The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1864-11-02
Progress Of the President. I,

PX0greS5 Oh tnze 1GSeAAGAbs IL
THE srEEcHss OF PRESIDENT = DAVIS AND
GENERALs BEAUBEGARD, H4BDEE AND
COBB, AT AUGUSTA. q ga Il
Tn snite of the ipclemcncy of The weather,
an immense coucourse of ladies', citizens and
soldiers assembled at the 'SOuta Carroll ma
Railroad Depot to hear the speech OF our
President and bid him parting farewell pri- .
Or to his departure for Virginia The hour
appo,nted for the delivery of theaddress vas
four o'clock, but long before shat hour
steady stream Of carriages an9s pedestrlansl
flowed towards the depot. At ielf- past four
O'Clock the Presidents carriage urove up to
twenty Yards before be could ge to the CEN
tire Of the platform. Hchad scarcely slight-
, ed from his carriage when his pathway was
besot by throng of ladies, Srugglmg to
catch q glimpse of him or SIS his baud.
| Finally he succe etled in reachiH5 the point |!
lentirc assemblnge-
The President made his apJearance, ac-
co1aparicl by Gems. Reaar4eS-- !iardees !
\ Cobb, and Dumber Of other officers, and on
being introduced by Major May amid cuLhu-
siastic cheers, spoke as follows:
Ladies and Gentlemen; Friends and Fellow
Citizens Of Georgia:
. At the moment OF leaving your state,
after having come hither to learn the exact
truth as to the late military operations here,
l go away much more confident than when
came | have been to the army and re
turn imbued with the thought that they IRE
; las fully ready now rs ever to meet the enc
: Inv, and that if all who are absent will re-
n turn, aud those owing service will go, thirty
suns Wili not set before no 1901 OF the lhsa-
der will press the soil OF Georgia.
II Never before was ! SO conhuent Una, enet,
gy, harmony and determination woa,u RIO
the country Oh l.a enemy ana stse 10 ,he :" .,
i'I Tho oo w" who we No hone nov. who have
lost conflence. are to me like those of whose
distorted vision it is said they behold spots
!. unon the sun. Such are the croakers who
= seem to forget the BATTLES that have beer
won ard The lfen Who have fought, who for
.,9t tbnt in the ,napnitude of those battles
= aud the inrsis,n of those men this struggle
:" rvrreis MI that historv records. We com
- menced the ij,ht without an army. withou
~ navy without arsenais, without mechnu
u ics. Without money and without credi!
r Fonr vrnrs we have steuIneL Tie tide OF in
- yasion, and to-dS: are stronger than whc
r. the war began bettcr' able now than eve
n, 20 repulsc the vandai WHO Is seeking Gu
er overthrow. Once VIC imported the con
" moncst articles OF daily Use aud brought !
+ from beyond our borders even bread an
r. meat. = ow the STATE OF EcorSta :tsoa
il produces food enough not only Tor her o"
IN people and thG army w.tAin!t, Lut lceus 10
en- the array Of Virginia. Once we had no
" macs ahG could receive no S"!'f'fa hV' 'ioS
.r- VINO came 10 us armed. y CIV we nave am
Of for all and are beg, M, men to bear them
Isl this city o. Augusta atoae ~ odnccS niol
is power Than the army sd3 oil sthifiss
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ga the iami'ilF paslan9& hi Ia
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z = - -, iost tI,t Irir;rn,, If ~,
S. E,,hnrs cnI The men of the south aIo
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i. ~ me rights we mao aho we o.: !ASA'u'e Gu
rs. Lew government On the basis d those riah
cen We are not engaged IN 't''+N".!e "9nt :
for the rights OF man our s'russiI IS 10Y .hh'
tai lied rights. and "ho would SURRENDER 'i!'i
the Let every proper guarantee poa'o!e Tie give
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