, 1875-03-24
ANDREW JOHNSON.

President of Tho United States. Outside of
tho limited circle OF bar.room politicians and
vulgar extremists. it will meet with very 1itt1o
countcnance or respect
ANDREW JoIt,;soS was always at logger
hcads with his own parly. lie was ambi-
tious, but tho leaders Of TINT party hold him
in contempt personally, and only tolerated
him politically because ho WINS ncccBsi.
ty in the always closely-contested stnto of
Tennessee. Ho was allowed to be elected
Governor Of tl.o State III order to get lin
out Of Congress, and subsequently ho was
elected TO the Senate a3 choice between him
and member Of tile opposite party. In tho
Senate he was EurbboI by tho Democratic
lenders, md attained no prominence in TINT
body until, in tho fight between him md tho
Dc!nocrntic leaders, ho declared himself OH
posed to secession, opposed to rebellion, mud
in fnror Of the Union. At tho November
election in 1sGn lo had supported DnEcK-
EHnlpGE, tho Disuuion cnndidate for Prog-
dent, mud opposed DouoLAs, the Union-Denl-
ocratic candidate.
Ile was then. after tho Wcr hail progressed
far enough 10 allow the Union troops under
GnAs7 to drive the Rebel armies out Of
Tennessee, selected by President LINCOLN N
Military Governor of Tennessee. Holding this
Office under n Republican President, ho made
lilnself conspicuous NJ a severe mud relentless
ruler Of tic tlsnEected whites Of Tennessee.
lie in timo offered to tho colored peo,,le Of
Tcnnessea to become their "a1csrs." and
lead them out Of the land Of bondage to that
of freedom. So strong aud ultra was he in lis
lsepublicanism that lo WAS selected in 1861
by the Republican National Convention M
candidate for vice.prosidcnt, and was that
year elected with AIr. LINCOLN. The country
was alockcd at tho exhibition Ao maf1o of
himself when, OIL the 4th Of Afarch, 1866, hc
tool; tho chnir as President of the Senate and
made TINT na,.dln, incolerent speech about
himself. Five weeks Inter, ho succeeded ~
President Of tho United States, wlcn le &C.
newed md repeated all his extrayaeant do.
nuncintious of tho Rebels, whom ho swore
should be made to take back seats,
During 1866 ho undertook to reconstruct
tle Southern States, without authority of
law, nfter fashion OF his own, mud his plan
las passed into history by the uasne he rayo
to it-"AIy policy" When Congress met in
1866 tllere was intonse dissatisfaction.
Joussoss scheme practically remaudc,l tho
colorctl race to slavery. ThiY led to n con.
fict between Congress- and the President in
which JOHNSON wns wont to mike specehea
from tho loor.steps Of tho Executive siana;on.
tenouncing both branches Of CONGRESS- ocner.
nlly, aud mauy senators aud membo,7, bv
na,no in tho most scantla1ous terms I1o mr..
rayod himself ngaiust Congress-. Yotoino ovo,v
measure tint was inconsistent with 1;s nro.
slavery noIicy.
In 1866 l,e annealcd from Conorosc ~ ,ho
people. and moIo tho memorable ..sxv;no.
round -the.circ tour tbrourl, tho r1nitad
States in which lie spoke nj oycrv crosa-rood
every railroad.statjon. and eyery town AMI
city whero to stoppel. Ills spceehes m thcso
OCCASIONS wcro mnlo IN of n re,,oro, ;1o,,,r-
citation Of Congress, an advocacy of "mv
policy," and lis old stcrootyped snostron,,o
to tic Constitution and Tho 1ae.-l,otb ~
which 10 commended to tho caro of tla
pcop1e. Tie bad tc,nncr. ;ntemnn,onco ond
often yulcarity, disp1avod in t],eso sncecha.
orouscd tho inairontion an,l d;sc,st ~ I'm
whole nat;ou. aud ot tho elections If thot xecr
tiny nolicv" woa a1oost unanimously rs,,,,
dated by tho country.
uis Aecitloncy. however nm. ners;s.o,.
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Congress- III yetocd avs,,, ~, ~ Cn,,,.as. "sa
looking to reconstruction and ,7;,, ,rtotaros
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leans. n Slate Convention w1ich Ind frarad
tho stato constitution ,vos co1led tooo.na- ~.
the Chuirnan to consider tho cvnef1iancv -
tn tho neonlo corto;n o,nsn5nc,.o
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