Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-01-09


siolepdous yfctori-e on RE lrd that rertmenSs
ir"n hissistfppt, Texas, Louisiana, Arkan,a,
Se- have estallish~d IN irreeisuble end sur,cr.
SpartS and Rome. AZ Cor he Siensral.. they
usually fet all their clothes ehol on and -
plsce tbs m With q suii of glory. The enemy q.
OF course, eimply snnihilatd. Next day r.o-s
dsrafcbTs ccrne, euil very good, but not an, N
SO .ocd re The nrxI The Kilograms OF TIE thir,s
day are invariably snch Sc TO msks q mist .
are ,tiil ur, d thsi our trospe sre yietr,sr".
sno only after evcral deys rncrr <sops the mr.
pi' stai truth lest sut hnt uhey are net suits
Vtct rious, but have. IN fact loet Iittle roupA
af'fr gaining some y. ~ brilliant sucee-ee. SS
far RS we know anything about the bAltle OF
Murfrees ecro IL H. tlIe parallel and repet,uon
al shil' n. Eve n be m mber Of prieonsrr az
given IN tie came cyphers. But we Ia We ~,
Yet ceased 20 hope for something 20 bresb mo
melancholy monvteny, arad therefore disIai~s
thls unpieaeant theme for the present with -
httie reiuctance "a tbe resder may imasins-
kerenade to Jeff D~vi. in Riehuo.d.
i he Exsminer say.: -s.--.s.-s
"l-ast night the Aruory Band, nt the instance
OF NJ mber OF citix ne ..renaded the pre> lde ap
~ inc Pfetidrnn"i Mansion. About two hum
dr. d persons were gathered by the music Arc
the performance Of several aire, the President
app AIRED IN the dcorw WAY and was iutrodu need
20 Ihe srowd, insdyertenty, OF conrse, a shs
"Pr' sldent Of uie United States The EhYoas
hIseed, and tie gentleman introducing Tia
Iresio.nt corrected his Phrsseoiogy by sststt-
tutlhg the "Confederste States"
INT. DAVIS commenced by thanking HE An
di'nce for the evidence OF their regard He w.
Eapry 10 mtet them ON HE return 20 ths ospftaI
OF the CoEiooerate Stat"r, 20 the eest Of Gov
rrhnent established, he believed, TO perpsfuata
uc principles that aniInat,d our forsfsther. OF
the fret Revolution.
The COMMONWEALTH of virr,nis, too, ass
leen the theater nov. a. then, OF The frsat AT
tles Of the contest 1le blood Of every SssS
has loen poured out On the soil OF virriniA aaA
cries iron The Ground Tor revenge.
Our long suffering and privstion. have t.as>
common heritage 10 us ALL and will he an NJ
fuiure our common Flery. Thus banded We
assist AID strengthen each other. The war,
too, has develops resources in The South thae
peace would have lift dormant and IL the var
CONTINUES, we viii 60 incraasinx an ony
power and might. Mark our power one ysar
portion 10 the Eurl.
We are lighting against hireIins. of al IA
'arth. Our foes come rs ssyagss 10 murder
such. q no =
Recently, our cause has had The brsxhss-s
sumshine 10 iall upon II In the last month Tho
gallant Lee has hurled the enemy fer The thj-A
time from his feet in his march upon Rich
moBd. A lew OF Them came on TO yoar Gan
ital, but they came rs We bope many more viii
come upon the heel Of every bst,le-as can
tivrs, not conquerors. In the West a brilliant
victory has crowned our arrns st Aurfre>.-
boro, victory that will yield its important
fruits. -. .. - II
Mir. Davis sioke for about fifteen minus>s IN
his usual vigorous and forcible .tyIe and paid
an honorable tribute 20 the wemen OF Vireinia
and Wounded MARTYRS of The cause. In con
cluding MIR. Davis said Lhat borne down by
the cares of office and an anxiety for the Gauss
In which every man, woman and child in shs
South was Engaged, he regretted that ne ha1
not more opportunity Tor social intrsour-s
with the people by whom he was surrounded,
but he hoped piat in The hsicyon days Of p<a>a
10 ccme they would see and knew more Of eaeb
Other.
In conclusion, Mr.. Davis ssid:-.I tb.nE
you, my friends; may God biees you and pre>-
inr oGr cause. GoUd-night."
Frderal Advance on wilmfnetsr.
Tie Rici mOLd Wig, Of Tuesday, says:
"lntormation has been received to tie sree4
that zine Yankee steamers and four sailing
vesseis passed up the Chowan river, N. c. sa
MonSay. week, and on Tuesday night tosf Ss
board, at Hollys wharf, $50 infantry. their
desiinsiion Ieing New bern, TO reinforce y ester.
The feet left The wharf on Wednesday The
impression pr, vailed IN the neiehborhood shas
Poster design d making raid on the Wilmiae-
ton railroad, while the main force would MAKE
for Geld bcro' and take mp the line OF march
towards Wilmington. Judfing from present.
indications, We may leok iOr stirring news frsQ
North Carolina b' fore maLy days."
speech of Jeff. Davis.
The Richmond Whig of Tuesday last says -
The President met with an enthusiast tic RESP
tlon IN Petersburg on Saturday while passing
through on his way Richmond. A very large
throng of persons welcomed him 20 the civ and
when he made his appearance I'm reepons Sc TO
loud calls, he was introduced by Hon q. y.
Collier, and WAS compelled TO satisfy the pop
ular demand for a "speech-r He sud that no
was not ih. bearer of bad news Our gallant
army had thrice Iepulsed the enemy at vi sks-
burg, and yerwhelmingly defeated him in 8
pitcht battle IN Tennessee, The West, hs esn-
tinued, is thoroughly aroused, and her entsa-
siasm equals that OF Virginia He had heard.
while coming along, Of another intended de-
monStri,ton of the enemy in Eastern FsrtS
Carolina. .--.--
His friend, Gen. French, would carefully
watch and take care Of them. The cid nen
and the young would meet and sweep them
from the coast, and nsught but the tracks q
the defenders OF the soil wosld thereaftef %
seen. ~ eaking Of concert Of action I'm the
South, the President said IL is necessary 20 the
success OF our cause, fair wind and gceH
sale are 10 a slIip in mid ocean, aud referrieE
to the results of this great reyoiution, he saii.
that as certain as the earth LOW revolyrs spoa
It's axis, SO surely VIII peaeeand Independents
be established. The President was enthueisst-
cally cheered during the delivery Of his -
marks. .iF- '-.---
CRichunond Examiner, sthl
TIIsISvAsIoN or Tx AS. tr
The people OF Texas seem 70 have little Sesr
Of an iny asio n of tbs ir STAT. The Nar.hall Re
publican laughs at the idea and says 80
"lnyade Texas from what qnnrterl NSt By
OF floating gunboat. We have but few rail-
roads, and those few could lie rendered asslecs
10 the enemy ia a day, Do they propose 70 IN
wade us from the COAST IL so, will they como
this winter, or pcstpone their cit ll slnar.ers
We possess an idle curiosity 20 know how many
miles a Yankee army could travel In q day
III lLEOukn tlal DidCk mu0 on
the Texas coast, or how far IL could 20 in supn-
mer without water. Invasion in suunaer %
simply an impossibility, and in winter .sAd
spring it would be attended with phy sical din
culties sueh as few armies ever encountered.
and which wonid b. fun neasurabiy increAseA
by the indoniiabie a termiu alton and hercsrs
OF people Injured o'arms and aocus toned 70
the saddle. Everything upon which an army
could subSist Honld lie driven INTO the inferior.
But Suppose these difficulJes surmounied ana
YaLkee army should reach The Interior, what
then! Texas is fai from being defenseless shs
mas seventy tonsapd men and boys, over and
ur der the conscript age, who would rally fn
defense Of htr soil. Yankee commu ASoaiisnS
with the eoust would be speedily cut on, ana
the in yader would be compelled either 10 re-
treat, II that should prove possible, or surrsu.
der"
AyHE E1sGRATE.-Louis Napoleon, remarks
the Newbury port Herald, is filled with un-
niendiiness 10 the United States, which took
him IN when he was stranger, clothed ai0
when he was naked, and fed him when he yas
a seedy, worthless wander.r.