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London, England, 1864-10-20 00:00:00

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JEFF. DAVIS ON THE REBELLION.

(From the Richmond Enquirer, Sept. 26.)

President Davis passed through Salisbury, N. C,, a few
days ago, en route for the South. Ho was greeted at the
depot of that place by a large number of citizens. The
Salisbury Watchman says:—
On the arrival of the train, it being certainly ascertained
that he was aboard, he was waited on by Mayor Shaver
and Messrs Hall and Snober, who conducted him to the
platform, from which he delivered a pretty little speech.

He paid a high compliment to North Carolina, to the
firmness and patriotism of her people, and especially to the
gallantry of her troops, as evinced on the many bloody
battle fields of Virginia, beginning with the first battle of
Bethel down to that of Reams' station. He said, though
the tongue of slander had been busy, they had redeEmed
every pledge of their State, and shown their determination
to be free and independent of the hateful enemy.
He adverted to our recent reverses, and said though late
reverses had befallen our arms, and a gloom hung over us
for the time, the spirit of the Confederacy was unbroken;
and that yet, under the blessing of God, we would wring
peace and independence from a hated foe, He advised all
men able to bear arms to rally to the assistance of those
brave men already in the field. The camp is now the place
to secure the priceless heritage handed down to us by our
Revolutionary fathers. Let every soldier now absent re-
turn at once to his command. If in Lee's army go there;
if Hood's, go there ; and let every
,man do what he may,
whether in the army or at home, to sustain the efforts
making to liberate us from the despotism of a cruel enemy.
He also applauded the ladies for their service and untir-
ing devotion to the cause, and urged them to resolve to
marry no man who had shirked the responsible duties of a
soldier; but rather take the one armed soldier who had
proved his fidelity and manhood, in battling for our com-
mon rights, than he who had not proved the possession of
either.

(From the Macon Telegraph and Confederate, Sept. 24.)
Ladies and Gentlemen, Friends and Fellow-Citizens,—lt
would have gladdened my heart to have met you in prospe-
rity instead of adversity. But friends are drawn together
in adversity. The son of a Georgian who fought through
the first Revolution; I would be untrue to myself if I should
forget the State in her day of peril. What though misfor-
tune has befallen our arms from Decatur to Jonesboro, our
cause is not lost. Sherman cannot keep up his long line of
communication, and retreat sooner or later he must ; and
when that day comes, the fate which befel the army of the
French empire in its retreat from Moscow will be reacted.
Our cavalry and our people will harass and destroy his
army as did the Cossacks that of Napoleon—and the
Yankee General, like him, will escape with only a body
guard. How can this be the most speedily efUcted ? By
the absentees of Haod's army returning to their posts; and
will they not ? Can they see the banished exiles—can they
hear the wail of their suffering eountrywomen and children
and not come ? By what influences they are made to stay
away it is not necessary to speak. If there is one who will
stay away at this hour he is unworthy of the name of Geor-
gian. To the women no appeal is necessary. They are
like the Spartan mothers of old. I know of one who has
lost all her sons except one of eight years. She wrote that
she wanted me to reserve a place for him in the ranks. The
venerable General Polk, to whom I read the letter, knew
that woman well, and said it was characteristic of her; but
I will not weary you by turning aside to relate the various
incidents of giving up the last son to the cause of ourcountry
known to me. Wherever we go we find the hearts and hands
of our noble women enlisted. They are seen wherever the
eye may fall or the step turn. They have one duty to perform
—to buoy up the hearts of our people. I know the deep dis-
grace felt by Georgia and our army falling back from Dalton
to the interior of the State. But I was not of those who con•
sidered Atlanta lest when our army crossed the Chattahoo-
chee. I resolved it should not, and I then put a man in com-
mand who I knew would strike a manly blow for the city,
and many a Yankee's blood was made to nourish the soil
before the prize was won. It does not become us to revert
to disaster. Let the dead bury the dead. Let us, with one
arm and one effort, endeavour to crush Sherman. I am
going to the army to confer with our generals. The end
must be the defeat of our enemy. It has been said that 1
abandoned Georgia to her fate. Shame upon such falsehood.
Where could the author have been when Walker, Polk, and
General Stephen D. Lee were sent to her assistance. Mise-
rable man I The man who uttered this was a soundrel I
[This refers to Governor Brown, of Georgia, who declared
that Jeff, Davis had abandoned Georgia.—ED, khItALD.I

He was not a man to save our country. If I knew that a
general did not possess the right qualities to command,
would I not be wrong if he was not removed ? Why, when
our army was falling back from Northern Georgia, I even
heard that I had sent Bragg with pontoons to cross it to
Cuba. But we must be charitable. The man who can specu-
late ought to be made to take up his musket. When the war
is over, and our independence won—and we will establish
our independence—who will be our aristocracy ? I hope the
limping soldier. To the young ladies I would say that,
when choosing between an empty sleeve and the man who
had remained at home and grown rich, always take the
empty sleeve. Let the old men remain at home and make
bread. But should they know of any young man keeping
away from the service, who cannot be made to go any other
way, let them write to the Executive. I read all letters sent
me from the people, but have not time to reply to them. You
have not many men between 18 and 45. The boys, God bless
the boys, are, as rapidly as they become old encugh,going to
the field. The city of Macon is filled with stores, sick and
wounded. It must not be abandoned, when threatened ; but
when the enemy comes, instead of calling upon Hood's
army for defence, the old men must fight, and when the
enemy is driven beyond Chattanooga, they too can join
in the general rejoicing. Your prisoners are kept as a
sort of Yankee capital. I have heard that one of their
generals said that their exchange would defeat Sher-
man. I have tried every means, conceded everything to
effect an exchange, but to no purpose. Butler, the beast,
with whom no Commissioner of Exchange would hold inter-
course, had published in the newspapers that if we would
consent to the exchange of negroes all difficulties might be
removed. This is reported as an effort et his to get himself
whitewashed, by holding intercourse with gentlemen. If
an exchange could be effected, I don't know but I might be
induced to recognise Butler. But to the future every effort
will be given, as far as possible, to effect the end. We want
our soldiers in the field and we want the sick and wounded
to return home, It is not proper for me to speak of the
number of men in the field, but this I will say, that two-
thirds of our men are absent--some sick, some wounded, but
most of them absent without leave. The man who repents
and goes back to his commander voluntarily appeals strongly
to executive clemency. But suppose he stays away until
the war is over, and his comrades return home, and when
every man's history will be told, where will he shield him-
self? It is upon these reflections that I rely to make men
return to their duty; but, after conferring with our generals
at head-quarters, if there be any other remedy it shall be
applied. I love my friends and I forgive my enemies. I
have been asked to send reinforcements from Virginia to
Georgia. In Virginia the disparity in numbers is just as
great as it is in Georgia. Then I have been asked why the
army sent to the Shenandoah Valley was not sent here. It
was because an army of the enemy had penetrated that
valley to the very gates of Lynchburg, and General Early
was sent to drive them back. This he not only successfully
did, but, crossing the Potomac, came well nigh capturing
Washington itself, and forced Grant to send two corps of
his army to protect it. This the enemy denominated a raid,
If so, Sherman's merch into Georgia isa raid. What would
prevent them now if Early were withdrawn from taking
Lynchburg, and putting a complete cordon of men around
Richmond ? I counselled with that great and grave soldier
General Lee upon all these points. My mind roamed over
the whole field. With this we can succeed. If one half of
the ran absent without leave will return to duty we can
defeat the enemy. With that hope I am going to the front,
I may not realise this hope ; but I know there are men
there who have looked death in the face too often to
despond now. Let no one despond. Let no one distrust;
and remember that if genius is the beau ideal, hope is the
reality.
(From the Macon telegraph and Confederate.)
In our report yesterday of the President's speech we un-
intentionally omitted to mention the high and deserved
compliment paid by the Executive to General Hardee.
" Whoever may have failed (said the President), that noble
Georgian, General Hardee, has done all that could be ex-
pected of a soldier or asked of a patriot." Well said, and
true to the letter.