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Show Just History By Albert T. Philips Today la tho annlveraary at tba death of Andrew Johnaoa. aeven-teenth aeven-teenth praaldant af tha United Rtataa. hla death occurring on July St. ISIS. Hla Ufa waa a atormy ona. Bom In Raleigh, N. C whan a lad of 1 yeare ha waa bound for ten yeera to a taller, learning tba trade and becoming a proficient Journeyman. In lltt whan IS yeare of age he married, 1 hla wife being a Tonneeeean ; bar homo In Oreenvllla, which ha al-waya al-waya claimed afterward td'ba hla noma Hla wife waa hla teacher and aha taught blm writing and arithmetic, reading being learned by him when working on tba tall-oro tall-oro bench. Later ha waa elected tn tha lag-lamture lag-lamture of Tenneeeee. and thla began be-gan hla political career, which, aa elated, waa a atormy ona for with him It waa a fight ta tho flnlah alwaye. Originally be waa . a Democrat and waa an elector on tho Democrat electoral ticket for Martin Van Buran. who -waa elected In IMS. In 1141 ha waa elected a member of oongrcoa and waa reelected to four coneecuUvo oong i eaaea. During hie eongraaalonal career ha advocated the annexation of Toxaa. tba Mexican war. and waa for tha tariff of lit. He waa a atrong advocate of a homeatead law. which waa not enacted unul yeare later. In IMS ha waa elected governor of Tennaaaea and waa reelected, and from tha govarnor'a office he waa aent to tha United 8tatee aenata. Ha waa a bitter opponent of tba 'PeclMo railroad ateaeuree, aa he waa . of aaeoaaalon and bla family waa turned out of homo by th eeeeaalonleta In 1111. Whoa, tha Civil war broke out he waa made military governor of Tenheaaa. and In KM ba ' waa nominated by the Republlcane aa their candidate- for vice preeidant with Lincoln, and six waeka after ha waa Inaugurated an vice praaldant praal-dant - ha became president, when Uncoln area aeaaettnated. Tnatead of carrying out tha polielea of tba party that nominated him. be adopted a policy of hla own. known at that time aa "my policy." In tba arork of reoonetrucUon ha waa not la accord with hia party. par-ty. Ha became Involved In a row with con a-reee In hla endeavor to remove hla war aecretary aa Ln-enln'e Ln-enln'e war aecretary, Edwin bff. Stanton, and ao bitter did tha con teat become that articles of lmpoacbmewt ware preornted the aenata. and he waa tried bv the aenato. alttlnv aa a court of Impeachment, Im-peachment, the final reeult being that he waa acquitted by a vote of IS to 1. a verdict that tba world baa alnra become convinced waa a xaiae one Hla laat cmdal act 'waa en Christ max. list, when he proclaimed pro-claimed complete pardon to all eonoai nod m eereeelea. On leaving leav-ing the White Houae. be returned to hla home In Oreenville. and In January. 1171. be waa elected tn the United Btataa aenata. and hla death occurred on July M. 1871 Uka John Oulncy Ada ma be- died In office. Adama being a member of eongreea and Johnaoa a aan a tor whew the and came. |