The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-03-12
GIimpses in Dixie Land.

the way the road t~raverses a country finely
timbered until it arrives at the Ohio river, at
a point called Jacksonville, opposite Louis
vile. Here this noble river has attained the
width of more than a mile.
The city of Louisville is a beautiful city and
stretches along the river on its left bank some
two miles in length, by one mile i'll width
The streets are laid cut and run at right
angles and parallel with the river. The ground
is elevated only a few feet above the water,
and like Chicago is ON almost a dead level
Still the ground is dry and sandy. Most OF
these streets are McAdamized instead Of being
paved and OH the wide avenues at the ''West
End it affords fine drives for the aristocracy.
Some of the private residences in this quarter
would not suffer in comparison with those on
fifth avenue, New York. They are generally !
of a fine white stone, resembling marble, with
fronts covered with decorative carvings. Oc-
casionally one is taken for a hospital or for
headquarters Of some military officer. The
owners of these of course belong to some ske-
daddled rebel.
This city is the half way house between the
North and South. 1t is loyal, and is the resi-
dence Of Geo. D. Prentice, the politician and
witty journalist. L dropped into his s%anctunn,
but found that he was i'll New York. Here too
is where all the troops from the north bound
for the department of the Cumberland meet,
and are transported to the rail road or change
steamers for others which go to Nashville by
the way of the Ohio and Cumberland rivers.
Here too i'll times of peace the products Of
the South, particularly tobacco and cotton,
change hands. Of the latter article, there is
little seen, but the streets are full of tobacco.
1t is packed in large hogsheads made out of
straight pine slaves, containing:about 1000
pounds each. saw several large sheds and
warehouses full of them. Who and where all
the eaters Of this filthy weed reside, | cannot
tell. 4 rich sight it is, for the first time, to
meet a little donkey in a dray with a great
grinning darkey standing in front of one of
these huge tobacco hogsIeads.
OF the far famed beauties of Louisville, |
can say but little. Grim visaged war with
its wrinkl9d brow, meets but with little favor
with those ladies who are fond of exhibiting
their charms and pretty clothes to the passers
by. The streets here are filled with horses
and mules, long trains of provision wagons
and a~mbulances, then comes the heavy artil-
lery wagons grinding over the pavements, the
heavy lead Of the infantry, and cavalry with
their clanking sabres.
One day passing along [ observed on the
side walk of one Of the principal streets a fed
eral flag flying. Just before l got to it no.
ticed a lady take considerable pains to go out
of her way, in order to avoid passing under
this flag. To do so she had to step through
quite a muddy place. Casting my eyes around
l found that her dress trailed nearly a foot On
the ground, and it occurred to me that the
Stars and Stripes did not suffer much by this
seeming indignity to them.
Taking up a paper | saw in al advertis-
ment that there was to be a sale ofsome slaves
in two or three days. 1t was as follows:
Negro Girl for Sale.
a MONG the Negroes that will be sold on Mon
IN day morning, March Pad, at IL O'Clock. M tie
Courthouse door, by j w. Davis, is ii Gll2d
year. old, a first rate co TX, washer and irouer.
s)und and healthy, aud title good, and IS a good
saamsfress and not a contraband
AS l had never seen a human body sold, to
say nothing of the soul within, | had some
curiosity to stay and see the manner of doing
it, however repulsive it might have been to
my own feelings, but l could not spare the
time. But lest | might be misunderstood |
will say here, from all former knowledge con-
firmed and strengthened from what | have
seen now and heretofore, in the south, am
more confirmed, that as between two great
evils, to wit: to retain the slaves in bondage.
or let them loose, to float round for themselves
the former course is infinitely preferable.-
This | Know is a humiliating acknowledge
ment to make for a freeman of this great re-
public, but neverthe less it is true. There are
few at the north, however ultra they might
be upon this subject, but what would come
to the same conclusion, providing they would
take the pains to test practically, the slaves
ability to take care Of himself.
How could it be expected that he would
have this knowledge after centuries Of servl-
tude of mind and body? The policy of the
master has always been to 1Rtep the slave in
ignorance, for the moment he became possess
ed of little more knowledge than the brutes
have, then he becomes useless and dangerous.
They are mostly as simple as children, and
it is a great piece of folly to talk about giving
them their liberty in the belief that their own-
ers would hire them. In order to do that we
should have to educate them at least one
thousand years and we have neither the time
nor money. President Lincoln's plan of grad
ual emancipation and colonization is the only
true one and if there are those who think more
of the black race than the white let them fol-
low OH.
But dear me Mr.. Telegraph you will think
l am troubled with 'nigger on the BRAIN
Not a might of it. | did not intend to say
a word about Sambo, but | got started upon
the subject and found l could not hold ON to
my pen Until had my say.
40 man can ~ south of here without a
pass. This took me two mortal hours to get
at Gen. Boyle's headquarters. There was a
great crowd in front waiting their turn. AT
last your correspondent succeeded in getting
into the august presence of a couple Of young
men having on shoulder-straps-both being
nephews of the General. One of these very
politely gave me the requisite papers after he
had carefully examined my teeth to see how
old l was, my eyes to see their color, and my
stature to see my length in feet and inches. l
tried to keep this document to add to my stock
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