Year: 1878

from the Washington Post Nov. 4.1


RICHMOND. Va. Nov. 10, 1873.


late last evening representative of the Post was
accorded interview by General Joseph f. Johnston
who will represent the metropolitan district of vir
gna in the next Congress painful though not
serious accident resulting in bruised knee at pres
cnt confines the General to his modest residence on
Grace street. in the city of Richmond; but. aside
from this. his more than threescore and ten years
have left him straight and full Of vi
tality many man of fifty years. There has been
such cry already raised by the yndictivc radicals Of
the terrible disasters to be brought upon the country
by solid South, that the views OF General Johnston
who will naturally be leader, will have interest
for people of all parties. Replying to question
to the probable financial policy Of the Southern Rep
resentatves, tho General said


Speaking first for myself / unalterably for
honest money. II my views were otherwise could
not have stood upon the platform upon which was
elected Upon this question stand with the inteli-
gent and patriotic Of the South who arc not to
be deluded by fat sophistries. The war taught us
the value of currency whose issue illimitable
and God knows we are now too poor to try repeti-
ton of the experiment.


.'What is your opinion of the attitude that the
Southern majority will assume in shaping the policy
OF tho party?'


without any advice at all upon the question. I
will venture to say that the attitude of the gentle
from the Southern States will be such as
to disappoint the irreconcables Of the oppo-
sition, who have, / see. already begun On effort
to array solid North against a solid South We
will probably have little to say in reply to radi-
Gals of this stamp. Our acts will speak en-
physically for Scctonalsm killed last Tues
day and long before 1880 the sold South and the
of the South have known for thirteen years that the
was at end but these long range radicals and
atterdsy warriors cannot seemingly. be brought TO
n realization Of this fact. The revival of the charges
that it is settled policy to saddle the debt OF
the Confederacy upon the country is abs,lrd-con-
temptibly so-and it passes my comprehension how
any intelligent reader can receive such reckless in
ventions with patience. The South IS now as close
part of the Union as is New England; Virginia has
the same interest in the general prosperity OF tho
country Massac hsetts and her Representatives,
and the Representatives of the South will be found to
be AZ active in support of all tending to
the general good OF all sections of the country
gentlemen from Maine or Vermont.


:General. what is your opinion of the future of
the greenback party in Virginia or the South?'


They have no future, sir. They buried be-
yond hope OF resurrection the 5h ard deseryedly
so. Here in Virginia they had principle. The
stone of their hopes laid in diahoncsty
and their doom was foreordained. To their scheme
for pebald currency they added here tho policy of
reputation of the State debt and though Congress
have share in the settlement OF that ques-
been hailed signal victory for the uatonists.
But to the credit of Virginia, they have failed sig
nay, and the world will now understand thatwe will
meet our honest obligations"


In the closing moments of the interview the
versation turned upon the probable course of the
Southern delegation regarding the Speakcrship: and
while General Johnston declined to commit himself
thus carly the tenor of his remarks left the clear
preston that the sentiment OF the South would be
favor of the election of Northern democrat. The
General said in many words that that would be the
wscst course TO follow.