The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-03-21
NATIONAL HOLIDAYS.
A Letter mon T,hnrI,r 60

Letter 9rOm ThurIow weed
To the Editor of the New York Tribune:
| In a recent conversation with Won I
expressed regrets to have seen. year
alter year, diminished and diminishing
interest IN our national HOLIDAYS. For
| three-quarters of a century FonrEb of
| July was celebrated In the enthusiastic
spirit of the letter written nv .Tobn
Adams on the day that the Declaration
OF independence was signed. That
| glorious anniversary warmed the hearts
and stimulated the patriotism Of fhe
whole people. But this interest has
been gradually subsiding, until these
anniversaries are "more honored in the
| breach than the observance.
Until within a few years it was the
custom of city and village newspapers to
republish on the morning or during the
week Of the Fourth of July the Declare
ton Of Independence, to which most of
them appended the letter of John
Adams, in which he predicted that the
day would be celebrated by firing of
cannon, military parades, fireworks and
illuminations, by all succeeding genera
tions. In like manner, on the 22d of
February, Washington's Farewell Ad-
dress was reproduced.
It was my own habzt during half
century of active journalism to republish
annually these stirring appeals to the
better and nobler sentiments and SYM
pathy of the American people. I had
another habit which might very properly
and usefally be observed. This was to-
republish every ten or twelve years. arti-
cles which, from their historical inter-
est, their eloquence, or from their poetic
beauty, were sure to attract general at
tention and excite general adniration.
These articles would go the newspaper
rounds, and were read not only with in
terest by such as had never before met
with them, but proved fresh and CRATE
full to such as had seen them before. I
think your readers will thank you for
now publishingone of these articles. Tt
is, as will be seen, very beautiful de-
scription OF the person, manner, habits.
appearance, miracles, and character of
our Savior. This account is peculiarly
valuable In not only coming from a
contemporary, bat from one high in au-
thority:
THE SAVIOR.
Description of JeS1LSbg PatbtiUS LenttLEaCS Pres
tdent Of JUdeG he the reign of T5beriuS
Cesar.
There lives, at this time, in Judea man of
singular virtue, whose name is Jesus Christ
whom the barbarians4 esteem as a prophet, but
his followers love and adore him SIS the Off
spring of the immortal God. He calls back, the
dead from their graves, and heals all sorts of
diseases with word or a touch. He is a tall
man, and we'll shaped Of an amiable and rev.
erend aspect his hair of color that can hard
ly be matched, falling into graceful curls, wav-
ing about, and parted on the crown of the head.
running as a stream to the front after the FASH
ion of the Nazarites, his forehead high, large,
and imposing his cheeks without spot or
wrinkle, beautiful with lovely red his nose,
and mouth formed with exquisite symmetry
his beard thick and Of color suitable to his
hair, reaching below his chin and parting in
clear and serene looks innocent, dignified
most perfect and captivating his hands and
arms most delectable to behold. He rebukes
with majesty, counsels with mildness, his whole
address, whether in word or deed, being elo-
quent and grave. No man has ever seen him
laugh, yet his manners are exceedingly pleas
ant but he has wept frequently in the pres
ence of men. He is temperate, modest and
wise q man, for his extraordinary beauty and
divine projections, SURPRISING the children of
men in every sense.
The Savior is so seldom recognized in
profane history that this confrmatory
contribution to his projections is espe-
cially valuable. r. w.