The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-09-24
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and conversed with many admiring
fr,andsy most of them .whilom citizens Of
the so.called Confederacy. To keep Mr..
Davis up to the phy hysical endurance mark,
!"'H .'i:NEDIClxAt srlNuLANTs = /,
were hberallly fqrnis he'd him. No one
ever accused JEFF. Of overindulgence i in
strong drink, and to sustain his vital en-.
ergies under the circumstances in which
|, ,heBfS6tIp placed, positions got whisky
toddy At short intervals, may be consid.
cred by many man pardonable. At about l2
ofleck, the !committee, having Mr..
grounds, and by this time he was
estimated by some Of the directors, there
were from 5000 to 10000 people in the
cl6s0fe!! 4 Entering the gate, the! crowd
almost impeaed further progress, but tn.
people at length gave way. and the visit.
ing party passed twice around the
grounds. amid very great enthusiasm. and
vociferous: greeting: The committee and
their guest then entered the "amphithea-
ter, where Mr., Davis was warmly vel
coined, the men yelling
& - ''HURRAH FOR JEFF. DAVIS ~
and the women waving their handk ker.
chiefs. Passing around the ring, the
party, including Senators Bogy and Cock
erill. Colonel Armstrong, Judge Buckncr
and others, took position in the pagoda,
,aroundw which some hundred Of the crowd
@cldstered,~ to get better view of the ex.
hibitimrabout: to be made. It took some
time sto get clear of ke'throng Of persons
persistent in: :. their endtavors to
shake the hand of J. D. At length
pausfe. Xae, secured, and Governor Hardin,
IN fas ftN words as est6l,ld command on
such an OCCASION, introduced Mr.. Davis,
VIII commenced by thanking the vast as.
semblaec for the demonstration, and ex-
pressing his qualification at being so cor.
,ttially received by the people Of the King
dom Of Galloway, than whom there were
none in the land he was moro gratified t."
meet. He Was not there, he said, as u
Sectional man, but as an American citi-
zen, with
in his heart. no prejudice to any section,
but'a desire for the prosperity of, the
whole country: Mr. Davis next alluded
70 tEe necessity Of internal improvements.
and commended the system Of artificial
'nurlets isiinauguratee. The Mis-; sSipm
Valley was held together by a. perpetual
bond - Of 1fH,internal interest. From
tie farmer could be learned lessons Of
honesty yr~nd econonnv. Let us not lose
OUT primitive characteristics, but aim
to preserve those that are good
He was glad. I'D see the hun
dreds fside-&add1ek. He feared we haG
lost the art Of riding on side saddles, 'ikp
our mothers and grandmothers. He then
referred to the financial policy of tn
coi9HY, ,Rdynncingrsimilar ideas to those
! enunciated III His DeSoto address. He did
not intend to be partisan about any
thing, nor did he intend to forage about
anything. lie did not know but the
Fourth Of July would be very good day
90 which TO resume specie payment, if We
only had the specie with which to etCtc,
such resumption as intimated. The ideas
advanced in regard to The various policies
Of the national government were iden,i.
cal with those expressed in his De Soto
speech.
Mr.. Davis closed by sa1ing 4 ssh my
lips could breathe the sentiments Of my
heart. I might ,knd51 ho1i i'd thank y:u
for this. generous, reception. If I ever
moSa q i kingdoin it shall be the king.
s do% s,.e o6 +, lGallaway:" vociferoos cheer
address.