The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-01-09
jeff. Davis in the West.
HIS PROGRESS THROUGH THE COUNTRY.
GRAND REVIEW OF THE REBEL
+ cE TROOPS. '
From the Chattanooga Rebel. Ded. 16.
ARRIVAL AT CHATTANOOGA.

Confederate States, accompanied by Gen
Joe, Davis land Col. IFitzbaugh Lee, OF
his staff, arrived at Chattanooga from
Knoxville on the night of the 18th, and
left the next morning at o'clock for Muir
freesboro. Col. E. W. Cole, Superinten-
dent of the Nashville and Chattanooga
railroad, With that thoughtfulness and
good taste which is characteristic of the
man, had provided an elegant new car
rage for the occasion, and splendid train
to convey the distinguished passengers to
Murfreesboro. To Col. O., therefore, his
Excellency was indebted for most agree
able conveyance, and to Colonel Cole
the State of Tennessee is indebted for
the BETTING manner in which her distin-
guished visitor was welcomed within her
borders. The carriage which brought the
President to Murfreesboro was one of the
most elegant in the Southern Confedera-
cy, and may well be considered one of the
trophies of the war. 1t was the last car
riage brought from the Company's factory
at Nashville prior to the advance of the
Yankees, and has been carefully preserv-
ed by Col. Cole ever since, who has deter
mined to keep the respectable carriage for
special occasions like this.
AS the train left the Chattanooga depot
on Friday morning, splendid brass band
in attendance struck up "The Bonnie
Blue Flag" and afterwards broke into
Dixie" the lively strains of which fell
upon the ear, as the train was sweeping
round the base of the giant Lookout.
LIVE PRESIDENT
is still something of curiosity in Tennes-
see, Notwithstanding she has been visited
by SO many, and her own sacred soil is to-
day the resting place of jackson and a
Polk. 1t may not be out of place here to
attempt description of the personnel of
so important parsonage as the President
of the Southern Confederacy. Mr.. Davis
is man rather above the middle stature !;
of slight but well-proportioned figure
features decidedly handsome for a middle
aged gentleman, and wearing perpetual
expression Of good-humor; of exceedingly
pleasing address and graceful manners,
and not without certain senatorial digni-
ty, which sits well upon him. His head is
slightly sprinkled with gray, and his whis-
kers are gray yet he is younger man in
appearance and feelings than we had con-
ceived him to be; his voice is soft and per-
suasive, yet distinct and full toned, and he
is in the habit OF speaking occasionally an
exceeding good thing in most quiet, ac-
cidental sort of way.
His dress was plain and unassuming, and
his baggage limited to a single leather va
lise, with the initials 81. D." marked upon
the side. Attended by one body servant
alone, his mode of travel was without os-
tentation or parade, and I could not help
contrasting the President of the young
Confederacy, travelling securely as citi-
zen, and incognito, from one extreme OF
his native Southern land to the other with
out even SO muchsas body-guard, swith
the miserable despot of Abolitiondom car
riceling through the streets of Washington
with file of armed dragons each side OF
his coach Of state, and in constant appre-
hension of the assassins dagger in his own
capitol.
The train reached Bridgeport at midday.
The carriage bearing the President and
party was detached from the locomotive,
and shifted from terra .f,n0 to the deck
of barge prepared for that purpose under
the attentive supervision of Superintend-
ent Cole, and in less time than it takes to
tell of it, was floating on the Tennessee,
and towed across to the opposite bank, to
the accompaniment of rolling drums and
reverberating cannon. The battery of the
Washington Artillery fired salute of thir-
teen guns in honor of the distinguished
visitor. President Davis dismounted from
the car as soon as the opposite bank OF
the river was reached, and walked up to
the headquarters of General Jackson, COM
mandant Of the post of Bridgeport. The
| guard came to present arms'' as he APP
preached, and he gracefully acknowledged
the salute by lifting his hat, and then pass
ed on. The party remained few mo-
ments at Bridgeport, until the train was
got in readiness, and then proceeded on to
Deeherd Station, where the President and
his compogaons du voyage stopped q
short time for dinner after which inter.
esting event they were enroute once more
| for
! MUIFREESBORO.
Night came on. The puff. puff! of the
steam engine, the .iarring roll of the
wheels, the flying comets of sparks, scat
tering far behind train of smoke an(
fire, which curled above the fertile valley
and corn fields of middle Tennessee, ant
rolled off into the dim hollow and disma
glen to mingle with blended wreaths from
farming house and camp fires. The occa
sional roll Of drum from wayside depot
told that we were nearing the heart of tn
great Western campaign and approaching
the central rendezvous, the city of Muir
freesboro.
| At last, between the vista of pair o
meadow-crowned hills, the glimmerins
lights of the town uprose, twinklin:
through the mist, while innumerable re
Elections on the inky blue above cOpse ant
tree-top pointed out the long circular lin
of tenting spread around about the OLE
burgh. loot! foot shrieked the whistle
dingleling. rung the bell. Then a lon;
plaintive shrek, on down grade Then
Jerk, and here we are in among the cars
and depot-houses, and soldiers, and citi
zens. and the motley assemblage Of dogs
donkeys, carts and carriages, and hackmel
and lackeys, and porters, and the homo