The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1872-10-24
ANDREW JOHNSON.

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ANDREW JOHNSON.
Mrssnas. EDIToRs.-If not en-.
croaehing toe. much upon your val
liable space, I would beg a place IN
Your columns, for a few extracts
lFom tie eLife and Speeches" OF
Andrew johnson, and would Ee,
spectfully commend them to the
careful consideration of his fer
friends and admirers. Digest them
well, and if then, you find them
swee: to your political palates, and
healthful to your political stomachs,
don't falter or WaverT one 'Jot or
title in your devotion to the man
who brands you as traitor and
would dogradelyo cas-. a criminal.
A political trickster, the acknowl-
edged prince of fTdemagogues, pan
dering7 to every sort, of prejudice
and earraying class against class,
and friend against friend, lie yet
boasts of his wonderful "consisten-
cy'' and love of the dear people" )"
asking their support while he class
es them with felons, and finding
devotees who, lambslike, are ready
to lick the hand that slays them.
The creature of Conventions (never
having been elected to any Office of
importance without having been the
nominee of one, he now. makes the
canvass of the State, dahopDcing a
Convention because he vas not its
choice, and opens and paves the
way by his pernicious example to
the disruption of the only party in
the State which can or does oppose
Radicalism. In every district and
in every county we already have
independent candidates, imitators
OF their "great original echoing
his cry, and like him in all his his
tory, ready to imperil the very ex-
istence of the party and its cher
ished principles, and to place their
State, from its highest functionary
to its lowest lamp-lighter, again in
the hands of the Radical party. if
tBey perchance, may ride into Of
fee. Every intelligent mind knows
that thorough organization is essen /
tial to success with every, body Of
men working together for common |
United we stand, di-
vided we fall" Mutual understand |
ing, perfect cooperation, with no
elements, no diS0rgan-
,ssyS. can alone gain the victory. |
Party organization and individual
independence are perfectly ineom-
1atible.- Unquestinnably every man
las the right to run for Office, if he
lesire to do so. Theoretically it is
he correct idea Of government;
,ut practically it is impracticable
because suicidal. In Tennessee the
liberal party is largely in the ma
ority. The Radicals are thorough
y organized, they have but one
andidate for each Office, as a unit I
hey vote for him. Liberals are
However too independeat for this.
Three, four or q dozen men may |
IN (they have the right to do SOIL, I
hey learn too late that verify their
theory was conceived in
and brought forth in ig
ORANGE" In the person of Gen.
,heatAam we have an honest gen-t
lem an Of good, practical sense and
Ierring Judgment, ever true to
to his people, and to his
state. Had he been victorious in
he cause for which he fought, our
,eople could have delighted to do /
i'm honor5 having failed, the debt |
f gratitude is none the less ap-
,arent to him who would reward
he tried and trne, and whose heartI
S not cold to the noble impulses Of
true manhood. Against him it is
biected that he was a General.
he Life Of Nfr. johnson informs
ie that he wssIappointed Brigsdier
seneral of Volunteers on the 9th Of
ia7ch, 1862. Choose, then, be
xeen the two If you prefer the
ederal to the Confederate General,
ast your suffrage for the former
n his last speech here he said {
Your attention; mark what-1 tell {
8a, If Mr.. Lincoln is elected John !
ell will accept Office under hin"
/ little more than one year we find
Iat true and pure man, Mr.. Bell, an :
,ile, and Mr.. johnson accepting q
.ona Mr. Lincoln the Office of