Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-09-17
WHAT THEz E q & q q ANDREW

The following article is from the Rich
mond Wing. one Of the ablest journals
in the South. The views Of SO able a
newspaper as the Wing, entirely re-
moved from our local contest, and unaf'
fected by the passions it excites, are OF
peculiar weight at this juncture. Here
is the article, and we bespeak for it a
careful perusal
There seems to be some men sent into
this world to make as much trouble
and mischief as they can. Mr.. johnson
seems to be one of these fated indl-
yiduals. He has been in hot water all
his life--neyer satisfied with anything,
and ouarreling with everybody around
him. By chance or fate Gas he announ-
ces in every speech he makes) he has
filed every office in the land, from the
lowest to the highest--and in all, his
ouarrelsome characteristics and his in
efficiency have been conspicuous. AS
President of the United States, at
crisis without precedent, he possessed
extraordinary powers, which, Judici-
ously employed, might have allayed
strife and promoted the general vel
fare of the country. But his wrangling
spirit and narrow views and selfish aspi-
rations rendered abortive whatever
efforts he made for the public good,
and all the vast powers with which
he was invested we're frittered away,
and his career closed in miserable
quarrel, which ruined the country
without benefiting himself. One would
have supposed that his utter fail
ure at Washington would have cured
him of ambition, and reconciled him to
the walks of private life. But his rest
less nature, his pugnacious instincts,
predominated over all sense of prudence
and propriety. He had scarcely reached
his home from Washington when he be-
gan to intrigue for an election to the
United States Senate. Bafiied in that
aspiration, he now seeks to crafty his
malignity and his ambition by thrusting
himself forward as candidate for Con-
gress. Always the demagogue, and
adroit in stirring the dregs, he has re-
Gently gone to Nashville and got up
an ovation. He delivered one of
his wonted harangues-told of his de-
yotion to the people and to the Con-
his wrongs and the
to which he had been
subjected-of his disinterestedness and
long suffering; protested that he was no
candidate-wanted no ofiee-and, in
the same breath, begged for nomina-
ton from the mob-and abused the con-
yention which refused to nominate him.
Seeing the popular feeling in favor of
Greeley, 10 avowed himself for Greeley. |
- as an honest man who could not be |
bribed," but, at the same time, took q |
course best calculated to jeopardize the
success Of Greeley. After all his
of disinterestedness and
devotion to the people-being no can
lidate, and wanting no Office = he
himself an independent
candidate for Congress, and promised
20 carry the flag into the hottest of the
Eight. he talks Of ingratitude to him
self, and, like genuine demagogue, he
rorgets his ingratitude TO others. The
course of this man produces great con-
fusion in the canvass in Tennessee. 1t is
not believed, however, that he can Sc
riously affect the success of the Liberal
movement. The worst result appre-
nended is that, by disorganizing the
party, be may succeed in electing two
DR. three Radicals to Congress.