The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-09-08
OAKLAND, Md, Sept. 2. 1899

by the Associated press:
After praising the Confederate
cause and the valor of the Confadar.
ate soldier, he said "The Sonth Is
progressing. These old Confederato
soldiers and their descendants eleot
80 out of every 100 Congressman "a
of the United States Senators and
the President of the United Ststes
Applause. The Government Of the
United States is controlled by Con-
federate soldiers.
EVERY Confederate soldier carlos
with him chained to his heart cas-
ket of his dead hopes and Aspirations
through his life, as Douglas did the
heart of Bruce to the Holy Land. 70
show his devotion to the cause for
which he fought. If the time shonld
ever come, and it were necessary
there are 10000 in Maryland who
would stand for their cause as Doug.
las did for Bruce. / have no SYM.
pathy with that slush and sentimen
tality that is always gushing over the
other people. | won't do that. |
recall the sentimentaIity exhibited
by some just before the eightyeth
birthday of Jefferson Davis, a man
who, of all the Confederates, has been
singled out by his enemies and brand
ed by malice ard prejudice an% kspl
from his right. l cannot foFTG sssl
ferson Davis. He is a patien5 statesI
man and a hero. Heis ren0wpedfrf
his patriotism. / hope he vii 20
down to his grave with the iisfran-
chisement his enemies have at upon
him, for l am sure he has % desire
for it to be otherwise, al would
never accept the right of stfrage ex'
cept by unanimous cOnser, OF when
there is not the remotestnope, Let
him rest in his old age"
johnson reused his hdrers to en-
thusiasm when he decared: "The
men who went with usafter our flags
are scattered all over the States OF
this Republic, and O.day you can
reckon on the fingers of your two
hands all the deserers from the Con-
federate cause afte' these long twen-
ty-three years. Jhis feeling of devo-
ton to the dead and for what they
died grows year by year. The ex-
PLANTATION is tha the cause for which
we fought is recognized as one OF
honor, Of chivalry, of patriotism, and
of constitutional liberty, IeXpect to
see the time when the cause of the
Confederates will be looked upon as
that of true constitutional liberty the
world over. When the records shall
be truly written the world will learn
that our fight was for local self-gov.
eminent, the same battle that Glad
stone is fighting for the Irish to-day
which is making a new chapter in
the history of the world"
SIS any feeling more widespread
to-day than respect for Robert E.
Lee? At any time in the past 100
years was there greater generation
and love for any man than for Stone
wall Jackson ? Does any story stir
the English race deeper than the
death of Ashby, who fell Leading a
charge tWenty-siX years ago to-day ?
How does the world measure th5ex
ploits of the dashing Jeb StS[E
Inc story of such devotion to a Gaze
OF high courage and manliness in
hight has touched the heart of all this
world, and this feeling will grow
stronger and more universal as time
goes on"
johnson was cheered again and
again. when he declared that the
Confederate soldiers were getting
control of the Government.
Genl. Bradley T. Johnson, who
made the above address, was citizen
of Frederick City. Nd. at the break
ing out of the war in 1861. When he
became convinced that Western Ma.
ryland was loyal to the general gov
eminent, he, with a number of young
men, lett the State, went South anC
Joined the rebel army. johnson Was
appointed an officer and assigned t
the command of the rebel contingen
from Maryland. He was subsequent
ly promoted Brigadier- General anC
served until the rebellion was pu
down. He also commanded a Brig
AIDE in Genl. Earley's army that in
yaded Maryland in 1864. He alst
commanded Brigade in the force
that made the raid into Pennsylva
mia in July, 1864, which robbed anC
burnt Chambersburg and then moved
on Cumberland, but were there re
pulsed on the 1st day of August
1864, and again on the Sd at New
Creek, and on the 9th were overtakel
by the Union Cavalry near Moore
field, in Hardy county, West Va.
and utterly defeated.
Col. H. Kyd Douglas. of Washing
ton county, Md, followed in TIN
career of his illustrious predecessor
and went South and entered the rebe
army was appointed an officer an(
served on Genl. Stonewall Jackson,
staff. 1t was largely due to the Der
sonal influence of Genl. Johnson anf
Col. Douglas that Genl. Lee was in
duced to Invade Maryland and Penn
sylyania. These officers were impor.
tant factors in the operations of the
rebel army. Their knowledge of tbe
country enabled them to he reliahI,