The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-02-23
PRESIDENT DAVIS ON HIS WAY TO INAU.
DURATION.

While the President of the United States is on his pro-
gress towards the seat Of the federal government. with
all the circumstance and pomp Of royalty hronged with
satellites and place seekers his every movement heraded
TO the world, plain man, Of simple Manners is sum-
moned by the unanimous voice OF the people Of adjon
ing republic TO preside it's destnes and without
preparation without previous arrangement in his simple
suit Of Virginia homespun and by Of the ordinary
railroad trans he obeys the summons and goes 10 the
discharge of his responsible duties.
1t has fallen to the lot OF few to witness specta.
Gle Of more real grandeur. or TO genuine and
hearty enthusiasm, than exhibited rs Jefferson Davis
Passes through the country on his way To his inangu-
ration.
The telegraph, the 18th, announced that General
Davis would arrive in Atlanta on the next morning The
was extemporized and committee appointed 10 meet
him on the State railroad and tender him the hospai
ties Of the city The committee left 10 hour and met
pN downward train at Resaca eighty miles distant
at nine o'clock p ~ Dr. Lewis, Superintendent OF the
state road, went for Mr.. Davis, and found him in
Committee presented V Rhou. ans and
most cordially received. Knowing that General
laws haa .oo been two nights on the road
the superintendent, which were gratefully accepted by
scene Of spontaneous enthusiasm; Nominations bonres
salutes every means by which a devoted people could
testify its JOY were brought into requisition. At Aoars
vile at Cenersvlle and at Marietta General Davis re-
sponted to the call Of the people Ia brief but telling
speeches Not the least noticeable popularity of the trip
wss the way in which the President elect would drop
into immediate and profound slumber upon retiring but
would respond promptly and most eloquently when called
rom his sunber by the crowds at tho depots.
At nine o'clock Of the next morning levee held In
the saloons Of the Prout House, Atlanta which, although
the weather had become ipcement and raining was
throrgcd by citizens of both Az half past nine
O'Clock. IN response n formal reception by the Mayor
General Davis spoke for fifteen minutes from The
hotel balcony in strain Of manly and dign eloauence
which thrilled the vast crowd front elected the
hcartieat applause.
the ten O'Clock train the President DEPARTED for
Montgomery amid the cheers Of the dense throng and
tho firing Of cannon At every depot the route
crowds OF citizens collected to testify their LOYALTY TO
Gerern Davis frequently responding when called He
expressed an earnest desire for peace and determine
ton TO act On the deseDsive but II must come II
IL forced upon u.s. be pledged the best energies OF his
whole Dature-rely Ing upon brave people and lust
God Tor support to defend 10 every extremity the rights
aud honor Of his country He compared the capacities OF
tho two secone for sustaining war, both offensive and
defensive, expressing the opinion that the North was
greatly the most vulnerable both because Of it's great
which would be destroyed by privateers and
It's highly cultivated and densely settled tcrrtoryin
which hostile army could do irrcparabe damage. but
he expressed the hope that moderate oounses would pre-
van aud that both sections would with generous
rivalry upon The roa. 81 peaceful prosperity.
there are two thires notice ibe in connection with tho
Prssidens passage through the countryth unstuded
spontaneous hearty enthusiasm with which he has been
every where greeted, and the unanimous determination
stand b. tho new government. For whatever division
there may have been before secession there now but
onc mind,