The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-07-10
JOHN A. ANDREW.
A Scene at His once in the,Days Before the
Rebellion.


Boston Every Other Saturday
It is not probable that any elaborate memoir
. OF the great war Governor will be prepared
Meanwhile anecdotes and "reminiscences are CON
stantly coming up, and are often of an interest
Ing character. We print below a statement by
ID. Burr Crandall Of the Boston bar of
the occurrences in Andrews law Office the first
day Crandall entered it as a law student. It
was the day when Andrew had procured on
the merest technical ground, the release of
Frank B. Sanborn, who had been arrested for
his connection with the John Brown business.
The day of Frank B. Sanborns arrest by a
United States marshal was one of the earlier red
letter days in John A. Andrews Office. They
came subsequently with greater frequency. until,
these being transferred to the State-house,
that day caused great excitement in the public
mind. There was a gathering of friends of the
cause early inthe day-a mounting in hot haste
the steed" and pouring forward for the con-
fict The Office at No. Court street was the
point of gathering and the services of Andrew
were sought and expected by the more intimate
circle of John Browns friends in Boston. The
form of the relief proposed and the result of the
application to the Supreme Court are well
known, but the scene at the Office after all was
over, and Sanborn had been spirited away, was
hardly less interesting than the contest had been
in the courtroom.
It was peculiar in the methods and manner of
the gathering. There was such variety OF char
acter in the men who felt glad atthe victory.
Many reformers in those earlier times were actu-
ated by the purest motives; some, perhaps, by a
zeal to become conspicuous. One or two who
were present undoubtedly regretted that Sanborn
had been arrested instead of themselves. Such
an opportunity for martyrdom had been lost
The Office was crowded for several hours The
coolest person in it was Andrew. He had no
time for exultation, but, standing at his high
desk, was pulling down book after book, and oc-
casionally, with quick, nervous movement &C
companied by little sniff, adjusting
his spectacle, passing his fingers through
his curly hair, writing with running
pen and preparing case which he
was soon to argue The hubbub of talk went on
in lower or louder tones. Soon Wendell Phillips
came in, and, with his courteous manner and
pleasant voice, shook hands with the advocate,
thanked him for the effort The interview was
short but characterized by the usual heartiness
and good humor of the meetings of these men
at that time. Alas, that it should ever have been
otherwisel He addressed the future Governor
as Judge" 1t was habit his intimate friends
had at that time, not arising from his appoint
ment to the new Superior Bench, but which had
beeen adopted some time before, and of which
Mr.. Andrew said he did not know the origin and,
to his surprise, he found later visit to Wash
ington that it had preceded him.
A gentleman from Concord came in, who evil
IDENTIFY knew whittier the prisoner had gone, but
when asked, answered with smile, and there
was no further questioning. One of the pseudo
philanthropists had not attracted the general at
tention of the company which he longed for. A
boy came in with papers, and leading him for
ward, the man, turning back the visor of his cap,
began an address upon the intellectual face and
the many excellent characters that might be
found among these street Arabs. The boy had
no time for nonsense and rudely brushing away
the hand Of the orator shouted, Ere's the Atlas
an Bee and Journal, all about Sanborn's arrest,
and darted out.
Then came Bradley. He was colored man,
who had studied law He wore q tall hat,