New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-04
TRIBUTES FROM THE PRESS.
A THOROUGHLY HONEST MAN.

From 7he Detroit frcs Press
From 1923 until the day of his death Mr.:
Johnson could scarcely be said to have been day out OF
politics. and during those nearly forty years his personal
integrity never assaed by the breath OF suspsiIIh
man There was no fortune for him in official position
There is doubt that he deiged IN work for the PEG
and sord motive. Mr. Johnson may not be entitled to
the appellaon OF statesman yet he had a. broad ana
many justified his opinions IN matters IN whicn
uSG o n by Ts the side OF Politicians Of the
ent generation who affect greatness and III Ills strong IN
eerity was surpassed by none He great man. for
no ono but o great could have stood up against what
he contended with
SINCERE LOVER OF HIS COUNTRY.
FTOIp The Boston Transcript:
Excluding that part of the character and
career Of tue which Invited and provoked crit,
was sincere lover his country and that his failures
the result OF early education and tho lack OF
in which he passed the formative period OF MS
existence His passionate Unonsm WI long De reen-
influences beyond his control. Will speedily Pass out OF
the popular remembrance The Executive order for pay
ing suitable honors TO the memory OF the Industrious
dead fifty represents the feeling OF the American public
respecting the demise OF the distinguished Tennessee
ONE PARTICULAR IN HIS CHARACTER NEVER TO
BE FORGOTTEN.
From The ChicdgO Tfibune
There was one particular in his character
that should never be forgotten, and winch should serve
ING public station and that his inhexble pei sonal
honesty. No suspicion OF any Official tuIpltade ever eH
in his integrity that he owed the victories which lie
gained in his contests in his own state; Andrew John
very Mild political vagaries which, however, despite
their asurdity, he honestly believed in Though CON
repnus man nevertheless, ut the grave OF the Village
alderman, Mayor LEGISLATOR CongTessmman GOyernor
errors will overlooked In the brightness OF the cpl
taph: I" In the day of treason he was an American
pa'''0'' HIS PERSONAL MAGNETISM
From me Washington republican,
FRA Of character
the one to which he owed the success or his greatest Of
forts, his personal magnetism IL was OF the ply
reason and destroyed the power of deliberate argument
This that made him strong with the people. What
absence OF preparation in his public addresses and State
papers may have been apparent there was IN them an
erce of their author. This quality is observed IN many
public men but CONSIDERING all the crcnmstaGses Mr.
possessing more of i than any one Of his day:
%Is nnsS s wGa and s d2 hs h
product of ignobe oins brought ms power 10 pear upon
his Secretary Of State an oversnaI0wiS peIs0haty Was
asserted and Mr.. Seward was swallowed up In Andrew
Johnson II ia true that the diplomat may have been too
much absorbed with tho consideration of International
affairs TO have paid attention To home politics. but,
be this rs may, history viii fa 10 find In Mr. Johnsons
Administration the work of any other Than
enumeration OF which gave world wide famc TO Mr..
Seward will be found in t. except In the form OF rude.
enfranchsed class whom Mr. johnson offered himself.
with more egotism than rhetoric as a second Moses
AN HONEST AND SINCERE MAN.
TrJm ne Springfield Republican,
Tie rose fast and far. But, to the close, he
was the man Of his class lie lad its virtues its defects,
ts Weaknesses even its peculiar physical temptations.
They clung to hun and would not he shaken on lie was
sincere earnest narrow, pugnacious-the stephen A.
Doglas of Tennessee An hOnescr. eanester man than
Douglas though, and even more pn naelous man MAI
lin Luther somewhere teaches that life should be
knighthood. Andy Johnsons life was what we suppose
would be tho equivalent for kniehhood In the
dialect OF the Tennessee m0untains-l was bar lght
Tie gnarly little man was always hghting never knew
when Inc was whipped, never asked quarter lie was
courage Itself Not q fnegrained man; not squeamish
I'm his choice Of methods Of language very open 10 CRUZ
rlsm an o sides But u man who loved his country; VINO
tried 10 do his duty who. he WAS Ceon Tor coaseness
WAS ma innocent rs Charles sumner OF Cicons greed
vino however he compromised the dignity o inc fiest
deury in other ways had too loyal sense OF 10 accept
cus or to use the key the White House 10 let himself
mo the {" ground floor " vi dubious speeuations.
PATRIOT.
From The Cincinnati COfnnercfdl.
And now let us remember Of Andrew john