Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-06-27

GEN. BRADLEY T. JOHNSON ron GREELEY.
The Baltimore American prints the follow
Ing as the opinion Of Bradley T. johnson on
the political situation
"tn the South the Democratic party, as a
party s dead. The real old stagers-men who
swallowed the bait, hook aud ali-have almost
disappeared IRON Southern politics As an
Illustration, he said ho wasperbaps the youngest
type OF the original Democrats now living IN
that locality. In the place Of the Democratic
party there has sprung up an organization which
has tor its object the retention In It's own hands
OF the minor State officers, such as clerks Of
courts, district magistrates, sherids and depu.
ties; In other words the members OF this party
desire simply 70 control the local governments
and manage their own domestic Affairs, Its
leaders are the young mon who have come to the
ftont since the war, who have no afhllaton with
the Democratic party, mover voted with II In
its principles. These mon are the real leaders in
party Of the North have sndsavored time amer
%s q s soSso q ne
have been followed by train Of misfortunes for
the south. This ls the party 10 be consulted In
tho south, and without which Il is needless for
the Democrats TO hope for suceesA II both sides
guarantee 70 them their local governments and
the arrangement Of their domestic Affairs they
viii cling 70 those whom they consider the most
reliable. This party Is heart and soul with
ureeley and Brown, and for that reason the
Democratic convention will be compelled TO
nominate them. Gen. johnson Is q man Of great
whereof he spoke. He himself was In favor Of
lreeley and Brown as the nominees Of the
Democratic partV."
II the American had said that johnson,
while being a man Of great ability and
shrcwdness," Is also one Of the most cold and
Jloodthlrsty OF the class of people that In the
late war fastened q stain upon Southern
honor and upon the American name, 1t would
have more closely aud accurately painted his
true character. Bradley johnson, rs the
commandant OF the saulsbury prispu-pen,
made q record that no soldier Of the late
war, that no friend Of humanity can forget.
II was by the order Of this red-hot friend Of
Horace Greeley and Gratz Brown that thou
sands Of our brave boys were treated like
Wild beasts, 10 the worst prison Of the Con-
federacy. Even at this distance Of time the
tale OF the barbaritlcs and cruellies inflicted
by this man makes the heart slcken. By his
order hundreds OF men where confined In q
narrow space without the slightest shelter,
and almost without food To escape the In
clenency Of the weather they were compelled
to burrow In the ground and live like Wild
animals.
Search the records Of lnhumanlty and bru-
tallty 10 all the ages, and you will fnd moth
Ing to compare with the inhumanity prac-
tIced toward the Union prisoners by the
direction Of this man Bradley johnson. When
the story OF his brutality was told, It sent
thrill Of horror not only throughout the en-
tire North, but throughout the entire world.
He aud his friends are heart and soul for
Greeley, hetells us. We have no doubt in the
world Of It, Il Ia among such political and
social monsters n he that Greeley mainly
counts his supporters 10 the South. We do not
wish to be understood for moment as saying
Or believing that this person Is the type OF the
men who fought against us In the late war.
The Southern people are brave and gal !
liant race. They made noble fight for what !.
they believed to be right but which we held |
aud hold to be wrong. As a rule, they con-
lucted their struggle with as much humanity
lud Christianity as II could be conducted;
but, unfortunately for them, there were here
and there In command men like johnson, |
Lhen-men whose unparalleled atrocities
ended to drive the North and the South fur |
her and further Apart--who introduced into
he strife feelings Of bitterness and animoslty
which should have had no place In 1t. Now,
ls then, Il Is unfortunate for the South that
these men should be- found pushing them |
selves Into representative positions, to which |
hey have no just claim on the score OF |
either their character or their services.