Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-09-29
PRESIDENT DAVIS IN MACON.
BE Addresses Public Meeting of the Cit
Zens.
FULL REPORT OF HIS SPEECH.

We copy from the Macon Telegraph of the 24:h inst,
the following account Of the arrival aod rec ption of
President Davis at Macon and his address to the Git
issns Of that place;
President Davis arrived quite Unexpectedly on the
Central train o'clock yesterday morning. Indeed,
no enc in the city had the last intmaOn Of his COM
ing A meeting was advertised in he morning jour-
mails to take place at the Baptist Church ct II O'Clock
for the purpose OF 6eyisEg for the relief of the
Atlanta refugees. Az soon the Presidents arrival
became generally known II was determined TO invite
him to address the meeting,
After an organization had been Effected committee
consisting of ifford nderson, Howell Cobb and B
Troutmau was sent to the residence Of General Cobb
where the President was stopping, to lend him for.
NAL invitation. In short while the committee
ed to the church escortng the PRECEDENT in person..
When he arrived at tn head Of the right haUd aisle
there was prolonged applause. The President turH,d
to the audience and repeatedly bowed very low.
Introduced by General Cobb, Mr.. Davis said
Ladie, aud Gsqtlensn Friends and FELLOW Citizens ::
L. would have gaddened my heart to have met yen In
prosperity instead OF adversely But friends drawn
together In adversely. Tee son Of Georgian, vino
fought through the 6rst Revolution, would be untrue
t. myself II should forge. the Safe in her day Of
psriL
What though misfortune has befsllen our arms from
Decatur to Jonssboro, our cause is not lost Sherman
cannot keep up his log Inc OF communication and
retreat sooner or later he must. And when that day
Gomez the fate thst befe the army Of the French EI.
pre- in s retreat from Moscow will be reacted Our
cavalry and our peopls I'll harrass and destroy his
| army at d the Cossacks tina; OF Napoleon, and the
Yankee General, iio him, will escape with only boey
guard.
How can this b, the most speedily effected By tie
absen,ets of HOODS army returning TO their posts. And
will they NOT eau they the baHshed exilos, can
they hear the vail of their sUf ring country women
and children, and rot come By Shat Il dlences they
| IA, 10 mt In
there is one who will etSY away of this hour, he lie IN
| worthy Of the name oil Georgian. To the women no
appeal neooFsary. They are ike 2aran mothers
of old know Of one who hsd lost all her s0ns, exc
cep! one of eight years She wrote me that she wanted
me 20 plsce for him in the ranks. The vene
Iable General Polk, to whom read the letter, knew
that woman WE'LL and said that it characteristic Of
her. Bat will not weary you by turning aside TO re-
late the various incidents Of giving up tho ast son 10
| the cause Of our country, known 10 me- Wherever
We 20 We fnd the heart and hands Of noble women
IN sItd. They are seen Eherever tina eye may fall or
the sap turn. They have ooe duty 10 performto buoy
| up the heRIt5 of our people.
Ik,ow the deep Disgrace felt by Georgia a! cur
army falling back from Dalton TO the interior OF the
stC: but was not OF those who considered Atlanta
les. when our army crossed the Chsttahooohee re-
solved that it should nor, and then put man in COM
i mand who knew would strike an honest and manly
blow for the city, and many Yankees blood made
| to ncur oh the soil before tho priss was woD.
l. does not become us to revert 10 disaster. La.
| the dead bury TIE dead" Lot Us with one arm and
ore ,fflIt endesvor to crush Sherman ] going TO
the amy 10 con or With our Generals Tho end must
be the defeat of our enemy. IAhas been pald that
had abandoned Georgia TO her fate Shame upon such
q falsehood. Where could the author have been when
Walker, when Polk. and when General Stephen D. Lee
was sent TO her assistance. Miserable msD. The man
who uttered this was a scOundre. ewes not man TO
save country,
Ii knew that General did not possess the right
qualities 10 commend would no. be wrong If he was
not removedi Why, when our army was falling back
from Northern Georgia. even heard that had sent
Bragg with pontoons to eIos into Cuoa. Bat We must
be charitable.
The man who can speculate ought to be made to
take up his nuliet When the war is over and our in
dependence Won land ws wiH establish our iRdsptn-
dsnee who will be our arstocracy hope the limp
lag soldier. To the 'youTg ladiss' would say when
choosing between an empty sleeve snd the man who
had remained at homo and grown rich aTwaya take the
empty sleeve. Let the old remain q; hcme and
make bread. But shculd they know of any youVg men
keeping away from the service who cannot DO made 10
20 any other way let them write 10 the Executive.
read all letters sent from the people, but have not
the time to reply to them.
You have not many men between is ard As leit.-
Toe bOyE-God blts. the boye-lrs az rapidly az they
become Old enough gopg to the field. The CITY Of Ma
con is 6l'i with stores, sick and wounded. IL must
not be abandoned, when threatened, bat when tic
enemy come, instead Of calling upon Hoods army ieI
dsleucs the old must hght and when tha enemy
driven beyond Chattanooga, they too can join in I
general rejoicing.