Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-10-11
TIE TOUR OF TIE PRESIDENT

( TIE TOUR OF THE PRESIDENT.
Tho Augusta "Constitetit llisp Of H.; !;
instant, gives the following report -, Ia
speeches Of the President. Gen. E.aurs..It
Gen. Ilarlae a;.d Gu. Ctht.. in ;Iui .aly !!
thu 81. or the rathrn tf tho P.esiden: ir.i
his visit to Gen. Hood's army:
In spite Of tho inclemenov Of thu wealth., .,
;nme. Sc coneousss Of ladies, ci.;zsus nut al
diers assembled u! tho South Cs1oiias tsii
r'ud dsrd!, to hear the .peooh OF our Pr@.i
don't and bid bin parting farewell rricr I
| bis departure fer Virginia. The tour III,
pointed fur the delivery Of the rGlr.ss wsg
0'ti1tk, but long bsl3,e !hat hnur d s,eai,
s:ream Of carriages and psle6 :siips H. Sc;
towards ti,e Depot. AT half part four O'clock
The Prsailsns's carriage drove up to the stand
Mr.. Davis hsd 10 walk about .weaty yuf5
before he could get to the ceut,c &C tie dat
form. He he'd SCARCELY nlisb.et lrd.u lis esr
riage when his pathway was bsset by ,hron.
Of ladies, struggling 10 catoh glimpse q
him or kiss hiu hand. Finally hn succaslst
ia reaching the point aimed at, enid IS v1
c;ferous cheers If the entire essenblare.
The President lurdo his appearance a7anrr-
panied by Generals GeauregGrd, Hardau, Co:b
and number of other cfficers, aud, on hair :
introduced by Mayor Mey, amid enthusiastic
cheers, spoke ~ follows:
Ladies' and Gentlemen, Friends and Es,L,,r
ci'2ens Of Georgia:
4. the ncmant u: leaving yaur STATE. nftsl
having como hithsr e lean, the e.,ut lrn!l, al
10 tho late military operations hora, Ig9 n.u,
much more confident than When osne
have hca: to .bs ertnv, and r.turn III hnsd
with :ha thought that they srs fl fully rlaGy
now es eve. to meet tile enemy. and thst, it all
who are nusent will return, end those owira
service will 20. thirty SUBS will net aet brHo7s
no foot Of an invader will press the snil 81
Georeis.
Never baforo was FL confident that OH rs7
harmony and determination would rid ibp
country OF its enemy and givs 10 tho womsn G:
the land thu: peace their good deeds have 81
we'll deserved.
Those who see no hope row, who lav1 Irat
confidence, are to ME like chose of whose dis
tUrted vision it il eaid they tehold spots upon
tho sup. Such ara tho ccoskcra Who seem to
forget the battles that bave been won and the
men wbn have fought, who Forget t'.at in the
magnitude of those battles and the heroism Of
those men this struggle exceads ell that his.
cory records. We commenced the fight With
ont an army, without navg. without arsen-
als without :uechnric,, wiirou: monaT erd
without credit -Four yaors we have etemmed
the tide of invnsiou and day ere stronger !hnn
when tie war bsgaD; better able now than over
to repulaa ths VsDdal who is seeking our over
throw. Once we imported the commcnesi Ar.
tioles Of daily use, ADD brought in from ta-
vnrd our borders even bread ard meat. Nov
the State Of Georgia a'ons producos food enough
not only Cor her own people end tina army with.
IN 1t, but foods, too, the aru:y Of Vjr2inis -.
Once va had DO afnis aud GauI r:ccic, 60
holders hut these who came to us srm-d NJ
SO have arms for all. and srn begsing,e.eo 70
ben, :bsm.-thjs city of Augusta alrne FRO
ducss moro powder than tho army oan burn
oil thicgs Gro fe;r, ard this Confcleraov ia not
yar, in the familiar pgriGnGs of the orcGker.
"p!a?ed out" as thnss declare who spread
their ovu dsspondenog over the whols bedY
pnlitic. Voice in the crowd, beyond doubt
.hat Of II Hiherian, "Thres cheers for the
which were vooilerousIy given. J
From the accents of that voice, my frieuAs,
see that you have come into this ooun,r7
IRON ono tlht he's itHeif lost its libertv md
You may well sIolainl three cbeora for the
upon whoge puoceFs now ni0ns
dapen5a the existaacs OF constitutional lihprty
IN tha world. Woare fighting Tor that pr;7n;
pie: upon us depends its last hone. The Yam
KEGS, in endsayOring to otssGh the Si;tas, l,va
Lost shat heirloom Other i.:ha-r.eud the tdar,
Df .l,- South alone muat srlHteiu I
ilurn iS ptt ,acnicfino 'Wn ~
people in States thai bad The ,.ira.
10 make q hcster Government when thsT .aw
Ill They ",dght to infringe upon tiis rig':g
We bad. and We only inet:;uted new goyesa-
mont On the basis of thesa itchte We are nos
.r gaceI in Il Qaisnsic light i7T ths rigots ot
men; our struggle is f1r .rhGranf right; ana
pho Nould surrender tliant Liz aretu - =ap
,-f,, the u.o6ii 1! Tho sd ~ ,son:d cry out
u,ainst SUCK pcspe with the ur,'r.iersrs file
s1n1ar Of tho land Gri75r fran thcir Eoinc9
.tr children lacking fac1: olG ago hnL!:';H""
rom tho scenes Of its ynn;h: the iugiires.
rarcsd to give way to the fans6o hrIrossnr,
end no,r hiding in your ra!if2nds, ali Tr:r'&i!I
a sea uf hin1d TINT ireanisn onnrjt nifrri t.
bridge. There is bat 1ns th;rF ,h which We
can sccede-geparats Stats indeFar1once.-
S,me there are who speak Of ic3anhtruetioT.
with slavery maintained; bur arr there auE '7h1
ron!d thus measure rights By property? 02d
forbid. Would you eea that bay with C.
peach bIo"m on his cheek grow up q sarf
neve. 10 tread the path II honor, unleFs bs
light tbs torch ct the funeral ryrs Of his conn
NV Would you see the fair daughters Of the
land given over 10 the brutality Of tho Yen-
ksea?
IF anv imagine this would not ba 10, let him
look 10 the declaration Of Mr.. Lincoln, the
terms ha offers; Let him read tho declaration
Of the Northern press; let him note the tone
Of the Northern people, end be will peo there
il nothing left fo- Us bu. saperate inasPou-
dence.
Who now looks for intervention WIN d0ct
not know that cur friends abroad d:rcad upon
our strsnxih at hcms That the balaTo7 Is
in our favor with victory. ard turns againat
~ with aafcai, aid that when cur victory
ia urqrestioned We will be recognized, and not
till than.
Wc must do our duty, aod that duty is the
Every man abls to besr arms must to the
front and ell others must devote themarlTeE
to the cause at home Thsre must be no p!ean
ing for exemption. We are fighting fer c1iat-
c1ce, and BY fighting alone can independence
he gained. Georgia ia now invaded. Shs Il
calling for auccor, and hs who from Alabama
from Miesissirpi, from South Csrolii". rnshoi
70 her sid--atrites, when he strikes for her,
blog for Dis own borns end family. Our Con
;ederate!States must lean ono upon the othe'
for mutual support. Weare, as the poet ha
said:
"Dispot as tie pillows. Jet enc as tho sea-
One part must rush 10 the support Of tn
other. We niuss beat Sherman; NO mus
msroh into n,aaaee--tbore we will d!o"
from &C, 900 to 80 900 20 cur standard, ard S
strengthened, we must push tho eneD'y hacl
to the banks of tho Ohio, and thus give tn
peace party Of the North an sccretion no pun
editorial can give.
Words will not nov avail. You n1ust con
suit your hoarte; perform moro than the ls'
can exact; yield as much ns freeman ean give
and all will be we'll. With ,psaoe and fEee
dom. glorious career opsns for those Confed
crate States. Relieved from class Legislation
frse from ta.es-indirect, It is true, but I'M
posed by your rulers for twenty years past
= - "a Norftarb cpenDl6tnr