The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-25

for the caricaturis,s for many months.
but 1t was thrilled into genuine as.
! constituent and admiration. II was n
forensic triumph such as no other man
OF the time had won. 1t tlnched
Abraham Lincolns reputation as an
orator OF the tirst-ciass.
A Speech Tint Won the vicc-prcs,-
dcncy.
While Lincoln was oIectrifyiuy tic
North with his convincing cloquencc,
another man OF unlinching courage
ana unSuilied Integrity. although
opinionhtcd aggressive and obstinate
was rousing the people OF the State OF
Tennessee into Il frenzy Of patriotism
by MS imprisoned uttcrances. Some
months prior TO THIS, Andrew johnson
mad stood alone among his uuntical
associates III the UnIteu Statea Senate
and batt!ed against the doctrine of
state separation with a power OF brut.,
and speech that liitad MIN into i'm
mediate fame as an orator lie rad
worked faithfully along party lines .n-
III the prospect o; lunncssce's Min
drawal from the Union set an the ma
tTiotism OF ills powerful nature aiiaine
Johnson returned 10 his home in
Nashville great orator, but pro
scriDed man. He had friends who
were ready 10 die with him and d host
structlOn. Neither menaces nor dam
ger could move him, ana when he
was kindlrd into boundlcss enthusiasm
by his thcfnc his Ieryid oratory. his
strong. tciEc, even pungcnt sentences,
carried ms hearers with him in spite
OF thcir Unborn preiudICes or race and
condition. In his strongest moments.
his forceful personality. ms passionate
defamation and The courge and fire
that made him reckless Of any danger
created profound Impression even on
cool heads aud strong intcllects. Tho
speeches oi the loyal Tennessee t.xecu-
tive during his service as military
governor soon made him u national
figure.
October oi. 1861, Johnson made his
Famous address to a dense mass OF the
coIored population OF Nashville. with
sprlHk!inE OF whites who were IN
sympathy with the Union cause. Eye
witnesses declare that IL was one of
the most wonderful exhibitions Of one
man power ever known TO mankind.
Everything combined 10 kindie the
apeak er's Imagination and 70 bring out
what was best III him. HIS speech filled
his Sreat aulic. with Wild cEtnu-
siasm, and when the Governor reach
cd his grand climax and proclalrned
himself TO be the Moses who would
lead the people from bondage into
liberty and peace the excitement tina,
followed, the sudden access OF 10Y
that manifested Itself in shouts and
sobs and II babel of Unrcs trained cxul-
taiion, baff!cd all description That
speech reused the nation TO the knowl-
edge that great orator had come to
the front, and II made Andrew John.
son NiccPresldcnt of the United States
SIX weeks after he took his seat as
presiding officer OF the United Sta.es
senate ha succeeded that other great
orator upon whose golden speech per-
petuai silence had fallen.
Whshington lacked FImcncy I'm Public
Speech.
George Washington did not appear
at his best In the role OF public speak
er. While he might not so appro-
priaiely have been called the silent
man" as was General Grant ii is &
fact that he was never at his case
when called on TO make speech In
his later years he managed 10 acquire
sufficient confidence in himself to de-
liver a short address with tolerable
facility, but he confessed that he never
rose 10 speak cXtemporaneousiy with
out symptoms OF a recurrence OF the
tongue paralysis. which left him
speechlcss when he rose 10 his feet In
the visitors gallery in the old Capitol
at Williamsburg and attempted to re-
ply in Acknowledgements OF tho vote Of
thanks accorded him by the House of
the French ard Indian wars.
I The presiding officer Of the Virginia
legislative body-so the story runs
was equal to the occasion. sit down,
Colonel Washington" he called on, to
the young soldier. who was poweress
to utter sound. your modcsty is