Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-08-04
UNION AND AMERICAN.
DEPARTED WORTH.
Tributes to Tennessee's Dead
Statesman.
Comments OF the Representative
Press, North and South.
New York Herald.

Comments OF the Representative
Press, North and South.
New York Herald.
The death of Andrew johnson will
excite feeling Of universal sorrow. 1t
is the close OF a romantic and extra.
ordinary career. In a time of sus-
piciOn and corrupt" he was welcomed
as a bold and manly s-a.esml1 who be.
heved be was right, and thus believing
dared all Opprobrium; as one who in
herited the traits Of Andrew jackson,
and who, if he had possessed the tact
as well as the fOTtItude of his great
prototype, might have made as deep an
impression upon the country. Even as
1t is, he will be remembered with the
Jacksons of our history-a narrow,
honest, brave, unyielding and persist
ent leader, who never allowed party al
legiance to become party slavery, and
who was governed by no ambition, but
that Of serving his country with sin
cerity and courage.
The President challenged the Repub-
Ecans In the flush and magnitude of
their power. He had every inducement
to remain true TO their discipline.
There Is little doubt that if he had
carried out the policy Of anger and
suppression with which he began his
administration he would have remained
at the head Of the party, and, with the
advantage to be gained from the pat
ronage of his Presidential Office, secured
his denomination and his continued
occupation of the Presidency. So far
as political ambition could govern the
actions Of a President there was no
apparent motive for his strenuous and
unusual course.
He passes away, almost the last Of
his political generation Lincoln,
Douglas, Breckenridge, Sumner, Sew
ard, Cass, Stanton, Bell, Everett-all,
all are gone. With them departed the
compeers Of his active career, the men
with whom it was his glory to bear his
armor IN the past, and without
whom he would have led
lonely and unappreciated life IN
the Senate Leaving
behind him a name which, no matter
what criticism may say, his cOuntrymen
will not soon let die.
New York World.
Now that the North and the South,
once more united IN a clearer compre-
hension than ever Of each others quail
ties, purposes and feelings, stand side
by side at his opening grave, 1t Is pos
sible for both sections to see and 1t is
but simply Just and decent for both
sections to say, that this man, faithful
according to his lights, and fearless
always by the law Of ms nature, dared
to withstand the South when he be-
lieyed the SouUa 10 be pressing the
Union Of the American States to its
ruin, and dared, too, to withstand the
North when he believed the North TO
be making the Re Union Of the Am err
can States a delusiOn and a dream.
st. Louis Globe Democrat, Radical.
He should have died hereafter"
viii, we venture to say, be the express
sion of ali thoughtful men when they
hear that Andrew johnson has passed
away. He was Just on the threshold Of
what might be called his second public
career, for he entered the Senate
Chamber in March last with deter
mination to bury the chickering's and
animosities with which, for fifteen
years. his life had been filed, and. to
address himself to what he believed to
be'the best interests Of the country,
without respect to party Obligations.
a wide field Of usefulness seemed TO be ]
before him, and he was, above all
others, the man to occupy it. Nature
and experience fitted him for the work.
He was personally honest, courage
GUS and combatiYe, and would have
done his duty fearlessly, whatever the
sacrifice.
indianapolis journal CRadical)
He was with the exception of year
or two, kept continuously in Office by
the people for thirty-fve years, from
boyh0Od to old age, an unusual expert
ence, (which could never have been the |
fortune Of a feeble man. His courage |
Gus defiau ce Of the rebels at home, his
sufferings, his decided and vigorous
as War Governor of his |
State, and his hearty cooperation with |
the freedmen In their efforts to attain |
civil rights are familiar to all. They |
gave him a national reputation.
Evansville journal
At the close Of the war ne was the |
first to foresee the evils which were to |
come upon the South from the situation |
inherited from slavery and the war.
He was the first to warn the negroes Of |
the dangers IN their way from the IN
trigues of adventurers, and to point |
out to the whites the only means to |
counteract the troubles which were |
coming. Neither side listened to him; |
If both had done so, much dishonor |
might have been spared.
Evansville Courier.
He goes down with his harness on. IN |
many respects the most remarkable /
man Of his time, and one who, under |
the advantages that proper early train /
ing and associations always give, would /
have adorned any age or country.
Columbus 90 Journal
The episodes through which he |
passed cover all the extremes Of human |
destiny, and impressively illustrate the
wonderful possibilities of persistent
endeavOr.
st. Louis Republican.
He was the type Of the statesman
ship of the better days of the republic.
st. Louis Times.
A notable man has fallen out Of the
ranks of American politics.
Southern Sentiment.
New Orleans Picayune.
The crisis in the affairs of the coun-
~ had been reached, and to the stall
80 Andrew johnson all eyes were