Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-11-15
JEFF. DAVIS UNPoPULARITY.

The subjects OF King JEFF. are terribly
dissatisfied with his administration OF tn
affairs of the Confederacy, are growing
FESTIVE under his rule, and are not at ali
mealy-mouthed in casting the odium OF
their present miserable condition upon his
shoulders. His visit to Georgia and his
remarkable speech at Macon are fresh i'll
the minds of our readers, and the follow
Ing severe comments thereon by inhuen.
tial rebel journals will be read with some
interest as indications of the ebb-tide oil
JETS influence, power and popularity
throughout Rebellion. The Montgomery
Mail says:
We hazard little in declaring that the
speech OF the President at Macon is not SUCH
as the public had right to expect from Mr..
Davis at this critical juncture Of our affairs
The least the President says about the late
campaign in Georgia the better. He has
shocked the country and the army already
enough by what has transpired under his
direction, to spare them defense of his
policy. The evidence accumulates, that had
johnson been retained in command OF the
Tennessee army, Atlanta would not only
have been saved, but Sherman's host would
have been DESTROYED. In the very nick Of his
campaign, in the very vintage time Of VIC
tory, the President, without one word OF
warning or remonstrauce, removed THAT
old aud skillful General from the army.
Sherman, in his report Of his operations be-
fore Atlanta, presents the readers with the
sequel.
The Lynchburg Trginian says:
Some portions Of the speech Of the Presi-
dent, delivered at Macon, are unworthy Of
him, and give evidence Of bad taste and worse
temper. His covert illusions to the great
soldier he disgraced-so far as his official ac-
ton could effect that end-are indicate, i'll.
timed and reprehensible. They are not III
keeping with the digniied silence Of the man
who has not, so far as the public know,
uttered one word of complaint. 1t may be
difficult even for the President to make ma
iority of his fellow-citizens believe that
Johnson was incapable Of striking an hon.
es, and manly blow for Atlanta" Many IAN
honest" and many a manly blow did he
give, as the 45,OO0 Yankees killed or horse de
combat in the advance to Atlanta would tes-
tify. But let this pass. II we were dis.
posed TO act the censor further, we might add
that the term scuundrel," applied to those
who had misrepresented the Presidents
official action, must have fLllen strangely
upon the ears Of a large audience Of ladies
and gentlemen assembled in a church to hear
the highest civil dignitary in the land dis.
course upon public topics and the state OF
the country! The announcement by the
President that two-thirds of the army are
absent from the tield-the most OF them with
out leaye-will take the country oy surprise.
What could not these men accomplish now II
they were in the line OF duty
These periodical iiterfereQces OF the Presi-
dent are fast bringing us to grief, sapPing the
confidence of both people and army in his
wisdom, encouraging our enemies and paving
the way for what we shudder 10 reflect upon.
HIS visits TO the West are usually the prelude
of disaster. His consultations with Bragg
and johnson in 1862, ending With his order
ing l2,O0O men to yicks6ury against the pro.
tests Of these Generals, lost US the battle Of
Murfrees6oro' and the destruction OF Rose.
GRAMS army. His visit in 1868 divided
Brage's army in front of Grant at Chatta-
nooga, by sending Longstreet with Z0,oOO
men on strategic. errand 70 <hnoxvihe, per-
petrated the terrible disasteS OF missionary
Ridge, where the Army OF tennessee came
nigh being annihilated: :.
The President is again on his travels to
:" confer with the Generals May God de-
liver us this time from the dlspensation
which the past teaches Us to anticipate
1t appears that while Copperheads are
biting at the heels of the National Ad-
ministration, there are other. species of the
Snake tribe infesting the pathway of JEFF
ferson-D D. hope. their, sting may prove
deadlier than that of the Northern rep
tiles. 'a.r