St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-08-06

Tennessee legislature, where ne ICON
dcridcti ground against a scheme "i III,
ternal improvements winch ne coli''h''
ed would not only fail but entail "Pol
the State il Cumbersome debt. ne ""'
defeated on this account at Tue heA
election in 1897. but i'll lcE', Whei
many of the evils he predlcted nae
come To pass. he WAS again Il candidate
and WAS triumpllntly elected. In lSi'
h. served as Presidential elcct"r Tor the
STATE At large on the Democratic ticket
canvaSSing Il large portion OF the S,h''
and mectin" several al the ie'u'n5
Viii" orators upon the stump. IN iot
he was elected to the STAT" senate. hh'
in IS4:} to Congress, where ne served
for five successive terms, TIL l0'r'. '"r'
iuu this period. he WAS Il conspicuous
,Jvm.utr of the annexation ot ItAaS
tIc tariff of IS46. ana the war measure
of Mr.. Folks administration. In lH'''
he WIS elected governor of tennessee
and v,s reelected in lS55. after Il Sc
we're contest. At the expiration OF M
second term as governor. III zoo h'
WAS elected United States Senator for :
full term. ending March 3. lS63. NJ
the beginning OF the rebellion. ne t""h
the Union side. and III lSb2 was APP
pointed military governor "1 tennessee
bv President Lincoln. In l-bl he WA
nominated for Niccl'rc>idrni OF the
United States. on the Republican ticket
which WAS duly elected.
Few readers have forgotten the scene
It his inauguration i'll l-tiJ. Mr.. John
son was then 81 years of age. and hi'
4 It.lI ht.II
a succession of triumphS. The native
Ni."r of hi, character had overcome all
obstacles and when fortune. still pur-
SUN" him with her t;ivorS. promoted
him unexpectedly To the seat left va
cant oN the murdered President. his
head was completely turned. He WAS
Sworn in a~ President. April ID. l-65
and presently began 10y public hlr'lngIIe-
and 10y conversations with newspaper
reporters. rs well lis 10y special mes
.aucS. To dictate 10 Congress Il policy 0i
cAtIcmc clcmcncy toward the Southern
States. This mcddlcsonc interference
with the duties OF The legislature could
hardly fail 10 provoke the bittcIcSt re-
sentiment and President Johnson :
malimcr MAS sufficiently arrogant and
offensive Ia have excited resistance even
ii his attitude toward C"ngIc>s had been
lra>ulIlhlc and proper. He undertake.
To stump the country against the ma
iuriIN OF the peoples representatives.
his speeches were married 10y umbccom .
III. pei Snnalitir>. and he attempted To
Use the patronage of the general gov
rrnmciIt for the purp">c nf huildim" up
Il party t" support him in his u>uIpation
OF the rights and iulic> of the law
making branch of the GOV eminent. la
March. i-tI. an act Regulating" the ten
urc of certain civil offices WAS passed in
order Ia restrain the Presidents abuse
of his poWcI>. and in March. l~6-. he
Wa> imlracird before the Senate tol
attempting to prevent the execution II
this act. and also for dcnl ing the au-
thnIilN of Congress in one of his Wild
speeches. The tiial lasted for tw"
months. On the 10Th OF May. the Sen
ATE voted. Guilty -. Not guilty 10: Il
tW"-rhiIh> vote would have been Ic-
quIrcd ion romN Iclion. aud the President
WAS acquitted. hut the change of Il sin
.ir vote would have changed the result
Dmimg The rest ot his term Mr.. Johnson
persisted III Nrt"im" the reconstruction
measures "t tnugI,.~>. which WcIc there
upon Regularly passed 10y Il tWo-ihiId>
nral"iitN. In I-'9 hr was >rIcccrlcd hN
Grant. and the >tmt wear WI> defeated
~ Il rdudnlItr tnI the | ntrd states
senate IN tennessee. Last winter he.
WAS again Il candidate tnr the Senate.
and Wa> elected. and took his seat ON
the Ill. of March last
1t i impossible T." wiIhhh"ld the ad-
mn hlt.l, al,
force ii Il character like this. The. hoy
~ Ia" At IL could barely read. and at ~
w:t> painfully lcaInim" To write and to
keep accounts; at ~ had made such
IN impression upon his fellow citizens
that they trusted him with portion of
the chrr of the municipal affairs. and
nom that time. until lac WAS President
of the | uIrrd States. he WAS constantly
occupied with public duties "f imc!r;i>-
M Importance. never iailin" to secure
the offices he sought. rNc,pt in one in
-tanr" when time vinIic.ltrd his TEN
pnraIill unI"pulII opinions and r.>rur-
ed the public confidence which thence
forward he kept. That lac WAS honest
l~ well ~ able. cauunt Ice douhtrd
| hat hr WAS obstinate Iud grew intul-
'iIhlN alI"%ant ~ hc grew nldcl is also
true. Ii l. also Ia br observed that his
failure a> President glcW ont of this
fault in his character. bat WAS made
especially disastrous bl the political
mrth"d> Which he had pIactirrd in FEN
ur>>r" ard >trnNr To introduce ia Il ma
t"mal contest. The Wiltulnr>> of his
Vet" messages might have been over
looked. hui the spectacle of Il chief
nIaGI>trat" I"undly ahu,in" his oppn-
n'nt> IN tn" STREETS "t ON cities. aud
attempting" To Use the salaries of The
ri\I! list i" prI NcIt the sober Judgment
OF the nation. WIS not I" he endured.
ana Is not likely I" he repeated.
ANDREW .JuII\>uN'> PREMoNlrIo\,
OF DEATH. \ gentleman has lust r,.-
turned I" Washington. who had a con-
Ncl>;ltl"m with Andrew .IuIn>on at his
mouse IN tennessee Il daN or two before
his death. Mr.. johnson then said II
am winding up my personal affairs.
wish To bc my own executor. have
had Il bad feeling in my head which
ma kr> me fear ap"pleNN. and IA man
liable To that never knows how sudden
~ he may hr cut of
L. MIS- tO have. b,,u IN NN..l;,...,.