The New York herald., 1864-10-08
JeW. Davis I'm Georgia.

T1rom the Macon Telegraph and Confederate Sept 241
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, FRssps AND FglLow CITIZENS: :
would have gladdened my heart to have met you In
prosperity instead OF adversely But Irends rre sswn
tsgeiher In adverssy The sou of Georgian, feagbt
through the rst Revolution, would De u.true myself
r I shoula forget the state 10 her day OF peril What
though mis- orure has beaen arms from Decatur TO
tsnesboro, Is not lost sherman cannot keep
= M long line OF communication and retreat sooner or
Sosor hA must and when that day comes the fate that
sl the army OF tho French empire n its retreat from
MOSCOW will be reacted Our cavalry aud people
Wi harsss and destroy hts army IS did tbs Cossaoks
6As Of Napoleon; and tbs YaSts General, is Aim, ,eiii
oei speedily effected BY the absenses 0. Hoods arrny
jeturning 10 their posts and viii they no' Can they
- the banished exies they the wa OF their
Suysrinr country women and children and not Gomez BY
what influences they made 10 stay away il 10
necessary TO speak u there one woo viii stay away
- women no appeal necessary. They are like the
spartan mothers Of old. know OF who has lost ali
hor except OF eight shs wrote that
vented 10 reserve place for him In the rsnks The
vooewabo General Polk, TO whom read the letter knew
win NOT wssry ng you By turning ad. 20 relate s
YArious Incidents OF giving up The last son 70 the
q our country known 70 me, Wherever we go we ind
Ne hearts and hands OF our noble enlisted They
lss wherever the eye may fall or the step
Icy have duty 70 perform-to buoy up the hoarts
= our army falling back from bs,on to the interior Of
y 6sate Bat ,cas net " those ohio consdersd Aaana
- slou!d nOi, and then put man in command
vAo knew would strike manly blow for the city,
Sns many Yansee blood % yss m,ds o, 70 noarsn the soil
yset to disaster let the dead bury the dead Let us
ltth and effort cndcavor 10 crush Sherman
en- going the army confer with generals. hs
~ ss B me dstaf ofovr -Sey. u has been said that
abandoned Georgia her fate Shame upon such false.
Aood where could tho author have been when walker
Shen Polk asd When General stephen D. Lee sent TO
~ assistance. Miserable man. The WAN who Uacred
s s. Davis nsS
tsorgia.-Ep Hra,LD.I He was not man 70 save our
ssuntry. know that general did not possess the
etwht Qualities 70 command would not be wrong II he
Mas moi removed why, when our army was falling
back from Northern Georgia, even heard that had sent
peAgG with pontoons 70 crcss 70 Cubs hut we muat
- charitable The msn who speculate ought 70 be
uAde 70 take up bis mussc when the war 10 over, and
sur Independence wou-and we viii establish our inde'
psndeoce-who will be aristoHaoyr hope the limp
hg soldier. 10 the young lades would say that when
yhoosing between an empty slcove and the man who
Ne empty sleeve Let the old nsn remain al hSme aud
Hske bread. Bat should they Know Of any young man
= any other way, ,.s them write 70 sne executive.
sad all letters sert me om the people bu, have the
time 70 rsp,y 70 thorn ros Aars MOT many me. cs'tee'
rseen and Forty i've left The boys, God bless the boy
hsN. ne stly q Macon = ftaatoia ..orss, set ana
Sbsn tho encmy como, instead of calling upon Hood :
ny for defence me old men mus. nshl and when the
Ssrt Il Yankee capital. have beard that one q ,neir
have tried spsy means coucsssc sssSssDS ss sS's
S9sct an exchange bus 70 no purpose: bdtlw, The
Dssss With whom no Csmmssioner q Exchsnse ~oule
I We would consent 10 the exchange II negroes
~ dincultes might 10 removed. This 10
Sep9vicd - sDsdou II bis 70 get himself whitcwa he'd
W holding intercourse with gentlemen II an exchange
ssnM ~ sneSted, dort know but I might be induced
soldiers 10 the s and ws want .ns SICK and wound
:nss \ sTs &. y ..y Ss'i
hVc-Ards ef eur men ore obsrsors SICK, some tccurd
-, Bat most ofh,-4 dblsM ,rftAow leave The man whc
pSpons and back W bis commander voluntarily ap
nab strongly 70 executive cemenoy. But suppose &.
Nays ivay until the war over, and HIS oomrsdss rs
Mo honS, and vhse s-ery mans history viii ~ told