Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-01-07
JAsUAHY, 8, 1854.
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GeH. TsE= IA Morgan Sa DHHvIIIe.
We have tie satisfaction of announcing that
the gallant Gen John II. Morgan has arrived
safely ia Dangille, aHd is qUsTleTed with his ac-
c1mpisbed lady, al the hoass Of Col Robert ".
WitheTs, the conmandaHs of ths post. Hs
reached there by The Piedmont rain, e. 8
/ o'clock, on Friday morning last, 25.h inst. a
friend furnishes as n aesoUnt Of his reception
by be pe0Dle Of D=avIllo.
Ga bearing Jl Ls arrival, tba council OF tho
town, n compliance viih sae known assire Of
( the citE0us, met and adopted Tes0l1-ions Of re-
( EPset, rendering bin the h0spirslities of tho
own ard requesting Inc military aa.horities 70
uai-e WITH them IA doing honor to he diBtin-
guished guest.
Ihe necessary arrangements having been
made, the citizaus sad military, Including Col
F5ss BONE guard, ths company. composed or
tls Government employees, and prison gukTd,
uFd-T Cs3t Mccoy. toe whole under command
Of Cci Robert ". WjjheTs, marched as TIRES
O'Clock !. M 20 tEe gusTlors' Of tho disiin-
guishs6 visitor, where be va received by MsvoI
Atkinson, and wolc5Hed, in the following adj
dress, 90 the Inequalities OF DE town;
GEE. BoReAa Allow me, as the chief msg.
istra,e Of Dapviile, and On bshalf of these, ny
constituents 70 welcome you to our Town and
% Chsg you tao hospitality Of our houses, IA
exile tgGw youz home in kentucky, you viii
fac q h0me iH the hearts Of all tue gnd loyal
citizor5 o. our ConiedcIacy.
. You sts8d before tie world, this day general,
s5 one Ct the most renarEabls EeB Of ihe sge,
the rsecgrlsecs representative Of chivairy, pa
rioSsH aud dsEiHg sud iHdomiiabla couage.
YeUr dsesz Of hcfcisn bs7e n14da you "a Oh
iect Of fear 20 Tie universal Yankee nation
ana OF admiration and regard 70 the civilized
world.
Like your llHstgious usmesRke of revelation
ary r1E9WH, yea hNVo carved oUt toT yourself q
distinguished aicbein the temple of fsnae, which
you will fiji WITH dgsiiy ana grace. Like him,
yea VIII be honCsed While living, aud long sitter
yOu shall have passed from this iaeateF Of yaur
conflicts and your psrils, a grateful p~osterirv
viii rise up sad PEonouncs a Blessing on your
nsmo.
Iuush Geuerai, goa viii DO long SPACED to
prove 70 yOur Yankee EersecateT5 that .hey
greatly erisd IN surprising that yol asle s6oEn
Of yoes strength Uheu they deprived you C
year lair; ihs5 UNLIKE samPseB, your power
les not II the covering which God has given
your bead, but in me Pieor which he hes i'm
parted to-yeuT own right 41m.
As yea have proved yourself, General, 70 DO
as expert IN ste tng an escape % you were sue
c0sBlHl IA conducting q raid, I shah now turn
you 0Yor 10 tie miitsTy for safe keeping.
Hcommit the distinguished prisoner to you,
Col Witb0rg. as tie commsndaat Of tho most.
aad I give itlo you strictly ia charge that you
IAbtuuy WAACu An mtfGlAaAl55 ana AuAl Won
see TO it thai he shall sos escape from your Gus
t3dy, ss he did from shat OF his Yankee keepers.
Id3em this suG0R the mora uecassaTy, Colo.
mel, a. 20 have mGra than 1000 Ysakee Prison
SIS amongst us, for whose health and comfort 1
feel = proper degree Of interest, aad who, i'll
they should koOw tbat tho great Confederate
raider was turEed loose ia Danvils, might be
thToWn into SITS, which might prove fatal to
their precious careasBes.
Take him, Colonel, and treat him as becomes
DIS Taah and the relation which be ~sustAins TO
cur glorious Southern CobiedaFscy.
The commandsnt Of the post received his
charge, sn1 in a few remarks, promised to dis
pose o. him IS directed.
The General returned thanks for the kind re-
oegsion, and WAS theS introduced by the Mayor
10 the crowd Of his adniTiHg esuntymen tharo
assembled, who felt grali6ed that they had the
opportunity of greeting him on Southern soil,
and of thus testilyiBg their high sanitation and
Three hesTiy cheers wers then given to Gen.
tho artillery under command of Capt
Day ossy, fred a salute, and the crowd retired
70 their homes.