The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-08-01

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them and in his speeches before their assem-
blies. There was nothing austere, repellan1
or naughty in his manner, nor ornate anG
elaborate in his language. He employed
much of the rough vernacular, and talked tc
his neighbors in their own style and
language. He was skilled in simplifying
and illustrating his propositions, and brought
them home to the comprehension Of
plain and illiterate mem. For this simple
natural, unadorned style he was mainly in
debted to the absence of book learning from
his early education. He spoke from memory
and from instinct, and instead of drawing his
language from dictionaries he employed the
vocabulary of the people In the estimation
Of many able and distinguished men he
was one of the most powerful and effect
i've political debaters of his day. Among
. people who held oratory in high repute,
and who were good judges Of ability, he soon
acquired great power. He always made his
canvass searching and thorough, and thought
nothing Of personal hardships in conducting
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faithful to the State and obedient to her laws
as magistrate, honorable and true as citi-
zen and of exemplary moral rectitude in all
his transactions. Though capable of employ
ing bitter epithets against opponents, he was
kind, gentle and generous towards his neigh.
bors. Whatever political enemies he may
have had, and however much his course
during the war may have disguised and dis.
appointed the great majority of his fellow
citizens, he was endeared to great numbers
BY his genial nature, his cordial manners and
his kindness Of heart He had to deal with
opponents who were often vindictive, some
times INSCRIPTIONS and occasionally malg-
nant and savage, bat by ruling his temper he
made these faults of his enemies react upon
themselves.
He was essentially self-made man. He
never attended . school of any kind for q
single day, taught himself to lead and
acquired a good practical education without
help. He was equally selfreliant and per-
sistent in all he undertook.
When the representatives Of other Southern
States in the Senate resigned and withdrew
from that body johnson remained, contrary
to the wishes of four ifths OF the Legislature
that elected him and nine-tenths of the people |
Of Tennessee.
He ceased to be representative of the |
State in Government from which that State |
had formally, solemnly, and by.an act of her
people withdrawn as far a. lay in their power,
and while the chivalry and yeomanry Of the
State were enduring all the hsriships of war.
and while her territory was torn and ravsged |
by the armies of the North. the adopted son
whom she had delighted to honor sat in the
Of her enemies and oppressors and
joined his voice with those who maiigned the
of which she was q member,
and the cause in which she was engaged.
He was . native of one of the seeding
States which in an older time had been &C.
,eder from the government Of the King and
of Great Britain, and Tennessee
aad fostered him and hesped upon him many
,onors, yet he saw fit to pursue q course
which North Carolinians and Tennesseesns
like discountenanced and condemned. Be-
ieving his countrymen in error, it was his
light to withhold his help in their cause, but
10 surely had no right to retain his position
" longer to pretend to be their representa-
i've. Whatever merit may be claimed for
him, Tennesseeans Of this generation and
heir children's children will not forget that
Andrew johnson was arrayed with the enc f,
MES of their State.
II must be considered as in the light Of
eward for his hostility to the Confederate
ause that to johnson, q Southern Democrat, 8
vas awarded the great honor of being nomi- Z
ated and elected to the Vice. Presidency by .
be Radical Republican party in November. /
84, becoming the presiding officer OF the '
enate, which had SO recently and 80 often /
stened to his denunciations Of the Southern 4
eople and their cause.
By effect of the brutal and, in all respects, q
lost unfortunate assassination of President 4
lincoln, the grave duties of the Chief Execu- q
i've devolved upon johnson. It was an op- r
oriunity by which statesman and man Of g
cry high order Of character would have {
,ade for himself great and durable renown. G
8 it was, he soon lost all influence over the n
arty which elected him, SO that his predic- +
ons and recommendations. though often f
agacious and sound, passed UNDECIDED. 1t q
as universally felt that the cause of peace
nd restoration had lost much by the death =
Lincoln. h
The only speech made BY johnson in the o
nited States Senate, in 1875, was not OF v
haracter to satisfy, in all respects, the people
I tho South. What he would have done in Il
romotion of the good Of his State can only Il
g conjectured. 81
In tho eyes of the people Of the South An
rev johnson would have seemed Q greater
nd a better man if his public career had ter 10
mated fourteen years ago, and the only 81