Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-07-05
GEN. GRANT.

receiving In England, 1t seems ut
ting to produce it.--ED.
In Gov. Wells great speech. made
in Petersburg last night (Friday0
after commenting upon Mayor Kelly's
Endorsement OF the Ku Klux organi-
zation, he read the following extract
from the Mayors speech at Peters
burg on Wednesday night:
What shall / say of the dummy
driving his horse along the Jersey
beach and calling himself PRESIDENT
know. said the Governor. Mayor
Kelley is an accomplished scholar; q
gentleman noted for his refinement
and culture; ordinarily courteous and
polite. am surprised that he, OF all
men, the chief magistrate of the
queenly city OF Richmond, who knows
SO well what decent respect requires,
should have been betrayed into the
use OF such grossly improper Ian
guage; but as he has asked the ques-
ton, answer:
Who was the matchless hero OF
Doneison, Shiloh, and vicksburg?
"The dummy who drives his horse
along the Jersey beach,"
Who was it that led q hundred
thousand 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
Appomatox?
1T was the dummy driving his
horse along Jersey beach,"
Who was it that planned, that
fanked, that fought. that shelled.
that charged at Steadman, at Fort
He'll, and Fort Damnation?
1T was the dummy driving his
horse along Jersey beach!"
Who was 1t that seized the tiger Of
secession by the throat, and holdin g
him there. said to those who caviled,
to those who hoped and to those who
feared, "Pn fight il out on this line IL
1t takes ali summer"
1T was the dummy driving his
horse along Jersey beach,"
Who was 1t after the victory was
won and the Union safe, said to Lee
and the conquered army, whose
courage. honor, ard manhood he res
pected, Return to your homes, and
you shall not be disturbed by the
United Sfatks authorities as long as
you observe your parole and obey
the laws OF the place where you re-
sideq" u +
1t was the dummy driving his
horse along Jersey beach,"
Who was it who said to Lee, LET
the soldiers of your army who owned
the horses in their charge take them
home with them, for they will need
them for their spring blowing, and
other farm work?"
1T was the dummy driving his
horse on Jersey beach,"
Who was it when Lee, Wise and
other Confederate Generals were in
dicted by Virginia grand jury, said,
"The officers and men pardoned at
Appomattox cannot be tried for treas
on; good faith as well as policy die
tate that we should observe the con.
dition Of that convention"
1T was the dummy driving his
horse along Jersey beach,"
Who was /. that said, six years
having elapsed since the last gun
was fred. is 1t not time that the dis
abilities imposed by the Fifteenth
Amendment should be removed?"
ut was the dummy driving his
horse along Jersey beach,"
Who was 1t that restored Virginia
and reclad her In the full, bright,
shining garb OF a sovereign State.
and now, calm and serene, unangered,
patient, and faithful. dares, unmind-
full 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 himself?
1T was the dummy drying his
horse along Jersey beach,
Who Is ii that will live In the
hearts OF his countrymen-revered at
home and abroad, the great soldier,
the modest citizen, and the faithful
public servant. unostentatiors, for
bearing. resolute In doing what he
deems right, but never offensive Ia
asserting himself as a soldier, ge neral
or chief-a thousand years after his
poor detractors have gone to a for
gotten grave,
1T Is the dummy driving his hors .
along 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
a bell. and was heard by every man Of
the three thousand present, and
might have been heard by twenty
thousand. As often as he CON-
menced the refrain, 1T is the dunn
N.Y." the audience arose., shouted,
cheered, laughed, and wept alternate.
ly.
Such an effect is rarely produced
on mass of people. 1t seemed an
Inspiration. The effect Of that meet
Ing will never be forgotten.
The Proposition to Build q Monument
to C0rnel!a ChIsolm.
tMrs. Elizabeth Boynion Herbert In Inter. ocean,
The proposition which has been
made Ia the West to build q monu-