
urged to do so for the con-
enience of business Of that aud ad
towns. AS 1t is now, they
ave no bank nearer than Knox
lille, and they find 1t now almost
npossible to do longer without one.
The ex-President spends most of
is time in study lie writes a
reat deal, and 1T is generally sup
oseG that he eontemplates soon
1blishIng a book which shall be a :
sfense Of 'my policy and his ad- q
inlstratiOn. he has some visitors I
ON a distance, and during Court q
ssions his house is daily filled from !
.rly morning till night by his I
lends from the country, who think !.
m the greatest man of the age. :
The people of the whole country t