Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-10-19
FRANK CIIEATHAM IN WASHING.
Ton.

Andrew johnson rapidly lose
strength. The sheen Of past g~reatnes
won by the accident Of Lincoln's IN.
timely death, and the further acciden.
which made him the only SOutherr
Senator retaining after 1851 his seat il
the Senate Of the United states, wor
fame for the burly, pugnacious East
/ Tennesseean. Self-asserdon is the seerel
/ Of Johnson's power before the multitude
he never foTgets to laud himself, and
whatever il has pleased him to do, be
never forgets to say that he did it in
compliance with the wishes Of the dear
people. He fatters the multitude,
and, through sheer gratitude fol
empty words, the multitude have
often gratifed the insatiate ambition Of
the noisy, Flooding, cunning, popular
declaimer. When he entered upon the
pending contest the people were well
pleased. 1t was at first supposed by
manythat Tennessee would derive infin-
tie advantage from the presence Of such
q representative in Washington. Not a
few believed that popular Southern In
terests would be promoted, and that
Andrew Johnson's exactions would be
conceded even by the Congress as now
constituted. But many suggestions
have been made well calculated TO
change the current Of mems opinions
If Greeley be elected, 40 living man
would WELD less influence with the adj
ministration than Andrew johnson.
Between him and Horace Greeley
there exists a deeper and bloOdier
chasm than that dug by bayOnets.
Greeley has ever been the foe Of An
drew johnson, and disastrous to the
country as was Andrew JOhnson's ad-
ministration, its utter failure was due as
much to the unrelenting hostility Of Mr..
Greeley as to fatal blunders which
characterized the conduct Of the then
President, from the time Of his Mosaic
10 his reconstruction dispensatiOn and
abortion. II Horace Greeley be the
next President, 10 sane Tennesseean,
wishing well for his country, would
make Andrew johnson the foremost OF
Tennessee Congressman. Infinitely
moreunfortunate for Tennessee would be
Johnson's election, if Grant be re-elect-
ed. In such event Grant viii probably
control a majority Of Congress, and with
Grant and his adherents johnson would
be worse than impOtent. Whatever
he proposed would surely be defeated,
and Johnson's friendship would be more
ruinous to the South than the enmity Of
Ben Butler. In fact, to secure the en-
actment Of any bill, it would only be
necessary to secure the opposition ofthe
crawling demagogue from beyond the
mountains. What we want ispractical,
simple legislation. No tiresOme, endless
h-arangues in Congress illustrative Of the
wisdom Of "my policy are needed by
the people of Tennessee or Of the South.
Within the first month Of Cheatham's
in Washington, he would be
aspopularas to-day in Nashville, or
as he was in the Army of Tennessee.
He would magnetic Sunset Cox in a
lay, and if the Beast of Massachusetts
lad twenty instead Of ten hours, be
would smooth his wrinkled front in the
presence Of the genial, devil-may-eare,
generous, impulsive representative Of
he true people of Tennessee. Ersstus
Wells, Of st. Louis, never made a
speech. Men are his books, and the
lnly books he ever read. He has done
more for the great central city Of the
West than any Congressman honored
" st. Louis with the position he holds.
His reelection, without opposition, is
conceded, and thus the wisdom Of the
Of st. Louis is confessed. Such
! representative Of Tennessee viii be
Frank Cheatham. His faults, if be have
are all on the surface, so trans
aren't that they conceal none
" his peculiar virtues. Ills prac-
ical good sense, t%ruthfulness, cour-
.ge. simplicity and integrity Of charao-
er would give him power in any body
f men, and if Tennesseesns would pro-
note the interests Of the State and serve
he South, they viii not fail to support
he true man Of the people, the frank,
soldier and gentleman, Frank
'heatham. Northern people, misled by
affiliations like HGTper'S Weekly, still
that a representative Confederate
must needs be a vulgar bully.
lis boots must be outside his breeches;
e must wear a slouched hat, a dirty
nirt, a repeater in his belt, and squirt
D~baccojuice while loUnging lazily in
he shade Of a bar-rOom. Frank
heatham is a representative South
rner. He dresses in good taste, never
to respect himself, and there
re has no trouble ia exacting respect
ON others, and since the effectiveness ,
T speech-making is no more, and great
DDS are now accomplished by those {
in the use Of which General I
heatham is an adept, it must be con- !
ssed that that no act Of folly could be /
immtted by Tennesseeans more alb {
nd than the election of Andrew John 5
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