The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-17
VICE PRESIDENT WILSON.
RESULTS OF THE VISIT TO TESNEssEE-wHAT
THE PEOPLE REGARD AS ''RED TAPEIsM"-
HAD THE TRIP A POLITICAL sIoNIrIcANcEp

RESULTS or THE VISIT TO TENNEssEE-wHAT
THE PEOPLE REGARD AS ''RED TAPEIsM"-
HAD THE TRIP POLITICAL sIaNIrIcANcEp
NASHVILLE Tenn, May 10, 1876.
Vice President Wilson was much more cordially
received in Tennessee than ne anticipated. Indeed
he was astonished at the warm hearted manner in
which hospitalities were constantly shown him. he
would have received sttl greater attention had it
not oeen for the great iormaltty OF introducing
one's self into his presence, or, as Tennesseeans
call 1t, the s'red tapeismn OF presenting cards at
his door. They have heretofore, and doubt T
they can ever accustom themselves to any other
idea, found the latch string, In Its real signin-
cance always hanging outside the door OF every
puolic man, and, for that matter OF every other
person. One great secret or the throngs OF
visitors thar daily aud hourly paid courE to Sena-
tor Andrew Johnson was this very fact No mat
ter VINO came or what his errand, he had only TO
knock to be admitted. l have seen hum have
score OF men IN MS room at once, entertaining
them all while he paced up and down the apart
menL He has never risen and never win rise to
q position that win render II necessary for men TO
use the conventional BIT OF cardboard In order to
see MIN. He Is not an exclusive man; he takes
the hand OF poor. lilly dressed man with as mucn
readiness ana cordially as he does that OF the
millionaire. To his democratic soul every man
is a free and independent sovereign, POSSESSED OF
equal aud Just rights. To him all are American
citizens, in every sense or tho word. After beng
accustomed to visiting ex-Presldent Jonn-
In ths informal manner, Vice President
Wilson'S cold and dignihed bearing rather had the
effect 70 dampen their ardor. In addition to this
apparently insignificant drawback, every man
had TO take his turn at q word wi the Vice Pres
idcnt, Ike gong to mill or standlng ia llne TO
post office window.
These circumstances formed
AN ms UPERABLE BARRIER
to the making OF Mr.. Wilson'S acquaintance. No
sooner was IL discovered that not aust them
heels and shrugged their shoulders not to say
contemporary, LEFT the place aud made no fur
Their EFFORT 90 see MIN. Had IL been Mr..
Jonnson that occupied room No. s,
and where ne has so often domesticatea himself
there would have been stream 81 people coming
and going all day. lie has q powerful magnetism
about him that Wilson lacks. Comparisons we're
MADE between the Two men, ana wilson suffered
greatly when weighed In such balance.
Though he protested that his Iannt across the
country was FOR the sole purpose OF benentlng bis
health, aud that 10 had no polttcai significance
Whatever, yet very few nave been found
willing to believe the statement. IL seems
more tour OF political reconnaissance and
holding out OF the olive branch, which
would have q world OF meaning to the msrepre-
sented, down-trodaen people OF the South. NO
people ever sought peace and the burial OF all past
differences more trutuiuily tnan 40 they. they
are far more ready Tor
GENERAL AND LASTING UNITY
than any one oil their Northern brethren ever sus-
pected. Among all the volunteer military comDa-
and tney are few enough, for all became sum-
cientiy nauseated with grim-vlsaged war a decade
ago-tne American nag becomes the most promt-
nent feature, ana men VINO once swore allegiance
have awakened new Affection ior the stars and
Stripes.