The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1867-08-22
From the Toledo Blade.
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(WlCh is IN the StaIt OF hentuckY),
Aug. 1, 1867.
Last mite Their wuz a convention NV the
saints connected with the Institoote INV wich
Deeken POgram is the cheefest and luvIiest
among ten thousand) to take sweet COUNSEL
together onto several matters connected with
the InStitoote Nv learning, the success Nv
witch is so deer to all nv us. The convention
happening to turn upon the comforting NV
honorary degrees, Deeken Poglam sed that he
he'd segge stion to make. He he'd notist
that all the leading colleges NV the country
he'd a practis NV conferrin titles SIGH ez IN
D. /" ga. 3, - "L. L. d. =" and SIGH onto dis
tinguished men, tho he wuz free 10 say that
he didn't know wat in thunder they meant, OF
wat they Wuz good fur. But he he'd notist in
noospaper that no college he'd yet conferred
any SIGH onto Adroo Johnson. Considrin il a
burning shame, he wood sejest that ez a re-
buke TO the hide-bound institooshens Nv the
North, that this college do TO wunst confer
all Nv them and ez meny more ez Their is onto
! Mr.. johnson. Bascom remarkt that he didn't
know whether the President wood feel com.
| plimentid. You know, Deekin," sed he
that this amt much NV college,
"NroO," scd the blessid old peece NV innoo.
sence, ''too, troo, but then, to balence that
johnson amt much NV a President WOO know !;
/ And SO the honorary degrees Wuz conferred
and notice thereof Guz sent him immeietly
From this the question NV the next nomina.
shun fur President came up. Bascom who
| isn't a far seeming man, asserted that it wood
be necessary to nominate Grant The Deekir
remarkt that he thot it would be safe but
| McPelter thOt differant He did not bleeve
in the first place that it become a Peece Par.
ty, or at least a party witch eff it dipped its
hands in gore at all did it mostly in Northern
| gore, tn take up Northern General witch hed
dun his best towards sendin many thousands
Nv the SouthernerS to their long homes, an6
besides the General wouldn't take it.
N-aO n l-rO
| ence at Long Branch meant? Eff Gen. Grant
wuz in the control Nv Weed, Raymond anC
the Moo York Herald, witch was ekal to the
| World the Flesh and the Devil, he felt tina
he he'd treoly found the broad macadarnizeC
,roaG to Gcmocrisy. He begun 30 have hopes
OF min .LiCuS opinions Wuz expressed D1
lYaIiOus persons, when without coming to am
IconclusfOn, we separated 7 retired That nitc
earlier than usual, and my mind dwelling OF
the chances Nv my continuing in offs in cas-,
Iuv Chants accession, / fell into u troubled
lslaep and dreamed a dream.
Mathawt gathered II front W the Whit,
House wUz Q gallant array nv our friends
There wuz Franklin Peerce, and Bookannon
land Yallandigum, and the Woods, and Magof
lin, and Monroe, and Brite, and Brecken
Ibridge, and the leaders Nv the dimocrisy, al ;
Istanding Their looking Wishfullv at the Whit
House, and wondering how and by wat ueer
htheY Good GIT IN. johnson, blessins on hi
HEAD, stood onto The poltico waving to EN- t,
EeouC, bat alas guarGiL the passage stood
tmighty host Nv Ablishnists, armed and cl3(
in armor, and IN such force eZ to make tht
istorming ny it hopehs.
How shel we get in; sighed Belmont
Al, indeed, how anaelcd Henry Clay
Dean.