Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-08-04

aUieSt statesmen
Chattanooga Times
A great man has fallen. No matter
how widely we may have differed, or
how bitterly We may have fought him,
none can deny that Andrew johnson
was z great man.
! Ia all the high positions which ne was
called upon to fill the faint OfcOrTupiOn
was not found upon his garments. No
man was ever exposed to more search
/ il z inspection than he as President dur
| ing the impeachment trial, and yet 10
charge was brought sgsinst him Of cor
ruptiOn.
II is too early to form a candid estimate
Of the life Of Mr. Johnson. He is part
OF the history Of the United States, an
integral part of the State of Tennessee.
10 after years, when all passion and all
prejudice have subsidized, our pOsteriiy
will know and appreciate him better
than we do.
st. Louis Times.l
4 notable man has just fallen out Of
the ranks Of American politics, and to
)me extent 8 remarkable and agrees
i've man. Osielsibly q Democrat, aud
under all circumstance a progressed Won
shipper st the shrine of the constitution,
he Inflicted more wounds upon the or
ganiZ alton he belonged to than any
other leader connected with it, and
brought into more general disrepute the
organic law he was so continually up.
holding than all the balance OF tbs real
congpirators, who had neither his hon
esty TO defend it nor his eminent OppOr-
tunities to preserve il from harm. Not
Intentionally bad in political point Of
view, nor conscious at any time ap-
parently OF the extremes he was forcing
bis party to occupy, bis immense ego
tism warped his natura! good sense aud
made powerful for mischief individual
gifts and abilities that might almost
have wrought miracles otherwise, If
properly directed and restrained.
Chicago Tribune.l
Andrew johnson was no ordinary
man. Indeed, he was an extraordinary
character. His success was due to no
advantages of wealth, family or educa-
ton. He was poor at the outset, and
remained comparatively poor to the
end. He was thrifty AID sparing in his
expenditures. He was q man Of great
natural abilities, which made them
selves conspicuous despite his illiteracy
and want Of education; they enabled
him to surmount obstacles that were
fatal to others. He enjoyed thepNrsOnal
confidence of his immediate neighbOrs,
and of the people Of his State, and that
confidence had even q wider COustitu-
ency among the American people.
There was one particular in bis ch8rsc.
ter that should never be forgotten, and
which should serve as an incentive to all
classes, and especially to men holding
public station, and that was his infexi-
bic personal honesty. No suspicion Of
any official turpituie ever existed Of
Andrew Johnson; and it was TO the pub
lie faith in his integrity that he owed
the victories which he gained in his con-
tests in his own State.
New Orleans PIcsyune.I
Andrew Johnson was emphatiCa!ly
a man Of the people. 1t was MS boast
that he sprung from the people. Self
made he was, and in this respect he H.
vites the criticism due to one OF the most
singular mental and moral natures.
Born in an humble station and reared
to an humble trade, he imbibed those
inveterate class prejudices which clung
to him through life, and which furnish
the key to much that was contradictory
and Objectionable in his pu6hc career.
But recently, the deceased statesman
had been elected TO the United States
senate from the State which had SO often
honOred him, her fGvoTite sop. Big
hopes arose IN the minds OF his fellow
citizens. The crisis in the affairs Of the
country had been reached, and to the
stalwart Andrew Johnson all eyes were
turned as the man who would perform
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ing the remaining liberties of the States
and people from the thraidom Of an in
solent party. Alas. death, sudden and
terrible, snatches the great champion
from the embrace OF his cOunlTyIneu,
and the eXpectant culprit5 breathe more
freely; for they dreaded this maD ofieer-
less spirit and honest, patriotic heart,
The grave which inclCses the remains
of Andrew Johnson covers one Of whom
it may be written that he served
his country faithfully; that no ill-gOtten
gains stain his hands; tbat his country
men weep a bereavement, and that his
memory will be cherished with 8ftec-
ton and esteem.
New Orleans Timesl
In spite OF his faults, he was a great
Lu6u. lBIOuSuOuG HIS "uOlO CdAGClY
and judged by his official conduct, his
bitterest enemies never questioned his
honesty and integrity. 4e took 10
presents. He had no "family" to take
care of, and he left the White House
poorer than he went in. Remember
that those were in flush times. The
whisky ringn was in its power, and
like the Thracion king, all it touched
became gold. These were the days Of
credit mobilier, of subsidies, of jobs, Of
claims. Immense fortunes were made
by many in few months, and yet in
all this riot of extravaganza and cOrIup-
ton, the irrepressible Tennessean came
out with garments not having even the
faint of corruption OF them. When
some friends desired to present him
with a carriage and horses, he
bluntly said it was "nOt proper
for the President to receive
any gifts, even from his old
friends He was impeached because
he opposed the Radical policy OF rec1n-
struction, which has so eminently de-
mOnstrated its entire failure in Lou
isisna, and returned to the senate just
at the time when the mejDrity OF the
American people had practically viGdi-
Gated the soundness Of bis position.
When the unparalleled political history
OF the last decade shall be written, An
drew Johnson will be the central figure
OF his era. He was that nOblest work
OF God, an honest man.
Louisville Ledger.
A great man has fallen.
Say what we may Of Andrew johnson
and there are those who have thought
and said much OF i'll concerning him
none can deny that he was g man Of
extraordinary mental as well as phys
zeal force. The United States has pro-
duced no other man who, with so small
opportunities, acc lmplished so much.
Born in.the humblest walks OF life, left
fatheTless at the age Of four years, ap.
prenticed to the tailOT's trade IS ten,
and serving his master until he
was seventeen, when, without a
dollar in his pocket, and never
having entered the portals Of a school
house, he undertook the task Of support
ing his widowed mother and carving out
a destiny for himself. Impartial
history only can do justice to the lives Of
the prominent actors in our w8r period.
That Mr. johnson made some grave mis-
takes is unquesliOnable. A broad chris
tisn charity would attribute these 10 e.
rors Of Judgment and not wrong inten-
tons. Who that has held positions Of
similar delicscy and responsibility has
not Dosda Dljcts kaa0 Put we cannot an