, 1873-09-21

It," It waa during his Btny nt Con. Mhnoy's
headquarters that vessol had his intgrvieW with
noy Toos s ~ aoy g. ,ss
sonting tho Nashville District, aud WAS a candl-
date for recollection, being opposed 80 I now
remember, by Col. Savage. Tho noldtora from
tho Governor was out olsctlonooring among tho
soldiers. Wtio at Con. hnlcy'a hontlquartorg
somo ono pointed out Fcatoi tn Gov: Footo, OF
introduced VeBtol to him, M o Quaker TINT
wouldn't fight, whnn tho following conyorDation
occurred boLwcen thonl:
Toote-Wlat, young man, wont you 1ght--
yon aro o stout. good-Iooklng young mnn-is 1t
true thaL you refuBo to i1ght3
Footo-why you aro MI wrong about TINT.
Suppose you nero to marry beautiful aud ac-
conpliahod young lady, and uon,e r!lfllan werc to
como. into your honso aud grossly insult hor,
wouldn't you kill him7
Vostol--No. Sir.
Footo-(Jumplng from hls eont in a worry OK
eitod mannor)--Why, Cd d-n him, Id kill him
RoBrlming hin seat after minute tho Gov
ornor surveyed vcsta, mud ngain commenced d
conversation with him.
Foote-Young man, you aro ali wrong about
this mattor, evon from Scriplural standpoint.
Whom Christ was upon earth ho directed his dis
ciplos to pny tribute to Cnsar. Tho money th'la
paid wont into tho Roman treasury, mud waH
| used in carrying Oh tho wars Of tho lonan peo-
ple.
Vestol-No, sir you are mistakon about fiat.
Tho Temple Of Janus waa closed ut that tlllo.
and thero wero no wars going o1i. .-- :-..-
Footo-Dy Cd, boleve he knows moro
| about it tlinn I do. dou't know whether tho
Temple Of Janus WINS closed tlon or not:
| Such was substantially tho intcryiow between
this remarkable boy and this remarkable man.
] porlapu two moro opposite charactorD III many
| particulars. uoVor oame In contact.
Gov. Footo, as boforo stated. waH Mt TINT time
q momber of tlo Confederate, Congress-, Whotll-
or e voted for tho 0ouaeript law, tho ofacera up
noiutcd under which lo tlonominatoa the blood
hounds Of tho Davis doapotism," know not.
It was passed during tho time ho was q nlom-
bor Of tho Confederate Congroas; whothor
with hia sanction or not lnvo no menne
OF ascortainiug. Ono thing Ia certairi,--ho ,lsod
all his power Of persuasion TO induce Tcatol to
boar arms on tho sido Of tho Davis doHpotism," :"
and waB aoeking the votes Of tho soldiers who
we're bearing arms on that silo, and obtained tho
votes OF hundreds of t1lom with the undorstand-
ing-impliod, at lcaBt-that ho was in full accord
with tho South In hor struggle On no Other
| ground could he havo received vote.
But to return to tho young Quaher. His caao
! was such all extraordinary ono that Con. Polk
wrote tile facta to tho War Department at Rich
mond, but novor rocoivod m answer, go for nj !
am advised. Vostol was ordered 10 Knoxville, and
from TINT place ho found hiB way to tho Virginia
Army, and was assigned to tho Fourteenth or
Seventh TeuneBaeo ncgimont,-l do not now
remember which. Hore ho was ordered
to do military duty, bnt firmly refused.
IN command, knowing nothing of his his.
tory or anteccdontp, ordered him to be bayonetod
for disobodienco Of orders, and the bayonot WAS
applied to him repeatedly. He boro it with the
he would die willingly in preference to aacrlc-
Ing his principles, refused further to punisl,
him. No punishment, no threats, could shake
tho Settled purpose Of his ,, soul 90 for me mo-
Of him. but iu a day or two VeBtol would mnrch