The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-08-20
Letter from the Hon. Jefferson
Davis.
MEMPHIS, Auguft l9.--The following
letter is published in many papers:

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MEMPHIS, August 10, lo'o'
Henri, p EjuboL Secrstqrv of Win
,,sbggo C1uutv AgricuL,uTat S2cjety,
RocEford Nl,l5o,s.
~. c,n. vo...uao, .o,, Won 9
DEA" "i"' 80. .'", -, &C
'e''S "'i "''''oI''o'''I -! ,s,E" ;0,,i,o
: my coNu'I,on"' accep'aie' =, '"o - .tsi,
l'"h 10 auo!,ss our -AssoL'a',o' "' 'lI Tha
"""u"t l'io.ss ~ "'p''"'"s, ,.L:-T' bo.
loh% Pericos o. ''"'' .,
elapsed since 'H' j''.ip'
your hrst IcI'%F' anu anu ILL., 'no ronr on
| slderste courtesy "n'e'l i'"S i,'"i N'" 49, H.
correspohuehc'' make IL uu.' W Wv
ooaru ana 10 I'iysc'l' :n'' s"'%t'.t ih,,nro
PLANTATION should De gwen u '"'' '"""
of purpose. Three OBJECTS i'l"Ih't III
luced me 10 accept tue ,''.', ~, ,'"''on,
hrst, the nope t""' Pe'Son"i .;,,,,i,.,
might remove So'"c "' 'i'' r
WHICH h"u u''" S''',
ParIizah 'ar'lo's 80 ,a,,;n,'al
ca uy lh"I'S S"''' az" =,
votes. AhAl'"' ~" -,
iormer years 10 P'oIl'o'V ,t'1 - -; 81
our great Va!!ey o! inc Ii'SS's''Pb "''
beIieHihS thAt VIII" "'"tua' |1','I'I' S1tI'
and coihle!iSehc' ihuc'' 'o",u I' ,1,,'J uD''I
Tor thelr adV""ce"''"'i 0n's us ',, :,
my acceptance Oh your j." ''"I''.' "''''' .,,.i
became rta9"h"D'N P'o"'o'' ''''t. - w.,
De met. Inc P'oou'.''o '"p'o.'' .,,,,,.,,,
No''u"'S1 No. No ,.,..,,I.,.,t;,r J., ,h,.
c"c"Pt' az" - ,'.,,,.-. ,,'a o,,o :,
ma "'"''s u Wv ''''.' ~ ra,.1o,,d
/ 'h"se Oh IoF''T" Io"'.''''s. ','
c>P'''"llNl '"' ''''' 80 ,... ,,..,
d'Iec'eu '"' ''"' S,''.,,,,iin,I
20 +" 'l"'' u',' "',' ..aI,,,. In
/ T"N' WIN '"u iI, a..s
t'''s ''''''. ,t'.'' ,,.;u' tha p,,rans Of
d,''r' l" CON-, WIZ" WA ,,'.,,lr,,,,s 80,
HuH"'"u'! !" l'"' - 49, ~ ,',,.,.
>IeI'oi.' - "'i'n, ~ .o,,ri,r. % b't,e- r,n.ns
''",o ,,',"'. V' ,.,n,. t,r', rrndrcts to
VI ''""' 'f"' ,'''7 -r.,., i,I ~ ,,r,-
NV '''''' d" ,'.t,'lL ,5o,,lI ;,Iuro
'u''N "-o"''.' ,,'' - onJ l.,
'"rSo' ''."'"' 80 '"I ;,,., :
such conference " '''IH W. Nv -
one member oi me lhthliE "i inc VI MIss''-
/ ,ippi Valley. i family, the cniel inter
est Of all the members oi which, l. agFl-
/ culture and the cultivation OF such V"ri-
ous crops ~ to make trade among theiu-
selv". extensive aud lucrative, "h'!e 1t
stamps upon cHch the same interests,
and same policy as to their foreign trade
10 render such IA conference ehectum
there must needs he disposition to nj
/ tend to the subject under consideration,
surely rot 10 smother It by the intcrpos-
( itlou of matters having no Just relation
! to u. Second. My effort was to rccog-
/ uize the courtesy OF your Board, and |
was encouraged to believe tnal your re-
i ccptjon Of mo would be- b-netc;"i, md
other than injurious 20 yuUr association.
| This was more suppo-ablc, because sew
craI other agricultural societies Of Illinois
/ had in like manner invited me to
/ address therdnnurl Il ettlnSs. c>terday
/ | received printed paper, beng pro
| test of number of your fellow country
/ men against the action of your Board in
their invitation to me to make an address
ut the county meeting. hereup"n l
! sent 70 youa telegram Withdrawing my
"c'tt tt'"'' W '.' '"Ti'''''o"' "'.''|' 'hy
: ''a''t' '"'0 IL """'" ''"' w "S''u' ,'- VI
"Sr'g'0'' :" P"r',y:!,''' ~ I''o .'.''.''s'
',a 'UN ""s a '''Ii, H:roa,"r, ,.y.," ,,iI sn,r
! t,",''.' IT' ,.'' i'-',,'G,' I.',',; -
-. g.. ,I,n :,,r,.i,,rd,.rrS v,bich h,.
rgu..J il Mvfbird object wos to ,rsti.
fv y wish lone entertained. t. see in
il, cultivated ,tstc, the country known
to me =, the .Tracklc,, Wilderness" hut
/ rt,, holm, ,uo~aly ncrsouaI ,rru.i-
/ fr,,ion may be iudulgod ot m,
+ rnpvrrjcpc, or no,tponcd .indcfuitrly
| | muy we'll believe that the cause which
| pos rhnn,eed nv purnose was as untorc
/ snnr b,. Won So he me and Won may h.
...ursi ibot feel NO dissatisfaction t,.
y,ords The directors or vour.cIC and have
s,,Hnroi M n.rsor,,l embarrassment from
! ,bn c,.rt - tho Invitation w,s prry.
nnc,e1 and cnlv orrrnt,blo os or eN.
nros.inn ,f ,,rrcrol Good will - my
only rc,.rct = ibe los, of the opportunitI
,o nro,notc public interest with which
Inc welfare OF your community is ide, t
fled Amin cyprn..inr the hone Cha,
neither Ito dir.c,ors nor voprstlr ma,
.rtr.r ir;nr,. or ,,,rov,rna ind ,b,ui,ir.,.
vrn f,r thn tj7duos: and consideration,
yon Euvo MANIFESTED | am rcs,crtfl,l,
yonr. .;;rrn3
Jtrryrso< DAVIS
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'lN'iSNAIi' N"5u'' ~. u o-,norTo" " ,
morning ISSUE % Ihe O'nclnhatl f't''
I",Tf" VIII contain what 1t CLAIMS to be
the iu,leIt ana most 'ohpfehehSi'G re-
port "i to' " e',eTH crops !eI PnO'iSneu'
comprising about three hundred and h!ty
special returns rom nearly rs many
counties !" ono Indiana limos, Iowa,
Missouri Michisnh an" hen'"chH' 10.
sg'her W''n some G from ll, o'n'r 9'a'ys.
IA'I ''i''e '"''"H - -, ""'"'' o"'S' ,"''
"nJ ] jTdiar, inJicotr = fnII aycra.a
o"ra.rs Thc ayrra~r ;jeld !, :. mnwngt
.Lnr, ana Ior.o los.rs Inv tho ,.in and
,''",' . ,,'s,' c,-;,n =" aroI,,r IN NJ; ,,a
,.ats 49, ",.,'' nr, r,f.,lnrSh,r .bor, ont 20.
.,,pE EoII,. 5a,,aaaJ In K.mr,cl.,. IN.