Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-11-10

caH caim no exemption rom cCasiOna
defeat They cannot countermand tn,
fat Of destiny. A few days since An,
drew johnson was p~erambulating tn,
State, arTogating to himself the ex.
aited position as the peoples can.
didate- But the clouds which hung
just over the horizon of tbs dim lumi.
nary have settled, and dSMsess has fell
upon the peoples cendidsqe. No man
ever made the descent fro p 8 condition
Of high renown to that q contempt so
hurriedly as Andrew johnson. He
might have made his nas-lea power in
the land instead Of a Kissing and scorn.
His lucky star had carried him To a
glesiOus elimination. After retiring
from the Presidency, if Andrew John
son had sought seclusion in the noun
tains which cast their morning and
evening shadows over his home, he
would have given dignity to the
Office Of President, retained the
respect Of the nation, and his
voice would have been potential
IN the discussion Of all great national
questions. But it seems he was incapa-
bleof performing the role Of a retired,
dignined statesman. His groveling
nature was Incapable Of soaring TO such
lofty eminence, and as the swine re-
turns % It's wall0w, and the dog to its
vomit 20 did Andrew Johnson's low
instincts lead him into the mire and
nth Of the party hustings, more con-
genial % his nature as a blatant below
ing BLACKBOARD. "a silk purse cannot
Toe made out OF q sow's ear any more
than a phlosophic, dignifed statesman
can be made out OF a low politician,
who, % secur power, would delude the
masses and lead them 10 ruin. The late
canvas develops Andrew johnson as a
man OF low instincts. The traits Of
character which he exposed do not
originate in his low birth. This has
nothing 70 do with a mans instincts, as
flowers are not less brfuiautand fragrant,
OF fruits less luscious and palatable, be-
cause the debris Of sewers and stables
have enriched them. But his instincts
are deeply ingrained into every fibre and
Hgament ofhis body, aad he is wholly,
essentially and entirely made up Of all
that constitutes the slip-shod slang
whanger, so repulsive TO the true
and lofty statesman. Look at An
drew Johnson's believing upon
the hustings, The appearance Of an
ex-President Of the United States
In the political srena is as d~iscreditable
and u-nbecoming as II some calm, quiet, I
Christian old lady, whose former life !
had been one Of unrufied serenity, had
suddenly plucked up her p~etticoats, and, 1
in a passion Of fury, rushed into the .
gr1ssness Of the can-can. Andrew John 7
son lost his opportunity for securing 3 z
living and p0sthumous fame, by not re- =
firing 70 that seclusi0n so becoming a z
man who has elimDed the ladder, step 4.
by step, from Alderman to President. 4
-dHEesaUf doing 50, be donned his war :
paint raised the whoop, and went on q
the path in quest Of scaIps. He spat on !
the handle Of his tCmahawk, tucked up q
bis breeeh-clout, whet1ed his knife on
the soies Of his m~occasins, and was ready =
for havoc. But ambition sometimes
o-verreaehes itself. His good genius de :
serted him, and Lucifer, star Of the u
morning, has been obscured in irrevo- y
cable darkness. The political thunder "
bolt has been wrung from his reluctant q
hands, and the modern J0ve is shOrn Of *
al his power. Marius meditating above y
the ruins Of Carthage is q theme which
has often fired The souls Of poets, +,
painters aud orator; but the fate Of u
8ldIw johnson wiz paint a suerner :
neral But yesterday be was monarch
OF al De surveyed; he fsneied the.peoPle y
his belle Instruments; an Office the ere
alton Of his potent spell; and his edicts II
as though they were DEGREES Of Fate. If 7!
il be II as often said that a great man Il
struggling with misfortune is 6 specta-
Gle 70 command the admiration Of the
Andrew johnson VIII have some
upathy and consolation. Napoleon.
on 81. Helena, was impressive; but An
drew JohnsOa at GreeEeviIle, hereafter 4.
H De g sablimer spectacle.
E5w, that Andrew johnson has been
driven 70 his den, where be can suIk
s-d er3Ei over the fate that has over
ken him, the public viii form a proper .
his character. Already the
GEE EHp3R him ass cross between 81.
, fufTr- dk.augman There is notl-
ing tgss nervous or dysPeptic abOgt
him. Hh Is a proud, strong, tough,
salsd. donineering individual wei fit
I'd ID crapple with the rough reaitiesof
Ie For thirty years he has won tri-
By his hectoring egotism. His
soweriug Individuality and massive self
s9nceit was fully developed in TIE
ata contest for Congress, IN q
which he attempted TO force
the people Of Tennessee TO stuldiy /,
themselves and to ind0rse him. in his
character there Is much Of the bulldog,
nothing. however, Of the spaniel; bot
ais growI is more feared than bis bite.
IN q word, he Is a big, bluh, bury quar-
rsisome demaeogue, who viii become .
vour enemy unless you take him AZ lis
qRn valuatioa- The relation Of news
oaper editors toward him is IS perilousl
A. that of iuries toward the irish lawyer,
who had he troublesome and annoying
habit OF challenging them to personal
coma rneuever they brought in q ver-
diet against any Of his clients. AS Al
bold, brawny egotist, he is 3 success. He
s. moved by a " My-Policy" personally
fretful and fierce hat be locks at
the Congress OF the United STATE
and the people themselves, not In rela-
Bon ID each other, but In their relation
AAndrew johnson. He has so org =
L. 50 often ~tri9mphed that be is poz- /
seiC-that stormy coneeit ia which
he egotis declares, As Emerson Las 10,
Difference from Be is the measure OF
.bsursftv b Es has rs originally, no Il.
sssic ktoWledge. His mind & dull, :
r7FnN e 5 i Z { P 81 s5ts s
ghts froL1 their y
ing soil. he has .
% fancy, or imsH- =
been pounding cut Tor !
Hg yesns the very same ideas I
which be hammered in his FIST !
Heeshesf dis style Of composition is !