The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-12-31
President Davis in Tennessee.


Ehs ohst;anooss Cse"u.) Rebel gives a detailed
acccu2t OF ths prcgrasa cg President Davis from
Uls.;anoosa 10 4urfscees oso'. Gb- following OK
tract from It is sonsrHiiy interesting:
IS sheumcund the axe Of ono OF the box car
,ii a!sd TO the all train (Which i'm masdiatsly pre-
coded the epecial train oE the FresdenU broke
short off and the end OF tla TX dragged sonie
dstsu3e ovee the cro.stes ioitiug the esrs and
pasgsnssrs In q most alarming manner. Some one
iai kst :h5 bell rop3, enc the engineer promptly
vhiat'sd down crassa. agd brought the train to
stand sill before aay serious damage resulted. 1t
~aa zr-asie ths: ts wfioLe tfaic rot pSecii.
tstea orer tho bluffs Of tho Tennessee. As it was
Sns1ss . tae caution ent II -adiuass Uf nerve Of the
.aai.,-C~rers Ettio daB.sso ~Tas done, and the &C.
siGelit. sca ,sss coTtsiai unavoidable, soon
c-Iaedisd Col Cols gail rod about b In IL Il ,riee
u aiaa army Of mechanics and engineers, and in
thirty minases' By the ~steh had new whes sud
ak sot, The car shifted the mzi. train on @ mae
track, ana the Presidential convoy, with colors d
.'.g oace more dsshing along tbs banks Of tho Ten
nsssse.
A live prssiaen: is as!i, on.ehiag of curiosity
IL T.ii.,obsas. tvi rs aadins she has boen visited
~ sDany, arii Ter own sao:ed sci, rs to-day III.
resting liace cf a Jackson ~ j = Pox Il may not
ba out OF place heTe to attempt aeacr t;on IT th.
peTs0nns! oE innpori ant t,orsonags the Pr6s
d3nt Of the Southern Confo1e-acy. III. Davis Ii q
man fssces above the middle stature; OF Sigh.
o.. wsll pr02ori ned figure; features decidedly
handsome for h ul;ddls ase1 gentleman, and wear
exceedingly pleasing stidress and graceful manners
and not without certain senatorial 6;lity, which
sits wei: npop bIm. His head is slightly sprinkied
with grey, and bis whsSAess are grey, yet Ee 10
younger iii PeSraGce G.i IL tee :Dgs thsD We
asi conceived hitl 10 be; his voice soft and per
aigsve yet aist.nct SAD idiltonea, ard he is n the
habit OF speaking occasionally an exceeding good
tiiicg III a most quiet accidental scr. OF rAy
Els dress was plain anc unaisuro,rg, and his
baggage limited 70 single is..her valse with tue
iniiisis ~. ID" iaarkei upon tas eide. Attended
oy BODY ssrvan: aoiau, his nlodo CT travel was
without os.entation or parade and eould Iot help
contrasting the President Of the Young Coussders2y
.rayeiins securely AZ ciizea, ens incosnito, from
oae extrems of his native Goutbern land to the
other without even SO much s,3 body guard, with
tire miserable ussE2t OF i1otsion1on csrricoiling
through tie streets ii Washington with file OF
armed draso0rs each side CT hiJ cosca of state
rnd in constant Apprehension OF tia assassin's dag
ger IA his own cspts; The President seemed
ouch Interested in ths wild nsountaia sceGery
iopg ;hs route aad his occasional siiusions 70 the
various ss.cos and objects Uf historical ipteres.
proved his familiarity with tbs geography of Ten
essee be equal in mia cultivated appreciation od
the beauty of her mount sins and streams. He ex
pressed hinssls a3 much Satisfied wltE the general
spraarauee Of the country. His reception OF bis
fellow citizens Of Tennessee at the different way
.tst,,s wa ex .Ae6:naiy CORDIAL and hS2-ty, aad
erurdp Of soldiers and citizens gathered arocnd
the window of tho csr1iags where ae SAT whenever
tse trsin stopped, and proved concusigsy how
Impossible thing it IS tor great s'an 10 travel
iacognito tarou gh as iaansltivs country RI ours
The train reached Bridgeport at midday. The
earr;sg. bearing the President and party w:.s de-
tscle {, ,.ii the cco.aotys anu shifted from terra
kras0 Il, ms deck OF barge prepared for that pur
.oas under she attentive supervision .; Snperin.
teniant ,os aud La lesa tics slHc Is sskss to tell
It vyss atieg on tho Tennessee. ani towed AcrO
10 the opposte b AJAX 10 the accompaniment OF roll
ug drums and reyerherstiny cannon The battery
O: the Washington Artillery fred . aa.uLe OF IL
y,,s.s in honor Of the distinguished visitor. PTeS
daat Davis disu,ounted from the Car az coon 90 the
onooete bauk of the river was reached and walk.
sa NJ to the headquarters OF Cen. Jacks"n. cQn
usanda1t Of the post at Bridgeport. Ths guard
.,ame to present arms as he approached, and he
gracefully acknowledged tie saiu.e by lifting h!s
hat, AID then passed oE The party remained q
tow mornents at Hrdgeper. nnsu tie traln was got
Il readiness aud then proceeded ON to Dochaxd Sta
.ior, where the President and his c0mpQSEeas d.
eoyaSs stopped short time for dinner; after which
interesting event they wsre ~ roass once more foE
kusfreeseoro'. ,ss,s ,s. p...,s., o..
h,m, snd Withers, aad expressed himself III terms
Of unquslined admiration at the aIo appearance
aud precision Of drill Of the troops The men were
no lass deiiehted with the AMY form. the firm fea
lures and ths unprstendiGg style 81 the President
At night Hr. Davis was serenadsd, and In 70
g,cnss 70 the compliment ma.'e brief address.
ola words were cheering, thrilling, ana sarueSt-
lie bore rs good news fro;a cur comred4 IN arms
in virginia, and we trust he viii bear back the In
spisiug words that "all IL Ueii' with the Army o'
feunessee Gems. BTeskinridxe, Br sSg, aud FOLK
also inside short speeches and were enthussassicaiy
~tiaarad.