. Civil War echoes: character sketches and state secrets . 184. GOVERNOR GEORGE S. BOUTWELL^ M. C, OF MASSACHUSETTSLATER, U. S. SENATOR AND SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY Civil-war Echoes — Character Then comes Thomas A. R. Nelson, of Tennessee, anelderly gentleman and able lawyer of long practice at thebar of his state, and decidedly of the old school. He is oneof President Johnsons friends and attorneys on this begins with fulsome praise of the President, repeatingmany times the querry, Who is Andrew Johnson? witheulogistic answers, and declaring he worshiped the Con-stitution of his cou
. Civil War echoes: character sketches and state secrets . 184. GOVERNOR GEORGE S. BOUTWELL^ M. C, OF MASSACHUSETTSLATER, U. S. SENATOR AND SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY Civil-war Echoes — Character Then comes Thomas A. R. Nelson, of Tennessee, anelderly gentleman and able lawyer of long practice at thebar of his state, and decidedly of the old school. He is oneof President Johnsons friends and attorneys on this begins with fulsome praise of the President, repeatingmany times the querry, Who is Andrew Johnson? witheulogistic answers, and declaring he worshiped the Con-stitution of his country next to his God. His address was exceedingly long and politically apprise my readers of his southern style of oratory, Iam pleased to give part of this gentlemans peroration. Hewas prolix, and inclined to be personal and at times, offen-sive, in his remarks. Hear him: Mr. Chief Justice and senators, you and each of you, personallyand individually, have struggled through life until you have reachedthe positions of eminence you now occupy. It
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