Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-11-18
JEFF. DAVIS SPEAKS A PIECE.

The fact of JEFF. Davis having made
visit to the southern portion of his domin-
ions in September last, is well known.
1t is also known that he made speeches at
several points while on that tour. He
made one at Macon, Ga, in which his
language was 50 incorporate and exasper-
ating to the "Chivs" in that neck of
woods as to call down upon his head the
unstinted anathemas Of the Dixie press.
He made another at Columbia, s. c.,
which is thus spoken of by a correspond
emit of the Enquirer:
President Davis arrived at Gen. Hoods
headquarters on Sunday evening. Yester-
day, in company with Gen. Hood and his
Lieutenant-G General, he reviewed the army.
On passing through Columbia, S. c., on
his return to Richmond, President Davis
treated the citizens to another Of his speech
es. There is nothing new or striking in 1t.
He travels over pretty much the same ground
as he did in his speeches at Macon, Mont
gomery and Augusta. We take from the
Guardians report Of his speech the follow
ing:
President Davis alluded to the repeated
efforts which had been made BY the Govern
ment to open preliminary negotiation for
peace, and the hostile spirit and temper in
which all such advances had been met. He
treated our recognition by foreign States as
an igniS fatnIS, glaring but delusiye. There
was one sign Of foreign favor which could
not deceive. 1t was always exhibited when
Confederate victories took place. 1t was the
advance of Confederate stocks in the foreign
markets. 1t showed upon what the action Of
foreign States naturally rested. Their favor
will necessarily follow successes which lead
to and end in peace.
The President said that he had just re-
turned from the army Of the Tennessee, and
brought from it words Of good cheer. 1t had
increased in strength and risen in soul. Its
march was onward. So far as he could Judge
the strategy of General Hood was good and
his. conduct gallant. His eye was upon a
point of the communications Of the enemy
far beyond that where he had been assailed.
II but half or even a fourth Of those who
should Join him would promptly do so, there
would be no alternative for General Sherman
but defeat or disastrous retreat, and he would
within thirty days be found crossing the Ten
nessee river. But within that time much
would have to be done to insure these auspl-
cious results. Absentees from the army must
promptly return to it. Others who owe the
country service, and have thus far eluded or
avoided it, must faithfully pay the debt, and
place themselves without delay in the armies
Of Tennessee and Virginia.
Jeff.'s admission that recognition by
foreign powers is an ignis .fatuas, glaring
but delusive," must have been rather a
dampener on rebel hopes. The impossi-
biIity Of successful issue of the rebel
lion without foreign aid, must have long
since become apparent, and the announce
ment OF the hopelessness of recognition
must have been like bucket of cold wa
ter on them. The proposition that the
flavor of foreign nations will necessarily
follow successes which lead to an end in
peace, is all very fine, Mr.. Ferguson, but
is very much like the ancient promise that
"when the sky falls we shall all catch
larks." Successes which would lead TO
peace would be very likely to give the
Confederacy very fair standing with for
eign nations. But how about that kind
of successes" Nobody has read the
record of any such for the past year or
two; and the probability of ever hearing
of any is a good deal like the other 'TgniS
fatuus." He had brought words of good
cheer" from the army of Tennessee.
"Woe is me, Atlanta !" was the next mes
sage that audience heard from their army.
The strategy of Hood is good" quoth
Jefferson D. We wonder what they think
about the strategy of Hood just about
this timer Jefferson has proved himself
but an Indifferent prophet, but for all that
he seems from late Geographic accounts to
be sadly without honor in his own coun-
try. 1t was sorry day for him when he
put on his high-heeled boots and walked
out of the comfortable quarters in Wash
ington, of which he had life lease if he
had but behaved himself.