The New York herald., 1864-10-08


pose OF he goods Some KINDS Of merchandise the
turn better. but there general advance even
when gold at the highest po after the reces
sion erything settled down Thursday prices
and was dull at that
Son. Davis In Georgia and Aiaba ma-A
Damaging speech-Hfs Plans Spoiled
by General DherMan.
jeff Davis has at length lost bis baanos.
betrayed himself ia his weakest points. and
rained his cause among his friends and fol-
lowers. His speeches. lately delivered at
Macon, Georgia. and Montgomery. Alabama
show that his recent disasters have thrown
him into state Of fury and desperation wholly
inconsistent with any further hope of success
Misfortunes, which invariably develop the best
or the worst points Of q mans character, have,
In this case Of Davis. brought out his worst pc
culiarities in bold relief. Old Abe win chuckle
over this Macon speech as something moro re-
frsshing than joke. and Grant and Sherman
will find Ia it more useful information than
could be gathered by all the SCOUTS Of the
Union armies in a month.
Davis opens his case to the people OF Macon
according to the lamentations Of Jeremiah
He says that friends are brought together By
adver sity and that he could not forget the
State Of Georgia In her peril. He promises
that Shermans army shall be harassed, till i
driven out and destroyed like tina, Of Napoleon
from Moscow. To do this, however. the alb
sentees from Hoods army must be returned to
duty. And here follows revelation which
will carry the satisfaction Of great victory to
every friend OF the Union cause. Davis says
"Two-thirds Of our men (his Sighting men, are
absent some sick, some wounded, but most Of
them absent without leave" more salts
factory confession Of the Generalization Of his
armies could not be desired These absentees
are stragglers and deserters, considerable num-
bers of whom for some time have been passing,
and daily continue to pass, in twos and tbrecs,
and tens and twenties. through the lines Of Sher
man and Grant northwsrd Yet the only re-
serves left to "ths confederacy" are these strag.
glers and deserters. Two-thirds Of It's lighting
men absent 10 the hour Of It's extreme peril
Clearly they are demoralized--sick OF the war.
OF Davis, his confcderacy and al, concerned.
But, again, says Davis:-"I have been asked
to send relnforcements from Virginia 10 Geor-
gla In Virginia the disparity 10 numbers is
just as great as 1t is in Georgia" OF course It
follows that Georgia must help herself;
for while she is crying for assistance the same
pitiful cry comes from Virginia, Thus, pleads
the Richmond Eromincr "I.et troops be
brought to Virginia without delay, from any
where, for Virginia is the pillar Of the confed-
cracy. At present the lines (around Richmond
and Petersburg) are secure; but their safety
cannot be fairly left to Lees present army,
which has too great load on il already. An
accession to eur forces from some quarter Is
the sore need of tho hour--ths hour OF final
trial, which Is close at hand" No idle bragga.
docio here. No more vainglorious boasting,
but cry as from the very derahs OF despair.
In fact, we doubt not that Davis feels q great
deal safer in Georgia than he did just before
leaving Richmond.
His temper, however. has been sadly rufled.
He foygets his dignity, as the so-called Prosi-
don't Of the so-called Confederate States, and
his piety a. q church member in COED standing,
and scolds and frets in a terribly vulgar way.
In the common slang Of bis newspapers, he
calls General Butler, Butler, the Beast" and
says that In the matter Of an exchange Of
pTMonefs, DutioT u1S ucen msAibB au cnViAtO
get himself whitewashed BY holding inter.
course Win gentlemen Bah! And yet
again, referring to the removal Of General Joe
Johnston at Atlanta, Davis says:-"I then put
man In command who knew would strike
manly blow for the city, aud many s.1onkee's
blosd was made to neurish the soil before the
prize was won.v This "manly blow" is msst
unxrateful and unmanly blow by Davis at one
Of the very best and most faithful Of bis gen.
erals-a general who would have had the
sagacity 70 avoid tho heavy disasters resulting
from the incapacity Of both Hood aud Davis.
But hear the rebel high lchief again.-"It
has been said that abandoned Georgia 10 her
fate Shame upon such falsehood." "Nser-
able man. The man who uttered this was .
scsuudrslr-a compliment which falls upon
Governor Drsvn, Of Georgia. Thsrs'sa spsci-
men Of dignity asd refinement from his Serene
Highness Of the Eopthern conisdsrsoy for ,he
special sdiAosuoa u yslp Bull. hb valuable
howsvl}, ~ evidence CONFIRMING ell that has
bssn al BY eur gsnsEsls and by Davis hIm.
ssiI eihs desperate situation. Driven !sso =
oornlf, what 3 Ssoorum, OF dIssi!y, Of the
worlds opinion 70 reckless sdvsnsarsf' !
Nothing.
In cSnclusios, Ia peruslsg these Macon
and Msptesmery speeches Of Davis, che
reader wul discover chat they ere mainly
| directed 70 che sxpulsisa OF Sherman
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