The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-06-19
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
ne VIII Address the Army of Tennessee
at Mississippi City.


at Mississippi City.
There was meeting Of the executive COM
mittee of the Louisiana Division Of the Army
of Tennessee last evening, to discuss matters
relative to the formal presentation of the gold
badge and certificate of membership to Presi-
dent Jefferson Davis. The report OF the
committee sent to visit Mr.. Davis at Missis-
sippi City Is as follows:
NEW ORLEANS, June IT, 1878.
To the Executive Committee Association Army
OF Tennessee:
Conference.-The committee appointed atthe
last monthly meeting to present the resolu-
tiOnS then adopted TO the Hon. Jefferson
Davis, and ascertain at what time and place
1t would be convenient for Mr.. Davis to re-
ceive the certificate Of honorary membership
and the gold badge Of the association, beg
leave to report:
That on the sixteenth instant your commit
tee had the honor OF meeting MIR. Davis at his
residence near Mississippi City, and present
| ing the wishes OF the association, at the same
time making known that a public address
was earnestly desired by the association The
resolutions having been already transmitted
by the president by mail, Mr.. Davis informed
us that he had answered favorably the day
before, and that he would cordially meet our
wishes, so far as his voice and strength would
permit, and that he would be governed en-
tirely by the association as to time and place.
ence, and to refer the further arrangements
for the ceremony to your committee, to whom,
by resolution at the last meeting, all such
arrangements properly belong.
Very respectfully, yours,
JOHN AUGUsTIN, Chairman.
The following correspondence between the
Hon. jefferson Davis and the president of the
Louisiana Division of the Army of Tennessee
was read:
HEADQ' RS ASSOCIATION ARMY OF TENNESSEE.
Louisiana Division. !
New Orleans, June u, 1873.
Hon. JEFF. Davis. Mississippi City:
DeoF Sir-Inclosed please find published
resolutions, which, so far as they go, will ex
plain themselves.
I have further to beg you will permit the
to ascertain when it will be agreeable for you
to receive those slight testim Onials of the es-
TEEN and respect we all feel for the leader of
our great effort at separate self-government.
1t Is the great hope of all our members to
meet you once more face to face, and above
all things we hope you will consent to ad-
dress our association publicly. have the
honor to be sir,
Most truly yours,
President Association Army of Tennessee.
ANSWER OF JEFFERSON DAVIS.
BEAUvoIR, June Il, 1878.
.
I have the honor to acknowledge your
courteous letter of the twelfth instant and to
assure you that it will give me pleasure to re-
ceive yourself and others of the committee on
Sunday next proposed.
There is station at this place. 'sBeauvoir, -
say five miles east of Mississippi City, at
which you can conveniently stop, the house
at which l am staying being about quarter
of a mile from the station,
With great regard am, most truly yours
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
After the reading and acceptance of the
above report and correspondence the COM
mittee entered upon the discussion of the best
ways and means of attaining the end pro-
posed, which is to afford the greatest facilities
to the people Of this city to hear the Hon.
Jefferson Davis speak, and at the same time
obtain funds necessary to the erection Of a
monument for the deceased heroes of the
Louisiana Division Of the Army of Tennessee.
Upon the statement made by Capt. John
Lallande that no cars could be had on the
Fourth of July for the occasion, as the Mobile
Railroad Company and Continental Guards
were to have excursions on that day, it was
decided to have the presentation of the medal
and badge to the Hon. jefferson Davis and
the Grafton of the illustrious warrior and
statesman on the third of July, at Mississippi
City. The train Is to start at 712 a. m. and
return at 8 p. M, two dollars to be charged
for the round trip, with one dollar extra for
dinner at Barnes Hotel, kept by the great
caterer, Gen. Smedes. The meeting then ad-
iourned. No doubt our people will be anxious
to hear the illustrious orator, and will flock to
Mississippi City to take advantage of this,
DerhanS their Onlv chance