Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-02-23
War Meeting I'm RichmOnd--Jeff.
Davis Speech.


Our dispatches have already mentioned the
war meeting held at the African Cbuch in
Richmond, on the evening of the 9Th inst, at
which JEFF Davis made a fierce speech, and
a series Of resolutions were adopted, saying,
among other things, that I'VE citizens here as.
sembled do spurn with the indignation due 50
dent Of the United States has profered peace
to the people of the Confederate States" ~
The following is the fullest report which We
have seen of >ta .5.,.3,
49,, i,o.~ JEFF. DAVIS SPEECH. ...,r
President Davis appeared on the speakers
On hour He said he would have Been pleas
ed if the meeting had been called to COM
memorate a victory. But it was mot only
pleasant he felt proud and ecstatic Joy. to
see his countrymen looking whatever disas-
ters there had been in the face, and pluckine
from adversely new courage and resolution;
andit was at this spectacle that his heart beat
high with hope. Itwas well that there should
commence here in Virginia that reactionary
movement OF the people in preparation for
new proclamation 10 meet the demands of the
hour All must now be laid on the altar Of
country. If such a feeling should now take
possession of the hearts of the people, if they
should give a hearty and unanimous answer TO
the demands of the present exigency upon
them, then he could say we stood now upon
the verge of successes which would teach the
insolent enemy who had treated our PROPOSE.
tons with contumely, that in that conference
in which he had so plumed himself with arrro-
gance, he was, indeed, talking with his mas
tarp oh
He said he had never hoped anything from
propositions of peace made to the enemy un.
less accompanied with victories of our arms;
that the true hope of the Confederacy was
brave soldiers in sufficient number to contest
her claims in the military field; but he would
have been more or less than man not to have
yielded to natural desire to testify, on every
proper occasion, his anxiety his yearning anx.
iety for peace. He had received notice from
Mr. Lincoln opening the way to an unofficial
conference on the subject. He did not feel at
liberty to decline the invitation which it i'm
piled. In the note which passed between Mr.
Lincoln and himself in the matter, there was
one marked difference He president Da-
vls) spoke always of two countries Mr.. Lin
coin spoke Of common country. He could
have no common country with the Yankees
His life was bound up with the Confederacy
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