New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-06-07
POLITICAL sPECULATI0NS.

IOL1l1CAL 6fbOUIhlluNo,
Andy Johnson bears interviewing with
solicitous eagernoss. He even allows him.
self to be pumped over and over again by
the same correspondent, if he can not
find a new traveller to talk at. The Gin
cinnati Commercial maintains a peripatetic
letter writer in Tennessee, who roams
over the State at large, writing letters
from here and there, as he finds the ma
terial available. This writer launches
himself upon Andy about once in every
thirty days, and always comes off with a
new budget of theories and constitutional
suggestions. The last occasion when
Andy submitted himself to the interroga-
tons of this Cincinnati correspondent
was about ten days ago, when the sub
ject was the ''yallandigham departure
and the Presidency. johnson was sore
but communicative. He evidently felt
that his own claims upon the constitu-
tional Democracy were being overlooked,
for during the entire conversation the let
ter writer did not once inquire of his vic
tim as to his own chances in the impend-
ing contest. Andy would like to be talked
about as a candidate, if nothing more;
and when inquisitive correspondents enter
his Office and inquire about every other
man but the identical individual they are
talking at, the occasion brings put a
show of objections that ends in leaving
both parties without competent standard
bearers.
Mr.. johnson does not go with Vallan-
digham violently. He thinks a little de-
parture healthy, but objects to a great
deal as worse than none at all. He sticks
to the constitution, but hesitates pain
fully in his calculation of that instru-
ment. Nobody has ever obtained an
opinion from that quarter, either for or
the amendments, which is a sin
gular bit Of r~eticence in the special de-
fender of the sacred bond and charter of
our liberties. Either the amendments
are to be revered, or they are not. They
are part and parcel of the good ark, or
are rotten disigurements. And vet
the champion of the constitution, the very
of that political fortress, alb
stemiously neglects to declare in favor of
constitution as amended, or for the
constitution as it was. The silence is
11StraCcinn Rr,f thar - 1Aavo, nj. I1l-
son where he can be reached by any
party that has a nomination to bestow, as
can depart or stand still, according to
The merits of the offer.
Andy is opposed to General Sherman as
he Democratic candidate, because Sher-
nan is only a cautious and cunning
waiter, holding himself ready to be the
,ominee of any party. He is opposed to
|ohn Quincy Adams, because he comes
rom Massachusetts,. He rather leans to
hancock, because-well, Hancock is a
'reat constitutionalist, and stood by Andy
hen it was proposed to originate an
Oliver Cromwell at Washington.
Johnson thinks the Democracy can
AIRY the next election if it exercises good
ense, but he is doubtful about this latter
Ingredient. The JEFF Davis speech at
ltlanta was such a stupid thing, and was
ccepted with such an amount of stupid
Enthusiasm, that the whole country will
e frightened as to the latent designs of the
democracy. Unfortunately the party has
o great leading man to solidify its ideas
nd establish a hold upon the confidence {
{ the country. Therefore, johnson l
General Grant will be his own sue
sssor, because he is the most prominent
an now spoken of in the Republican
arty, and the Republican nominee is GER 7
in of success. Mr.. johnson is willing ,
talk to any sober man on these subjects, =
ID the oftener he talks the better he likes =
1t is a serious inconvenience, how E
er, to the country that there are parties :,
seem to think it entertaining reading =
give US the frequent speculations of the p
,nnessee constitutionaiist, for since he is n
retired President it is a little tedious for
to reiterate what he says. 1t would be V
III to let Andy alone now, for ten calen- a
r months solid. a.