Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1872-10-23
THAT DUMMY.
A Happy RetOrt on a Rabid Greeley
Orator,

From the Richmond (Na.) JoCrnaLI
In Governor Wells great speech
made at Petersburg, after comment
ing upon Mayor Kelley's indorse
ment of the Ru KluX organization
ne read the following extract from
the may yor's speech, made at Peters
burg on Wednesday night:
"What shall l say of the dummy
driving his horse along the jersey
beach and calling himself President? :?
I know, said the Governor, Mayor
Kelley as an accomplished scholar
a gentlemen noted for his refinement
and culture ordinarily courteousanC
polite. 1 am surprised that he, of all
men, the Chief Magistrate of the
queenly City of Richmond, who
knows well what decent respect re-
quires, should have been betrayed in
to the use of such grossly improper
language, but as he asked the ques'
tiOn, l answer
Who was the matchless hero oi
Donelson, Shiloh and VicksbuTg?
1.-The dummy who drives his horse
aleng the Jersey beach ~
Who was it that led one hundred
thousand heroes to the 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 p?
II was "the dummy driving his
horse along the Jersey beach :"
Who was it that planned, that
fianked, that fought, that shelled,
that charged at Steadman. at Fort
He'll and Fort Damnation
1t was "the dummy driving his
horse along the Jersey beachW
Who was it that seized the tiger of
secession by the throat, and, holding
him there, said 10 those that caYiled,
to those who hoped and those who
feared, "Ill fight it out on this line if
it takes all summer?n
1t 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 cOur-
age, 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 reside ?"
1t was 1.-THE dummy driving his
horse along the Jersey beach W
Who was it that said to Lee, LET
the soldiers of your army who own
horses in their charge take them
home with them, for they will need
them for their spring plowing and
other farm work ~
a n lrir- u 10
horse along the Jersey beach J"
Who was it when Lee, Wise and
other Confederate Generals were in
dicted by Virginia Grand Jury said,
1.-The officers and men paroled at APP
pomatox cannot be tried for treason
good faith as well as true policy die
tates that we should observe the con-
dition of that Convention?"
1t was 1.-The dummy driving his
horse along the Jersey beach !"
Who was it that said "Six years
having elapsed since the last gan
was fired, is it not time that the disa-
bilities imposed by the Fifteenth
should be removed"
1t was "the drmmy driving his
horse along the Jersey beach! %
Who was it that restored Virginia
and reclad her in the full, bright,
shining garb of a sovereign State, and
now calm and serene, unangered, pa
iient and faithful, dares,s unmindful
of the threats, the abuse, and the liv-
ing slandeT heaped upon him, TO do
his duty alike to friend and foe, to
God, his country and himself?
1t was 1.-THE dummy driving his
To-. hana1a pf1
Who is it that will live in the
hearts of his countTymen-revered at
home and abroad, the great soldier,
the modest citizen, and the faithful
public servant, unosten tatiOus, unas-
brave without ambition, for
resolute in doing what he
deems right, but never offensive in
asserting himself as soldier, General
Or chief-fOr a thousand years after
his poor detractors have gone down
to a forgotten grave ?
1t is ''the dummy driving his horse
along the Jersey beach !"
No words can give any adequate
description o. the dramatic effect and
power of the reply. The
voice of the speaker was clear as a
bell, and was heard by every man OF
the 600 persons present, and might
have been heard by 10000. As often
as he commenced the refrain, at was
the dummy" the audience arose,
shouted, cheered, laughed and wept
Such an effect has rarely
ever been produced on a mass of peo-
pie. 1t seemed an inspiration. The
effect of that meeting will never be