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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1861-08-06

IIoRAcE GRIZZLY has Published card
in tl,e TntJlatc in which be disaYows all
responsibility for the recent course o. the
7ri5aac ID urging 40 immediate advance
TO Richmond. lie says that these arii-
clos. Is well al tie others that have APP
reared. eensugiue lhe government ioF ila
course, have boon written BY others and
published willout lis sanction. lie de-
clare that for tbs future iic Iribnae wiil
pdalae 81 - criticism alfteyer Oh iie
conduct b q gan
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1861-08-06
Union Men south.

The number and influence ot ihe union
men IN the South. viii have much 70 do
noi only With thc duration 81 The present
rebellion, bot also with the character Of
SIS results.
The President m lis late message says
that itnay wen bc doubted whether
majority Of thc people in any Of the South
ern States, ui,h tho exception Of South
Carolina, really favor disauion.
AT Tie late presidential election we find
4 powerful party condcnsing their political
,encnt. into the noble sentence, The IN
ion. the Constitution, and the preservation
Of The Laws" This party carried the
States 81 Virginia, Kentucky and Tonnes
see, aud polIel heavy vote in Maryland,
Delaware, Missouri, North Carolina and
Louisiana; Il was respectable minority
IN The other Southern States. Brecken-
ridge who was the chosen candidate Of The
leading conspirators received in The South
only 507.s7l votes, while there were cast
for other candidates ia the same States
707Ils votes. That many Of those who
supported Bell and Everett in the South
ri lie last election, have become advocates
If secession since, can not be denied; that
many of The same class have not abandon
cd their love for The union, and that they
are .till true ana loyal citizens we believe
equally true.
4 majority Of the people Of Maryland,
Delaware, Kentucky and Missouri are un-
donbtedly Unionists. We have good rea-
son to believe that the same is true q
Virginia Tic people Of Eastern Tennes.
sec led BY the heroic johnson, Brownlo~
and Nelson are calling on the Government
for arms with which they may prove thch
devotion 10 the Union. In Arkansas there
are thousands Of loyal citizens in th.
northern part Of lie State, and tic SAINT
4 true in every southern State with thu
exception Of South Carolina. This w
might expect in tho absence Of all facts
for Ne should do injustice 70 human MATURE
10 suppose that tie charaotcrof the South
ern people was 50 far degraded IS tina
patriotism, the love Of truth and justice
ana indeed, reason was extinct eyerywher
throughout their borders.
The entire unaninity Of the South
favor Of secession, We believe, would =
no means nterrupi tic prosecution Of I'll
present war. The name and honor q u
Nation and every interest which men hoi
dear. demand that ihc nbels should b
conquered. The uuion party at;he soutl
however, will render tbs contest much 81
sanguinary and protracied than i Woui
Otherwise be; when tbe stars and strip
shall again float. "a dey ,riR us tong, oy,
die homes 81 New Orleans, Charlcsio
and Richmond. the union men az The Sou
Win not 81 slow 10 demand or to recei'
those rights u which they have been d
priycd for ihe time being by mad rcbs
lioa.
Ii 3 nc union mcn south who arc at
to save ,he Union from lhe ad ealami
Of an ultimate disuuion. L is they vi
are ID I'D asain ihe eais q our Nation
Councils viii loyal repre- ntatires ife
the southern States, ard who are in &
end 60 ensure 10 tbs entire American \
ton 4 continuance IN that eareer Of rrs
per,y and Z y which, Pfoeidence has
evidently marked cat
LirGRoY.--Inngman & Co, the ce
a 1..,s ,..,f AZ Er Hs4aa fsn tis
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1861-08-06

and At present engaged in the Interior
Department ia Washineion.--EDs.
WAsmNGroN CRY, y. G.,
July 26, 1861,
FprroRs on TuE JOURNAL Monday
last thc rain feIl heavily all tile day long
in this city but not darker and gloomier
were the beleaguring clouds than the sad
accommodating news Of the eyentful Sabbath
it Bull Run, which reached us from early
morning through all the weary and dismal
hours,
From two or three o'clock A. NJ, dur
ing the entire day many hundreds Of iu-
gitiye soldiers came pouring into the city
across Long Bridge in a scatteredand dis
organized state, their uniforms tattered and
torn, begrimmed with mud and drenched
with the rain, their muskets rusty and
dripping, while many barefoot and with
their equipments left behind in their rapid
flight presented still sorrier aspect.
Filling every street aud public place
they related 10 eager and impatient citi-
Gems frightful tales Of slaughter on the bat
liz field; each one having performed
/ proligics Of yalor and having engaged in
terrific charges upon the murderous bat
tcries Of tile rebel hosts, retired with their
I Regiments shaiteredin pieces, one halile
dead upon the field, and the remainder
/ hopelessly scattered and pursued by thouS-
ands Of Secession Cavalry almost to the
right bank Of tie Potomac. They assert
cd that the whole army was in wild and
rapid flight toward Washington, with
Beauregard and his victorious host Of 1907
900 men closely following in the rear.
These enormous tales were greediIy lis.
tened 10 by thousands ofcitizcn- and strang
ers, and BY many implicitly believed; anl
partial panic prevailed in many quarters
Of the city.
Later in the day and evening it wa
found that these stories Of The struggling
fugitiges were immensely exaggerated
that they had acd from the battle field
many Of them, long before orr army re
tired from Bun Run,-and That large mum
bers of them we're not in the engagement
But being seized BY an unaccountable pan
ie which broke out inihe rear among d
,eamstcr and reserve lorec, had ran 70
dear life all tie way 10 Washington, thci
terror Increasing with their aigl1, and lead
ing them 10 believe that the whole FEEDER.
army lad shared iher own disgracef,
conduct
7 1t then bed gpcbslown that after min
hours Of fghts Jon dc most desperate
Is contested iieM ever known to Amer
can soil. our troops retired by order
Cen. Mcdowell, because they found then
selves unable to advance success fulI
against an enemy largely hyperion innun
bers, having great advantage Of posiiic
and strengthened by numerous maske
batteries &C Heavy rifca cannon placed
" all portions d the field, from Bull Run
t. Manassas itself; thai our forces wc
retiring, generally IN good order, and Q
cupying again their former position on q
Virginia sile Of tic Potomac.
ne next morning broke eI9u@less, it
e. of sunshine and hcaaly, and Nitl i San
f. tho re.assurcl eonadeuce tlat lhe Amei
h can Government and the liberiles d q
V American people were ate. ani 'hAt q
partial reverse g, 'he day belgle w y
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1861-08-06
Letter from Washington.

rye take pleasure in presenting 70 our
readers tbc following graphic and highly
interesting letter from the pen Of "a nc
complished writer formerly Of Vermont
and at present engaged in tie Interior
Department ia Washineion.--EDs.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1861-08-06

TIN AIEyAcEnIE AND GYNNtsira prof Mad
igan. whose Aerobatic and Geological Exhibition
in Europe created such an excitement last season,
IS announced to perform al Factory Point sat
urlay Aug. 10TH His "sehool ofshc Gynnasc"
is said 10 be perfect in all its departments and
well worthy the attention Of those interested IN
the $ stem Of Physical Education being more gem
orally adopted IN our seminarics hceShbiion
also contains four splendidly trained Elephants,
that arc said 80 perform an manner Of exploits.
Tie Exhibition Win be given but ior one day and
evening only
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1861-08-06

LirgRAgY.--langman & Co, the oele-
braie3 London Publishers, have 80 ilelr
li4 Of announcements I,rraig lrars 9Th
~ Pes. 81 ;9H> Kos DIS twill be
pufl lied b Oauge t
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1861-08-06

TuB BEaufg of rig BATTENEil- On cur $50
pgze are tlie frst tao chapters q lhis story ~
our ne1e. tle MYSTERY u the ule VIII ssfa-
l4.a.e
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1861-08-06

WHAT IS lI3-Mr II. y. Kent, Of porsct hls
just shown US n few stalks taken from an oat.hcd
in Dorset The heads Of the stalk ARE literally
alive with small bugs about the size Of pin head
most of the bug. arc red, though thce is occa-
sionally black specimen, On examining the
oat kernels separately, in some instances, five or
six Of hcse bugs can he found on the outside Of
the husl al the head Of the kernel Mr. Kent
says that many ofthe oat fields, anl some Of the
wheat fields, in bis section are covered with these
insects. 4 gentleman who ought 70 know says
that these bugs win develop into thc Iessian fly
in short tine. Is this 50 We wish some one
familiar With TIE subject would letus Enowwhat
these bugs are and what they mean
The specimens shown us by MI Kent can be
seen at our ohicc.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1861-08-06

a tHAnNaaa ntorrnr We hayetcan favored
with the 4bt q a charming liulco,I-skotcn ~
MI tyler, of Troy. The subject Is The frs;
Robin Some ghidrenwe rcpr@eutclas cross
ing bridge on thcir way 20 school heuso =
Ijtuc lay NAo IS leading lis sister, catcht. q
glimpse of de earliest Robin, and With infinite
glee points out tho "harbiugcr Of Spring" The
landscape beautifully painted, themisty spring
morning character being capitally preserved ~
Mr. Tyler designs staying some weeks 10 this
neighbothood, and We hope be will transfer 70
MS truly poclieal canvass some q the lovely
"biis u scenery ID the neighborhood ihe Equi-
mex House, where he has hia head quarters ln
fact be has painted Mount Equinox from various
points Of view.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1861-08-06

Mstnsaf We are 81 nsfHt ttai
regr S. iha ~
as ua.s t.e prescott nc d gaip
f1ga.pr eaiapsoy Gr to ltb f 8mgai s. ye.
mom veaut.cu We understand tsa, g sAe
niHHon og Tie State gswmmeal g r.aee 'le
rcsmcais. a5p as lht apaaie go lsia-
~. ii camp tla, tlcy may g rrr raa.
81 l. jrlli aud discipline Il ad thaaet ihat
the regiments v.Huat lcse camp t.l fali 81
Eua reI0.sfiou upon ts suse ls ha maie
l5 the President Weaulsaa laathe
Jupry Is = armyl hey sayp ht laaatc
dna { they ush, e Is thg intention ai ihe
Governor % lays enc e tac rgueup a.e tat
arm company g artillery th "a meoc g
% accompany the regiment Which pracliaes iho
usual drtll
Fan information "a reri 70 tho matter will
loubtIee te given "a dac time Nemay aillbat
De regulation require able boiled men, a least
/ Gye iget tgor aud q half inehe. 10 height These
under 6lil age must have written consent q pa
rent. 81 guardians The Pay ofputatcs csl-
teen dollars per month and ratlous, 70 commence
+ ir5m De date q enlistment; three dollars aud a
half pr month for clothug hundred dollars j.
paid at hc umc Of discharge OHeca receive
larger compensation according TO their grade.
The oaeets are chosen by tie company The
rcgImWmj eGecn are appointed by the Governor
, 1861-06-28

Gently been efmmerfng in the minds Of the
Southern leaders. They have met with, and
are just fully conscious Of their second great
disappointment They expected, In the first
place, a divided North and 4 completed revo-
1ution., In the second place, they expected
Powers. 80 they have had, staring them IN
the face the grim alternative Of striking
boldly for life, or dying painfully BY inches
in other words, Of making grand demon
stration upon Washington, or falling back
hopeles.ly beyond Rlchmond' Bsanregafd wsaS
lngton last week, and the Sscessionists, pri-
vately advised, it Is thought, were hopefully
awaiting his arriving. Thursday and Friday
nights they expected to hear the Toar OF his
cannon over the river, and many sat up al
night, g listening eagerly! Bat the e; whssls s 20 OF
bid him to make the threatenen advance, and
It required the e1ertion Of all his personal in
huence to cause his authority to be respected.
But It Is very evident that JEFF Davis's policy
In this is that of temporizer. If he could
take Washington, the stores Of provisions and
possession OF the eeat OF Goye1nment give
him recognition abroad. Il he cant take
Washington, he must presently commence re-
treating; and If he retreats across James riy-
er, he and bis army might as well run and
jump into the Gulf Of Mexico, as the swine.
11d Tito the eeA Wnen Inc QeVlle enIeIeQ tnem-
The cost Of the WRr will be enoEm0us-no
doubt Of that-and the Secretary Of the Treas.
ury is maturing his policy for providing the
meAne.. can state with authority to propo.
sitiona First; that he will borrow the money
from the people, instead Of going to the banks
for it. Second. that the tariff Will be modified
so ns to yield the largest possible revenue.
the denomination Of twenty dollars. and all
will bear seven per cent aud d fraction inter-
est. Each note will have endorsed upon 1t d
statement Of the sum Of interest It draws for
I day, SO that every plain old farmer or me-
chanie, or other person not accustomed to
cypkefiDg mp financial mysteries, who may
lean the Government money, can tell at q
glance how much interest the Government
owes him every day. The agents of the Gov
erument who will serve in this extraordinary
financial emergency win probably be the Post.
maEttrs or County Tleas1rers.
, 1861-06-28

lEIHlu AId NO0ILAts NA0-ts
Our city was thrnwT into high state Of
excitement yesterday a{:elnooa. Is .ce a-7i7a!
Of T. messenger with the announcement that
tix hundred Secessionists were On their way
to attack the town. A thousand rumors were
of1oat during the afternoon and night, and 1t
Has quite Impossible to ascertain what was
really the cause Of the alarm.
AS sr as we could find out, the messenger
brought note from the sheriff Of Warrick
county, addressed TO Col. Wallace, announc-
icg that two boats had been seen with some
SIX hundred troops on board. That their des-
:iuntion was unknown, but advising the
Colonel to be on his guard A consultation
with the Mayor resulted in a II call to arms."
The various companies Of the Home Guards
were eoon OF, the street, armed and full Of
fight. The companies at Camp Wallaca were
mustered into the city an artillery squad, ,with
ore gun, Vas planted on the l4ue Eaves and
dispatched up the river to make IN otsersa
tion = messengers were sent out, post haste,
to act rs scouts, and the whole city wae in a
blaze Of excits ment-
1t the time Of writing, VIC were still uDable
to gather anything definite or satisfactory;
We ire confident that the alarm grew out Of
misaprrehension On the part Of some one,
but We will llye to whit further Developments
before We can CLEAN anything like satisfac-
tory statement out Of the mass Of contradicto'
ry rumnra
, 1861-06-28

LOUISVILLE, June 27-The suit testing the
legality Of the blockade Of the Nashville road
yesterday, was withdrawn by the shippers
prosecuting It. 1t Ia generally understood
that Mr. Guthrie, President Of the road, Will
azsume the respons ibility and decline recelv-
irg freight unless tie collectors permit ac-
companies 1t. Large quantities OF contraband
goo1b s1e said to 60 oTer the road to inland
Kentucky towns, and thence to Tennessee.
Two fugitive e1aVes caught near Corydon,
Ind, were returned to Kentucky, yesterday.
Thefe Was no excitement Whatever st their
arreet.
Maj. Gen. PILLOW Issues two proclamations
in the Memphis B4u<tin Of the 24th- Ons re-
ca1]e the order that whisky and tobacco be
distributed with the rations. He says he give
the order on his own responsibility, supposing
the militnry board would allow 1t, knowing
the soldiers we're gentle aud used to plen-
Is Of whisky and tobacco. The other pro-
cIamation states that all debts due the North
are hy law now due the State, and are declared
seized and 6eQuestered aud in reprisa1 for
Illegal seizures By the people Of the North.
All banks are required to state wAnt amount
of stoek Is owned By the enemies Of the State,
and merchants, brokers, bankers md all go In
debted are required to report to the Adjutaut
General, and meantime ore ordered to pay such
indebtedness to the State only, These reports
are returnable July 10TH.
4 letter to the Journal from Hopkiusylue,
ky., eays two military companies from Chris
tian county went to Clarksville, Tenn, and
took the oath Of the Southern Confedetacy.
They afterwards voted In the late election
, 1861-06-28

hANA3 AND HAATl4UAHs
Major General Banks begins to display
little Of that decision and energy in execu-
tire affairs which gave him his appoint
ment. He his put Baltimore under. mar
tial law, and Afa1sha1 Kane into close CON
fnement, probably merely as an earnest Of
what he will do if the "Kilters" and
blood Tubs" by whom he is sur
rounded do not respect the pro-
rrieties Of the occasion. Well done,
Gen. Banks! Now if TOW is the couse-
uuc1ct, remember that Mimic bullets are
Intended to Kill, and that grapeshos are for
the same purpose. There has been foo1ing
enouah IN Baltimore Now let us have a
touch Of the heroic, or, In the eTens of o
mob, the Napoleonic!
, 1861-06-28
Rockford Female Seminary.

The next annual commencement Of Rock
ford Female Seminary !s the tenth collegiate
anniversary Of the Institution. It occurs On
Thur day July H. A reunion Of the Alum
1u and all the former pupls and teachers Of
the Seminary viii form IN interesting feature
of 4hc exercises. L special meeting Will be
held at SIX O'Clock Of Thursday, ind social
eathe1irg in the evening. The e1erclse.o Of
anniversary week arc to be as follows: The
anuua, examination OF classes in the several
departments will commence on Wednesday,
July Sd. and continue on Friday, and also
Monday and Tuesday Of next week
The Bacealaureate Sermon viii be given On
the sabbath, by Rev c. N. Aattoon, D. D., OF
Westminster Church, Rockford. The Address
before the Society Of Mlselon Inquiry viii be
On Sabbath evening, by Rev. H Bannister,
ID, Professor in Eyanstou Biblical Institute,
III, sud the Address before the Literary So.
tdefy On Tuesday evening, by John G. Bur-
rougta, ID, Preaident Of the University Of
Chicago. The Decade Anniversary Address
will bt delivered By Rev. a. L. Chaplin, DID,
President Of Beloit College, Wis
The friends Of education, and al patrons Of
the Institution are cordially invited to attend
theso exerc!6cE. All from abroad desiring
entertainment are requested to send their
names to the principal, Miss AIMS ?. ELL, be-
fore the LIST Of July.
, 1861-06-28
THE. LATEST NEWS.
OUR SPECIAL DISPATCHES.
Baltimore Under Martial Law.
THE OLD POLICE D1sBAHDED.
GENERAL {5oSfie3T1! SfGiee3YT's WAR
An Advance Movement Demanded.
INDIANA BOYS 1N A
SKIKNlESH,
Baltimore Under Martial Law.
Protection for East Tennessee.
HIGHLY IMPORTANT BR0M
WARRINGTON

- !. =. . r,,.., tr.s..,
topee4A' e"y. ~. w.sn,-oro1 1rns s7,t 80,
j ~rt4s-ros,tfxe1rI Inonn tbat vida dlfIerences
of opinion in relation to the management Of
the campaign are known to exist In the Cabl-
net, and that q good deal of emphatic talk
Touching Gen. scost's provoking sloBueas has
taken place in recent meetings.
Mr.. Blair Is known TO lead the party Of &C
t,cn and be In hc1,eved tn 1e sunnorsef, t4v
afr Ch,se ,nf, hv the President himself. Int
the latter. It Is said. will. when the st1ugule
comes. adhere to the opinions of Gen. Scott.
in whose wisdom and patriotism he has the
utmost confidence All the members Of the
Cabinet are becoming impressed with the ne
cessity OF gratifying the lmpatience Of the
country; and # scott's policy in relation to
the Eastern Division Of Virginia should pre-
vail, you may look for mora active and salts
factory demonstrations elsewhere.
The latest rumor ia that Gen. Scott has
been ordered BY the President TO make IN in
mediate forward movement, and, If possible.
to occupy Richmond before the meeting Of the
Confederate Congress. But to this not much
importance Ia attached
, 1861-06-28
The Alleged Kentucky ComproEnise.
rrsrcrn fCa Cincinnati Cammerfiaf 211

Our readers have perused the letters Of
Gen. Buckper Of the kentucky State Guard,
to Gov. Mag oftin, setting forth the terms Of
an arrangement said to have been entered
into on the sth inst, between Ge2- Bncknsr,
representing Kentucky, and Major,General
Mcclellan, representing the United States
GoreEmcnt. This siEgu1ar bargain we have
taken occasion to animadvert upon, In terms
which Herc plainly due to the extraordinary
character Of the propositions represents to
taye been agreed to. We hare characterized
them Is compromising the position and au-
thority Of the Genera1 Government.
We are now hnppy to lc:rn, from the nigh
est authority, that the entire arrangement, Is
set forth In the correspondence Of Gen. Buck
Der, addressed to Gov: Magofin, IVES q grasul*
tous assumption, and unautho1ized BY the
military officer commanding the Department
of the Ohio. We are permitted to publish
the following dispatch, received yesterday,
by pay3 officer At present In this city, who
had telegraphed to Ms1. Gen. Mcclellan for
information as to the autheoticity OF the re-
puted arrangement, as between the United
states and Kentucky:
GnAFToS, VA, juno q.
To Capt, ". Nelson. q. s. Navy, Cincinnati:
NV interview with Gen: .DuctneE was personal
not of3dsl. 1t wns solicited b! MIN more tnan
'1i1 made no st,puat1uns on the part Of the Gene
mi Goyerument, and regarded his Soon&Afy prom
tsc to drive ont the Confederate troops Is tne on2
re. ult OF the interview. Lis let1et gGs Er ~
| v1ewe-not mine. IT, d. aloe411-'a-"'
, 1861-06-28
IMPORTANT FROM BALTIMORE.
Marshal kane ArreAted by Gen. BANKS
for Treason.

BALTIMORE; June 27.-At three O'Clock this
mcrring, Geo. P. Kane, Police Marshal OF this
city, was arrested at his house by order OF
Gen. Banks, and convened to Fort McHenry,
whe:c he Is now held prisoner. Gen Banks
has issued proclamation, nominating John
r. Kenley, Of the Maryland regiment, PEoTos:
Marshal also superseding the powers OF the
Police Commissioners. Mr.. Henley Is to cx-
ercise supreme control over the police depart
ment until some known loyal citizen Is ap-
pointed to act he Marshal.
The proclamation gives as the rcaspn for tha
arrest Of Kane, that he Is known to be siding
md abett!pg those in armed rebellion agntns.
tie Governm eut, and Ia u: the he'd of Al
armed force, which he ba. used to conceal rath-
er than detect acts OF treason to the Govern.
matt.
BALTIMORE, June g.-Ccnside,ah1e excite
meut has been occasioned By the arrest Of
Marshal Kane The Union men ore pleased,
but the eeeessionists Indignant. Col Ken1ey,
Provost Marshal, waited on the Mayor aud
Police Commissioners; when the hitter asked
time to consider the matter. Henley replied
that hts orders were immediate. Hetaen pro-
CT eded to the AlarsEaps office, taking posses
zion. The Commissioners then Directed the
officers to obey the military authority, but do
c]a1ed their intention to prepare protest
sgainst.the action OF the Government
, 1861-06-28

[special Dispatch to the Chicsgo Tribnne1
CArRo, June 27. 1861.
Agentleman just up from Columbus informs
me that Six thirty two pound cannon were on
yesterday brought into that place from Ten
neesee, under the pretensc of having been Or
aered by the State authorities. Upon the 1ig-
orous protest, however, Of the citizens, who
had the fear Of Gen. preutisa before them, the
cannon were returned the same day to Union
City.
a special TO the Memphis Appeal Of this
morning, states that Leonard Polk, Bishop Of
Louisiana, has been commissioned By the
Montgomery Government as B.igadisr-
Central in the Southern army, and assigned to
the command Of the Lower Mississippi.
Nothing Of interest in or about Camp De-
fla1ce to-day.