Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-06-05
Arrival of President Davis.


Arrival of President Davis.
The public have been for several days
past advised of the expected arrival of his
Excellency, Hon. Jefferson Davis, Presi
dent and Commander-in. chief of the Army
and Navy of the Confederate States of A
uerica. He made his advent into Rich
mond at 25 minutes past 7 o'clock, yester-
LAY morning, having arrived from Peters.
burg in an extra train, accompanied by
Gov. Letcher and the members of the Ad-
visory Council, members of the City Coun-
Gil, Mayor Mayo, Thos. H. Wyune, Esq,
of the House of Delegates, and a number
of other gentlemen, who had repaired to
Petersburg to greet the distinguished rep.
resentatives of Southern Rights. Hon.
Lewis T. Wigfall and lady, Of Texas, COL
Jos. R. Davis, brother Of the President,
Col. Northrop, c. S. A., were among the
Presidents suite. On the arrival of the
cars at the depot in this city, the air re.
sounded with the most deafeuing cheers,
oft repeated, for Davis and the Southern
Confederacy, from several thousand willing
mouths, honest hearts, and warm hands -
After the enthusiastic greeting of the Pres
ident was over-iudeed, while it was pro.
gressing-a salute of Is guns, one for each
Southern State, was fired by detachment
of men under Col. John H. Richardson.
President Davis was then escorted to car
riage in waiting by Thos. W. Hoeniuger,
Esq, of the Spotswood Hotel, and was
drawn towards that excellent "traveller' s
rest" by four splendid bays, His Ezcelleu-
cy Governor Letcher, Mayor Mayo, and
Mr.. Hoeninger, being seated with the
President. His progress through the street
was marked with many affecting demon.
strations of popular regard. People rush
ed up aud wouH shake hands with the
President, many of them doing SO with
tears of heart felt Joy in assyes unused to
weep"
BY the time the cortege arrived at the
hotel, the crowd had Increased to many
thousands. Amidst tho civas of delight
ed people, President Davis ascended the
stairs, aud was conducted to his parlor,
(No. S3,) which had been most tastefully
decorated by MIR. Hoeninger with coat of
arms and the flag of the Confederate States.
The President hardly had time to get in,
side of his retreat before he was vocifer-
ously called for In obedience to the cal,
he stepped to the window, and briefly ad-
dressed the citizens on the present aspect
of affairs. His remarks, though brief, were
to the point, aud convinced every one who
heard them, that Jefferson Davis was the
man for the occasion. Gov Letcher then
welcomed our national ruler to it's metropo-
lis, and was followed by Col. Wigfall, who
proves himself on all occasions as great on
the forum as in the field. Lieut.. Gen.
Montague spoke briefly but most accepta-
oily in conclusion, when the crowd slowl y
dispersed
The whole party, including President
Davis, Gov. Letcher, Mayor Mayo, Coils.
Davis and Wigfail, and others, then sat
down to a capital breakfast, gotten up in
the peculiarly taking style of "mine host
of the Spotswood. A short time after the
morning repast, the President received calls
from numerous citizens and Government
officials
At half past 5 o'clock, yesterday even
ing, President Davis reviewed the troops
now at the Central Fair Grounds. The
| Commander-in Chief was pleased with his
meu-they with him-Richn,ond Dispatch
Tile President at tie NeD Fair Grounds
AT about half past o'clock, President
Davis, accompanied by cortege on horse
back, left his quarters at the Spotswood
House, and proceeded to the New Fail
Grounds Here large number of ladies
and gentleman had assembled, aud on his
arrival greeted him with the heartiest de-
monstrations of pleasure.
On leaving his saddle, the President Wa:
surrounded by an eager crowd of soldiers
and civilians, whom he indulged to hand
shaking performance until the pressure be
came so great that he was compelled to re
tire to the balcony of the Executive De
partment, where, in response to the demand
of the assemblage, he delivered the follow
ing brief and pertinent speech:
Ny Friends and FelloaO. Citizens: l an
deeply impressed with the kindness of you
manifestation. l look upon you as the las
best hope Of liberty; and in our liberty
alone is our Constitutional Government tt
be preserved. Upon your strong righ
arms depends the success of your country
and, in asserting the birth,right to which
you were born, you are to remember tina
life and blood are nothing as compared will