New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-21
A Little Picture of Andy's Life, in Ten
nessee.

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Ex.Presilent Johnson is again on his legs.
There is something gamesome, as it We're,
to see an old prizefghter, long retired and
out Of wind, shy his castor into the ring
| and insist upon another turn. We don't
expect any great science or power to punish
| in him: the entire circumstance is his re-.
| appearance. He comes to the Senate on
| the support of the lower masses of the
| population of Tennessee, and against the
| will of almost every politician in it.
John Brownlow gave me sketch OF Andy
| johnson at home about a month ago, which
| is characteristic.
| cold Johnson" he said, elves at Jones'
boro. 1t costs him no more than $1,000 a
| year, for he never spends anything. He
/ buys his whisky by the key, mountain dis
TILED duty free. It's crime IN our country
| to pay any revenue tax on native whisky.
The mountain distilleries were freedom q
| fret affairs. You drink it new"
Here John picked his teeth with jack
| knife and looked up to see if was listening.
"Yes," said John, candy gets his whisky
by the key. He drinks several times day,
| all by HIMSELF
Said l: John, if he drinks by himself
how do you know it,"
John looked up solemnly, and twitched
his eyes: Because l do that myself. But
| that's neither here nor there"
Excuse me, john"
cold johnson, as l remarked before
| was interrupted, lives for $1,000 a year.
When he goes to Nashville he pays $40 a
| week for his beard. He buys not more than
cost him nothing, but tributes to his
fame. Old Johnson's very gallant. as
suppose you know. Well, sir, he never en-.
tertains anybody. If a man drives up to
fathers door and says, ~ [ator Brownlow,
l voted for you, sir, sixsyears ago. my
father replies, whether hdkever saw him
before or not, Very we'll, 81 hitch up your
dinner That's the way pubic men have
to do in Tennessee. But Andy cries out to
such a man, I'm not entertaining at pres.
ent, sir. There's Mr.. Carter over there at
the tavern who'll take care of your horses
Yes, old johnson loves meney.''
Said I, "John, what are his pastimes !'
John looked up and smiled. He was
very evasive John. 1.-THE old fellow" he
said. 'has no solace of mental sort but
son, is as close as he is, and more of TOPPER
PattersOn's face is of q rich, vinous damas
Gene color now. 1t looks like a grape too
full for expression, ordained to drop, but
still hanging on for little more nourish-
ment Did l say that" exclaimed John,
looking up, ''or did you! 1t sounds like
you"
''Never mind, John. In rino rer;tas. A
good nose oolors like good meer-
schaum-slowly, logically. But do you be-
!ieve johnson is hypocritea Does he love
freedom, the people, the constitution, and
so forth, for all his talking!'
''Yes," said John, II believe he does. For
so many years has he been speaking on
those matters that if he don't believe in
them he must be the most miserable man
alive. think he does. He's great speak
er. and the people will come fifty miles to
hear him. His power of invective, denun-
citation and reasoning on the same shallow
make him great demagogue and think
he's said more about Credit MObilier than
any man in America. 1t is foreign word,
and our people think it's dreadful thing
somehow" ''Why, sir" said John, ''if that
had been named in English and been the
one campaign"
Andy johnson begins life anew in
measure. He may either spraw! or be
strong. 1t matters very little either way.
His administration is only notable for his
Congress was the admins |
tration and he was the veto. Where are
the Cabinet and supporters Of this only sur
viving ex-President? Where are Seward
and Dixon. Randall and Stanbery, Lorenzo |
Thomas and the meteor Stanton, McCulloch |
and Gideon Welles, Doolittle and Grimes |
l saw an old man going to market few |
days ago. He wore an old blue mantle and |
a rusty hat; his appearance was that of |
some lmpecunious householder out of bust |
ness, out OF pride, and respectable under |
difficulties. Nothing martial remained of |
Lorenzo Thomas, the bravo put forward by
Johnson to dismay Jove of his thunders.
The lesson of public life ought to make
gentle the hearts of those who follow it.
Washtngton Correspondent Of The New York
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