New-York tribune., 1875-02-12
AyDEEW JOHNSON BACK IN TIE SENATE.

HIS FIRST sPEECH-wHAT HE THINKS or IMPEACH-
MEST, AND THE WAY THE PEOPLE WHO WANTED
TO IMPEACH HIM HAVE CONDUCTED THEMSELVES
sINcE-wHAT lie THINKS OF HIMSELF AND OF HIS
SUCCESSOR.
When johnson himself now takes up the
old articles and reads tncm hs grim features must III
spite OF his want OF numor often be lighted up by The
brOadcst Of broad grus and unless he has IN ms seven
years retirement lost some OF his old fire, he Will, when
Congress next meets treat theSnac to speech IN sub
stance some what follows " felt when was under
accusation that nay enemies were making themselves
ridiculous and that had done nothing wrong and that
though perhaps not of the greatest or most
decOrous men who ever sat in the Presidential cnair,
nevertheless not only was not the monster that was
painted bat men might come after me, and with
out being prosecuted or denounced IL Is true adyO-
Gated a plan of rcconstructon of which the party did
not approve, but t which Lincoln devised, and
which he, had he lived would have carried out. and
which 1t IS now plain an honest and patriotic man might
very well have supported You have carried out your
own plan, and you are actually Boosting OF It's failure,
ana trying prove day that 1t has resulted
III leaving the South in the worst possible condition.
You confess tnat has deprived tho negroes of ali
lection for life property and has impoverished the
whites; and you must admit that worse result than
this could not have had. You said was corrupt;
but while was II office never accepted giIt, and
never put relative any place Of trust profit
used the public service 10 promote my private interests
very bad criminals, but CRIMINALS of my pardoning
ever found their way Immediately atterWard into Coy
ernment Offices. offered to prisoner under
trial the hospitality Of the national mansion In which
lyed nor mad ever the audaGlty, nuch as uespsed
Congress TO nominate for high civil functions man
whom had Just leisated out OF Office for corrup
Cn MyVieW5 on the Nicbal nlauccs may not nave DteD
sound In all respects. had not the advantage OF ali the
discussion whicn the subject has since undergone, but
nut Treasury IN charge 0f an experienced nancer
not OF an ordinary p0AucAI-"hO advocated ana car
fcd out long as he was allowed tho very policy Tor
which the wsest of now striving. The Treasury
was made III my day the headquarters OF ring
OF iufOrmCrs and pecudtora and, though you thought
regardless Of law. never permitted such tre-
mcudous assumption OK power AS issue Of paper money
FOR political purposes, by single man aud ll defiance
OF the opinion OF Committee u the senate NOR ud
ever funds belonging 10 the fore service OF
the from the hands OF great banking house
and give them to Nai-st. adVenturer with small
capital and less credit. lt Is true told Emory tnat
the law directing orders to pass through tine General
f me Army was unconstitutional but never shelved
the General OF the Army completely and sent orders
without any regard to him, nor did army officer,
with my permis sion, ever interfere with the organize
non OF state Legislature or issue YtuperaYc prOCI-
nations directed against whole classes oi citizens More
over, al thOugn was not successful IN bringing our diff
ferences with England to happy termination, hon
Cstly for tnat END as wei as knew now Sc
lected the EIglish mission one OF the most dstn
Cushed lawyers IN the country who mad half century
OF houored private character behind HIM, and VINO,
with enemies came back without leaving stain ON
his or on tnat Of his country. No
hun with any scheme for the spoiiatOn OF un-
suspecting foreigners, aud so far as lie was known
IN the society OF the capital 10 which lie was accredited
he known Tor learning and AFFINITY and for an
llustrOus professional career; and II he did not con
cude "A treaty, neither did his made 10 Is
true foolish and yituperatye speeches but you
had IN Congress plenty OF men fOulmOuthed as L,
whom you hoDOred or laughed AT and II expected
become polished and solf-rostrained choice IN my
language and IN company. you were more loting
toward me than you have been since toward others.
by tongue may have been loose, and my temper bad
but at least say for myself that the aIlrs Of State
the subjects oi which most loved 10 talk aud
think that for 90 years they had been my main inter
est; and that my own comfort or Qualification
rlchment never allowed TO prevent my absorption
IN them and that my friendships, sucn they were,
grew neither OF toys lust wine,' but out vi
sympathy aud agreement about public ooncerns."