The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-09-19

way Southern society was going to settle
down, sent these two young men, Gener-
ais Porter and Babcock, down through
the Gulf States on q tour of observation.
In some places, the planters, anxious to
produce good impression, got up meet
lngs OF the colored folks and had speeches
made, by way of inaugurating an EZRA of
good feeling or showing that one had
already commenced At on of these meet
ings, the principal planter in the place
harangued the boys with one word for
them and two for Porter and Babcock),
telling how the war had changed the re-
lations between the masters and the slaves !:
but that they (the mastery were still the
natural guardians of the negro people,
etc. we accept the situation he said !;
the South is whipped and the slaves are
free. But they are going to stick to their
old friends. Amt they, Tom p said he,
speaking to an old colored man who, he
thought, was on his side.
"But Tom didn't see it in the same
light as the Master, exactly. And so Tom
addressed the meeting He said he'd
been to a great many meetings. afore, and
seed great many folks get converted ;
but he noticed that when they did that,
they always jined de church, and didn't
ask de church to jine them"
The inference was that if Greeley had
been converted to Democracy, the natural
course, as it would appear to the members
of that flock, would be for him to JOIN
the Democratic church, and not ask the
church to join him. .
GRANT NO nIITAToR.
Grant will not probably, however, es
tablish reputation as story-teller, if for
no other reason than because he would
dislike to seem to be an imitator, even of
Lincoln. A high officer of the national
government, whose station whose station
brought him near to the Presidents land
from whom we have the incident directly,
took occasion, during the early months of
his administration, to drop hints of how
he did not dc that. Grant bore this lit
tie while, but finally stopped it with
you, know, Mr--,that can't be Lin
coin if try ever SO hard. I think | had
better be myself, and do the best I can"
This shows-not that Grant did not hold
Lincoln high in esteem as model-for
he is great admirer of that statesman
but that he recognized the truth of the
maxim that mo man is ever great by i'm
itatlon."
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTIC AND HABITS.
General Grant again disappoints his
visitor tat first) in his voice, which is low
and almost croaking-not the bluff hearty
voice which one expects to find in SOL
dier. Nevertheless it is the voice for a
good Executive. It indicates-and corr
rectly-a man not obtrusive with his
thoughts or opinions until he has got all
he needs of the thoughts and opinions of
others. It indicates the man who hus-
bands his energies, as he must do who
plCds through the enormous amount of
work now incumbent on faithful Amer
lean President,and yet seem to have plen
| ty of leisure. 1t indicates the studious
man, who goes to the bottom of every
question presented to him, nor shrinks
from puzzling, if necessary, over any
knotty questions of fact or law. The pc
culiar quality of Grants voice soon ceases
to attract his visitors notice, which is
absorbed in the matter of his speech.
Before leaving President Grants phys
zeal and superficial characteristics, we may
mention fact or two concerning his daily
habits. These are not noticeable, except
for their simplicity and their very lack of
noticeable features. Rising at about the
average hour Of his fellow citizens of the
sedentary or professional class, President
Grant breakfasts simply and is ready for
business as soon as the public OF officials
having transactions with him, can arrive
for the purpose. He sits in the Cabinet
Chamber until we'll into the afternoon,
after which, having lunched lightly, he
usually drives ofterer single than other
wise-ina modest little buggy and be-
hind young bay mare, which General
Dent extols, but which an Iowa horse fan
cier, who has lately inspected the Presi-
dents stud, pronounces not much above
the ordinary. We will however, pay
enough Difference to Grants Judgment OF
hOrsefesh to place the colt on record as
one of the best of her race.
After this drive, which occupies, per
APPS, two hours, the President occupies
himself misccllaneoualy uutil dinner time
This meal is often shared with guests, u.s.
ually at the White House Informally. The
Presidents dinners are good, but not
deliberately bountitul. For company there
are usually two courses of wine, in which
the President INDUCES, if at all, very alb
stemiously-merely tasting his glass for
sociality's sake. After dinner, in summer,
comes walk, oftener solitary than other
wise; though, OF course, so conspicuous a
man is constantly receiving greetings
from those whom he does or does not
know. His evenings, in time of Congress,
are devoted to hard work upon bills, let
lers, and other dry and laborious details,
which often keep the President employed
) far into the night. He is represented as
, IA most assi0uous worker, never affixng
his name to a paper whose contents be
J has not carefully Investigated. With such