Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-04-21

less, Solutions and Revolutionary Conduct of
Mr.. Johnson During His Presidential Term
The President Himself the Catline of thoTon-
nesseo Conspiraoy-A shakospeareian Chal.
lengs
To the E3ito, Of the Tribune:
SIR: l desire through your widely circu-
lated journal to review that portion of the
recent speech Of Andrew johnson IN tlo
Senate which relates to my administration
as Governor Of Tennessee and the conduct
of said johnson while President in refer
ence To Interference in the local affairs Of
this State. I would sooner have written
this letter, but 10 has only been within q
few days that l have had TIE COMPRESSION
al Record containing full report of the
speech When read in the kilograms that
johnson had cited Grant TO his own con
duct in Tennessee while he was President
as a model to 60 by in the matter Of State
affairs, was wholly bewildered as to his
meaning. The reports of hi'speech which
l saw in the newspapers omitted all that
part referring to Tennessee affairs except
the bare statement that Andrew johnson
held up AS worthy Of imitation" his own
conduct as President while we had serious
trouble in this State This naked state
ment made no impression upon me, for the
reason that .'ohnson's head had been so
turned by bis unexpected elevation TO the
Presidency that he has never recovered
from the surprise of finding himself an oc-
cupsut of the White House, and has never
since been ab to utter five minutes
speech without indulging in the most dis
gutingly egotistic laudations OF Andrew
johnson. " Put beggar on horseback
and he will ride to the devil 1t amounts
to exactly the same thing If you substitute
johnson" for beggar" and White
House" for horseback" The change
does n t alter the destination particle.
Upon reading the speech l am att loss to
decide which is the predominating charac-
teristic of the man--egotsm or impudence.
venture the assertion that no speech has
ever been delivered in the Senate which
contains so many and such willfully pre-
meditated misrepresentation. That he
may have a fair hearing, quote from his
speech the material portion to which l
reply:
no" lne query comes up, "na' n4' oeeh Tue
course 0. ILe uo'eIlU-eh1 Ia references u cases
oil TINS Klha WIN re'er 10 one lor tne SAKE oI
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