Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1888-06-21
G. A. r. DEPARTMENT.
This matter furnished by the Lewis Post No. ~


comes the rabid speech of Bradley 1.
johnson, at Baltimore, June 9Th. Let
every loyal man north or south, study
the sentiment expressed throughout
the north where graves of confederate
soldiers we're strewn with flowers from
charitable. loyal hands, and where ex-
confederates publicly thanked God that
they failed to destroy the union, and
that the old flag still floats over this
nation; then see the sentiment at the
decoration of the graves Of confederate
dead in the south. We clip the fol-
lowing from the National Tribune
which speaks for itself:
Stimulated by approval from the
worshipers of the lost cause which
greeted his former infammatory utter
ances, Bradley 7. johnson, of Balti-
more, late Provost Marshal General Of
the army of northern Virginia, has
again given his tongue the rein. The
occasion was the decoration of the
graves of the confederate dead II
London Park Cemetery, Baltimore,
June 6, when he was orator of the day
and attired in rebel gray, addressed a
numerous audience from the base of a
statute of a confederate cavalryman,
which is one of the ornaments of the
cemetery. He began with eulogy Of
the rebel soldiers courage, constancy
and fidelity to his convictions, before,
dnring and since the war. He told his
hearers that the fact that man had
fought for "southern rights" was
enough to secure him fattering recog-
milton all over Europe. He himself
had "never been so kindly and cordial
ly received anywhere" as he had been
in Canada, when the people had learn
ed that | had fought for what l thought
was right under Lee and Jackson. He
said:
"In England there are no names so
honored as those who took part with
the south in the war between the
states. None are held in higher re-
spect in France than they, l wonder
at the manner in which the feeling is
cherished to-day the world over. The
explanation is that the cause for which
we fought is one Of honor, of chivalry
of patriotism, and of constitutional lib
erty. 1 expect to live to see the time
when the cause of the confederates
will be looked upon as that of true con-
stitutional liberty the world over.
When the records shall be truly writ
ten and understood of men the world
will find that our fight was for local
self -government-the same battle that
Gladstone is fighting for the IRISH to-
day-which is making new chapter
in the history of the world
Did any one every hear of more in
tolerable stuff? 1t is as meretricious
sophistry as was ever attempted to
glaze over bad cause. 1t is as false
as falsehood can be that the south was
fighting for constitutional liberty. No
one had any idea-near or remote
of infringing in the least degree upon
the liberty guaranteed by the constitu-
ton, and which that section had al
ways enjoyed in common with the rest
of the country.
when the records are truly writ
ten" they will show that the rebellion
was the most wicked and caus eless
war ever inaugurated.
Gen. johnson sneered at the talk
about "new south The old south
was good enough for him. He did not
believe that any new south would pro-
duce such wonderful men as Virginia
produced from Washington down to
Lee.
Suddenly changing the subject, he
said:
u didn't believe the United States
had a right to coerce the southern peo-
pie. l said I would fight if they tried
to do it, and did fight. would do
the same thing tomorrow, as God is
my witness"
Think of such an utterance to-day, a
quarter of century after peace has
come to heal the gaping wounds made
by blows of such parricidal hands as
Gen. Johnson's-made by man who
is living monument of the mercy and
fOrbearance OF a nation which had
400, 900 of her sons wickedly done to
death by those who sought her life. A
little later be revealed what encourag-
ed him to this bold decoration. He
said
1.-The south is progressing. She is
not dead. These old confederate SOL |