Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1864-10-15
Speech Of sen. Davis, nt Macon.

lowing speech maze ny JeNefSOn laws, at
Macon, Ga, September 23d, 1854, is extract.
ed from the Daily Macon Telegraph and
Confederate o: September Gath;
Ladies and Gcntlemcn, Friends and Eel
low -citizens--It would have gladdened my
heart to have met you in prosperity instead
adversely But friends are drawn together
in adversely. The son of Georgian, who
fought through the first Revolution, would
6e untrue to myself if should forget the
State in her day of peril.
What though misfortune has befallcn our
arms from Decatur to JOnesboro-our cause
is not lost, Sherman cannot keep up his long
line uf communication, and retreat, sooner
or later, he must; and when that day comes
the fate that betel the army of the French
Empire in its retreat from Moscow will he
!. re-enacted. Our cavalry and our people will
hsrrass and destroy his army as did the Cos.
sacks that Of Napoleon and the Yankee
/ General, like him, will escape with only \
/ body guard How can this be the most
| speedily effected BY the absentees OF Hoods
! army returning to their posts; and will they
not Can they see the banished exiles, can
they hear the wall of their suffering cOun.
try-women and children, and not come
! BY what influence they are made to stay
! away il is not necessary to speak. If there
( is one who will stay away at this hour he
is unworthy of he-uame of Georgian. Tc
the women no appeal is n ecessary. They
! are like the Spartan mothers of old. know
of one who has lost all her sons, except one
Of eight years. She wrote that she wanted
me to reserve place for him in the ranks
The venerable General Polk, to whom
read the letter, knew that woman WELL and
said it was characteristic of her; but | will
not weary you by turning aside to relate the
yarious incidents OF giving up the last sor
to the cause of our country, known to me
Wherever we go We find the hearts and
hands of our noble women enlisted. They
are scen wherever the eve may fall or III,
step turn. They have one duty to perform
to buoy up the hearts of our people. know
the deep disgrace felt by Georgia at on
army falling back from Dalton To the inte
rior of the State. But was not oi thOs'
who considered Atlanta lost when our arm,
crossed the Chattahoochee | resolved thai
it should not. and then put man in com
maud who ! knew would strike q manly
blow tor the city, and many a Yankee
blood was made to nouriSh the soil beinr
the prize was won. 1t does not become u
TO revert 10 disaster, Let the dead bur!
the dead. Let Us, with one arm and on
effort, endesyor to crush Sherman.
am going tn the army to confer Will
our Generals The end must be the dctc,
OF our enemy. IL has been said tha:
abandoned Georgia to her fate.
Shame upon sIch ialshoud Where coul'
the author have been when Walker, whc
Polk, and when Stephen ID. Lee Was sent +
her assistance. Miserable man. The ma
, who uttered this Was scOundrel. lie va
not 4 man to save our country II | Err,
that IA general did no, possess The n, :.
qualities to commsnd would moi be- wrun
il he was not removed Why when ou
army WAS falling back from Northern Gcor
, gia | even heard that had sent Bragg wit
pontoOns to cross It to Cuba. Bat We mus
be charitable. The man who can SpeCulat
ought To be made to take up his musket.-
When the war !s over and our independents
won, and we will establish our indepcu
dence, VINO will be our aristocrlcy hop
the llmping soldier. To the Young adit
| would say that when choosing Oetwcen a
empty sleeve and the man who had II
maiued ut home and grown rich, alwa!
take the empty sleeve.
Let the old men remain at home an
make bread. But should they know of AN
young man keeping away from the service
:, who cannot be made to go any other way
let them write 10 the Executive, | read a
+ letters sent me 10y tue people, but | hay
!. not the time to reply to them. You ha'
!, not many men between eighteen and fort
live lett, The boys, God bless the boys, al
, as rapidly rs they tecome old enough, goin
to the ield. The city of Macon Is lille
y, with stores, sick and wounded, II mu
!, not he abandoned when threatened, bI
4 when .he enemy come, instead Oi calling c
y Hoods army Tor defense, the old men mu
Chattanooga, <hey, too, can join IN the gen
RAJ rejoicing. Your prisoners are kept as
sort at Yankee capital. have heard tn
!. one OF their Generals said that their e.
!, change would defeat sherman. have trie
every means, conceded everything to ,ilei
an exchange but to no purpose,
Butler the beast, with whom no Coz
4 missioner oi Exchange would hold inte
a course, had published IN the uewspape
? that ii We would consent To- the exchange
q negroes, ali dilhculties might be removed.
A lhis il reported -, an ellou of his Ia <
q himself Nlltuwashvd, by holding intercour
A with genllenlen. II any exchange could
4, elected don't know but that | might
y Induced TO recognize butler. Hut ia Il
]. tuturr every rilurl Alll lac given, As Tar
i. p1sslhlr lo eject the end We want Ol
!. soldiers Ia Ihe held, aud Nc want the ~,
4. aud auuadsd ~ rvtuTn home, II u a.
!. proper iuf Ae "a speak OF the number
N mrn m the ueld, bot THE Nlil cay ia
4 tsO thlrds Ot oug mvn agv ahssnI, aouau sie
e. snuiv a0undvd, but must 80 ghein ahss
A, Wiihoal lyase, The man SAu Npenis al
"A gaes back ga hls commander voluntarily, a
peals zlToagly "a executive elrmtney, Il
AZ suppusc hr stays Asay until lhla gaI u oy,
D iad hls eoniadss Tslun honle, aud ~h
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