The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1864-11-02
helpless refugees, L;s Excellency brought his
irer1iarlss to close amid enthusiastic APP

GEN. BEAuaEaAnp's SPEECH.
, Gen. Beauregard being loudly called for,
came forward as soon as tie music had ceas-
ed and was received with the widest ehthu-
siasm. For a few moments the gallant sol
der stood motionless and silent, the cynosnre
of all eyes, and then, as the crowd hushed
into perfect stiffness, proceeded to return his
thanks for the kind reception rendered him :
a reception, however, be could not bnt think
more o homage to the cause than compli-
|ment personal to himself. After the ele-
quent speech of the President, he would not
atte,npt more than few words, but in those
he would say that he was ready to go
wherever the President should see fit to or
der him, and to fght the enemy on every
single foot OF ground. He had fred, he con
| tinued, the first gun ut Fort Snmpter, and
hoped he should live long enough to fre the
last. Tremendous cheering.l In war we
nust EXPECT occasional reverses-lately some
had befalIeu us-but with our people pre-
sentine one solid front to the enemy, success
must be ours. He could not believe there
was ;:n5 so 5eee % 10 Re s<-ia-cts ssTl.
tkae. and for himself he sou!d say he would
sooner lay down his life. see his family per
ISL, anb his property lcst forever, than live
to see his country under ihukee rule. En-
thusiastic npplanse.l
/ GEN. HARpEE's SPEECH.
II Amid load cries for him, succeeded by
cheers at his appearance, Gen. Hardsc pro
ceeded to say he was turning to the Presi.
:, dent1 no orator, az Brutus was. AppiauseI
: He could not make much Of o speech, nor
Ibid he take the warm welcome he had met
.tpreferfing to believe with Gen. Beaoregard
lit was more the due Of the gallant men he
/ had lately commanded Some curiosity
| might be felt as to how things were going oI
at the front, and that curiosity, he having
t lust come from there, he would endcavor tt
u satisfy. The General then proceeded to Civ
q resume of the operations attcndent on th
S fall Of Atlanta, and concluded by saying h
I had had conversation with the Genera
4 COMMANDING q short time before bis depar
v ture, in which that officer had told him tina
q Ion Tuesday next he hoped to lay his claw
d upon the State Road aud having once fixe
4 them there, If was not his intention to lc
them loose their hold. LIZ closing, Ger
;c IIardee also declared it WAS not our fault OF
10 " our misfortune, that at JoneSb3ro' "
r. we're unsuccessful, and that now, though fe
20 would think so, he could declare that Nacol
ID Augusta and Montgomery were far pett'
d lowered by the present position Of the arm
,dI than before. tApPlause.l
Oh -. GEN. cosB:
lpl At the conclusion of Gen. Har1ees I
ar marks, Maj. Gen. Cobb Was called for, q!
st coming forward, made some very humorol
toi remarks to the immense de!ectAticn OF 4
o. crowd, who greeted tie orators con nsc
ed with loud applause, and even when he h
an finished, seemed to regret be should IL
re bought his speech 20 q sudden close.
he AT the conclusion Of Gen. Cobo's speet
,e- the President. accompanied b. Gen. hare
lat aud suite entered the cars, ard amid I
no cheers of the people ard music BY tie ba
took his departure for tie capital