Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-06-05
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F. rriy,, orprcSi,lent Davis in Richmond.
p,.,i.l.,. Davis. accompanied by Hon. l..
T. Wi.!aii, Col JoSap!. X. Davis, and Col.
X rtl,I,,,. arrives, bv the Petersburg raiiroa"
in nm extra train. =, So,clnck Yesterday mora.
in ans; ur.,ctv.lcl to Tic S.mtswool Hotel.
wrcre apartments had hcen provifcd iur them.
Tic r.si,i..i, had been expected. hy e;sci'
Train. f,r iva ,ia:s psst, and 1t was Known ~
the city Yesterday that lie would be here N
The nnri,ing \ great c!awd collected q. The
r;.ii:.,a'l depot early Ill the m"rn!n@, ana, as
.o rs t!lc.cannon annu;lmcctt his arrival,
t,cra vas ii r,sh OF people TO meet and wei
come hin. f4cre mist have been sevfra'
Thousand ,,,rscns Il, The depot and afterwards
ut. ,hc Sratswood Hotel. President Davis
w,s conycrcd in an open carriage with four
h,-,,s. aud acconpanic,. by Gov. Letcher,
Mayor Mayo and Mr.. llrennlser, the mana
r.r Of the llplc. There WAS no parade or
ceremony observed. as :!erc Was none des!reH'
~, h.. arrival uf this Distinguished n!aa, hui
teyr w..s Il spontaneous gathering OF our
citizens. who received HIM with hearlr |
sout; Of applause. From the time the Cars
arrived. 10 when he retired to his apartments
-, re hotel i:e WAS greeted with continual
ch...rs from the men and wu"iug Of hand
k.rrli,fs BY ;ae women. Tile people q
R;chmoni api,reci.t;ny tic magnitude o! tn"
s,r.r,cl,. c,n,nri.ced OH the soil OF Nir@lnla.
AMI having Confidence III the ability OF Pres.
;lrrt Davis 20 !..inp the Confederate States
>urc.<S!,,I: through, te, :ss they expressed
themselves delighted 10 set hin. He too.
an.,r,c;;,,r,! this s,o:,iaae Us and warm re
c.iiun.
,.., ;her" WAS Il loud call for him by the
crowds IL ;,coplc outside. He went to the
window a,:il. .!ioagh greatly iati-ned by con
,inual .ravel for three days and nights, he
:. i,lre,sc.l ii..m .,r about ten minutes. al
Ter having thanked them for the very war!ir
reception he had received, lie remarked that
!; was not a time for talking. but for action:
and, being SO tatigued from travel, he could
not lhen.go ;:;o particular statements or de-
tails. ii. cx!'.r,eel bis qualification at the
united Voice ci Virginia for secession. Inc
Oh d ,minn and mother of States IN thu
act had revived the memor; OF The past
S,e WAS the cradle which rocked Washington
Jefferson. Madison, Monroe and galaxy o.
other statesmen in the car,ier and purer days
of the repub!ic. We Inherited a beautiful.
molet Government coming from the hands
of these great statesmen and patriots, but J;
has beef. perverted by faction, whose pur
nose it is to deprive us Of the constitutional
rights beoueathed us by the fathers; and
these are the rights we are now yindlcatlng
Asking to be excused. on account Of physi-
c,l ipab li,v. lie retired amidst loud cheers.
Alter President Davis retired, amidst en-
ti,usias,ic applause, call was made tor Mr.
Wirfall, but he not hcing present at the time.
Gov. Letcher was called for. He responded
and briefly said the State had been invaded.
md was threatened both by sea and land q
different points, but that tue enemy would be-
rrpeiled. He was gratiicd at the manner III
which the President had been received by
the citizens Of Richmond, for he deserved
their warmcst hospitality and confidence. He
concluded by saving this was not time ior
making speeches, but for action.
After Gov Lctcacr retired, Mr.. Nlgfali
was called ior again. He was warmly cheer
ed on appearing at the window. lie said he
would address them now as frlOwcllz"nS,
though when he was in Richmond severa!
weeks ago and addressed them irom this place.
be- coull not call them so. Lincoln was your
President then. Davis is now; and yoar Pres
i,:ent has not come secretly aud disguised III
4 military CLOAK anu Hcn'cu cap lir - NO.
man OF DISCUSSES, but bold: brave a.d op"a
Inc NorthcrE 4css ti'.. ''i'.'s - ,l.,
,l.y ONLY desired to drag tue border States
ou. of the Union, 50 that tae oruis1 VI 'hc
war might fall on tue'n, anG that lhe cotton
States might escape. DO not the ic@ion' oi
brave men now here. aEd on their way from
the far South TO gl,, on Virginia soil. give
tie lie to these sai"rs? Howell Cobb has
heem specially n0tl&e':- by lheS,; Eot'"ei'i ~.
drcerS, a:'l lc mas 'hie' >""r r'''sse,' 49, i.'
Yates IN the army coln:nS u ni"' III our e. e''A
mon Cause. lhc people "i t;se c"''o'i ,o'':'S
are not selfish in thl' grand movement '"r ~. u.
dependence anl in defence "l iish'S' nor viii
they withhold their nt'h"St energies Or 'hea"S
for the conflict whenever II Ina, ha:,c"h!''= or
however great 1t may ne Ihe noo!i',s o: :
cannon and tue SHOUTS o. E''''
from town 10 town, ana v'i'aee 10 .il'aSe,
throughout tue cotton o;;I'es, %'iG'i 'n1 't"s )
arrived that Virginia haa "l'i'c' he! ,'e"''''H
with the Confederate o'ae'. sh'" ~" v"
rejoiced in that great act ol 'Ie VI" Dot!'ii-
Jon; and not FOR our SakcS Only, nnt tor The
principles that we arc ready 10 die IN main.
taill;ug and for which We have Come to fight
aide by side with you. \. the Conclusion Of
Mr. Wiglall's remarks he was cnihu,iasticsli!y
checrei
At halfpast o'clock yesterday evening,
President Dayis visited III" Camp OF ln>iruc-
ton, Central Fair Grounds. accompanied by
u numerous retinnc, and Inspected the ar
ranyemcnts made for the accommodation of
the volunteers, with wich he eNpr' sScd lin.
self highly gra.ii.d. Ills reception at the