The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-07-15
A Kentucky Joint Discussion.
now A REPUBLICAN ORATOR WAS NET WHEN
HE ASSERTED HISTORICAL FACTS.

"A KENTUCKY SO1mt DsRcv"s
now A REPUBLICAN, ORATOR WAS MET WHEN
HE ASSERTED HISTORICAL FACTS.
fExcbange.l
AT the close Of the war old Woliord set
fled down and became Democrat, and
most Of his men did the same thing.
when the Democrats gave him the nomi.
nation for Congress last fall the Republic
can State Committee sent General speed
FRY up into hts district to counteract the
influences OF old Wolford's war record.
Fry started Of, intending to remain In
the district six weeks and speak wherever
Wolford did. He was back In four days.
"What's the matter, General ?" asked
the chairman In surprise, as he stalked In,
black rs a thunder-cl0ud.
"Matter! Why. matter enough. IL you
want man to go into the Eleventh DIS
trict to talk against that - old scoun-
drel Wolford you'll have to find somebody
beside me. Pm done. When agreed TO
stump the district i supposed ] would
have sensible men to talk to; instead
find them all lot OF blankety-blanked
fools, and liars and scoundrels."
"Drdn't they treat you right" .
"Treat me right! Oh, yes, they treated
me right. They treated me like prince.
When / reached the first town old VOL
| ford met me with cordial welcome, ana,
to my surprise, he gave the o',9nlng ana
closing Of the Joint discussion. / spoke
! for one hour and half on national issues
the tariff. finances. and the sanding OF the
parties.-and dwet with special emphasis
on the magnanimity shown by the Federal
Government in its treatment OF the Con.
federates at the close of the war. About
half of nv audience had served in the
Confederate army, and l saw 1 was pro-
ducing a good impression. -,
"NOw, what do you suppose that old
hook-nosed rascal OF Wolford did! why,
he got up and began talking, never paying
the slightest attention to what l had sara
on national issues. but after brief intro
duction taking up my goodwill plea.
.Don't you believe a word General Fry
has told you about the magnanimity OF the
Federal Government and the Republican
party.' he shrieked. ITS all lie. What
did they do with General Lee after the sur
render of AppomattoX? Why. they took
him out and hung him right between the
lines IN plain W
".Hold on shouted, 'that is nottrue.
General Wolford, you know you are per-
verting facts
Christianity two or three OF the old Second
cavalry boys sprang to their feet, and
swore that they had been on the ground
and seen General Lee hung, one OF them
remarking, with swagger, that II any
body questioned the statement he would
have TO chew on the barrel OF siX-shooter.
"'What did they do with JEFF. Davis
after he had surrendered continued old
Wolford. why. theyl tied 1.S0O pounds
Of iron to his legs, threw him into dun
geon, and starved him for eight months,
and then took him out aud hung him.
That's what they did with him. A hi OF
a magnanimOus Government that y
II interrupted to say that JEFF. Davis
was alive now and healthy, but two or three
Second cavalry liars stood up and swore
they had seen him hung, and that II any
man disputed it they would make him eat
his words or six inches OF cold steel. And
there the old scoundrel stood, hanging
Alex. Stephens, Longstreet, Joe Johnston,
Hampton, and every Confederate OF prOmi-
nence he could think of. and proving what
he said by eyewitness from the Second
Kentucky cavalry. What show did have
talking to such crowd Of Ananiases as
that! 1 quit then and there. II you ever
get me up there in those mountains again
YOU may shoot me-"