The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1872-10-22
THE .DUMMY..

We find the following in Richmond Eva.
paper: In Gov. Wells great speech, made il
Petersburg, after commenting upon Mayor
Kelley's Endorsement of the Kuklux organize
ton, he read the following extract from the
Mayors speech, made at Petersburg, on Wed
| nesday night:
"What shall say of the dummy driving
his horse along the Jersey beach and calling
himself President?
know, said the Governor Mayor Kelley a,
an accomplished scholar gentleman notec
for his refinement and culture; ordinarily
courteous and polite. am surprised that he
of all men, the Chief Magistrate of the queenl,
city of Richmond who knows so we'll wha
trayed into the use of such grossly improper
language, but as he asked the question,
answer:
Who was the matchless hero Of Donelson
Shiloh and Vicksburg?
"The dummy who drives his horse along
the Jersey beach ~
Who was it that led 100, 600 heroes to victory
over Lee and his before unconquered army
from the Rapidan to the Wilderness-to the
James, to Petersburg, to Richmond and the
old apple-tree at Appomattox?
cit was the dummy driving his horse along
the Jersey beach,"
! Who was it that planned that fanked, that
fought, that shelled, that charged at Stead.
man, at Fort He'll and Fort Domination?
"It was the dummy driving his horse along
the Jersey beach!''
Who was it that seized the tiger of secession
by the throat, and, holding him there, said to
those who caviled, to those who hoped and
those who feared "Fn fight it out on this line
if it takes all Summer?'
''It was the dummy driving his horse along
the Jersey beach!'
| Who was it, after the victory was won and
the Union safe said to Lee and the conquered
army whose courage, honor and manhood he
respected, "Return to your homes and you
shall not be disturbed by the United States
authorities so long as you observe your parole
and obey the laws of the place where you re.
side PSI
cit was the dummy driving his horse along
the Jersey beach -
w nv was ~ bidb Sttfu LEU UDC SOluieft
of your army who own the horses in theil
charge take them home with them for the,
will need them. for their Spring blowing ant
other framework ?''
It was the dummy driving his horse along
the Jersey beach?"
Who was it when Lee, Wise and other Con
federate Generals were indicted by Virgins
Grand Jury, said, "The officers and men pa
rolled at Appomattox cannot be tried for tire.
son--good faith as well as true policy dictates
that we should observe the condition of thai
Convention?"
at was the dummy driving his horse along
the Jersey beach !"
Who was it that said, "Six years having
elapsed since the last gun was fired, is it no
time that the disabilities imposed by the Fif
teeuth Amendment should be removed?"
cit was the dummy driving his horse along
the Jersey beach -
Who was it that restored Virginia and re
clad her in the full, bright, shining garb of 9
sovereign State, and now, calm and serene
unan@elcd, patient and faithful, dares, un
mindful of the threats, the abuse and the lying
ISLANDERS heaped upon him, to do his duty alike
TO friend and foe, to God, his country and him
self?
at is the dummy driving his horse along
the Jersey beach ;"
Who is it that will live in the hearts of his
countrymen-revered at home and abroad, the
great soldier, the modest citizen and the faith.
full public servant unostentatious, unassum.
ing, brave, without ambition forbeaiing, reso
lutte in doing what he deems right, but never
offensive in asserting himself as soldier, gen.
eral or chief-for thousand years after his
poor detractors have gone down to forgotten
grave?
at is the dummy driving his horse along
the Jersey beach |"
No words can give any adequate description
of the dramatic effect and tremendous power
of the reply. The voice of the speaker was
clear as bell and was heard by every man Of
the 5000 present, and might have been heard
by 90, 900. AS often as he commenced the re-
fiain, :" 1t is the dummy" the audience arose
shouted, cheered, laughed and wept alternate.
ly. Such an effect has rarely ever been pro-
duced on a mass of people. 1t seemed an in.
spiration. The effect of that meeting will
never be forgotten.