History of Tennessee, its people and its institutions . Gov. William B. Campbell. CHAPTER XXX. ADMINISTRATIONS OF ANDREW JOHNSON,ISHAM G. HARRIS, 1857-1S39. iS33-1837, AND 350. The Johnson-Henry Canvass.— The opposing candidates forgovernor in 1853 were Andrew Johnson, Democrat, and Gustavus , Whig. Henry greatly distinguished himself as an orator in his canvass with Cave Johnson forCongress in 1842. After that, he can-vassed the State three times in suc-cession as a Whig candidate for electorfrom the State at large. His formwas well nigh faultless, his bearinggrand and courtly, and his
History of Tennessee, its people and its institutions . Gov. William B. Campbell. CHAPTER XXX. ADMINISTRATIONS OF ANDREW JOHNSON,ISHAM G. HARRIS, 1857-1S39. iS33-1837, AND 350. The Johnson-Henry Canvass.— The opposing candidates forgovernor in 1853 were Andrew Johnson, Democrat, and Gustavus , Whig. Henry greatly distinguished himself as an orator in his canvass with Cave Johnson forCongress in 1842. After that, he can-vassed the State three times in suc-cession as a Whig candidate for electorfrom the State at large. His formwas well nigh faultless, his bearinggrand and courtly, and his dehverycharmingly graceful and almost daz-zlingly brilliant. He was fairly enti-tled to be called the Eagle Orator. Johnson, on the other hand, was theplainest of Democrats, but a powerfulTribune of the People. Born in pov-erty, the death of his father made it necessary for the County Court tobind him out to service at the age of ten years. He was, Gov. Andrew Johnson.
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