The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1864-10-21
Mistellaneo1s.
jeff. Davis.on the Desperate Condition of
the Oonfederacy : Granite Late Move
ments in Virginia.
SPEECH OF JEFF. DAVIS AT MACON.

SPEECH OF JEFF. DAVIS AT NAHUM.
From the Macon Tel. aud Confed. Sept. 81.
Ladies and Geatlcmcn. Friends and Eel.
lop.ciiiscns: 1t would have gladdcned my
hcart to have met YOU in prosperity instead
of adversely. The son of u Georgian, who
fought through the first Revolution, | would
be untrue to myself if should forget the
State in her day Of peril. What though
misfortune has bcfilllen our arms from Daca.
tur to Jonesboro. our cause is not lost. Sher
man cannot keep up his long line of commu-
ucation and retreat. Sooner or later he
must and when that day comes the fate
that beiel the army of the French empire in
its retreat from Moscow will be reacted. Our
cavalry and our people will harrass and de-
stroy his army as did the Cossacks that Of
Napoleon and the Yankee General, like
him. will escape with only body.guard.
How can this be the most speedily effected :?
BY the absen,ees OF Hoods army returning to
their posts and will they not? Can they sec
the banishcd exiles {; can they hear the wall
OF their suffering gcountrywomcn and children
and not come? by what influences they are
made to stayawayit is not necessary to speak.
Ii there is one who will stay away at this
hour he is unworthy OF the name OF Georgi-
an. To the women no appeal is necessary
They arc like the Spartan mothers OF old. l
know of one who has lost all her sons, except
one Of s years. She wrote that sho wanted
me to reserve place for him in the ranks.
The venerable Gen. Polk, to whom read the
letter, knew that woman well, and said it
was characteristic Of her; but | will not
weary you by turning aside to relate the va
rious incidents OF giving up the last son to
the cause of our country, known to INC.
Wherever we 30 We End the hearts and hands
of our noble women enlisted. They arc SEN
wherever the eye may fall or the step turn.
They have one duty to perform; to buoy up
the hearts Of the people. l know the deep
disgrace fel, by Georgia at our army falling
back from Dalton to the interior Of our State.
But was not of those who considered At
anta los, when our army crossed the Chat
.ahoochc. resolved that il should not, and
then put man IN command who knew
would strike manly blow for the city and
many Yankees blood was made to nourish
the soil before the prize was won. II does
not become us to revert to disaster. Let the
dead bury their dead. Let us, with one arm
and one effort. cndeavor to crush Sherman.
I am going to the army to confer with our
Generals. The end must be tho defeat oil
our enemy. IL has bccn said that aban-
dou.d Georgia to her fate. Shame upon such
alsehood. Where could the author have
been when Walker. when Polk. and Gen. ID.
Lee was sent to her assistance. Miserable
man.. Tho man who uttered this was scoun.
drel. lie was not man 10 savc our coun-
try. III knew that General did not pos
sess the right qualities to command would l
not be wrong il he was not removed ? Why,
when our army was falling back from North
'ern Georgia. even heard that bad sent