The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-08-21

House down Court and State streets, and
on to the ship, were denselv packed with
crowd mot noisy, but whose faces
gathered blackness as the fatal process
sion drew near. Attentive observers were
very apprehensive OF bloody collision
between the soldiers and the people.
A posse Of many hundred constables
and policemen, the marines from Charles
town, cavalry, infantry, and a light bat
terry with shotted guns, were thought nee
essary to get this one poor fugitive
through the streets. The escort was hiss
ed, the soldiers greeted with shouts of
"kidnappersl kidnappersP y and various
emblems were hung from the windows
John Andrews Office, at the corner Of
Court and Washington streets, was the
center of the excitement, ana filled with
people. Some of his friends we're drap
ing it in front with black cloth. On the
opposite corner swung coffin, under
which the escort must pass. But Andrew
sat quietly at his desk, writing, the only
calm man in the room. He had done all
he could to- prevent the rendition before;
fnow he could do no more, and sat at his
desk as serene as if no such event were TAX
ing place around him. His perfect good
sense revolted from the folly of wasting
strength and time in mourning or.raging
about the inevitable.
In like manner he had an instructive
aversion to worry or anxiety about evils
which might never arrive. I recollect
once being present with him at the grad
uating exercisesof a State Normal School.
When called upon, as Governor OF the
State, to address the class, he referred to
the frequent occurrence in their essays
and addresses of a tone of anxiety in re-
gard to their great coming responsibility
as teachers. !'That is all wrong, said he.
''You have no occasion to be anxious at
all. You have been we'll prepared here
and if you try to do your best, trusting in
God, your responsibilities will be not a
bit greater than you can meet. You are
ton solemn about it. Look forward cheer
fully to your work. You will find it,
have no doubt, a very happy one. Do not
trouble yourselves beforehand about any
difficulties. but wait till they come. Re-
member what Abraham Lincoln said
when he was asked what he would do, if
such or such perils interviewed, Il never
cross river till I come to it," AS the
Governor thus spoke, his own face beam
ing with cheer and good nature, OBJ
served the light come back to the faces of
the pupils, and have no doubt they long
remembered this kind and judicious adj
vice which Governor Andrew always fol-
lowed himself, thus avoiding much I'M
necessary trouble. s~
Another secret of his executive ability
was the rare faculty he possessed Of APP
plying his mind at once to each question
as it arose, and deciding it on the spot.
He did not say,"I will think about it,
and let you know tomorrow" He knew
that tomorrow would have to take
thought for the things of itself, and that
thinking at once is the easiest way. Thus
I have seen him in the State House, when
question after question was submitted to
him, looking at each man in turn, making
ing some shrewd inquiry, giving his de-
clsion, and turning to the next subject.
Moreover, and especially, his eye was
single, and that filled his whole body full
of light. There was no prejudice to
blind, no vanity to mislead, no private
aims to be gratifed, no passions to weaken
| anu Detlay. ne IOOk no time III asking
before he made his decision. what would
bel it's effect on his own popularity or his
own fortunes. There never was mar
who had less If the politicians habit Of
watching public opinion and its tenden
cies, in order to see if if will be profitable
to be just. Here again recollect a story
he was fond of telling Of Andrew Jackson
who was asked whether some course hi
proposed would be thought Democrat.
by his Democratic supporters. ''What d.
I care what they think2'' shouted tn,
old general. "1f I want to know what il
Democratic, do not ask Tom, Dick, ant
Harry. I ask old Andrew Jackson. II
(slapping his breast), he is a Democrat
and if he thinks it Democratic, that il
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