Shreveport news., 1865-03-21
Je0. Davis Speech at the 40
rican Church, RlchMo00.

Ven- AI0VhH SPecC0 AZ 00O AZ
rican Church, RlchAo00.
President Davi, appeared O., the spsa.
kcrs stand, and dressed the people for
about half an hour. He saidke would b.
pleased if the meeting had been called 20
commemorate . victory. But IL was not
only pleasant; he felt . proud aud scs,Asis
Joy to ace hi. country men looking wsasev:
cr disosten there had been il the face ,asl
p'nck,ng from adversely new courage aAd
resolution; and Il ws. at this spectacle thas
his heart beat high with hope. II was Well
That there should commence here Ia Virgin
Ia that reactiouary movement Of the people
In preparation for new proclamation to
meet the exigencies Of the hour al msH
non be laid tloen ~ he altar u (svstr..
II such n feeling should now take nuases-
sion of the hearts of the people. II they
should give hearty and unanimous IN.
swer T. the demands of the present exiRso.
cy upon them. then he could say We STOOD
no" upon the verge Of succrssss which
would teach th" insolcnt enemy who hsd
: treated our propositions with eontupsly,
That an fhat conference ~ ,eAieh 10 Nd -
p1sn'<d h,"'self 1ish arrogance. h ,eos, -.
zee" sei6'ng to his wssss,s. (Trumendo0o
cheer..] He said be had yer bored eov.
thing from prop".itioas OF peace uals 10
the enemy. unless accompanied with vjeto.
ries Of our arms: that the true hone OF ~
cicnt number. to contest her claim in The
military deld; but he would have beeo
more or less than man not to have yielded
to natural desire TO testify. on every pro-
per cccas'"o. his anxiety. hia ysasniDR eaH-
ieiy Tor peace. He had received notice
from Mr.; Lincoln. opening shc Way for Al
unofficial conference on the subiact- IL
did not feel at liberty 10 decline H. iuvi,s
ton which It implied. In The note which
passed between Mr.. Lincoln aud himself in
the matter. there was one marked diGae.
ence. He Qr.sident Davis) spoke xlways
Of tw" countries. Mr.. Lincoln spoke ofs
common country. lie could have - con-
mon country with the Yankees. HE life
was bound mp with abe Confeleracy; aud
if any man supposed under any sirsum.
stances he could be An agent Of the recon
s.rucii"R "i the Union h. mi-took every o.
emcnt OF his nature. With the confedera.
cy he would live or die. Thank God b.
represented people To" proud to eat the
"ek or bow the neck TO mortal man,
[Grcn' chcering.] Although he auticips.
ted that nothing in the way Of peace would
come ont Of rcccn. conferences With the en-.
envy. yet he was net prepared for such e.
travagaac" "f ins".sncs. rs they had shown
They had not so much ne proposed that
those States might come back even On
those conditions which ver.. thu. fire, occn.
sion otth"ir separation from the l'nion bus
taeS were 10 come back ns n conquered
people, admitting to oil The recent l.Rl-
lati"n Of the Washington Government, H.
GLIDING tho abolition cla'lss in tbs. consiisu.
ton recently enacted in Ccner.rs, and
pushed with the greatrst haste through tAAs
body. before the commissioners could A.
rive At Fortress Monroe AMI but few
day. before this. one of Nr. Lincoln. Cab.
met bnd sat .. the. !.-"t If Bs..ch.r in Bal.
iim"re, cl"a'ins over The Pic,or- drawn BY
that nnk.r artist ot words. Of a long prn-
cr..Inn II til" public men OF the C"nf-Isra-
cv moving to thu. yaliows TO e1pia,. the
crime OF 'rrhrili"n- Perhaps l.ineolns
heart >of"n~'l at the length Of tn" prnc.s.
sion. when h" .ugg"-'ri that in case OF osr
submission. h. might be m-rcifnt. ,LIugh-
ter II. would never havo occasion "
show that mercy. Words of cheer and en-.
courS.-mcnt bad Recently come from the
armies of the Coni.icracy. II only half
the nb-sn'ee~ were back in General I~>'s
Army. he vas SIRE that Grant would ~
taught a lesson. such aS he had never re-
c-lv'J even in hi. rveatfml route from Ihs
Enpi.ian 70 the Jam"-. is.anr-gsrd he'll
another army in Sherman. path. and ID
might soon BE- shown that Sh~rInans march
through Georgia WAS his last, ,Cheer-)--
II there had been mistakes in the past, les
IL accept them ~ l"->on> If wisdom fus
III" future (th-~r-.) Let u. improve he
errors at hyy"nr.. let ~ unite our banda
anI our h"nrt-. lock our shields together.
and "" may Will believe III, before she
NEXT summer sol.tcc fall. upon IL. i; will
l." The enemy who will be. asking as fer
conferences And occasions in which t.
mh.' Known oar Il mand-. t;r-Nt cheer.
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