The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1861-06-22

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SPEECHES FROM PRksiDHT DAVIS. kx0ov.
WISE. AND HON. L.Q G. LANAI
President Davis and fsuily were ssr.
ensded at the Spotswood Hotel, on Sat-
urday evening. (Junc ist,) BY . largo
number Of citsens. In response - re.
pc~ted calls. ais Excslleocy appeared at
ore Of the windows and said:
FMrSos AND Frlov .Crnsxs:
] thank you for tho compiimsnt thse
your presence conveys. II 10 an indies-
ton Of regard, not for the person, but for
the position which I've holds. The casss
in which VIC are engaged 10 the cause Of
the advocacy Of rights TO which ~ were
born. those for which our fathers Of tss
revolution blcd--thc richest inlberitauce
that ever fell 70 man, and which Il 10
our sacred duty to transmit untaruishcd
to our children. Upon US 10 dcvolved
the high and holy responsibility Of pre-.
serving the constitutional liberty Of .
free government. (App'suse.] Those
with whom VIC have lately associated
have shown themselves 80 Incapable of
sppfecia.ing the blessings of The gio-
rious institutions they inherited, that
they are to day stripped Of the very lib
erty ~ which they were born. They
have allowed an ignorant usurpcr to
trample upon All the preroYativcs Of citi-
zcnssiir. and to exercise power never
t'e'cg to him; and il has been re-
Ueryed for your own State, no lately one
Of the original thirteen, but now, thank
God, fully separated from them, to be-
come tie theatre Of a great central camp,
from which will pour forth thousands Of
brave hearts 70 roll back the tide Of this
despo,ism. Apart from that grati6ca-
ton which we may well feel At being
separated from such . connection, 10 the
pride that upon you dc, Olives the task Of
maintaining and defending our new gov.
ernment believe that we shall be able
to achieve the noble work, and that the
institutions Of our fathers Will 70 70 our
children as sacred AZ they have descend
ed to us. Applause In these Confed-
crate States We observe those rcis lions
which have been POLITICALLY described
to the United States, but which there
never had the same reAlity-Statcs 20
distiirc, that esch existed M sovereign,
yet so united that each was bound with
the other to constitute . whole or,
a. more beautifully expressed. "Dis-
tnct as the b;llows. yet one ~ the sea-"
Applause Upon every hill which now
overlooks kich~o,,d, you have had, and
will cont'noc - have, camps containing
soldiers from every State in the Copfed-
eracy and 10 its rcmotest limits every
proud heart beats high with Indignation
at the thought that the foot Of the isva-
der has been set upon the scil Of old
Virginia [Grcat chccring.1 There u
not one true SON of the South that y not
ready to shoulder his musket 70 bsced,
to die, or 20 conquer in tic cause Of lib
crty here. Cheers
Beginning under many cmbarrass.
nents, the result Of 10 years Of taxation
being in the hands Of our encmiea, wc
mus, at FIRST move cautiously. II may
be that we shall have to encounter sac-
rifices trt, my friends. under the smiles
Of the God Of the just and 6s@cd with The
same spirit that animated cur fathers,
\
AIN sarr You do not expect me 10 60 into
any argument upon those questions
which, for twenty Eve years, have agits-
ted the country. We have nov rcsched
the point where arguments being ex-
hausted. it only remains for Us 10 stand
by orr arms Cheers. aud cries u, we
will When the time and occasion
serve, We shall emite TIC smitcr with
manly arms, as did onr fathers before US
and as becomes their sons. To them 70
leave the base acts Of Me nsAassin and
inccndiary--so them wc leave tito insnlt
helpless woven TO Wa, belongs ven
goancc upon man Tremendous ap-
plaase.
Now, my friends. I tkank you again
for this gratifying manifestation. A
voice--tell IA so@cthiug about BpcnA
VISTA
Well, my friends. VIC will make the
battle field Of Virginia asother Bucna
Vista, and drench them with blood more
precious than thar shed there. We will
make a history for ourselves. We do
not ask that the past shall shed oar lustro
upon IA. bright ss our past has been. for
we can achieve cur own destiny. We
may point to many q Geld, over which
has footed the Gag OF our constry whoa
we were Of the United Statcs--upon
which Southern soldiers And ScWthcra
officers reflected their brave spirits in
their deeds Of daring and, without in
tending to cast a shadow wpon ne cour-
age Of any portion Of the United States,
lie, me call il to ycwr remembrance, that
no man who went from any ofthcse Con
fedcratc States, has ever yet ~ . gcn.
rral officer surrendered to az cncny.
(GreAt applause.
Pardon me il I do not 60 into matters
Of history and permit me, ags;n, to
thank you for this kind manifestation Of
your regard, to express 20 yos ny hearty
wishes fr the individual prosperity Of
you all, with the hope that you will Ill
pray TO God 10 crown oar caasc end oar
country with success.
His cxocllsucy tAcs retired froa The
windows amid long checfa.
Calls we're then made for En- Govsrucs
Wiss, 70 which, after . short delay. b
appeared Al resposded - follows:
srrfcn or yxeov HsxRr 4. WISE
NY FnRxns--You all know that ran
. civil soldier only. aud that 10 that O.
pacity Vas nearly Yesn down in ~
siege Of the virg.1ia Vbnvsattos. TAask
God, however, that with . little rest,