Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-10-26

HoOd's Army,:and JsH. Davis Bach
TO Riehmond.
,JeR. Davis adsTs made speech aps6h at Augusta A us
Georgia, ON the Bird instant, which is thu
reported by. ths t,Consiitstioaalist Of 'tha
city;
"ours is not q arevolution. We were &
free and independent people in states that
had the right to make better government
when they saw fit. They sought to infringe
upon the rights We had, and we only In
stituted o new. government on the basis Of
these rights. We are not engaged In q
| Quixotio fight for the rights of man, our
struggle is for Inherent rights and who
would surrender themf 81 Let eyeEy--paper
guaranty. possible ibe given and Rhoswould
submiR From the grave Of ~ eq5 fssiisn
nero the blood of fhS slaini would cry out
against such Q peace, With their murderers.
The women Of the lApd driven from their
homes; the children lacking fOodi old age
hobbling from the scenes of its youth; the
f1gitiyes,i forced to give way TO- the YAM
kee oppressor, and nov, hiding In your rail
roads,all proclaim SEQ Of blood thai ftee!
men cannot afford to BRIDGE There is but
one thing TO which We can aecedeT7 sspe-
rate state independence. Some there are
who speak of reconstruction with slavery
maintained; but are there any WHO RouId
thus measure rights by property God
forbid. Would you see that boy, with q
peach bloom in his cheek, grow up serf
neVert ito tread the path of honor, uulesshe
light the torch at the funeral pyre OF his
country? Would you see the fair dangh.
ters Of the land given over 70 the brutality.
of'the Yankees. -! ...'i -.
"1fany imagine this would not be 50, let
him lookto the declaration OF fMr. Lincoln
therterms heoHers'; let him read the dec.
letatlon of the northern press let him
note the tone Of the; northern people, and
he will see there is nothing left for rs bnt
separate Independence! a8ia1Ca ll4t11s d, \
4 5tiWhoi now looks for interyenti6n 2 Who
does not know that opr friends abroad de-
pend upon our strength at home3 THAT
thelbslancs lis in, our favor with victory,
and turns against MS With defeat and that
when our victory is unquestionedIiWe will
be recognized, and not till them !. ~ oni
1--WE t6dst do our duty, Shd That duty Is
this Every man able to bear arms must
10 the front, and all others must devote
70 the cause at home. There
must be no pleading for exemption. We
are fighting for exibtenee, and BY fighting
alone can independeuceb be gained. Geor.
gis is. now invaded. q She 49, calling for
spcoor, aud he whoJ from Alabama, from
Mississippi, from South Caroline, rushes 10
her aid strikes when he strikes for her--a'
blow for his own home and family. Our
Confederate States must lean one upon the
other for mutual support. We are Rsvthe
poet has said:a,d j . ss8siH, lii a7rss]f7m
Distinct as the pillows, yet one As thssea.' i.
zone part must rash 70 the support of
the other We must, beat ShsrmhuJ va
.,,,k raa.n6 tnka manaaooan-f6n uaI Ivfli'
draw from twenty Thousand 70 thirty thous.
and to our Standard and SO strength hspea,
We must push the enemy sbacklto the banks
of the Ohio. and thus give the peace party
Of the North an aceretion no puny editorial
can give. =. Mr.. ,aall cs6.
stWords will not now avail. YouFmust
consult your heart; perform more than the
law can exact; yield as much as ifreemen
can give, and all will be we'll. With peace
and freedom glorious career opens for
these Confederate States. Relieved from
class legislation, free from taxes-indirect,
ftis,true, but imposed by your rulers for
twenty years pase-no longer subject to
northern spechlat tors, grinders of the faces
of the poor, and deniersi of the rights of
men, you will start forward in the bright
est of future. @.itA
"on each of the former occasions, when
was in this State of Georgia, on my way
to the army, that army was on the soil of
other States il is only at this visit that this
Is the battle. field. l trust that this will
not, be long so, and that ProHi Hidence may
soon take the war beyond her borders.
trust, too that our hearts are hxed on fol-
lowing,the enemy in his retreat, and then
If negotiations come, they viii come in,
such q form as alone We can entertain. VI
I aTin then we can ihave no peace, and
yet does any one suppose this government
is anxious for wRr1, Some have spoken of
the Executive, and declared that. .Execu.
tive hardness and pride of opinion was
opposed to, any n egotiat tions. Those who
think so must imagine me more oreless
than o man.- Do they not suppoze1 have
Eept oyer>the wounded soldier borne from-
the field to tell of those who there lay
lifeless; that 1 have not lameRted the loss
of property by our good and greatgmen;
that have not. moprnedy over the. lives.
that have been offered OPT Ny hrst effort
was for peace, and sent commisaiopers
to endeavor 70 arrange an, amicable disso.
luton. From time 20 time, have repeated
efforts to that end but never, never have
I sought it on any other basis than inde.
peudense. EEnthusiastic applause.1 But
do !. expect III Yes,.I do. IReneHed
Eoheering.1 Brave men have done well
befores against greater odds than ours, and
when were men ever .brayef2 We will
achieve 1t. How many sacrifices it may
take cannot tell, but believe that a1ust
God looks upon, our cause as holy, and
that of our enemy as iniquitous. He may
chastise ne for rtofenehs, but in so doing
De is preparing usS and.in His good Prov
idence will assist MS and never desert the
right. -is,sarl,i zis = als as saiof7i
/ "And you,R my fair countrywomen,
whose past gives assurance Of what yop9
the soldier and sent him forth to battle,
who have hung upon the rear of the ar
mics, aud ever stood ready 10 bnccor the
wounded; who have lined the Wayside to
minister 10 the feeble, and pointed the
dying TO heayens You, toos have done
your duty. you have given up'alL. You
have aent Hnnr fathars your sons TO the