Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-09-29
ANDREw soHssos AsAsLANpERER

ANDREW JOHNSON as AsLANDERER
The letter of Governor Harris, pub
lshed in the APPEAL yesterday, repel-
ling the ISLANDERS Of Andrew johnson,
caused much discussion, and a general
Indignation was manifested at this at
tempt tOdestroyou rdisting uished fellow
citizen. Like other men, Governor Harris
may have his faults, and in a long pub-
Lie life, as s lawyer, politician and eid-
zen, he has probably made enemies.
But in West Tennessee neither enemies
nor friends have ever dared to assail his
~incOrruptible honesty and integrity Of
character. This has been reserved 10
Andrew johnson, who PrOelsims from
the stump in East Tennessee that Gov
ernor Harris irob5ed the bank" fed
from Nashville, taking with him the
peOple'smOney and the children's school
fund" We have never read, in all the
records Of d~etractiOn and calumuv,
such pure, arrant, rancOrous and malig-
nRnt fslsehoOds as are here uttered hy
Andrew johnson against Governor Ha--
ris. Can the people of West Tennessee
support a man for high Office who at
tempts to blast the character Of an
honest man and neighbor by max
ing charges against him known 10
be false before and after uttering them2
There is not a more moral, upright
honest and enlightened community in
the world, TO the extent Of its popula-
ton, than that Of West Tennessee. Is
it possible to believe that Governor
Harris, il he were capable Of robbing a
bank or stealing the peoples money and
the children's school fund, could have
lived in such a community for thirty
years and enjoyed throughout thewhole
time, in an unexampled degree, its
friendship and confidence? This CONT
dence has been displayed in every
and form. No man has everl
been more attentive and p~unctaal in his
engagements than Governor |
Harris. He Is not rich, his public ser
vice has prevented his becoming
wealthy, but no man has ever yet re-
preached him for a violation Of anvil
p~ecuniary obligation or promise
Accordingly his credit has al
stood, a. it yet stands,
Al the highest point Of elevation. |
in West Tennessee, among his
neighbOrs, the tongue Of malice ard
has never sullied his name.
Andrew Johnson is the first TO assaiI
Harris's integrity. But he is
not capable Of i-mpeaching any mans
honesty. A ~turncoat, who deserted his
and SYSTEMATICALLY sold himself
Jut for Office, and was afterward de-
pissed by his purchasers, has lost the
1ower by any foulness Of speech or fer
ility Of invention to do damage to any
mans character. The refutation Of Gov
Harris, a published in the APP
ZEAL yesterday, was complete and tr-
lmphant, and we do not allude to The
again with a view Of defending
Governor Harris. We DO 80 simply for
be purpose Of asking the people Of Ten
lessee how they can vote for a man who
oncocts and utters deliberate falsehoods
,gainst his neighbors. Were Governor
Harris to sue General johnson for SLAM
be would recover from him the two
undred thousand dollars which he
as drawn nom the public treasury
uring the last thirty years as an
mce-holder. The Bank Of Tennessee,
Nth its capital, school fund and all its
ssets, were s~crupulously preserved dur
~ the war. Through the instrumen-
Atty Of Governor Harris everything
vas HetUrned 20 the Capitol at Nash
lie, and handed over 70 john
on's successors and proteges. So
Don as it reached there, the thieves
rho had assembled 70 power c~Ongregated /
round the school fund Is buzzafds {
around a deeaying carcass. In a !
hort time the sacred school fund and all /
be bank assets which Governor Harris {
reserved through the vicissitudes Of {
We're appropriated and divided out {
y the thieves among themselves. The ]
sadical Legislature Of tennessee would q
lady have fastened the robbery upon !
Governor Harris; but none Of the NJ
lorts Of the various committees an I
to inquire into this matter in {
Governor Harris. He touched !
.ot a dollar returned everything to q
Nashville, just as he found It. In I
be face Of all these facts-facts noton- /