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

ANDY ABROAD.
The triangular contest in this State,
for Congress at Large, is attracting the
attention Of Democrats outside Of the
State, and their verdict is generally ad-
verse to the independent, Andrew john
son. The Augusta Georgia. Oonstitu-
tioaalist expressing The sentiments Of a
State whose Immense Democratic ma
jority has recently infused heart and
hope into the Democracy Of the whole
Union, says:
Andy johnson has enjoyed the repu-
tatiOn for forty years OF being q leading
demagogue Of the broadest tpe. His
career has been very cOnEplcuOus; but
he retired from the Presidency with less
OF the respect and good feeling Of his
countrymen than any man who ever
reached that high Office. 1t is true that
his excellent State papers in vindication
Of the reserved rights of the States, and
his stubborn resistance TO the corrupt
aud despotic centralism that sought TO
tranple downthe constitution and crush
out liberty, did much Ia the last years Of
his official life to prepitiate Southern
sentiment that he had outraged In the
offset. Then sympathy was excited
for him by the u~nscrupuluus war Of
impeachment made upon him, on
the himsiest pretexts, by his former
Union allies. But the intrinsic vul-
garity, mslignity and littleness Of his
nature, prevented his being glorihed as
a martyr, OF idolized as a champion, and
he shrunk into private life with as scant
a share Of public sympathy as ever at
tended the footsteps Of q retiring pOliti-
clan. There We hope he will be allowed
10 remain. 1t is true 3 number OF South
ern States, Georgia among them, voted
In 1868 in the National Democratic Con-
vention for his nomination to the Presi-
dency. But this was not the prompting
of any real admiration for the man. 1t
was a cold question Of policy, and that
on doubtful grounds. Georgia voted for
him a few ballots because OF his power
Of mischief in the position he then held.
Some Of her best young men, under
false accusations Of being concerned
in the killing of Ashman, a low,
debauched Radical, at Columbus, were
undergoing the military process Of
the dark cell and the sweat box by Gov
eminent authority. It was thought adj
visable to propitiate Andrew johnson.
He might thus be induced, in the worst
event, TO do what he refused to do in be-
half Of the innocent Mrs. Surratt-ex-
tend to them the pardOning power.
Fortunately his scant stock of magma
nimity was never put to the test. 1t is
very important to the South, whatever
the issues of the Presidential contest,
that she should be represented in Con-
gress by men of intellect, high aims
and noble impulses-by men dear to the
hearts Of our people. and who can be
looked up to by them Is types Of South
ern courage and character, and expo
nents Of Southern hopes and ideas.
This is a calm and unanswerable state
ment Of facts, and explains the present
and past attitude Of the people Of the
South toward Mr.. johnson. Their in
dorsement of him at any time was q
compulsory choice of evils and dernier
resort; when, in ertremiS, they were
compelled to take him or nothing. As
the APPEAL has already said, Johnson's
popularity was never verified by figures.
He was the creature Of party, and new
er could have made positions for him
sell, eve by the exertiOn of a native
ability which his most extreme oppo-
nent will not deny him. Left to him
self he could not and cannot now sue
coed. At a time when by the general
consent Of the people of Tennessee by
cones were to be by-gones, he has VIC
lated the public sentiment by re-opening
the issues of the war and airing the
records and events that all had hoped
were buried forever. He has assailed
many Of the purest and the best men Of
the State, and cannot, therefore, COM
plain that they retaliate in kind That
he Las injured any Of them, none will
believe who know them, and FORUM
ately they are known all over the State.
He has only injured himself, and alien
ated from his support many men Of in
fiuence who were at the outset attracted
by the magic Of a name. We believe
with the Nashville correspondent Of the
Louis Times, that
Five weeks ago johnson might have
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our best men, his grossly slanderous
and untruthful charges, repeated with
'damnable iteration, " that every Ten
soldier that responded TO the call
Of the South in 1861, and who now
beneath the sod, fills a felon's aud
an ignOminiOus grave, has alienated /,
from his side those most earnest IN bis /
at first. AS the matter nov I
he will be beaten-badly beaten I
and this, we hope, will end his political s
,areer. so far as a popular election is {
concerned, he VIII never make another {
But you may rest assured his 8
munger is not to be appeased, and our Z
Legislature that elects a successor 10
will doubtless be favored I
With his smiles and cOndescensions. {
Iohnson's example has produced its
fruit in a large number Of thirsty /
applicants for Office at the hands of the ,
Such patriots are all jealous in :
heir opposition to conventions. But, [
With the reaction against johnson, also T
ct in the reaction against the " indie 5
'endents," and the future now looks @
lue for these d~isorganizers, some Of Il
FhOm viii have to 90 TO work TO make n
u honest living, while others will still a
Lang on to Andy's coat tail and, If ne Il
die hereunder 4
This correspondent is correct. The B
'dannnable iterationn Of his attacks 1
pom the Confederate officers and sol ;
iers has killed johnson and his sin
ependent' followers, whose whole
took in trade consists in this
attack upon the gallant c
whose only crime lies in their
aving followed Andrew johnson, the
'reckinridge elector for Tennessee in =
ne canvas for 1851, 50 loudly con-
emned by the independent organ in b
lemphis; and obeying the resolutions of Il
ne statesman-editor Of that organ, the a
dependent from the town Of Raleigh, n
T which the New York editor had @
ever read, never heard, and could not v
nd on the map Of Tennessee. d