Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-06-02
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
Ne vlslt and Reception at Atlanta, Ca
Great EnthHsIasm,
Ills SpssOh-Hs Reviews the Present aHt
FHtuFs Of PoIltIos.
Advice te the People Of the Souih-Hs
Huids that the Interests of tbs
North and the South are
Identical.

> 4lrs JenerSOn Davis was the roclpi
ent Of as cheering and glorious a re
ceptiOn in Atlantic as in Augusta
He was sought for and waited upon
by the first gentlemen of the city, and
, the ladies Wed in such delicate atten,
tions as they alone know how to eX.
tend. The IIltelli0eHcer in its account,
which we copy in full, says: Late in
the afternoon itWas srUmOred upon the
= street that a large public reception
and serenade would be given in the
| evening, and at an early hour the
people began to assemble in and
around the hotel. Long before Mr..
Davis made his appearance, the hand
some and spacious corriOdOrs of the
Kimball House were thrOnged with
ladies and gentlemen, and the
balcony, and the windows opening
upon it were 50 crowded that il was
with great difficulty a place near the
! speakers table could be obtained
while In front of the hotel a large
| crowd, eager and eXpectant, stood in
/ impatient waiting. In the entire ab-
| sence of lights and other necess ary
accommodations, and by reason Of the
| frequent demonstrations Of applause
| and appreciation, during which the
/ speakers voice was inaudible to our
reporter, we are unable to furnish our
| readers with as full and complete a re-
port of Mr.. Davis speech as, under
/ more favOT3b BILE circumstances, we
| would have done.
! General Darlington came forward
and spoke as follows:
SPEECH OF GENERAL DARLINGTON.
Mr.. DaUis-As the organ of the
citizens Of Atlanta, beg to tender to
/ you their heartfelt welcome to your
coming in their midst. This tribute
is offered to you by true and honest
| hearts and not by servile followers.
j 1t is offered to you by people whom
| you represented in a great struggle
I for the guarantees of liberty, which
1 they had inherited from a noble an
/ cestry. 1t has no political significance
1t is the homage Of hearts overflow
| ing with gratitude for public services
/ rendered TO the cause Of freedom and
| independence. You, sir, were the
| chosen chief Of a brave and chival-
| rOus people, whose cause went down
/ under the accumulated weight of ad-
1 verse circumstances which no effort
of daring, courage or statesmanship
could control. Its failure was one OF
1 those insCTutable events which battle
| human wisdom and foresight. But,
sir, this failure has LETT no stain upon
your proud record. This proof is
written on histOry's page and en-
craven in indelible letters upon the
hearts Of the brave and true men of
the South. In the terrible ordeal
through which they have passed since
the sad reverses which befell their
arms, your name has been treasured
as a sacred thing. Your brave soldiers
honor it, our noble women respect
and love it, and our gallant boys,
catching the inspiration of their
fathers and mothers hearts, cherish
it as one Of the few, the immortal
names that are not born to die.
In the name of this people, I vel
come you tonight, and tender you
their love, respect and admiration.
The cause for which you and they en-
cOuntered the dangers Of food and
Geld is now Obscured; but the princi- |
pies Of HDerty-AmeriCan cOnstitu- !
tiOnal liberty-fOr which you and they
dared to do or die, are imperishable. |
They will in due fullness Of time assert |
their supremacy over wrong and /
tyranny.
The freemen Of America will In the |
end be true to themselves, though |
now they must submit to the fate that |
has beiallen them, and in the plaintiYe
language Of q favOrite bard, eXclaim
"Furl that banner; true tits CORY,
But 'tis wreathed around with glory,
And twill live in song snd story,
Though its folds are IN the dust,
For its fame, on brightest pages,
Sung by poets, penRed by sages-
Shall 60 sounding down TO ages
Furl its folds, though now we must"
Great applause.
At the conclusion of General Gar
lingtOn's address, Mr.. Davis stepped
forward upon the balcony. He was
received with the greatest enthusiasm |
and the applause that greeted his
appearance was loud and prolonged. |
Cries Of lights, lights" "let US see
his face, etc" repeated again and |
again, attested the eager desire Of /
those present to look once more upon
the well remembered face Of the man |
before them. Three thousand cheers
for JEFF. Davis " were proposed by an
excited and enthusiastic individual, !
but, owing to the lateness Of the hour
and TO the fact that Mr.. Davis was
desirious Of leaving by the evenings
train, the first figure only Of the
enumeration was adopted and acted |
upon. Alter the applause had sub |
sided, Mr.. Davis spoke as follows
SPEECH OF Mr.. JEFFERSON DAVIS, !
My FFieHd8-As 1 look out upon the |
surging crowd before me tonight, |
sWayed by the deep-felt and strong
hearted impulses Of enthusiasm and |
welcome, my feelings are those Of |
peculiar pleasure, gratitude and pride, /
for l realize the fact that this tribute |
is not offered TO any worth or merit |
Of my own, but is an expression Of |
sentiment upon the part Of the people |
Of this State. Georgia has a noble |
and worthy record. You have been !
true to your history and to yourselves !
since the old colonial time.
The people Of Georgia were true to /
their history and to themselves in the !
old colonial struggle OF l776. They 1
were true to their history and to |
themselves when they adhered to the
principles Of liberty and independence
In the war OF 1872, and you, the de-
scendants Of your worthy and illus.
triOus ancestors, during the last'great /
conflict in which you were engaged,
were true to your history, true to /
yourselves and true to the great prin-
ciples Of constitutional liberty in the 4
defense Of which your forefathers
fought and died. And so long as your
rivers roll from the mountains to the /
sea, so long as the waters rise from the
sea and fiOW backward toward the
mountains, will these lines that we 1
have just heard 90 sounding down to
future ages, and children will rise up /
and initiate the virtue Of their fathers. /
[ Applause. 1t was for these great /
principles that our fOretathers fought |
In the Olden days; Il was these
principles for which OglethOrpe con-
tended, and since his illustriOus day /
until this hour the record Of your
proud commonwealth is without a
stain. lApplause.
There are many things which 1
might say to you tonight, my friends,
but which / feel it would be impru-
dent for me TO utter. If / should /
speak to you Of the past, should /
speak Of memories that are sad. III l
should spesk to you Of the present, it
would be to recount a tale of tyranny
and wrong that we have not the
power to redress, and under which,
therefore, it Is more manly and noble
Tor US to fold our arms and suffer with
quiet and patient dignity. III l speak
Oi the future, then / am liable to be
n.,lSfepresented and you held respOn-
slDle Tor every speculation that / may
cnahce 70 utter. But, my friends, as
stand here tonight and look uDon
your kindly honest faces. / feel that
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