Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-08-01
DEATH OF ANDREW JOHNSON.

OF the O0dtD OF oX-t JOuIlSOu.
While on a visit to his daughter, who
resides near Greenville, Carter county,
Tennessee, he was on Wednesday last
stricken with paralysis and expired at
2:3O o'clock yesterday morning. From
the moment of the attack there seems
to have been but little hope of his re-
covery entertained.
Deceased was born December %,
1908, and was consequently in his
sixty-seventh year. He was a native
of Raleigh, North Carolina. At the
age of four years he lost his father,
who died from the effects of exertions
to save a friend from drowning. When
ten years of age he vas ~apprenticed to
q tailor, with whom he served seven
years. His mother was unable to af-
ford him any educational advantages,
and he never attended school a day in
his life. While serving as an appren-
tice he took up the alphabet without
an instructor, and soon learned to read
imperfectly. His education was linn
tied to this until after his marriage in
1928, when his wife taught him to
write and cypher. At this time he had
settled in Greenville, Tennessee, where
for many years thereafter he conducted
the business of tailoring. His first
office was hat Alderman of Greenville,
to which he was elected in 1928. He
was reelected in 1929, and again in
1880. He was then chosen Mayor, a
position he held for three years. Ia
1885 he was elected to the Legislature.
He was defeated tor the same position
in 1887, but again became a candidate
in 1889, and was elected. In 1910 he
served as Presidential Elector for the
State at large on the Democratic ticket.
In 1841 he was elected to the State Sem
ate, and in 1913 he was elected to Con-
gress, where by successive elections he
served until 1853. During this period
of service he was conspicuous and ac-
tive in advocating, respectively, the
bill for refunding the fine imposed
upon General Jackson at New Orleans
in 1915, the annexation of Texas, the
tariff of 1916, the war measures OF
Mr.. Folks administration, and
a homestead bill. In 1853 he
was elected Governor of Tennessee,
and was reelected again in 1856. Both
elections were holly contested, his first
competitor having been Gustavus A.
Henry, and the last Meredith P. Gen.
try. At the expiration of his second
period as Governor, in 1857, he was
elected United States Senator for a full
term, ending March Sd, 1868. The war
of the Rebellion coming on, he was APP
pointed Provisional Governor of Ten
nessee, in which capacity he acted un-
til the Autumn of 1854, when he was
elected Vice President on the ticket
with Mr.. Lincoln. After the assassin
alton Of Mr.. Lincoln, April 14th, 1865,
he was sworn in as President. The
policy of Mr.. Johnson, marked by a
decided tendency to treat the South.
ern States with clemency, involved
him in a struggle with Congress,
which caused his impeachment in 1868,
After his acquittal he persisted in Veto
ing the measures adopted by the Re-
publican majority of Congress for the
reconstruction of the Southern States
till the end of his term, March 4th,
1869. Some Of his state papers were
considered the ablest that had evel
emanated from the White House. Re
turning to Tennessee in 1869, he agair
entered political life, aspiring to thu
position of United States Senator
which he did not achieve until las
Winter, being then elected to serve
full term, till 1880. His career in thu
Senate of the United States last Winter
was mainly distinguished by an ex
haustive speech animadverting agains
the interference of the Federal Govern
ment in the organization OF the Legis
lature of the sovereign State of Louis
lana.
Andy johnson was a remarkable, !
not . great, man. He was wholly self
made, and his many triumphs are thu
ampisst illustration of his genius ant
worth. Continuously in public life
and holding important positions o
trust for more than forty years, NJ
man ever doubted his integrity.
PIxLEy wouldn't take a Compression
al nomination from anti-Piper Demo
Gratis and anti. Dolly Independents, ant
the Carson Appeal pertinently inquire
if his manner isn't suggestive OF tn
old cronea at the storming Of Sebastopol
who wanted t know what time tn
r~avishing commenced
The Eureka Sentinel says Mr.. Ses
sions has arrived at Elko with ht
"new wife," What has he done will
his old n ?-ReUeiIIe.