 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Johnson akabetsera kuronga tikiti ravanamakanika varume vanoshanda musarudzo dzomunharaunda dzeGreeneville dza1829. Akasarudzwa kuva mukuru weguta racho, pamwe chete neshamwari dzake Blackston McDannel naMordekai Lincoln. Pashure pokupandukira varanda kwa1831 kwaNat TurnerMuna 1950, musangano wenyika wakadanwa kuti upfuure bumbiro idzva remitemo, raisanganisira mirayiro yokurambidza vanhu vane ruvara rwomuviri rusina rusununguko rwokuvhota. Gungano racho raidawo kuchinja mitero yemitero yezvivakwa, uye kupa nzira dzokubhadhara mari yekuvandudza zvivako zveTennessee. Bumbiro remitemo rakapihwa kuti riongororwe neruzhinji, uye Johnson akataura zvakanyanya kuti ritenderwe; mushandirapamwe wakabudirira wakamupa kuzivikanwa kwenyika yose. Musi waJanuary 4, 1834, vamwe vake vakamuita meya weGreeneville. 