The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-09-28

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RICHMOND. September 81, 1875.
To the Editors Of the Dispatch:
Gcntlemen,- | notice card in your issue
of this date commenting on one from myself
expressive of my gratitude TO General Brad
ley T. johnson for personal kindness to me
and my determination TO support him in Tie
approaching senatorial contest. In justice to
General johnson l should state that he was
led into an error by my having mentioned to
him the fact that had carried the cooTs of
the FirstVirginia "a fact too we'll known to
need corroboratiop), and that was at the
battle OF " "Drewry's Bluff" It so happened
that was prisoner on parole, and was adj
vised by my Co!onel (Llpgley) and Others not
to carry gun, but instead carried an axe
weapon in the days of chiyalry not deemed
unworthy of a soldiers grasp. This is we'll
known to General Terry, Colonel Langley,
Major Norton, and others.
The insinuaton that called on the First
Virginia, as "political organization" to
support General johnson Is too ridiculous
to need refutation. Neither reason or COM
mon sense warrants any such Inference.
General johnson bad in a bold and manly
manner come TO the rescue Of Confederate
soldier-whoSe cry for ala reached him from
Washington prisor--a victim of Federal ty-
ranny. For this Confederate soldier he
"bearded the lion in his deD, the Douglass
in bis case" and called down upon tie head
of the "Dutch-Gap" hero the scorn, con.
tempt. and denunciation Of the whole coun-
try-who was persecuting that soldier-be.
cause be had personal difficulty with ger.
tlenan. Is it not natural that should call
upon my old comrades to stand BY the man
who stood by me!
Having explained the matter about the
"fig," | have only 10 say, in conclusion, that
| did not see the face of ibe gentleman who
signed the card as secretary at "DrcWry's
Bluff nor had seen him in any other battle
for four long years, aDd l was in them Oil.
again call not only on the brave boys of
the Old First Virginia, but upon every GAL
liant soldier who wore the gray, 10 stand e5
that noble soldier and gentleman General
Rradley II. johnson, The man who, IN tbe
language OF General Peyton WISE was
ss lighted to the path Of duty by the timfs OF
his own burning home" and who received
tne hopors OF knighthood at the bands o.
S.onewall Jackson Dmsef. Ooe more "ofa
to the "Carpet. Knight Secretary" ID neea
ed any one to testify TO the fact that b always
dia nv duty on the battlefield | eoubi refer
not ONLY to that brave son OF the EmeFsid
Isle General Pat. Moore, TO Colonel Ilaug.
lev. Msjor Norton, and Msiog Paluef. but
TO Governor Kemper himself. who Won his
spurs on the immortal heights oil GettysourS:;
and sealed his devotion to sse lost cause .
by his blood op that stricken held.
Yes, boys, rally to The standard OF Gehetal
Bradley Il. johnson. You einnot so wrong
if YOU support the favorite of hlm VINO was
" Without fear and without reproach:" ns
siguer of lbe card in question may do for
secretary y in peace, but not for secretal!
" of war; Perhaps be thinks that in tn'
bands CT men entirely great the pen
mightic;r than the sword"
PAT. WOODS.