New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-08-03

7 pansion or restriction deemed necessary
but with the prices Of producs low, an
the wages of labor uncertain, we are in
cllned TO think the empires will be com
PEELED to find some other cause for tn
anesthesia and syncope Of our commerce
than the arrangement of the circulation
DEATH OF THE LAST EX-PREsIDENH.
| Politicians are engaged in warfare tina
admits none of the amenities of military
strife. They denounce the ofenses of 6
bad man and ridicule the weakness of a
good man, and no torture could wiring
from them the admission of virtue in
an opponent or wrong in q friend.
Andrew johnson stood in the position OF
receiving these unkindly assaults while be
could offer no defense except of personal
integrity and consistency 70 his own prin-
I.ciples. For time he was separated from
the South by his Unionism, and thence
from the North by course Of obstinate
independence which he called his
''policy." Probably no man had ever
more bitter assailants; perhaps no man
ever met his assailants with more courage
or with more combative ability.
When, then, the politician retires from
tomb which neither defamation nor
raise can enter, the historian will ad-
vance and assign the statue of Andrew
johnson . niche among the worthless of
the sepublie. Andrew johnson vas en-
phatically Democ1at. He believed in all
that the great founder Of Democracy had
taught-in the education and elevation
of all men, in the integrity and economy
of government, and in the maintenance Of
the Union as essential to the existence Of
these doctrines. Born among the humble
and the ignorant, he owed to the freedom
Of republican institutions the right to rise
to the level Of his own ability. His hum
BILE requirements enabled him TO command
position where his remarkable natural
qualities permitted him to return TO
society some compensation for what its
liberal institutions had done for him.
Abyeham Lincoln and Andrew johnson
were among the greatest examples OF
natural ability developed to usefulness by
the institutions Of re publicanism. Under
any other form of government and with
out the accidental protection Of some
generous and discerning patron, both
these Statement would have been lost. TO
society. Neither of them ever had such
a patron and each Of them had wrested
from poverty and ignorance the honors
which freedom awards to the most de- /
serving. These men differed in mental !
structure and in political convictions, !
but they were alike in their personal In
tegrity and 4 eviction to the country that
had given them birth and justice. 1
Andrew Johnson was Democrat with
out guile. He believed in hard money, |
human equality and public justice. He
found himself member Of party which I
had only assumed the name OF Democracy
10 cover tie designs Of aristocracy. He |
found himself among men who controlled |
him in the name Of Democracy, while |
they had a.ever contributed to the in !
struction Or employment Of the people. |
He was exasperated by an exclusiveness
which neither recognized his services nor
his associa ton. Stern and secluded he !
pursued his political way on his own line |
If eonscien. ious conviction. He was on
posed to the banking system because he
leemed specie tho only equivalent for
abon He condemned the protection |
;ariff because he deemed it unequal in its
deriving ,evenp from the
0fthe poor man, which should
'nly have been SKINNED from the rich
'ccretion OF property. He believed in
he native equality Of all men, and was
he foe Of all systems Of sham and mon
poly. His speech in the Senate of the
United States in favor of the Union at
he moment when the Democratic Leaders I
openly avowed secession, was an occasion
n which perhaps he repaid part Of that
Indignation which insincerity of principle |
md personal 'discourtesy had so long
lourished in his bosom.
While Andrew. johnson was inspired by |
ound principle, it can not be said that he
vas very liberal OF enlightened states
nan, and for this bis. limited opportuni-
les and his uncompromising temper I'M
itted him. He was sent into the world
political gladiator. strong, skilled and
and he achieved his mission.
lie always retained the simplicity Of his
aslier habits, the attachment of his ear
ier associations, and the consistency Of
is original principles. |
Now that he has gone, even his political
pponents may forget any partisan dere-
ctiopA at anytime attributed 10 him and
mite in the just pride of country whose
alone could have discovered
nd developed the character and ability
her humblest citizen.
THE ANONYMOUS tABORERs. II
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