Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-08-19
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THE SARATOGA RACES,
BY THE FLOODS,
INTERESTING CEREMONY IN NDIsy TERRITORY
AMERICAN SILK AT TIE CENTENNIAL.
LETTER FROM JEFFERSON DAVIS.
LETTER FROM JEFF. DAVIS.
why ne Declines to Deliver that Az
rtPuktural AGdreSs

MEMPHIS August 19.-The following let
ter is published In the morning papers:
MEMPHIS, TENN, August Is, IS5.-HenT7J
r. hhD60A, Secretary II The Winaebago C0t,,at1
A9rtcuttrdt Society, Rockford IH:-pear Sir
yesterday sent to you a telegram an
nOunclng my revocation of my con iitiOnal
acceptance OF the invitation TO address your
ASSOCIATION at their annual meeting in Sep
tember next The long period which has
eiapsed since the receipt of your first letter,
and the considerable courtesy which has
narKed your correspondence, make il my
duty TO myself that sufficient explanation
should be given of this change of purpose,
Three objects mainly induced me 20 accent
the inv, tation:
First.-The hope that personal intercourse
might remove some of the prejudices which
had been generated by partisan factions and
nurtured by individual and sectional hate,
anxious, as in former years, to promote the
Interest OF our great valley of the Missis-
slppi, and believing that with mutual conf
dence and co-lntelligence much could be
done for their advancement. / only DELAYED
my acceptance OF your Invitation until it be-
came reaSonablyprObable that itcOuld be met.
The productive capacity of the northwest
needs for its development cheaper and safer
transportation to markets of the southwest,
ana also 10 those foreign countries in Eng
land especially earnest attention has been
directed for several years past to more direct
and economical trade with the Mississippi
valley In this connection there was a desire
To confer with the Patrons of Husbandry in
your rich and prosperous section, to discuss
with Them questions involved IN securing
prOuuce TO The most favorable mar
kets, and for providing agencies which
should insure larger returns to freemen, and
by such conference to learn the views of one
member OF the family Of the Mississippi val
ley, family the Chief interest of al MEM
beTs OF which is agriculture, but cultivators
OF such various crops as TO make trade among
themselves extensive and lucrative, willie il
stamps upon each and all the same interests
and the same policy as to their foreign trade.
TO render such conference efTectual there
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subject under consideration, surely not a
purpose 10 smother ii by the interposition OF
matters having no just re lation to il.
y OTd.-An effort was made to recognize
couraged to believe that your reception OF
me would be beneficial rather than injurious
to your association. This was the more
suplosable because several other agricultu-
raj societies of Illinois he'd in like manner
Invited me 10 address their annual meetings.
Yesterday l received printed paper. il be
countrymen against the action OF
your board in their invitation 10
me to make the annual address at the
county meeting. Thereupon 1 sent you a
telegram Withdrawing my acceptance of the
invit !tion, under the conviction that IT
would not be useful or agreeable to partici-
pate in the meeting, and hope that neither
your association nor the directors will suffer
harm by the delay in procuring an orator or
by the correspondence which cansed It,
IhtTd.-The object was to crafty the wish
long entertained 10 see in its cultivated
dress the country known to me as trackless
wildeine. s, but that being merely personal
gratincation it may be INDUCED at my con-
Venience or postponed Indefinitely. / can
well believe that the cause which has
changed my p'rpOse was as unforeseen by
You as by me, and you may be assured
at l feel no dissatisfaction towards
the directors or yourself, and have suffered
no personal embarrassment from the event,
as The invitation was unexpected and only
acceptable as an expression OF gene al good
VI IL Afnr my f.f.lx L.,
opportunity 10 promote the public interest.
with which the welfare of your community is
Identified. Again expressing the hope that
Deither the directors nor yourself may suffer
injury or annoyance, and thanking you for
the Kindness and consideration you have
manifested, am respectfully yours,