Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-09-14
JOHNSON.
Review Of his Course as Senator, Military
Governor, and President.

FDfroRs ApPEAI-The 81 Great COmmoner "
has had his say, has sung to us the same olo
song about love for the people, devoI,l,on 70 tne
fonsff tufIOn etc. etc. He used TO tell u.s. now
ever, that Democracy aud religion were twin
sisters running in parallel cOnvergins lines
from the heart= Of pure Democrats ana Pute
Christians. and " meeting together az the
throne Of God" Now he tells Us the wings
lad a party, the Democrats had party, the
Republicans had party, and the Radicals
party, but the people have no party ana ne
PROPOSES now 10 organize and Identity hlInseu
with peoples party-whether the old Demo
erals are vet 60 reach heaven on one OF these
csuNerging lines, and all these Others the OLD
wings. L.epublloans, Radicals and the peO-
pie VINO are . make the new ne" party, ~,
fairs 10 reach some other country oy
parallel dlyerglng lines no forgot 70 ID
io1a ~ M[ Editor IN ne spLlng ,,Io UI -.
ia Congress, who out OF the entire number
went back on their secuon-WhO deserted
the SOUTH Who OF these thirty Senators by
Ms course caused his property, as he told Us
wednesday night, 70 DO connseated by
THE SOUTHERN CONFEDERACY9
A oonnscation, by the way, that amounted 20
nothing, as be today owns all that property,
- eept his negroes, and they, Mr. johnson 5
f.ar IS, when he was It's Nice-President, set
fTp.s And who was II while Military Cover
nor OF Tennessee, that required oatns oI olo
men and Of women lnon-cOmbatantAl or al
Ieginut.e e 20 the United btatesf Who was II
fhaf Dul some OF the best citizens OF NASHVILLE
md Dav idsOn county, and even ministers OF
-. G0srsf in the state prison for daring 70
.lie - y rs arbftrary orders? Who was Il
Tia+ yrhils general Cheathan was fighting for
~. fs0utu ana for the "dear people" that MI
T..f.n.5r. loves 4, well, was issuing orders and
abusing and OpEressing the ,FSfy PeoPl9 Le
now asks 70 rally around MIN a. lhelI
siandard-bearer an MS eliDIts - uSL,s uSLS1t .ils Ia
-.5r1t.' Mann noble. true-hearted soldier ana
patriot General Prank Cheatham. livery
body knows IL was this same man aA1ie" H1i
Johnson, the man who was elected vice
. resident by the same parry now known a.
10 p Radical party OF Grant parry; anu NhOi
NIen he left Tennessee, suecee1ea "
W. q. BROWSLOW,
er,t as military and then as civil of1cer by
election, or rather pretence OF an eisSllo.l} s5}
Wien only slmOn-pure Radicals were allowed
10 vote, and up 10 the hour, or nearly sol OF
his Impeachment, Mr.. johnson and M
Broyvnl0w worked, voted and acted together
Aud ! venture the assertion, without poeltlNe
knowledge on the subject, that during the en-
tire four years OF the war nor up 70 the begin
MING Of 1893 can an instance be found where
amy but Radicals ever received appointment
20 once from Mr. johnson or through his in
.Quence. Not man who was in the
rebel army, OF was a rebel syTnpathizer,
r5uI--. one who. like General LonEstreet,
f{srrel traitor 10 the people and the country
Tei,sl fouaht for. Win some Of his nov ar
d~rt Confederate admirers give us a list OF
III. k4lsd acts in this way, or point out where
IN D o. the time the Republican party re-
-, ~. 10 fec0gnize him as their leader and
heHI nom The breaking out OF the war he
q, 4 pressed or showed any faNors OF Kind
mo- % Chose he termed traitors.
.....u ls,0re could be said that would Te-
o., d. strong proof 10 satisfy most thinking
" MIA, Alr. johnson Is and has been the
-. lover Of constitutions and laws that he
si.lD % be. HIS lame defense OF ms con-
4-f Z, wards Mrs. Surratt, his reg uirlng noble
- tIa 2 men 10 beg his pardon, - me great
T.-5 of he nation; the twenty inoAsapA aoi-
isr Ia use of his proclamation afteE t!ls ssE-
..-ars feruIf Of surrender entered ihtS ~
Ss,,-ersis C;raDt and sherman, and such KIN
5i s,-i,iscfs are suggested for the considera-
sion Of southern men az VEL vel - ,saIs,,e
-s,et1taer Browniow aDd johnson for some
a., ar six vearsP Why admire one and not
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