Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-08-04

adv EugmIs5lCGs lie nau no
friends among his peers, between whom
aud himself a most cordial dislike exist
Ell. His friends we're young men or OBJ
scure mep; but these were admitted 10
f.w0ru01p0f his scTets. His secrets he
reserved FOR the people. Away down IN
hjs nature somewhere there was chlC-
like simplicity; 3 tender compassion ana
real sympathy for suffering; rebeiiious
spirit 81 resistance TO tyranny and WronS'
which, had the circumstances OF MS lie
been ge1tIer, ana had his better traits
received early training, might nave
developed q more lOvRble, rs Wen rs d
more heroic, character. A more uprISii1
man might rot be found; ruGely Direct
unc0ulhly disingenu0usi inaccessible t.
veugl approaches; q true friend OF $
country, TO the extent that he realized
its wants and understood the duties tuet
should guide q citizen whose whole soul
and mind were devoted to the public
service.
New Orleans Republican,
Andrew johnson, Of Tennessee, is dead.
No elaboration OF Dhrases can carry with
more pgignanCy the sorrow Of this sim
pie al nOuocement. The sole survivor
o, our ex PTesi Tents, lie WAS type CT
the craftsmanship Of the better days OF
the republic. He was a man Of the peo-
pie, loved the people, labOred for them,
ana in all things sought their good. he
was ambitious, but his ambition sprung
from the desire 10 benefit his race and
country. In his whole public career
there was no stain upon his perfect in
tegrity Of character. He spuTDed brides.
He despised everything mercenaTy. He
would not receive gifts while in office.
His strong convictions were always eZ-
pressed boldly, and with no trucking,
time-serviUg tongue. The right, rs he
saw it, was mis- guiding star, and with
this blazing beacon he marched forward
without deviation. The lesson OF his
speeches, pTOciamatjons, messages Snd
letters was loyalty to the law. The
spirit Of the revolutionary fathers lived
In ali his acts. When the
waves Of fierce fanaticism rolled about
him and over him, his stalWaTt will and
fortitude were not broken. With folded
arms and barred breast he braved and de-
fed them, standing ike 80 living wall,
a human WooG" in manly Consciousness
of bis ractitude and faith in ultimate
vindication by his fallCW-citizaus. En-
TUrs be committed, faults be had; but he
had no enemy who would not willingly
today acknowledge that Andrew JOhn-
son was pure patriot, n true statesman
and Sn honest man.
Whenever g true and impartial history
Of his administration is written, he viii
be presented to pDsterity as the unflinch-
ing defender Of the constitution, and as
the UncOmpFOmisiug supporter of the
only policy by which this Union can
ever be restored. No man has ever been
mere bitterly or more undeservedly Ca
Illuminated than he, and no man has ever
been more sUpeTbiy vindicated by the
inex0rabe logic Of events. With his
record rot quite finished, but yet ample
and glorious enough, he goes to his grave
followed by the tears andsighs offs CRATE
fui country.
Chicago Times
Andrew Johnson was one of the most
remarkable products OF this nation.
Born and ''raised," IS the southern
word is, in poverty, he arrived at the
age Of manhood with scarcely more than
the special eiuCatioa OF a jouEDeyman
tailor.
Of course to have arisen from so low
al origin to the highest political station
ia nation OF forty millions, by the
sheer force OF nstHrM faculties, argues a
man OF no ordinary character. MIR.
Johnson was a very extraordinary char
acteT, il many respects. Nature en-
dowei him with an enormous fund Of
physical sud mental energy. She "Cut
him ou." FOR typical American poll.
ticiGn. Ia some way he made an early
discovery of the fact, and thencefOf-
wsrd bent all bis vast store OF ene"gy in
that direction.
Though the presumption law was resi-
ly the most important achievement Of
his public life, il was far from being that
which made him the most famous. Few
even among his own COuGtTymen know
inst our homestead presumption system,
OF which so many citizens, alive ald
adopted, have awaited themselves to ac-
quire au interest in the coil, was the
work Of Andrew Johnson; 8 man whom
81! the world has heard Of as the most
obstinate, Impractical, turbulent and
null-headed President America has had.
Ii was DOUBTLESS his natural love Of con-
troversy ami contest that assisted Mr..
Johnson in being al utterly uuCOmprO-
missing Union man" st the outbreak OF
the pro.siavery rebellion. That his
UniO4izn vas sincere and honest no
man ever doubted. His cOmbativene5s
made it deaOuslrative and vigorous, as
well as honest, sud gave him cOnspi
Guilty throughout the north which led
to his elevation to the Office Of Vice
President.