The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-10-28
Jeff. Davis.

This arch traitor has been stumping the
State of Georgia lest she should break away
from the confederacy and swing into line with
the Union States. So much fault was found
with his speech at Macon for its responding
character that he recently delivered one at Au-
gusta, in which he attempts toput better face
on the affairs in rebellion. Instead of exhib-
iting responding spirit as at Macon, he play
the braggadocio, and SO tries to keep up tt
spirits of the people who he vainly imagines
rise and fall according TO his thermometer- As
he stepped from his carriage he had to walk
some twenty yards before he reached the plat
FORM and his pathway was beset by crowd
of ladies anxious to look upon his face and to
kiss it. Strange infatuation But then tic
poor souls don't know any better, being made
to believe that the Yankees are determined to
cut all their throats, If they could only get t
them. We trust their eyes will be open one
of these days to see the truth.
Among other things he said that "this Con-
federacy is not, in the familiar parlance of the
croaker, played out Here an Irishman gave
three cheers for the Confederacy.) From the
accents of that voice my friend, see that you
have come to this country from one that has
itself lost its liberty, and you may well exclam
three cheers for the confederacy upon whose
success alone depends the existence of consti-
tutional liberty in the world w
What principle of philosophy is here an
nouncedl Constitutional liberty depending
upon the success of rebels who are fighting a.
gainst it with all their power! What logic that
isl And he says, 1--WE are fighting for that
principle, upon US depends its last hopep
Now let the Union and war Democrats lis
ten to what follows. He continues: "There
is but one thing to which we can accede-a
separate State Independence. My first effort
was for peace, and Isent commissioners to ar
range an amicable dissolutioni From time to
time have made repeated efforts to that end,
but neusr, never have sought it on any other
basis than Independence" Here came in the
applause These remarks were made to set
himself right before his hearers, as many had
accused him Of being hard-hearted and cruel.
1t was to clear him OF "executive hardness" as
he called it. He continues: "But do expect
- itP' THAT is independence.) "Yes do Brave
men have done well before against greater odds
than ours. We a0iU aclteoe IT." Said he:
Il "We must beat Sherman; we must march
into Tennessee; there we will draw from TO-
OO0 to 10000 to our standard, and so strength
ened, zoe must push the enemy back to the Ohio,
and thus give the peace party Of the North an
accrettoa no puny editorial can give" u
"No puny editorialnl He alluded unques-
tionaby, to the Argus, for he has been here
and knows all about it. His visit North was
for the purpose of making arrangements for
the dissolution of the Union, which arrange
49, ments have since been carried into execution.
Yes, give the peace party at the North an &C.
cretion no puny editorial can give! But alas
the peace party mus, greatly grive over the
ill-fortune which has befaen the army of Hood.
And Early is IN worse condition. The whole
tone of the copperhead press which underies
the game OF Drag they are playing, and The
feeling that runs through all their stump
speeches, give abundant evidence of their grief
and disappointment. A terrible defeat awaits
them. The coming election will be their last
battle. AS party they will never rise again.