Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1883-07-21
A kentucky Joint Diseuseion.

At The close of the war old WOltord SGT
tied down aud became a Democrat, and
most of his men did tho same thing.
When the Democrats gave him the nomi-
nation for Congress last fall the kcpuhi-
can state committee sent General Speed
Fry up into Lis district to countcract thH
Influences Of old Wolfora's var record.
Fry started or intending to remain In
the district six weeks and speak whcrcvet
Wolford did. He waa back IN four days.
whats the matter, General = asked
the chairman In surprise, Gs lac staihcd ~,
black as thunder cloud.
'Matter Why matter enough. II you
want man to 20 into the Eleventh dis
trict 20 talk against that - old scoum-
drul WolforG you viii have TO lind come
body beside me. lm done. when
agreed to stump the district | supposed
would have sensible men TO talk to; In
stead | find them all lot Of blankrty
blankcd fools and liars and scoundrcls."
Didn't they treat you right?"
Treat me rights Oh, yes, they treated
me right. They treated me like prince.
When l reached tho first town old VOL
ford met mo. with cordial welcome, and,
to my surprise, hc gave mo the opening
and closing Of tho Joint diaeuasion.
spoke for ono hour and half on national
issuee--the tariff, finances md tho stand
Ing of the purtles-anj dwclt with spccisi
emphasis on the nsgnanlmlty shown hy
the Federal Government in Its treatment
Of the Confedcratcs at the close Of the
war. Abou, half OF my audience hal
served In the Confederate army, and sa~
was producing good impression.
"Now wha, 10 you SUPPOSE that Old
hook-nosci rascal Of I; Wolford did? Why
ho got up and began talking, never pay
INK Tie slightes, attention - whai had
said OH national issuos, but after = brief
introduction taking up my goodwill
plea. Don, you believe word General
Fry has told you ahout the nagnanin'liy
u the Fedora! Government and the r.
publican patty ho sbriekod. Ips al! -
lie. What did they DO with General Lee
after the surrender Of Appo;nstlo1? Why
they took him out and hung him right be
tween tho linas IN plain "
"JIoll on shouted, 'tiiat is not true
Genera! Wolford, you know you are per-
verting facts
Instantly two or three OF the old See
ond Cavalry boys spmng 70 their feet and
swore that they had been on The ground
and seen General Lee hung, one o! them
ronarking, with swagger, that If any
9ody questioned the sta,cmcnt hc would
hayc to chew OH the barre! of siz-shoOtcr.
What did they DO with Jcll Davis after
he had saireudercdt' continued old Vol.
ford. why, they tied J 500 pounds OF
iron 10 hIs ,cgs, threw hin into dungeon
and starved bin, for eight months and then
took him ont and hung him. That's what
they did with him. ALL Of a IsagBaui-
nous government tbst.'
II Interrupted 20 say that JEFF DAVIS
yas alive nov aud healthy, bat two or
three Second Cavalry liars stool up and
swOre they seeu him hung ahd that il any
nan disYuaait they would make him cat
bis words. or six inches Of cold steel. and
there the old scouudrcl stood, hanging
Alex. Stephens, Longstrcet, Joe Johnson,
Hampton and svery Confederate Of pom
inencc hecould think Of and proving what
he said by eyewitness from the Sccoi,d
Kentucky Cavalry. Wha, show did have
talking 70 such crowd Of Ananiases a.
that? Iqait then snd there. II you eysr
get nee up there IN ihosc mountains again
you may shoo, mc."- Wastingto. RepnL-