The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-06-24
KENosHA, Wis, June 10th '75-

sunny oOatn, out from my own Hones 4
again send you greeting.
On the evening of the 31st of May !
LETT the Lone Star State on my homeward
journey. Looking out on the country
through Southern Texas / saw an coca
slonal field of grain which had been cut
and was standing in the shock ready for
drawing, and now and then . piece of
early corn which was beginning to tassel
out, telling the tale Of warm suns and
frostless nights.
AsI passed along toward the North it
seemed as though Time were surely turn
ing backward in his flight, SO gradual
was the change from mid summer wealth
er and products to those of early Spring.
III Texas new peas, potatoes, beans and
other summer vegetables had been the
fare for weeks. AS l passed through
Arkansas noticed these things growing
little late, when I reached Illinois
had passed back to early April, while in
Wisconsin was sure old March had
stolen on me again. During the month
Of May, the mercury had stood at rs 2 at
half past six each morning and had
reached the p1neties at midday on
reaching Wisconsin in June found the
mercury standing in the 40s morn
ings, and frs at that hour comfortable
A short time before leaving Marshall
quite sensation took place in that usu-
ally quiet place, occasioned By the visit
OF their hero, Jefferson Davis, who has
undertaken the work of preparing the
Southern mind for the coming Presiden-
tial campaign. Business was suspended,
stores. white schools and even the Post
Office closed, and gaily dressed process
ions met him at the depot and escorted
him to the fair grounds where he was to
speak. The procession was headed by
the children of the various Sabbath
Schools Of the city, and men, women and
children wed with each other IN their
expire sions of honor and respect for tier
fallen chieftain
In Tie speech of Mr.. Davis there was
nothing which any one could find
fault with, no bitterness, no denuncia
lions of the government. He spoke of
the general prosperity of the country,
of her credit abroad, and incidentally
of the Lost Cause, but his speech pre-
pared the way for other men of less note,
local politicians, who poured forth Bit
terness and rank treason, amid cheers
and loud plaudits. One in particular,
in speaking of the Lost Cause said,
"The Confederacy is not Lost Cause.
our success is only delayed, our cause is
a righteous one, it is the one that Wash
ington fought for, we shall fight the bat
tie over again in '76, and we are sure to
succeed, and be delivered from the ty-
RAINY Of an unhoIy Government"
Speakin Of Davis, he said, I'VE shall
yet see cur President occupying his
rightful position"
Whatever people of the North may
think. Davis is not dead man political
ly in the South. Every where in Tex
as he called out large crowds, and was
entertained. a special train
was at his disposal, as he passed from
place to place.
Every where that | heard of his
speeches, and / met those who heard
him at Houston. Dallas and Jefferson,
the course taken was the same. The
speech Of Davis, moderate, that of those
who followed him, bitter and full of
denunciations of the Government.
About the same time the colored Sab
both Schools of Marshall made arrange
ments to have picnic, and with their
love Of display, marched
around the public square of the place
their banners and led by 81
band Of music provoking from their
former owners remarks which were al
fair index of their feelings. One man
remarked. 'Three years ago that pro-
cession could not have marched IN
harmed through these streets" Onel
man who said that he was glad TO seel
the coIored people enjoying themselves
was told that he had disgraced himself
for life, while several others denomina-
ted that peaceable procession an insult
to the white people of the place. On the
whole however there is no doubts better