Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-11-11
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PRESIDENT DAVIS IN THE SOUTH.

PRESIDENT DAVIS IN THE SOUTH.
the President has made the tour Of the military
osts of the South and is on his way hoiae II ne mas
not already reached there.
REVIEW OF THE TROOPS AT MOBILE
On the Oath President Davis reviewed the troops
at Mobile, Alabama. After the parade DC ret'ree
TO the Battle House. where in response to repeated
calls. he appeared on the balcony, and delivered
brief address to the citizens and soldiers he con
graduated the people upon the fact-Whicn he as
sured themhe felt to be the fact-that our cause Is
now in a better condition than it was year ago
Having lust come from the OF the great oa'te
of Chjckamauga, it was impossible that ne shouid
not refer to that, and though it could not oe eS-
pec.ed tina. he should allude to contemplated 'hoso
mcnts. yet he was happy TO say that the Grave VIC
tors of that bloody field stood ready and ANXIOUS 70
strike the blow which should secure the complete
fruits of their glorious victory. He could say more
- that he believed that they would strike the blow,
and that Rosecranz' unweldly legions w:uld be
DESTROYED or driven for refuge to the Ohio Inc
same spirit animated our armies elsewhere ana, AN
they needed was to be properly seconded oy the
people at home to send the hordes of Yankees back
to their beloved Boston, or any other place from
which the return might be moro difficult.
He saw before him Texas reg iment, whose
thinned ranks reminded him too painfully OF their
situation, cut off from the homes to which they
should look for recruits and of their deadly conflicts
upon many field where they had fought as Texans
always fight He exhorsed them to be Of goou
cheer Such deeds theirs were never in vain, ana
would surely secure to the country the lneStlmaoie
prize far which they are contending, and to them
selves undying honor and renown.
There too, were Alabamians, who he felt sure
we're worthy the name which had been inmortal'zeo
on so many battle fields in Virginia, Tennessee ana
Mississippi And here he referred to the youthful
color barrier at Chickanauga. who planted within
the enemy's barbados hi, regimental hag pierced
with eighty three bullets, and its staff shattered
The President had the pleasure of promoting him
for his heroic conduct, and such was his modesty
that in presenting his flag to the President. ne ap
peared quite unconscious OF having performed any
thing extraordinary.
He LEAVES ATLANTA.
The President was to leave Atlanta on Friday
last The Goatsdsracy of tina; day has the follow
ing article:
Tile Esent, the Danger and the Rsme3y.-The
President leaves US to day on his return to the seat
of government He came At the call ofan outraged
army and Respondent people, to restore by his
personal examination. of tie premises and just ac-
ton in the disorders and impending dangers, Con-
cord and the hope Of peace within ourselves. lie
goes to-day, and all will ask what hes he done, and
what does he leave US to hope for?
We must reply to these questions, aud we must
reply truthfully before heaven and our common.
country. We consign the result to our columns
with the deepest regret and heart full of anxious
forebodings. He has done nothing. lie has toyed
with the danger that hangs over us, and consented
to its continuance He has rot lifted hand or Ut
tered word to help to stay the evil that to day
threatens the centre and heart of the Southern Con-
fedsracy. He departs, having made few minor
changes which mean nothing and effect nothing, sc
far the great vital issue is concerned Polk takes
Hardee's place and Hardee takes Folks.
Forrest'goes to an almost barren scene of labor
hopeless of early results. Bragg remains as the in
competent head of the greatest army of the Con
federacy, placed at the post Of vital danger. Or
two occasions-one to General Bragg himself ant
once to the President-nearly all OF II. general CT
cers of that army have given express;o pflting
ssaoa.s.astder nse. #
dissenting voice, have asked for a more assuring
leadership
President Davis, "serene upon the frigid heights
of an imperturable egotism," is deaf to the univer
sal call Of the country, and "will not be driven
into any step or measure necessary for the commo,
safety.
What arc the results9 We unveil them at tn
risk Of being accused of giving information to tn
enemy. but we'll assured that our watchful foe ha
seen them even. before they came tt our knowl
edge. We have been reticent so long as there wa
hope of action on the part of President Davis. III
has departed without taking action adequate to thu
emergency, and now our only hope is in ourselves
We shall do our duty. Others may hold back, AM
accuse US Of an indscreet fear. We reply that VI
risk as much as does the President, or any man
Onr lives, and the lives Of all we hold DEAR are EN-
barked in the holy cause of our country, and ou
and their fortunes are involved in iumlne.t peril
The President can risk no more
What are the results? They are persistence ii
the same military blunders which have cost US Ken
lucky and Tennessee. Napoleon says the art o
war consists in knowing how to separate to subsist
and how to unite to fight The art of Bragg ha.
been to unite to starve and to separate to be whip
ped de has held his army united before Chatta
nooga until movement or starvation stares him i,
the face. He must fall back to su5sist or divide biz
forces.
Therefore, today, we see the astonishing specta
Gle Of one wing of our army sent into isolation il
East Tennessee, and the other ordered to similar
position westward along the Tennessee river TIL,
weakened centre and isolated wings are each left
meet, unaided, an attack from numerous, power
full and vgilant foe 1t is but the rcpetiton of tn,
military policy which gathered for US the fruitful
results of PeTryville Murfreesboro Shelbyville ant
Tulahoma. What, from this, ca, Georgia expect
We reply that she has to expect the results thai
to-day are witnessed in poor, desolated, down trod
den Tennessee.
There is but one hope left for US in this emerpen
cy. We must save the government from the dan
ger to which it is exposed 6y the inanty of the ad
ministration and this can be done only by rousine
the spirit of opposition to the administration before
the feeling. ripe already among the people, becomes
curdled into an opposition to The government. ",
must save the State by and throug Oh the immediate
action of the State authorities and the latent ensr
gies of the people.
Governor Brown must call out the reserves. A
perfect military organization independent of tn,
Confederate government and the inanity of Gen
Bragg must De at once created if we desire to hole
the homes ofGeorgia, the heart of the Confederacy
and tho rear of the chivarous Beauregard safe from
o ruthless foe.
The men, the leadership, and the resources ar,
ready at his call The responsibility of our safet,
now rests with Governor Brown and the State Leo
islature. That body meets within week. Lett
. confer the requisite power upon the Governor