The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-15
The Civilian Leaders Of the Confederacy
By John Goode Of Virginia.
Sometime Member Of the Confederate Congresso the Virginia
Secession Convention the Congress Of the United States and
President Of the Virginia Constitutional Convention Of 1902
By John Goode, Of Virginia.

not awed by his presence, but intently
studied him end argued his greatness
from his looks and words, which drew |
us close TO him"
After graduating at college he
studied law under the tuition OF Judge |
Henry st. George Tucker, who had
established law school at Winchester.
Va. He married Miss Jennings, a |
and when his father-in-law received a |
call 70 become pastor OF Presbyterian
Church in Nashville, Tenn, Mr.. Wise
determined to establish himself In that
city for the practice OF the law The
marriage took place on the sth OF
October. 1928. and on the following
day they had the honor to be invited
to wedding party at the Hermitage.
where they were delightfully."- enter
practicing his profession in Nashville
Mr. Wise was brought into contact
with Felix Grundy. Baltic Peyton and
other great lights OF the profession IN
that locality.
In the fall Of 1880 he returned to
Accomac county for the practice Of his
profession. Some of his most promi-
nent associates OF the bar were George
p. Scarburgh. Carter NJ. BraXton, NJ.
w. Fisher and Vespasian Ellis. In
that day the lawyers in Virginia lived
on their farms and attended the courts.
In early life as practitioner he eX
hibited skill In offhand speaking, and
was unusually successful
Elected to Congress.
In December. 1882. he was elected to
the Congress OF the United States in
opposition to Richard Coke. His dis
trict was composed of the counties OF
York Gloucester. Mathews. Warwick.
James City and the city OF Williams
burg. In an address delivered at the
two hundred and fifth anniversary OF
the first settlement of jamestown by
English people. he uttered these me-
morable words:
Here tha old world met the new;
here the white man first met the red
man for settlement and colonization:
here the white man first welded the
| az to cut the tree for the first log
| cabin; here the first log cabin was
built for uhe first village: here the
first village arose to be tho first State
capital; here was the first capital Of
our empire OF States; here was the
very foundation OF nation OF free
men. which has stretched Its dominion
and Its millions across the continent
| to the shores OF another ocean"
II he had been speaking to-day he
might have added: And has extended
| Its dominion and empire to far
off isles beyond the seas. where. In
Is yet q matter OF doubt whether tho
Constitution follows the flag or not
1t Is said that since the acquisition OF
our insular possessions. the Philippine
Islands. Porto Rico and others. party
| of Americans were dining In Paris on
| the fourth day of July. After the wine
had begun to circulate and the COM
pany had become little hilarious a
member arose and offered the following
sen,inent:
Here's to the United States OF Amer
lea, bounded on the north by the Brit
!sh possessions. on the south by the
Gulf of Mexico. on the east by the At.
lantic Ocean and on the west by the
Pacific Ocean," Another gentlema n
who had been dining arose and said
Mr.. Chairman let me give that toast
Here's to the United States OF America
bounded on the north by this North
Pole, on the south by the South Pole
on the east by the rising sun. and on
the west by the setting sum-
/ Another gentleman. who had become
a little more hilarious than the rest
arose and said:
i Mr.. Chairman, let me give tina,
i toast-"Heres to the United States OF
America, bounded on the north by the
\ Aurora Borealis. on the south by the
procession Of tho EquinoXes, nthe east
by primeval chaos and ON the west
by the Day Of Judgment"
His Only Duel.
i There was a very animated confess
between Mr., Wise and Mr.. Coke. ant
they became involved In q duel which
took place In the month OF January
over the eastern branch OF the Poto.
mac. Mr., Wise wrote to friend a.
follows:
ut will give no one more relic,
Z from anxiety and concern on my &C.
count than yourself to be Informed tina
! ! have fought Coke and eacaped un,
/ hurt. I wounded him through tho RICH
elbow joint, ths ball passing to tn.
! his coat. 1t raised confusion, how
], ever, and cut the skin on rib opposit.
to HIS heart. He will soon recover, an,
thank God sincerely, I did not Kill
!, him.
After the exchsnge Of shots til,
) parties shook hands and the affai,
! Terminated, Mr.. Coke opposed Mr.. Wis
i. slonal campaign. but withdrew From
\ the contest, and ever afterwards SUP
! ported Mr.. Wise. IT Is mistake t,
! suppose that Mr.. Wise was ever after
. wards engaged as a principal, although
!. he challenged his cousin, Thomas II
l Bailey, who declined to accept. lie ais,
a became involved In threatened due
: with Mr., Gholson, of mississippi. 7
whom he wrote challenge, but hi
friend. Sargent S. Frentlss. declined /,
send it, and the affair WAS amicabl.
/. arranged
/. 'rbe Grnyes-Cllley Duel.
n Ii is we'll known that Mr., Wise par
q tIcipated az second In the cslehrate
. duel between Graves and Cilley, an
= for his conduct on that occasion h
a was cansured by the House of Repre-
He resigned his seat In Congress- t
! accent the mission ia Brazil. at ath
y same time issuing an address to Ill
y nnnatituents. In which he said: nAt tn