Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1871-02-18

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contained the files Of four leading
dailies during the time ho Wal
President, Upon ono shelf and
standing in q row, were about hal
a dozen Lives" OF the ex-President
some OF them quito handsome and
imposing looking volumes, Some
OF tho books wero scattered about IL
confusion, AND others had been care
fully serted AID shSlrSl. Pointing
to those On the shelves, he said
"My son Bob arranged those before
no died. Ii was his intention 10
stralghten and assort all these books
end documents, but no died just ai'
ter commencing tho work"
To my expression OF surprise at
tho numtornnd variety ofhls hooks
anu collections, no replied no would
have had q great many moro, bat
during stho lato,immortal war;" rs
hc called II, tho'rSbt's destroyed all
carly collections. lIo had leTehis
otiiao' full of valuable books and
documents, and when he returned
after tho war very few remained.
Even his old tailor shears that he
priced highly for having usod thom
so long, We,sitakcn with the rcst.
Some few of mis- books havo beon
returned to.him by mail and express
from various quarters, where they
had nbcen' taken by tho soldiers.
| But lis tailor shears and sign, "a,
Johnson, Tailor" have never turn.
cd up. -, .,Hh 81"
The adjoining building is also
his, hndfiillcd liko'th first one with
Congressional Globes, and almost
every. sort of political books that n
man could think of. Hero were
huge boxes Of documents that have
never yet been opened. Every book,
paper, pamphlet, letter and docu-
ment that comes into Mr.. Johnsons
hands, hs preserves.
1fcld documents are' dangerous
he has nitro-glyt erino' mine at
hand, well charged These colcc-
tions arc of inestimable valuercom-
posing the. cOmpletcst, history; of
tho last cvcntful ten yoafs in any
one mans possession on the conti-
nent. In looking over the list of
the country's great, is tbcro any
who have been more prominent in
public affairs for the past twelve
years than Andrew Johnson? Not
one, and mono have had the oppor-
tunity to mako collections Of cur
rent history that he 'haS. ~ VAS
siirprisca'td notice that he did not
even keep tho doors locked to these
massive piles Of lore, though per-
haps he does at night.
Greenville is o place of "steady
habits" howevcr,a and the collections
are probably in no danger. After
all, what is: there in those that
would benefit a thipf? He might
slip in and gatbor up an armful and
when daylight come find that he
had halfa hundred copies of the
resolutions of '0S and Johnson's
farewell address to the people of the
United States. Such stealing would
not pay tho moro man stolo the
worse he would be off.
Passing down to tho house we en-
tered the sitting room, which like
the rarlor, was plainly but taste
fully furnished. Portraits upon
the walls, books and papers upon
the shelves and tables, wcro evil
denccs that Mr.. johnson is a man
of cultivated tastes, even though he
may have "sold out tho ,Republi-
can party" as it is claimed that he
did. But he sold it sans recourse,
ahidh speaks we'll for his business
ability. ."'"'' e
In speaking OF the present polit-
ical condition Of the country, Mr..
johnson, said that both parties were
in a state OF fdisintegration, and that
sooner oT.later new parties wohld
form. "fhe young, men of the
country" said ho, "will'soen take
things in hand; tho old set lihre
about played out. n,,ii !: :"
a few months ago report was
flying around among the papers
that Mr.. johnson had started 4
bank in GpscnvilIc, and would give
! tho evening of his days to notes,
drafts, anu accounts. and hard and
soff money. lasked him if he re-
ally intended to become banker.
i,Nothing is further fowe my
mind" :ifc rcbiit;l. ''f Tevcr
thought Of it until l saw it in the
papers. have been economical all
nv life, und my habitsarc not such
as to require much money now. 1
am getting along very well with
what 1 have got. The storF.et my
being alb Jdt B 90 into the Baking
| business is something on par with
tho one in last Saturdays New
York Herald, that.l was preparing
10 supbdtt Grsnt, and ii i'ct'rn for
my aid he was to give me a Cabinet
tJoSition in 1872, if he is reelected
which he won't be. Before L
would 60 into Grants Cabinet, ei.
ther in 1872, or ssny other time,
would gee me a situation as assist
ant hog .drovcr, or, as an old man
in the country used TO say, would
tic q rope around my neck, and
then around tree, and walk off.
The ox-Bresident eopverses quite
freely, and Bas a way of saying
about what he pIeases! lie cares
very little for abuse, having, as he
saws. got used to it all. Even now
in his rc,iremtnt at Grrenville, the
Radical and Bourbon papers Tex
trcmes mcet) frequently burst forth
in voiley of abuse without any
provocation whatever. II they
. knew how little be cares for it, they
would save what little ink and less
brains they have got for other SUB
: ieets. A. ]. is eallous 70 crimina-
. zion; his hide iripcnetrable by news
paper vituperahon, and as iBfpervi'
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