The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-28

tarY reputation maze MN, subsequently,
governor of his native state, and, we APP
prehend, was the principal cause OF his
present success. General Burnside, though
an honest man and brave soldier, is hardly
the manner of man whom we should seek
to make senators. Unfamiliar with public
civil life, without marked ability or great
talents, Rhode Island, as 1t seems TO us,
might haye made wiser choice. But this
much we must say of the new senator-he
has generally proved equal to every posi-
ton that he has willingly accepted, and
he may prove an excellent senator; he is,
as yet, untried and is entitled to fair and
candid trial before a judgment is pronounc-
ed against him. In any event. he is, men,
tally, the equal of his predecessor, has rem
dered more conspicuous and valuable ser
vices to the country and is and will be n
vast Improvement on Governor Sprague.
And what shall we say of "Andy"-thc
village tailor, the alderman, mayor, men,
Der of both branches of the state fegisla-
turc, representative and senator in Congress
and Vice President and President of the
United States, as he used to epitomisc his
biography when Swinging around the
circle ?" Is it anything but "Andy's
luck p He, too, has had his ups and
downs, his periods of personal and political
popularity and unpopulariy. Had any
one, seven years ago, predicted that An
drew Johnson would be returned to the
United States Senate, in 1875, he would
have been placed down as a mailman or a
fool In 1864, his popularity was unbound
ed with the loyal north, and he was CORE
spondingly hated at the south. He prom
scd the negroes that he would be Moses
TO lead them out of the red sea of bondage,
but he proved poor kind of Moses. Es-
Gaping conviction on his Impeachment for
"high crimes and misdemeanors," he left
the executive chair without the respect of
any one. lie had betrayed the party that
trusted him and became the tool of those
who hated him. He returned to Tennessee
despised and rejected man. and apparent
ly doomed to never ending political
DEATH But he comes up victor again.
| 1t must be confessed that he has large
| acquaintance with public affairs, that he is
| a man of marked ability and is shrcwd
managing politician and in requirements
is above the average senator. During the
stormy days of the rebellion, he did excel
lent service to the country and then en-
| deavored to betray the cause which be had
aided But with..all his faults, so long as d
democrat must represent Tennessee, we dc
not know but what the best possible choice
has been made. 1t may be, as the New
York Herald says, that providence inter
fcred In his behalf by prostrating repre-
sentative whose vote would have elected
another, but candy" isn't the kind that
usually receives help from that source, bu
true it is, that "palpitation of the heart
saved Andy and defeated Bates.
But so it is, and candy" is elected. b,
| it, we are saved one more confederate
| general in the Senate, and we ought to bt
content seeing we cannot do better. Blu
| even to obtain this poor crumb of comfort
| Andy was compelled to truckle to the latt
slave power He defined his position ant
secured his election by these words "My
whole public acts demonstrate that 1 ex
hausted all the powers and prerogatives o
the Office of President in behalf of con
tederate soldiers, and l went SO far tina
Congress, under the influence of an cxtrem
party spirit, repealed the amnesty act au
thorizing the President to pardon rebels
Then fell back to the pardoning powe
under the constitution, and under thi
power, on the 25th of December, 1868,
issued proclamation of general amnesty
releasing and relieving oil those who hat
fought against the flag. This was assailet
by the radical leaders, but the supreme
court of the United States has within tn,
past year, believe, decided in my favor
When the impeachment trial was going on
my exercise of the pardoning power wa
one of the items of inquiry by the com
mittee. Now as to my democracy.
think no one who can read can be ignoran
of my political views. l think am in lin
with the democracy of the nation. and tn
unwilling testimony of my political oppo
nents has established that was nominate'
as Union democrat for Vice President
and think that my whole life shows IN
to be democratic unadulterated demo
crat. BY the way, think some peopl
sneeringly say that am too much of
peoples man, demagogue and all that. Ye
these questions Lave been all answered b.
me before, and went over this groun
more in detail in speech made in Shell
byville last October" And yet, down i
Tennessee, his election is considered dc
feat of the ex-iebel and secession elements
and Union and republican triumph.
may be so-but wondrous are the ways {
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