Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-09-20
GREELEY VS.. JOHNSON.

ANDY johnson, in his East and Middle
Tennessee speeches, had good deal to
say about Confederates running for
Office. He slyly and adroitly intimated
that II was time for Generals to retire
and for civilians to come TO the front
ANDY johnson was a Brigadier General
in the United States service, but II he
drew his saber a. all during the war 1t
must have been in rattle. The Briga-
der rose to the dignity Of Military Gov
ernor of Tennessee, and performed the
usual duties of that position IN
tvrauieal manner. If Andy is so
much opposed TO military men hold
ing Office, why does he not stand
hack. In West Tennessee his TRADE
against ex-Confederate officers was left
out. His speech was the play OF Ham
let. with the part of Hamlet omitted
the weakest effort of his life, caused by
a confusion of the head, arising out OF
corruption OF the heart. He yet pirates
about traitors, as he did in 1865 when he
Numbered the Confederate people OF
Nashville. but did not collect single
cent from the Union men, TO feed the
hungry women and children whom he
falsely stated to be only the wives and
children Of men in the rebel army.
Horace Greeley, whom Andy pretends
TO support, but never alludes to in his
speeches. addressed the citizens Of Pitts
burg yesterday, and in the course of his
remarks stated as follows:
They talk about rebels and traitors.
Fellow.citizens, are we never to be done
with this2 We demanded OF our advev-
saries in the great civil war that they
surrender their arms and 90 to their
homes. They surrendered them. We
demanded that they enfranehise the
blacks, aud the blacks are enfranchlsed.
None but white men now stand disfran-
ehised on the soil OF our country. We
demanded that they stipulate that the
emancipated slaves shall not be paid for
and the rebel debt shall never be paid by
the general government or by the States
and they assented to that. So far rs
can see, every demand made on the part
Of the loyal States and the loyal people
has been fully complied with on the par
OF those lately in rebellion. Everything
has been done that we asked. Everything
has been conceded, and still they tel
US. why. we want them TO repent. Hay'
they not brought forth works meet fol
repentance, and in coming together Il
solemn convention, the representative
Of the Southern people have given thei
assent 10 the platform Of the Cincinnati
Convention, which was the moot intense
the most complete Republican platform
that had ever been presented by any nc
tioual convention whatever. People G
Pitisburg ask you to take a generou
part in this work OF reconciling You
coun.rymen TO each other; | AJAX you &
take the hand held out TO you By on
Southern brethren in their adoption Q
the Cincinnati platform: ] ask you 3
grasp that hand and say: Brothers, "
differed, we fought, the war is ended, u
ms again be fellOW.countrymen and 70
get that we have been enemies.
These are the words Of a patriot, al
not the insiduous Whisperings Of der
agogne and disorganizer. Whatever i
tie halo Of greatness surrounded And
johnson during his fight on the IL
peachment question he has lost stint
he inaugurated this last canvass. d
speeches display a bitterness, littl
ness Of thought unworthy Of man pr
tending 70 be a statesman. Beneath b
d:sorgauizing banner, executive cor
mitiees have been appointed sub ros
after the manner Of the Kuow-Nothir
parry. little private dark-lantern ca