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The Daily Dispatch: January 5, 1863., [Electronic resource], Speech of President Davis. (search)
the heavy column that was now being thrown down the Mississippi river; The real points of attack were at Vicksburg and Port Hudson; and to all who desired to lend a helping hand to the country in her present exigency he would, any, "Go to Port HudsoPort Hudson and Vicksburg without delay!" Necessity of Harmony — permanent military system. He spoke of the salutary effects of harmonious action between the several States and the Government at Richmond, and urged upon legislators, both State and Colley; he considered its defence a necessity not only to the people here, but to the Confederacy itself. Vicksburg and Port Hudson were points that must be defended, and every effort must be strained for this purpose. Vicksburg, he said, would stand, and Port Hudson would stand it the people were true to themselves. This done, the Northwest would grow restive, and cause to support a war ruinous to them and beneficial only to New England contractors. From the Northwest he looked for the firs