New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-05
Senator johnson of Tennessee.

ScO8tOF 0OuuSOu o. Ie0ucs9ees
The election of Andrew johnson to the
United States Senate does not prove to bt
such bitter pill to the Republican,, after
all.
The Commercial! Advertiser. the leading
Republican paper, since the detection of the
Times, in New York city, says:
The whirligig of time never brought about
queerer revelation OF affairs than that
which has thrown Andre W johnson again
to the surface in Tennessee. Ey the choice
of Democratic Legislaiu re, he will repre-
sent Tennessee in the United States Senate
tor the next six years. The change of bass,
on their part is one of the things that almost
staggers credlbility. During the war, when
Andrew johnson was Union Governor of
Tennessee, the rebels were accustomed to
say that he had no brains, and belonged to
the poor white trash. Later, he was de-
nOunced rs the executlOner of Mrs. Surratt,
and there seemed to be NO Democrat in the
State to do him honor. But finally he
has gained his revenge. Pitted against the
best men in the Democratic ranks, he has
triumphed over the rebel element and
beaten his foes upon their own battle
ground. As to the fruit of his victory, he
bears away the highest prize in the gift of
the Legislature of Tennessee. He goes
back to Washington as the represt NATIVE
Of the law abiding element OF the people
and not of the reactionaries. His voice has
never yet Endorsed the rebellion, and it is
safe to say it never will. The ex- President
has reason to be proud of his record as a
Union man, and experience has taught him
that the State gained nothing by passing
the ordinance OF secession. The country
has reason to be more than pleased uith
Andrew Johnson's victory. 1t is another
triumph of UGion sentiment over the rebel
Ex-senator Wade, who was Vice Presi-
dent whom johnson was President, is repre-
sented as expressing satisfac ton al the lat
ter's election to the Senate. Mr. Wade en-
tertains the opinion that the country is
drifting into another civil strife. in which
event he says johnson will certainly be
found on the Union side, being the repre-
sentative OF the Union element in Ten
nessee.
Though the telegraph has asserted that
the election of Mr.. johnson IS United States
Senator was not effected by any conpro-
mise with the Republican members who
voted for him, a special dispatch to the New
York Times from Nashville asserts the con
trary very directly. 1t says:
At midnight on Sunday, G ibson, the lead
er OF the Republicans in the Legislature,
called on the Senator elect on the part of
the Republicans, and informed him that
they would support him on certain condi-
tons and secure his election. A long Con-
ference elected the following statement
from Mr.. Johnson: eff elected l will 90 to
the United States Senate as representative
of the Union sentiment OF Tennessee and
of an ante bellum Democracy. l will ad-
vocate NO radical measure. but will en-
deavor to take position on m edium grouna,
as opposed to both extremes. l i'll not
oppose Grants policy. except in very ex-
trrme cases. II elected BY the sid of Re
publican votes, will never forget what l
owe that party" With this understanding
the Republicans voted for Mr.. johnson
yesterday. There is now no doubt that if
the ballot had been completed that was
under way when the convention was
forcibly adjourned by the withdrawal of
tae Senate at the request of Speaker Paine,
it would have settled the contest by the
election of johnson.