Year: 1862

the defeuses Of Yicksbgrg. 1 can say then that
have every confidence in the skill and en-
ergy Of the officers in command But when 1
received dispatches and heard rumOr5 OF alarm
and tFepii alton and despondency among the people
of MississipDi; when / heard even that people Wers
flee ng Texas in order to save themselves from the
enemy when saw it stated by the enemy that they
had handled other States with gloves, but ississppi
to be handled without gloves every impulse Of my
heart dragged me hither in spite Of duties which might
have claimed my attention elsewhere When heard Of
the suerngs Of my people Of the danger Of their
subJugaton by ruthless foe, felt that if Mississippi
were destined for such fate, would wi h to sleep IN
her soil On my way here stopped the hea quarters
Of Gen Johnston ! knew bis cspscity and his TesOlu
ton. impaired 20 hin NY own thoughts aud sskedhim
10 come with me- found that his ideas directed
in the channel He in the shortest use far
preparation; but whatever do viii be done By
him. have perfect confidence that with your assist
ance aad support re will drive the enemy from the soil
Of Mississippi After having visited the srmy-atter
having Mingled among the people Of the State-I Shall
go away from Ong yOu with lighter heart j do not
think the people Of Missssi pi despOndent de-
pressed hose who are 30 those whom the iron
tread Of the invader has fallen those who sku King
from their duty go home with fearful tales 70 justify
their dsserton


Nor is the army despondsut; on the contrary It is
confident Of victory. At Grenada I foUud the only
get to be that the enemy had not come on At Vcks
burg, without renf reements the troops did not
dream Of defeat g. therefore, anxious but ho efuL
NY attachment to Missis ppi and my esteem for h-r
people have risen since the war began I have been
proud Of hersoldera have endeavored to conceal
pride for wished to make dsti elton between the





heart ha- warmed with lveleI emotion when have
those letters upon the boys cap that have marked
him for AississppiAn Mans affections lot subject
TO his viii mine are fixed upon Mississippi Ard when
to where shall find Mis- ssssipps1s fighting for
you IL distant State shs tell them II yoU
s4f here thstytu BE- defended without gs upon
hem and that they are Necessary guard the capital
snd to prevent the nroads of the eHemy Georgia and
Alabama sbI be proud to say TO them f0r you that
they are welcome 20 stay.


A. to the otao on the other side Of the Mississippi
say that their future is bright The army is organ
lied and disciplined, a1d is to be hoped that at no
distant day it may be able to advance INTO that land
VII ch has been trOdden under the foot of desposm,
where old have been torn from their homes and im
INJURED in dugsons, where even the women have been
subjected to the insults Of the brutal Yankee soldery
that under the flag Of the Confedsracy Missouri will
again BE- free.


cause, the ealsntry OF whose sons has never been
questioned still the object OF the ardent wishes Of
Gen. Bragg heard him say in an address TO his
troops that he hoped sgan to lead them into Kentucky
a1dtO the banks Of the Ohio river.


thea say with confidence that condition Is in
every respect greatly imp owed over what it was last
year Our armies have been augmented troops


We been instructed aod disciplined The articles nee
essa for the support Of our troops and people and
from which the enemy's blockade has cut Us OF, are
being produced in the Confederafy. Our manufactures
have sde rapid prog much is this the that
learn with equal surprise and pleasure from the gene
raj commanding this department that mississippi alone
can supply the army which is upon her soil Our peO
pie have learned to economic ss shec to wear
home sDun never see woman -essed in home spun
that do feel ike taking off my bat to her; and al
though women Deverlose their good looks, snoot
help thinking that they are improved b. this garb
/ never meet . dress d in home spun but
feel like salutinE him Icannot av IL 4rking with
how much pleasure have noticed the superior morality
of troops and the contrast which in this respect
they present those Of the Invader lean truly say
thst army piOus and more moral than that de-
Tending liberties do not believe to exist. On their
VslOr and the as istance Of God confidently rely.


mote BY THE REPoRTER-The above report was
prepared from notes taken under peculiarly dsadvsna
geOus circumstances and without any reference to sub
sequsnt publication It therefore does pretend to be
literal reproduction of the Presidents eloquent ad-
dress. In places sentences which the reporter
failed to catch omi5ted; but this it is believed is
occurrence Those who had the pleasure Of hear
ing the speech will miss the gifted orators persuasive
accents and the rhetorical harmony of his periods bu,
it is hoped that they will recognize the main features
ana perhaps even the details Of his argument