New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-10-08
LATE SOUTHERN NE ws.
Ied. Davis on the Desperate Condition oil
the Confeaeracy-Ssraut's Late Move
D,ents In Virginia.

mepss In Virginia.
SPEECH OF JEFF. DAVIS AT MACON.
Stom The Daily Macon Telegraph and Confederate Sept a.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, FRIENDS AND Eel
LOW CITIZENS: 1t would have gladdened my heart to
have met you in prosperity instead Of adversely. But
friends are drawn together in adversely The son of
Georgian who fought through the first Revolution
would be untrue myself should forget the State in
her day Of peril What though misfortune has beiIcn
cur from Decatur 10 Jonesboro, cause IS not
lost Sherman cannot keep up his long line OF collan
nicaton and retreat Sooner OF later he must anu
when that day the fate that bee the army Oh Tue
French empire in its retreat from Moscow VIII Ne TO-
aotod Our cavalry and people will harTass ana ue
stroy his army did the Cossacxs that oil Napoeohi
and the Yankee General, like hin, VIII escape Win
suly a body guard. How can this be the most
speedily effected BY the absenteoS OF Hoods army
returning 10 their posts; and will they mott Can fhey
sec the banished exles they hear the wan OF ter
snfferinQ countrygOmen and children and not GOMEZ
nv what Influences they are maze 10 Si way II Is 10y
necessary to speak. il there is one VINO VIII stay away
To the women no appeal IL necessary. They are Ike
the Sparfan mothers of old. know OF one who has
ost all her SONS except one OF years one Wio,e tnat
she wanted me TO reserve place Tor hin IN tne RANKS
Tho venerable Gen Polk, To whom / read the letter,
knew that woman weil and said 1t was characteristic
Of hers INT viii not weary you by turning aside 10 ie
late the incidents of giving up the last son To
The cause of our country. known 10 me- Wherever We
go we hnd the hearts and hands Of our noble women
enlisted. They are seen wherever the eye may
fall or the step turn. They have one duty TO
perform; 20 buOy up the heerts Of the people Know
The deep disgrace felt by Georgia NJ our army falling
bach from Dalton to the interior of our State But
was not OF those who considered Atlanta lost when
army crossed the Chatahoochie resolved that IT
should not and then l put a man in command VINO L
knew would strike manly blow for the city, and many
Yankees blood made 10 nourish the soil before
TIE prize was Won IL does not become TO revert 10
disaster Let the dead bury the dead. Let us, with
enc arm and one effort, endcayor to crush sherman
gong 10 the army 10 confer with our generals. IEe
end must be the defeat Of Our enemy 1t has been sd
thai abandoned Georgia TO her fate. Shame upon
such falsehOod. Where could the author have been
when Walker when Polk. and when Cen stephen u.
Lee we're sent 10 her assistance Miserable The man
who uttered this a scoundre. He was not nan TO
save our country II Knew that enera did not possess
rho iii ht qualities to command would not be wrong
In he was not removed Why, when our army was fall
Ing back from Northern Georgia, even heard that
bad sent Bragg with ponoOns to cross IT TO Cuba But
ve must be charitable. The man who can speculate
ought to be made take up his musket When the war
"A over and our independence woD,-and We Eli estab-
lish our ndependence-~ho WIZ be our arlsiocracy 4
hope the lmpng soldier. 10 the young Iadles WouiG
pay that when choosing between an empty sleeve anu
The man who had remained at home and grown rich al
ways take the empty sleeve. Let the Old men remain at
bolne and make bread. But should they know Of any
young man keeping away from the service who cannot
be made 60 any other way let them write 10 the Ex
Dcutve read all letters sent me from the people but
have not time oreply to them. You have not many
nen between eighteen and forty-tye LEFT. The boys,
God bless the boys, are as rapidly as they
become old enough, going TO the field. The
city Of Macon is filled with stores. sick and
wounded. 1t must not be abandoned when
threatened 6ut when the enS,Dy come instead OF eau
eght and when the elem! is driven beyond Chatta-
nooga they too can join in the general rejoicing Your
prisoners are kept as sort Of Yankee capital have
beard that one Of their Generals said that their exchange
you'd defeat sherman have tried every means. con-
peded everything 70 effect an exchange but 10 no pur
pose Butler the beast, with whom no Commissioner
Yf L. hold MI n
Me newspapers that we Womb e?nsenttotns exchange
II negroes all difficulties might be removed. This
YepOrted as effort Of his TO get himself washed
by holding intercourse with gentlemen. II exchange
etud be effected don't know but that might be in-
buood to recognize Butler. But in the future every
Effort will be given far possible, TO effect the end
We want soldiers in the fed and want the sick
and wounded TO home. 1t is not proper for me
10 speak Of the number Of in the field but this VIII
psy that twothrds Of onr men are absent some sick.
pome wounded but most Of them absent without leave
The who repents and goes back TO his commander
voluntarily, appeals strongly to executive eemency But
impose he STAYS until the war is over and his COM
rades return home and when every mans history will
Be told where will lie shield himself 1t is upon these
reflections that rely to make return TO their duty
but after comforting with Generals at hesdqnarers
There be other remedy IL shall be applied. love
ny friends, and l forgive my enemies. have been
ked to .snd rssnfr"a'- --. 'r"m Virginia b Georgia
In Virginia the disparity in numbers Juo. as great
n II 10 in Georgia. Then have been asked why the
army sent TO the Shenandoah Valley was not sent here
i because army Of the enemy had penetrated
Sen. Eariy was sent 10 DIVE them back. This he
bot only successfully did. but, crossing the Poto
lof, and forced Grant 10 send two Corps OF
is s-'pv TO protect it. This the enemy dencmina
5arsa ,,Fsc shermans march INTO Georgia is a
raid What would pr., eh' thein nov ,, ha! o",a
.itbdrawn from taking IyncuSu and pulling CON CON
NJ rordon Of men around ReYnvd cQpDseed
With that great and grave soldier Cen Lee Hg. on
these points. My mind roamed over We Woe mci.
sept without leave will return 70 duty, we can DEFEAT
the enemy. With that hope am gong TO the front
may not realize TINS hope. oSt khow tDeie are men
despond now Let one despond Let no one distrust
and remember that If genius is the the beau ideal hope
u the realty.
PRESIDENT pAvIs's SPEECH AT MACON.
From the Charleston Mercury.
We make no comments upon this speech; but
ne cannot refrain from expressing our profound reret
ais. spcl speech should have been said 10 have been
Ss,yered by tie Chief Magistrate OF the Confederate
stats for We cannot make up our minds thst he de-
hyered IT, We hope speedily to be able to oeny ts su'
thentieity
THE ATrlcK OK RICHMOND.
From The Richmond Examiner, Ocl. l.
Though the late movement Of the enemy on
She northern side OF the james sudden u had been
long mysteriousy ntimated by the press o.
result in the capture Of Richmond. Never DID mountain
IN labor bring forth such 1t did not reach the
dignity OF absolute failure Instead Of Richmond ,,the
enemy got Battery Harrison. This is battery mile
beyond Chain's fsrm the outer or third lire Of the
Notifications around Richmond. II is N no wise essen
ts 10 the strength Of any other battery. 1t fortified
chiefly because II strong and inviting position IN
the neighbnrhood There Is no dorb' about It's natural
strength Three or four hundred men with cannon
could easily hold ii against several thousand provided
always that they were Lees veterans-men who were
accustomed 10 b8tte-and DO troops whose whole mill
Sary education consisted in the eyoutOns Of the parade
GROUND OF the garrison. Even beyond Battery Harri
Son we learn there line Of slight deeises held by
svo hundred and fifty stretching across the coun-
1rv from Signal Hill 10 Newmarket
On Thursday morning the enemy having brought over