The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-11-09
MISC kE0uA.
The Presidents Tour Through the
HOuth.

SVuSOe
On Wednesday last PresIdens Davis, aecnmpa
nied BY Generals Beauregard, Oimer, Rlanch-
ard, and Rains, Bishop Lynch, Governor Bom-
ham, and others, visited the fortifeatons
around Charleston. Tie Courier gives the I'll
lowing description Of the visit:
The party started ftOm Headquarters in Broad
street and proceeded to the headquarters Of Col.
Rhett on South Commercial wharf, preparatory for
embarkation In the boats ordered for the occasion
On ARRIVAL NJ the wharf brief period was spent
In the examination Of specimens of the various
kinds OF Yankee shells thrown into Sumter, COL
lected by Col. Rhett on his visit 10 the fort Tues
day night, and bought 10 the city. These speei-
mems embraced shot and shell OF every size and
shape from the ffteen-inch Monitor three hundred
pounder Parrot, rlded and Wizard ehots, down 10
the smallest description Of prnIectile. The party
then embarked for the Island, passed on their way
two ofoar sunboats, the Chicora and the Palmetto
State, the crews of both vessels turning out and
greeting the President with loud and long cheer
iny.
salute fired BY the Chatham Artillery, attracf-
ing the attention Of the Yankees, who crowded
and iired the parapets Of Gregg and Wagner,
seemingly anxious to learn what unusual event had
occurred to cause such n demonstration.
The President, after q close inspection Of Fort
johnson. batteries Slmkins, CheSes, aad Haskell,
proceeded TO Seces0Onvllie. The troops OF that
post were drawn & up in line and inspected BY the
other works around Seeessionvflle, besides the
memorable battle ground Of the 18th June, 1861,
In which the President felt greatly interested.
ls also visited n and and Inspected the whole length
he was received with another laundering salute,
and warmly cheered by the troops composing Gen.
Hag0od's aud Gen. C0lqultt's brigndes. Batt. ~
another salute given from the latter. The troops
ut each post were drawn mp all under arms, In the
positions thnt they would occupy in case Of an At
lack or an engagement. Having Inspected every
FORTS the President aud party crossed the bridge al
Wappoo and passed Gen. Wise's brigade In re.
view, which eoncluaed the work Of the day.
the city The President expressed himself exceed
ingiy grati6sd at the position, character, and
strength Of the works, % well az the f1ne appear
ance OF the troops. The party returned to the city
little before dark.
The rresidsu. lef. Charleston ON Thursday morn-
ing, and arrived in Wilmington, N. C., that even
ing. Upon arriving thsre he was welcomed BY
great throag Of citIxens, and made them short
address. We extacta portion of II as reported
In the Journal;
The President said that In North Carolina. az
elsewhere, the contact Of the Yankees had tho
wherever they had come. The eastern % o"tion 1s of
the State, which had suffered most from the enc
my, was perhaps the most loyal and devoted por
tlcn Of the whole State, and North Carolina, az a
ber Of troops she had.giyen 10 the armies OF the
ConfedeFacy. in every field, from Great Bethel,
the Arst, 10 Chickamauga, the last, the blood OF
North Caroliniens had been shed and their vaIor
illustrated and, II she had fewer trunpesers than
some others to s0Hnd her fame, the ist of killed
and wounded from every battle- field atiested her
devotion and bore witness 20 her sacrifices. North
caroltns might well ee proud Of her soldiers IN the
armies of the C0niedeyaey.
We ere all engaged In the same cause. We
saust all make sacfi6ces We murt use foIbear-
eace with esei other. We are all liable 10 err ~
Your 0eneIals may commit Mistakes. your Prest-
Ssnt may commit mistakes; you yourselves may
eolhmlt mistakes. This II human, and for this
pfoper dIlowance must be mnde. We must cult
vate harmony. unanimity, concert of action. We
ware Of the man who would instil the poison Of
division and disa6ection because this section or
that section had not sot its fu share Of the spOils
and the plunder, tho honors ald the eln0luments
OF once. Did we 90 Into this war fer oflces or
for plunders hid we expect IN make money by Il?
II 90 then hs and Others who, like him, had Host
ali-haA seen the product of Year, swept away,
had been woefGily mistaken. But we mad not gone
into ibis war from any suelk ignobie motives, and
no such narrow considerations ought 10 control
appointments. Merit. ppd merit alone, should be
the criterion. And. merit lad heen found, and
North CasoIlaians had received and now held
ne here alluded 10 Gen. hsaey, native son OF
North Carolina.
Iftbsrs were ihnse Who yislasaso aespoaAeney.
who despaised of The Republic. who were willing
lnlhe ranks Of Tho army, where ail was conAdeRce
and detefminaiiOn. Those who c0mpaained Mnsl
were those wh0 had usade the iewest saeflHces,
not DE soldiefs who had nade the most.
In the changing foEtnnsn Of war, We nay f0F
lime ~ driven hack, hut with resoiute purpose
nhd united elou Ne would regain Ill We had joae,
nnd acc0mfliea Al that We proposed. Freed from
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