Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-10-16
THE cHEArHAm oArECHLsm.


For FoGt9-J. ". ELDRLDGE.
THE oHEATHAx CArECHTsM.
Who is Andrew Johnson
Answer-An Old-Line l~ocofoco Demo-
crat of the straightest sect; a man cor
daily hated and despised by the Old-Line
Wings, and denounced by them, time
out of mind, as a ~demogOgue Of the sans
clRotte order.
Did Andrew johnson c~ountenance the
doctrine Of secession?
Answer-Yes, boldly and above board,
until il came to action, to the proof;
then he discovered a new method Of
seeding inside the Union, Of fighting
against the government, "a the govern
ment, and under the flag Of the Union!
What was. this position dubbed at the
time? ng
Answer-The dodgeof the ~"eo-opera-
tionists,n who "had the will to wound,
but were afraid 10 strike.''
Then Mr.. johnson was a secessionist
al heart, and fully sympathized in the
movement of his colaborers of the
Democratic party who sought to estab-
Iish a Southern Confederacy, only he
wanted to do his fighting under the old
fag2 -.
Answer-Mr. johnson is a shrewd,
u~nprincipled ~casuist, and when the de-
cisive and dangerous moment came, be
hit upon a sophistic device of that kind,
TO shield himself from the legitimate
effects Of his long-life devotion to the
doctrines of the state-rights Democratic
school, with secession in the back
ground. Like Jack Falstaf, he was
"a coward by instinct"
After having assisted to preeipitate
the civil war, what did Mr.. Johnson do?
Answer-He suddenly became the
hercest Of Union men, and h~enceforth
breathed the most deadly hate against
his own people, denouncing the men
with whom he had for years eonspired
to break down the best government
upon the face of the earthii
Was he rewarded for this treachery
this duplicity and cunning?
Answer-The whole press Of the
North praised him, he was made Mill
tary Governor of Tennessee satrap
with plenary powers-and was subse-
quently elected as Niee-President Of
the United States.
While Military Governor Of Tennessee,
did he deport himself in a brave or mag
unanimous name toward his country
men?
Answer-He governed the State with
a rod Of iron; wa naughty and impe-
rious in his intercourse with the citizens,
permitted his soldiers TO maltreat and
rob with impunity the citizens of Nash
vile and Of the State, and even de-
scended so low as to insult, and cast
obloquy upon the fair fame Of the best
families of Nashville, in the absence of
their natural protectors.
How did Nh. johnson become Presi-
dent Of the United States?
Answer-ThroUgh the sad, unfortun-
ate and unhappy death of Mr.. Lincoln.
one Of the kindest and best Of men,
whose assassination, among its other
evils, entailed on the country the admin
istration Of Andrew johnson.
Did Mr.. johnson add 70 the horrors of
that assassination?
Answer-Yes he added the cold blood
ed murder, by military commission, OF
an innocent and cultured lady, whose
daughter, on Bonded knees, and with
tears and groans besought him to spare
the life of her aged mother.
Could Mr.. johnson have saved this
unfortunate lady?
Answer-Yes, one stroke Of his pen !
would have saved her. f,
What one thing above all Others {
caused the present sad condition Of the {
Southern States? }
Answer-The reconstruction laws Of
Congress. Because from these laws
sprang, as a logical sequence, the carpet :
bag governments. :
Who was mainly responsible for the a
OF these laws? :
Answer-Andrew johnson, OfTennes- [
see. Because his insane and stubborn =
advocacy Of a policy adverse to Con- n
gress, 50 irTitated that body as to 3
make its members hate the South, and Y
means for the punishment of its :
Z
Did the Congress that passed the re-
construction laws, manifestany other ele- "a
Of dislike to johnson, because Of II
bis intemperate and foolish "my policy" d
1bstinacy? a
Answer-Yes; the same Congress ST
to impeach him, and would have n
succeeded but for the kindly feelings Of f.
,ne OF two United States Senators who h
7oted no.. 2
Who, then, may be considered the pri- Il
nal cause Of the curse Of the carpetbag d
governments in the South? n
Answer-Andnew johnson. Il
Does it matter to the people of Ten il
lessee whether Mr.. johnson was "elo- Of
or otherwise, in the defense Of his n
ne-man idea, known as "my policy, - Il
which inflicted the curse of carpetbag
government on the South?
Answer-It would have been betterf for
be South that Mr.. johnson had been Ia
orn dumb, than that the reconstruction re
AVIS should have been caused by his OIL
ain and arrogant assumption ofF'my til
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After the expiration of Mr.. Johnson's Of
srm Of service, did be endeavor to miti- to
ate, by his influence in Washington, the %
gor Of the reconstruction laws? th
Answer-He had lost all influence for ca
in Washington, stunk in the very su
ostrils Of General Grant, bis successor, be
nd his Cabinet, and was and Is a by Or
ord and mockery to the Republicans wi
the North as well as South. an
But what was his conduct in Ten cel
sssee? Of
Answer-He remained on his farm at su
reeneville, letting things take their va
,urse, apparently caring little whether tio
State wa destroyed by the grinding re,
preston Of Radicalism or not he
Did he contribute 70 the SeGter revolu- co,
N, which redeemed Tennessee from nv
adicaiism? tay
Answer-He neither moved hand nor I'M
Dt in behalf Of that movement. Nj
What position does be occupy now? he
Answer-He is a candidate for Con- Ez
ess for the State at Large, I'm opposi- mi
q TO General Frank Chatham, the be.
gular nominee Of the people Of Ten san
ssee, in State Convention assembled. ser
Can Andrew johnson, with any show uy
consistency, oppose the nominee Of Ger
convention fire.
Answer-Mr. johnson owes bis whole wo
icial life TO the workings Of conven- sui
ms; conventions made him what he We,
be that good OF bad; but, since he sta.
Is not the nominee, his consistency is ia,
q piece with that which he showed in ne,
the secession leaders, ofwhom sto.