President Davis at Hood's army.
--"J. T. G," the army correspondent of the Columbus Enquirer, in his letter of 27th September, says:‘ "President Davis arrived at General Hood's headquarters on Sunday evening. Yesterday, in company with General Hood and his lieutenant generals, he reviewed the army. The artillery gave him an enthusiastic reception. Last evening, at twilight, an immense concourse of soldiers assembled around General Hood's quarters to listen to a short speech from the President. For about twenty minutes he held the vast audience spell-bound; not a foot stirred, or even a whisper was heard during the time he was up until near the end of his remarks, when he said, in turning to Cheatham's division of Tennessean: 'Be of good cheer, for within a short while your faces will be turned homeward, and your feet pressing Tennessee soil.' At this the crowd could control themselves no longer, but gave vent to their joy in the most extravagant manner. President Davis was followed by General Howell Cobb, who, in a few remarks, made many happy hits and convulsed the audience with laughter. General Hood was enthusiastically called for. Slowly rising from his chair, and dashing his hat down like a blushing school boy, the General said: ‘"Soldiers, it is not my province to make speeches. I was not born for such work; that I leave to other men than I. Within a few days more I expect to give the command 'Forward!' and I believe that your are, like myself, willing to go forward, even if we live on parched corn and beef. I am ready to give the command 'forward' this very night.--Good night." The speaking continued until a late hour in the night. The President, Howell Cobb, General Hood and Governor Harris made two speeches.--Senator Sparrow, from Louisiana, made a telling speech to Gibson's Louisiana brigade."’
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