New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-04
ANDREW JOHNSON.


son that no honest 1t s not only true OF
him that no money unearned ever soed ms hands nu.
dict Of history will becertainly must be Il embodies
the truh-thst the attempt to impcach him was upon
NOT be nbornss ana tb was Attempted
but that it failure was great good fortune to the
he Sonesty and fshy loved his COUNTRY and his
faith proven n fiery trals-trals the severity OF
ery abused him. because he was not restrained within
the lines drawn by Republican managers had no
over the anxiety OF Johnson that tho American flag
should be his shrond but It s true that he loved tLat
nag and his devotion ~ II In his last hour ana MS so
citude that he should be- buried in Its folds. are not
without serious Significance and there the very pathos
THE LEADING TYPE OF THE MASSES
III there were curious contradictions In the
character which could inspire such varying sentiments
there were also strong forces In the man who could
traits Narrowminded, but Intensely ambitious; selfish,
but PATRIOTIC Unfortunately egotsiical but with rugged
cke oppugnani, but unskillful uniscpned, but with
large natural talenis-he was bundle OF ncongruities
yet with certain sort OF rough harmony. SpiDglhg
from the ranks OF the people hc always boosted
OF being the peoples representative He had Keen III,
tuition OF the popular passion quick sympathy WIN
the popular Impulses, and ready faculty OK expressing
the popular feeling though he was more likely to reect
the popular JUDGES than to master the sober popular
conviction II was his morbid egosin that deceived nm
y e s ls one great mist me ., S n no Su tb S
nncttercd people OF his State he seldom msudgcd
aistocraiic ssvelords he Was their leading type bold
aud fearless in procaimng their ideas; aud they always
chung never forgot that he sprang from
them.
THE POOR MANS FRIEND.
From The LouisrWe Courier, Journal.
Writing of Andrew Johnson the most OBJ
servant OF chroniccrs, Charles Dickens said III 1858
g" was very much surprised by the Presidents face and
markabo faces have ever seen, not-i,nasin-
ative ont very powerful II IT'S irnne 81
variance with that first unfortunate speech Of his
moi Ia Ina tnI IN an.
say. who must be killed to be got out OF the way.
s m perfectly him There s w na
crease or rue IN his ,rcss and mis- papers were as com
he carried himself Ike one used to comn,nd, and,
though often decisive. was not wanting III IA very
easier to STIR him 10 anger than to move him to
laughter He made many efforts to overcome TINS tell
dency and the end his outburss OF passion were
neither frequent nor conspicuous. His mirh, how
ever, was never violent, expressed FOR the most part
In IA grim humor about the lips ana iii INC eyes:
Dickens does not cxaggera'c his personnel 1t
was altogether marked. and but for u certain
suen shadow which at times darkencd his counenancc,
IL would have been unexceptonabc. No one could meet
him without receiving distinct impression. lie was the
last OF to BE- slapped On the back or treated with
cvy. Even when poor, uIcountry POLITICIAN he was
sciupulOusy neat In bis ATTIRE puctiiiUis III eXacns
Andrew Johnson had 10 private life by nature reticent
and secretlye, rarely communicative even to ms
familnrs, he took the people en- mosse in,o ms
confidence and talked necessarily to them OF hni-
self, his hopes and schemes. ais motives and pur,
poses. He was the only politician VINO mas appeared
in time whose belief IN universal suffrage equacd nis
professions No man was 80 sincere because no one was
isolated and sclfconaincd as he was IN his rel
upon popular sovereignty. Whtn fieSiueht oi ,u
United states he was still AT heart the poor co VINO M
risen from The tors Dencn III Mas next 10 inpHssioe
Tor MN 10 cieuit tho soo VIII vi Ms poeo. No. IT,
upon hims"h as tho iepics VI PIT i, ,iay
anu hc,u th,so Whit nc fiu..,, t W. $50 ~ =
'irb VIM" my ii," 6 . Yer ,n,i AMI sunny must be
| ,.t.n yf oIlowupcc There IA, becn no time The sc
twenty years that he has not been oppressed ny
| a certain bIoOdug spirit. This he did not ny
| 70 rrIel He was often complacent; seldom
| rbeerfui His lfo was a constant battle against
ods which me refused TO combat with other than war
like appliances. But he depended solely on himself and
the people, in whom collectively, has i,ih was absolute
and lac died feeling that, IL has name should ever
he submitted TO "A popular verdict, nc would be recalled
the Chief MaGistracy by an Overwhelming MINORITY o
! his fellow-oi.zens lie owed nothing 10 tne loll
| ticiaIs, and almost eqllilly huepenucht vi
| pur,r.. lie had no friends among LIS peers
| ictwcen whom and himself most cordial dislike ca
| isted. HIS friends young men or obscure
| men; but these were admitted 10 rev or none %
his secrets ms secicts ne i.sernc' iol ~ rt Inn