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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-10-21
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lfsya fessrs ms illa, this saouii ba soll
Tof the boy that | loYs tie iean sill ',sri,
Ies Ire kissed llim ai,a ., him e..
Laa nikhl, ~lib soo s'srs, stole 70 his bed,
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IIa uui a the East rose tie saa
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,lseP,
And mumrri "lesr mother 50 low
bi, INV pale lir', lesi they'd eowanlly speak
90, my darling, can't lei soh gos
1hi. morning blessed him .tiacl my pain (
! h~de him he true to his trust;
To stand W tho isg III bis country again
Slso,iid rai.. It, proud brad from the dS.t.
iknew by the light 10 his beautiful Ewes
Ny his face Wi,h true eanrsgs agsnr-
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Bat, o, sitting here this desolAis day,
sun ihsre comes no feeling sf pridsi
Hut ons knew. ny need, and 70 Him will
pras,
can iras, Him whatever bctids
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know lie will soflou tie blow,
Aud yet may leel patriot. thril
1hri kis.sd him, aird ltt hm go
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-10-21

Nrw ENGLAND ARTILLEgr.-The
following Is an extract from a late let
Ter Of an occasional Washington cor
respondent Of the Boston Trareiier.
The different batteries from Maine,
Massachusetts and Rhode Island are
ilie occasion 4 many favorable com.
ments among military and naval men
in Washington. i il due 20 Rhode
Island to say that her ariilleryisis APP
pear to bear off the palm. Tie rsas-
on for ihis may be fouad IN the fact
that her batteries were among tie first
in Tie field, and, consequently ihey
have had the most prattiee As faras
truth cf the statement Is established. 4
Il IS erediisbie 70 yoBr lifile neighbor.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-10-21

GES. BUTLER rs. REyEnDY JoHN-
sox.-A staff officer from New Or
leans, now in this city, asserts that
when the Hon. Re5erdy Johhson wds
there, osiensibly for the purcose Of
arranging matters between Gen. But.
Ter and the foreign c5hciis, he made
himself very obnoxious to the sol
diers and Union citizens there by his
intimacy with the secession arisio-
Gratis, and the freedom with which he
became their guests. Mr.. johnson
occupied much Of his time In modify
ing tie punishment and renting the
fines Of rebels which had been in
ficied by order Of Gen. Butler OF
one occasion the value ID gold q halt
a cargo in cotton, the other half Of
which was exchanged for munitions
of war wlicl Gen. Butler had seized
and was sending 70 Secretary Chase,
was ordered BY Mr.. johnson TO be rc-
arned 70 the rebel arm Gen. bat
Ier summoned the mercantile rebels
10 Bis presence They Gne, aal BIZ.
Johnson with ;len- Tie Geneal eN-
hib.te3 tie order, n3 lAcu handed
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Them a cheek lor the amount, a. tlsc
same time requesting them 10 re-
main ia custody. They exhibited
astsnishmenl At this, inquiring II they
were 10 be punished. Certainly,
replied The General Of course you
arc DO you suppose two such d-d
traitors are going to evade justice and
violate with impunity the laws Of
this Rcpubliei Yes, ! will show you
THAI yoO shall he psihshed." ~IIows'
they asked in terror, "wlat viii you
DO with US ? sDont know posi-.
bly, only send you 10 Fort piekcns,
with a ball and ehain-pobably hang
you" "Well, but inscrposed Mr..
johnson, IF am going to make mat.
tiers worse than they were before, ]
think ! had better 60 home" u
lllink SO, too" said Gen. Butler EN-
Mr. johnson is now, aud
has been since bis return, using every
means to procure the re-
moyal OF Gen. Butler. Thirty thoth
and poor people, white and black, arc
still fed from our commissariat AZ
New Orleans, and Gen. Butler leyics
on the rich rebels every month TO
meet the current expense, and we
are assured that there are now over
100000 in this contingent fund.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-10-21

Two MAYS OF FIsnISG.-Wben
men 60 fishing for trout they take a
light, tapering pole, with fine silken
line attached, and a sharp hook with a
sweet norsel Of worm on the end.
They noise!essly drop Inc line on the
water and LEI it float TO the fish, which
nibbles, and by slight twitch is land
ed safely on the bank. But when
men 60 fishing for souls, they tic ca
ble on a stick oftinber, and an anch.
or is the hook. On this great
chunk OF bait is stuck, and with this
ponderous machine grasped in both
hands, they walk up and down thrash
ing the water, and believing at the top
Of their voices, "Bite or be damned
Or. Beaors.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-10-21

No FRosT.--Up TO the very last
days of September the weather re-
manned very warm and quite dry in
this region during the whole OF that
month. On the last day, however,
ihc.c was ellangc, and the two or
three succeeding days there was rain
mot IL great quantity, but enough to
slar the Streams a little and give
new freshness to the fall feed. On
the tlIiId Of October il Was clear
again, the wind hauled into the west
and blew with sufficient force 10 shake
down a GOOD many winter apples and
pears. But il was grateful once more
TO feel and breathe the pure west
wind, and see the tree tops waving in
il or the ripened foliage detached and
flying before il.
Up 10 the night Of Oct. 5l, there
was no frost Of sufficient importance
70 iajure the ienderesi plants. The
tomatoes still nestled among ilieir
green leaves ard tho dallllas showed
their bright faces Of varied color as
brasely AZ ever. Grapes are getting
eaiible, though moi actually ripe, for It
requires August suns 70 10 ihai. and
the grass fields are still smiling 10 a
cheerful green. II was ihe 2zd Of Oc-
lobcr last year before Sc bad a @kill-
ing frost" We are graiifed that W4
have escaped I q . late a day this
scar
The hears tie very citadel u re-
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OCTOBER.
ny LYDIA A. oALpwELL.

ny LYDIA A. CALDWELL.
The year grows splendid. on the mountain
steep
Sow fingers long the warm and gorgeous
light,
Dying by ,low degrees into the deep
Delicious night.
The final triumph Of the perfect year,
Rises tic woods magnificent arayi
Beyond, the purple mountain heights appear,
And slope away.
The elm, with musical, slow motion, layes
His long, 1.-THE branches in the tender air;
While from his top the gay Sordello waves
Her scarlet hair.
Where Spring first hid her yiolsts meath the
fern,
Where Summers fingers oped, fold after
fold
The od6fous, wild, red roses heart, now burn
The leaves Of gold
The lofticst hill--the lowliest Towering herb
The faircst fruit Of season and ol cline
All wear alike the Mood Of the superb
Autumnal time.
Now nature pours her last and noblest wine
, Like some Bacchanto beside the singing
streams,
Rceline, the enchanted Day, rapt IN divine
Impassioned dreams.
But where the painted leaves are falling fast,
Among the wales, beyond tie farthcst hill,
There sits ahalow--diin, and sad, and vast
And fingers still.
And stil we hear voice among the hills
A voice that mourns among tie haunted
woods,
And T'iii the mystery of it, sorrow fills
The solitudes.
For white gay Autumn gildr the fruit aud
Leaf
And doth her fairest iestal garments Ncnr,
Lo! Time, all Doiseiess, IL his mighty shcaf
Binds up the year
The mighty sheath which never is unbound
The Reaper whom our souls bsseecb in vain !
The loved, lest years that never uiAy be fDusd
Or loved again.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-10-21

our regiment 50. Our division that
two months ago, as good, Il not the
besi q che Geld. 5000 strong for duty,
docs nol now number $500.
Whence shall be heard from
next time viii Disclose. Meanwhile
l remain your brother,
n. Is. FowLEH.
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SuAgrBUEG, Nh, }
Sept. %, 1862. (

Sept. 20, lSbZ.
Dcar Brother - Some days have
elapsed since two OF the hardest con-
tested battles Of the war were fought
and this /, the first that ] have at
tempted TO notice nay safety TO my
friends 50 worn out BY fatigue that
| lmYc hardly cartS whether VA.
safe n,yseli.
From Bull, Run" our corps was
under Tie noble ISooker. At the
battle Of South Mountain we were
ON the extreme right, and did good
r,icc, driving the enemy from the
top { the mountain, and holding Tue
point until eight 7. NJ, when our brig
adc was relieved BY some Of Riekel's
troops who held il until morning,
while we retired a few rods TO the
rear and camped for the night, abont
played out, having marched eighteen
miles that day under knapsacks aud
fought from four =. VI.
Fl'e following day we were not the
pur.uers. but len our camp about
noon, marched TO near kuddysyille
and canped. Early ON the lG,h we
marched 10 the Aniictam Greek, and
halted for a rest as those before us
bad done. llele, our arms stacked in
hong lines stood gli,tcming in the sun,
our weary soldiers lay around trying
10 catch the little rcst these respites
in marches afford, when suddenly a
rebel battery Oh bluff across the
stream opened on us, eiIyciually arous-
ing The slcepsrs, aud causing no little
stir among the infantiy, until they
could be formed in the rear, out OF
harms way. Quite number were
killed at this first Gre. A solid six
pound slol took poor fellows head
off directly in front Of me, and carried
away 6'mehcs of gun barrel in
stack by which ! was sitting. About
one hour was consumed in rs fierce m
artillery strife ~ any we had heard
on the Rappahanncck, when the enc
my withdrew from the front angc Of
hills.
About pm. We marched 10 the
right grille or =, our brigade on the
lead, and crossed the Antietam by
iording in two iecs Of water. When
all across we moved s,iIl 10 the right
some t.rc miles. Abort sundown our
right # way was disFsied both by
sliarpsLooicrs and artillery, and the
most terrible spectacle presented IT,
self that you c5h imagine artillery
playing al slort iangg along the Whole
line, with slell and gFare. The enc
ms pese ia piec u wcols, 10 vl.iel
he chung most ieneeisusly--lsis posi-
I on . eiieciually concealed by dark
ness af 10 te discovered saly Is his
nashes. Our infantry sk.raishers al
vance, tie artillery following until we
drive lin ifpm re woods lua aHori-
er siiece beyond roaiaas him. soeh
l.is canaof ccase 70 play nad IA ihe
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What a rich and attractive book
might be wulieu by a person who
has the gcnius--ii must bk almos, a
pession--upoa AmmaHai Sights aad
SQUADS. How unlike lhe flush oi
Milsamm. .r, the new life and glow Of
May, or the grrad march Of the
Winter Months, would il be, IN The
scenes il presents. And then in
souDds, as well as sights, how differ.
emily they strike the ear, --ah, the
heart, too. Now, they are fall, but
subdaed, uttered IN solemn cadenccs
in the twilight, the shades Of evening,
or hedge OF forest aisles--all unlike
ihe Joyous noies Of Spring, breaking
from every throat in the glorious sun-
light, and from every bounding erea.
tuFe thai can lift its voice TO Heaven
What surprising Wisdom and Loye
Is manifested IN the changing sea-
sons What different class Of sem
sations, Of hopes and delights, they
bring to all observing and rejecting
mind,-and how gently, and conf
IDENTITY they lead Us up to Him WHO
created and arranged them.
With what unusual quiet and beau
ty these sights and sounds have come
upon us Ills season. no nntintcly
frost has fallen upon the foliage or
flower to lay them low in their prime,
and they have been left TO assume
their varied hues by the gradual pro-
cess Of ripening. In low places,
where the roots of trees do not take
deep root, they began to put on their
autumnal drapery early in Septcm-
Der, and gave the hedge and corpse
beautiful appearance at that early
day. The process has been going on
until the highways and byways, and
the grams old forests, are beaming in
splelrlor cf umrivalled lpes. No
wonder that the poet declares that the
"year grows splendid" What a
qualification it must be to the writer,
TO be able TO cypress the thoughts
given in this beautiful little poem, on
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BArTEE or ANrIETAM.

We are Kindly permitted to pub
li>h the following highly interesting
letter, descriptive Of the battle of
.snticssan
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Money Is g aespoilc queen, aad
binds ier slaves ailA fefltn.
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g. a. PIERCE.
FEStasHsA Gsp PHeFEtEToE,
JAMES AKbERsoS. Esrros

fsssa IA ~ assaa. - Else - fhe
80 4 ihs ysaf Fres - fvstarv IS Esa
aaaRs@n CeaNts,
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The bears IS .he vey citadel u re-
lig,oa .l bead s tie servant, only,
u tlc heart
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Men differ Is 70 the proportion Of
their loss 20 oars. have carefully
surveyed .Ae Geld, and it is the opiu-
ion Of nearly all Who have done %,
ilia' Their loss ID ours i three to one.
NYe are siil tamped quite near the
bs.sle 6eld, bn orly MeDouelgs oli
corps IS here Where the balance of
he army s, 10 enc here knows-
tlal nia ien- ON brigade lost iiiiae
two laf lsg killed aad wounded.
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1862-12-09
The Old Established Bindery.

THOS. w. ODELL,
CORNER OF MAIN AND THIRD STREET OVER
THE UNION TELEGRAPH OFFICE,
MANUFACTURES all kinds Of BLANK BOOKS for
Ul County Offices, Banks, Rail Road Offices, Busi-
Men, and others. His work comprises avery
style, nom ~ cents up to S2,5Oper quire
Best No. l LAID or Woye paper used on Blank Work,
Magazines Periodicals, &C., &C., bound in any STYLE
desired in plain or gilt and having the TOOLS de- for
mery used by MorCs, and by Calender he is
TO match all volumes bound by them.
Old Books rebound, and made to lock better than
when new
Music bound in any style desired, and PACED; a con
Venlence never before offered here with music binding
So His PAGING MACHINE is the only one In the
Otyi and u one OF the most important inventions OF
the present Day. II will accurately page and number
Books, Checks, Drafts, Railroad Books, and papers
and any kind Of Blanks as high as ten thousand.
I. W. y. also pays very particular attention TO pre-
Parng all kinds OF Blanks with Pintea Heads-Rail-
Road and other work requiring neatness and dispatch
m. Having recently greatly added to his already
the public.
nA- He refers to the County offices Of Montgomery
Preble, Darke, and 10 the various Banks, Railroad
ofiices &c in the Miami Valley, for specimens OF his
WORK: decl3.
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1862-12-09
LAVE SOUTHERN NEWS.

FoRrREss MoSRoE, December THE fol-
lowing is taken from the Richmond papers OF
Saturday:
A dispatch says reports from Fredericks-
burg yesterday were that pretty severe skir-
mishiug occurred in the neighborhood Of Port
Royal yestesday morning, but with what sue
cess could not be learned
The general aspect Of affairs is represented
TO be such as to indicate the battle columns
Of the enemy have been moved to the front,
and much activity 10 observable along their
lines.
General Walker telegraphs from PacRtoligo,
that feet of twenty federal vessels sailed
from Hilton Head on Friday last. George
town and Wilmington, North Carolina are
the ports aimed at
Our troops everywhere are put under march
ing orders, to be ready for q move on the
shortest notice
Several large vessels passed Charleston
harbOr Sunday going Southwark Itis thought
they have gone to aid the Gulf Squadron in
an attack on Mobile
Five additional vessels were seen Of Char
lesion Bar Sunday, and four blockaders oil
Stopo Point
The dispatch also says the Yankees at Suf
folk we're last week reinforced by one full
brigade and one battery, and field artillery
The Yankee force at Suffolk and in this vi
cinity are estimated at 10000 by their own
men, who state this force is to march against
Petersburg, while the force ol Newbern North
Carolina, is to operate simultaneously against
Weldon.
The Examiner says the Nauy Department
has issued peremptory orders for the mount
ing of formidable piece Of ordinance on Dru
ry's Bluff, where Fort Darling stands, the no
vel construction Of which has excited the at
tention oil military men for some time past
An interesting correspondence has recently
passed between Henry A. Wise and Genera
Keyes, relative to the treatement of lunatics
in the ASYLUM Of Virginia. Wise assume:
the belief that these untortunates were cruel
ly treated by Union officers, and makes very
pathetic complaint of the same. Keyes re-
plies that no harm was done or intended to be
done to inmates of the Asylum, but on the
contrary, ever comfort was extended to then
by our surgeons and other officers.
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been made, II the person arrested would take
the oath Of allegiance. He would like to
have the resolution lie over
Salisbury said he had referred to those two
persona because he had never found any
charge against them, That they had been
arrcstsd IN loyal State and for no offence
whatever. Responsible citizens in Delaware
and Maryland, have bden arrested aud drag
ged from their homes, and he thought he had
at leas, the right to enquire into the matter.
There was no disposition TO oppose the Gov
ernment at all
After further discussion the chair announ-
ced as the espscial order the Bank Receipt
Act, which was informally laid aside.
Fessenden, from Committee on Finance,
reported bill concerning judgments on GER
tain suits brought BY the United States, which
was attended 10 and passed.
The Bank Receipt Bill was tuken up aud
post lponed until Thursday, 18th, and made
| special order OF that day.
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1862-12-09
FROM THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC.

NEw YoRK, Dec. Especial dispatches
from opposite Fredericksbnrg, 9Th, 10 A. NJ
says IL is still inte ensely cold with two TO four
inches ice in the Potomac and Rappahannock
to-day. Any movement involving probability
Of fighting is considered by our Generals
impossible during this inclemsnt weather.
Every wounded man would die, With great
fires log houses and embarked palisades
under their tents, troops keep tolerably CON-
Portable.
All reports that some of our forces have
crossed the River are premature We have
not thrown man cross the Rappahannock or
attempted it
General Lew Wallace will probably be
ordered to duty with this army.
Pope's official statements in regard to Sigel,
excite great Indignation through the army
Sigel is held in high esteem among our best
officers.
Headquarters, Right Grand Diuision,
Dec 8, 10 A. M.-0wing to greatly diminished
length and breadth of girth of camp fires
visible night before last the impression pre-
valent that the enemy had fallen back TO a
new position, some distance to the rear of
their former line
The immense volumes Of smoke were seen
last evening on the opposite side above the
hills overlooking Fredericksburg, and seemed
to extend for miles in Western and North
western direction, demonstrated that presum-
ed retrogade movement, if made Mt all, was
meant only to bring them under better shelter.
Apparent fact of continued presence Of the
great body Of the rebel army in front Of the
right grand division can be but gratifying to
Burnside for reasons that will be developed
in few days.
1t is presumed that Stonewall jackson with
his force has taken position on the extreme
left
A Worlds dispatch from Washington states
that credinted rumor prevails that Bank
expedition has landed
| Money unchanged; u S. 6's Sic.
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LATEST NE WS.
AFTERNOON DISPATCHES.
A AREAL BEAUTY'-HICKMAN.

A REAL BEAUTY'-HICKMA
WASHINGTON, Dec S-Hickman's bill intro
duced to-day authorizes the President to or
ganize regiments OF colored men not exceed
ing 100 in number, giving authority to uni.
form them in some distinctive manner, and
arm them for term of seven years or less,
the privates TO receive six dollars and hall
per month aud the same allowance for cloth
ing aud rations as white soldiers. Non-com-
missioned officers to have same pay as same
GERS either white or colored, to be graduates
OF colleges and to receive tSOiee the pay OF
infantry in regular army
Each company to be allowed teacher or
chaplains clerk
The Bill also provides for line of steam.
ers OF not less than 1900 tons, to run between
New York and Liberia, touching at Norfolk
and Port Royal TO carry to such field men who
desire to emigrate.
1t also gives proceeds of eonfscated rebe
property to carry out provisions of the Bill
The Navy Department received informa
tion from Rear Admiral Lea, commanding
North Atlantic blockading squadron at Hamp
ton Roads, OF several captures by blockadinl
force off Wilmington, North Carolina, anC
neighboring coast up to the sixth ofNovembe
last.
Vessels captured of Wilmington and ad
joining coast since September lst, include
one steamer, two barks, two briggs, 6fteel
schooners, making total of twenty vessel;
OF which six have been sent North as prizes
The others with exception of one whie
sprung leak aud filled were chased ashor
and destroyed
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reported for the Daily Empire.l
New York Market.

NEw YORK, December 9.
sToCKs-Better, closed duh. heavy money 5@0c
on call Sterling exchange duh l excl al !Gold
higher Demand notes higher.
FLouR- Receipts 1900 bblsi 6CalOc better; 0 Is
go 30 extra state 6sb9s 20 common to good ship
ping brands extra r. H. o.
wHEAT-Recepts 10000 bu I@0c better at sQa
20 Chicago spring l 279l IS Milwaukee club; l IS
81 IS winter red western.
coRN-Reeeipts 1900 bu l92c better at 7ea77
mixed western, shipping.
oATS-Firm at 6o@6s common to prime
PoRK-Firmer at Is 5O9@l3 62H tor mess
II 5O@ll 10 for prime.
LARD-Firmer at 9alO
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1862-12-09
FROM THE SOUTHWEST

CAIRO, Dec, s.-oxford Mississippi news
to Thursday say rebel General jackson com.
mand the rear guard ef the enemy, they had
a Slrmished that morning with the Federals
advance near town.
The main body Of the rebel army is 4O,OOO
strong, had passed through Oxford twelve
hours before Tbs number Of their sick is
very large.
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1862-12-09
FROM NORTH CAROLINA

New YORK, December 9-Letters from
North Carolina give account of an expedi.
tion to Hyde county they went over one
hundred miles captGred several guerrillas,
two political prisoners, also Colonel of the
l4th North Carolina Volunteers, scared peo-
pie from Fairfax; destroyed thirteen bridges;
Captain Jacobs Sd New York Cavalry with
his force lately captured near Plymouth, $50
horses and mules and number of prisoners.