, 1865-06-02
Prophecy Fa)LFllLEn.
Lenf from the Exrly History Of the
Hehell!on- j. IT, Davis Den0unc ID py
loyal Tam. sxcenu.
iFron The Chattanooga Gazette, a4th.l

loyal 1.nn. sseenu.
From the Chattanooga Gszette, a4th.l
Ia tIntB of crest national eXcitcnaeu eue. when
le7e:utlnns are impending, and the We r al
setIns filled with the coming ,iitic2l storms.
ne9 have occasionally been GIFTED with what
has secmed to be spirit Of prophecy, and Ia
alter Heafs their words have been recalled In
ss predictions which onl* vailed f,s events
to prove that th-y were uttered BIZ f,re.
sight inspired BY Heaven.
On the evening of the cd of January
1861, Jtferson Davis, Of Mississippi on his
way frrm Washington. where be had tust
delivered his last spetch In the United States
Senate, and in company with many other
bis sest in Congress, stopp+d In Chattanooga.
on the way to Ills bone. l. had been rurnor.
cd during the day that he was coming. and IN
expectation Of ereing him large cFowi of
people had assembled at the Crutcht3eld
Holse. At that time great excitement pre-
vai1!d throughout The Southern States. se-
ceeslon was being talked of everywhere
throughout the cotton States. as the only
remedy LETT them By The election Of Abraham
Lincoln to the Presidency Of the IJnftr1
States. Tennessee had refused to adopt auy
such semedy and as the fire eaters retired froti,
Congress and passed Though this city, they
stopped over and made speeches to the peo-
H..
and take part in the movement, pronisinr
Tennessee that the State should never see 3
Federal soldier or ever be called upou to nav
dollar Of the debt contracted By war. II
WAS under such crcuustances that Davis ar
rived In this city as above stated. After sup-
per on the evening nam d, be came out Of
The diniDg-room at the hotel, accompanied
by bis wife aud several we'll known lenders in
the secession movement. Calls were made
for him to speak, and chair being placed in
the center Of the room where the news stand
powts, ho stood up md spoke subslau TALLY
rs follows:
'.GHT1MEE-The South has had n ereat
WRONG imposed upon 1t by the election Of
Abraham Lincoln, IN Illinois rafl.spllster, to
the Presidency Of the United States, Our
only hope is 10 secedefrom the Ualon aud
establish = government for ou1selyea."
Calling % the people Of Tennessee to 20
with the South be pledged them TINT he only
wanted their strength and influence, that the
cotton States would pay the debt Of the WIT,
and that Tennessee would not have dollar
to pay. Telling us that Mr. Buchanan was
poweIless and could not protect US; that we
mnst unite the South in solid body, march
on their cities, and lay them In ashes, for In
and that the way TO touch Yankees soul
was to strike his purse. The South Ind
the naturalization Was King, France
and Old ENGLAND he said, could not do
without It, and would b. forced to side with
tue Seuth to keep their factories in operation
spIndles Of New England would rust for want
OF cot,on,-that the South had the wealth,
strength and the poWcr,-in reality the life OF
the Government Calling On the Teuuesseans
to 80 With the South In this struggle, heeule.
gszcd them for their courage, boaated Of their
ae' ds Of daring on the lelds OF Mexico, say
Ing that he knew full we'll the meaning Of tue
click of their trusty rifles. In ties, assocIa-
tions, interests and Institutions, tennessee
was directly interested and ought to 60 With |
The South.
he felt satisfied, he sald, that her people
would not prove rccrtant TO their trust. |
Wlsn the time came she would lock shields |
with her sister States and meet the yaudal /
lee. As for himself, in the language Of tho
ertnt patriot, hr would say, "ciye lie liberty
Or give ME DEATH" The election Of Abraham
Lincoln and the party sustaining him was
equivalent to direct war upon thc South.
Her peculiar Institutions were n longer safe.
aud there was now nothing left but TO fight.
As for himself, he preferred dtath 1Jors dis.
honor.
Tt,s speech creatSd intense. excitement.
Davis is i finished orator, and can hold his
audience spell-bound for hours. On this o.
casion be exerted ali his powers Of oratory,
10 convince bis hearers Of tile Justice Of the
rausc into which he had thrown himself and
tAAAAN9S 1
Fuade them TO aid. For few minutes no one I
attemDtcd any reply to Davis. when ssuddcu1Y
Mr. William Crutchf1eId, Of this ctty. Who
happened to be in the hotel which Ut TINT
ltu'e Was owned by his brother, mounted the
.onntcr lehind WHICH the clerk Of the house
ply. Davis had started from the roon to 20
up Rtalrs, but on hearing Dir. Crutctfie1d's
rofcs, he stopped and stuod In the doorway.
listening to Ills words. Mr.. Crutchteld,s I'd.
liess was delivered with Il 8 Usual vrlemence.
added to the rage which burned within him
1t having listened to such Infamous language,
"GES11EMES:-You hare Just heard the
ION: rable gentleman, Senator Davis Of Mis-
;issippl, gallant sold!er, who on the n.atns |
II Mexico aid before Monterey barred his bo.
'om 10 tho Storm and perilled bis life under
DE ms for you and l; For that love and
espect him: but now he Is growing old aud
;ray, and, CRsar.llke. ambitious!
.Deho9d your future military dt.pos. The rcu-
liz imam tells us that he is poweFlcas; that we
must appeal to arms for cur rights: that Mr.
Buchanan cannot help Us :; that we must &C.
:ctc and appeal to the sword. I deny it. I
leuounce hun 90 renegade and traitor. II
le was contending for the rights Of The South
md the interests Of Tennessee, he would be
n the Senate chamber, md with our Tennes.
&c senators and congressman defending our
}ghts. On joint ballot we had majority Of
oourtetn. No odds what the North desired
hey were powerless.. Mr. CruGhleld said
,eal to The ballot box vas the place to settle
he trouble, not secession. Tennessee never
tooptd so 1ow as to dictate to other States
be course that they should pursue.
eny you the right to tell us what NC shall
o. we are free1nen, and, as such. Claim
elves.
We arc not to he hoodwinked, bamboozled
nd dr1Eged Into your Southern. Goldfish I
1letocratic, tory bfoodcd, South Carolina
lohocracy.
Well raay you boast Of the Tcnnesseean
nd the click OF his riae, for with our trusty
he and our mountain boys, we eau whip
Ut your Southern Confede1acy and the bal.
nee OF the world combined. We fight for
he "Union, the Constitution aud the en-
'tcemcnt OF the laws" with onr t1usty rifles
nd our banner aloft, aud the gentleman will
le Tennessee rifle will not sound 50 pleasant
his e11s-" =
During the delivery of this speech, the
FoWd present listened with hrcath1css at .
ntion, and at it's conclusion, the silence
mt ensutd Was unbloken except by the
'und Of the click Of pistols, US those present ..
repaired themselves for what every one ex
rcted to be bloody ffuy. Alter d lev mo-
ents, Davis advanced to the centre OF The
,om md IN an agitated voice denounced the
lasges made against hin by C1utchfield as
Use, and asked If any gentleman present en-
oIsed what had been Fad. With one voice
,e crowd replied tive al1 do" Another
'ene Of confusion and excitement then en-
led. and for eomc minutes it was feared that
ood would get be shed, but DAVIS made his ,
NJ out Of the room, aud retired up stairs,
ID the assembly dispersed.
When Mr.. Crutchfleld uttered the words,
Behold your future military despot," Davis
as standing in the doorway, ab,ut s11 feet
ON him. Mr. Crutchfeld's voice was lower
and in slow measured tones, shaking his
lger at him, the prophetic language was
I'D. Doubtless, Davis has often sine. then
called the exciting scenes Of that ev-ufful / I
Ght, and in looking back to those days 1t \
ems evident that nothing less than inspira-
IN dictated the utterarce Of the words. i
The Fruit Region Of Illinois,
The Peoria Farmer publishes an account Of
Zip to the fruit region Of this State. Cob
n, or Soul tn Pass, is The principal fruit de- 4
It. In this region there are ahcut 200 acres T
btnrlng Strawberries. hut the cyop this 4
ason was seriously injured By the late April | y
'st. But the shipments commenced ut the i
t. Of 50 to l25 bushels per day, and In the
light Of the 81 ason they were sent off by the e
r lead. In large fruits one planter has 81, go I
aeh trees, 1000 apple and 1000 grape vines, \
sides some a:rrs OF the lltiuits. Another
s :, GOO peach trees. Several other planters
We orchards, and, in general. fine yield is +.
peeted. Al Makanda. one planter sold bis :
ach crop In single season for $4,000.
esther man near toe station has $50 acres ]
fruit, with Il, 500 peach, 5000 apple, 500 =
ar trees, = acrss OF grapes, &c. Auo*her 1
owet has 10, COO peach trees, another G,0O3,
other s, 900, several others 0N1 md 0nc /