The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-03-25
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dFiHgfs haze ~ ifHgfA Grhfrrsa a grHWfsf
rlciery. TIE succrs- 81 On Graft and
hi. callraguc. At Fort D,.ne ..,n appears.
~ military point It view. 10 have ben
decisive, and q viii ppthsbl, b. attended
hs pulith'al cnnseqnee g. Of MA rrial nit or.
iaucr. II i bnl tie 'Apguor OF = fort. 80
doubt bu l,ai iort coHtainrd An army. Il
VIA lhe Key - a posuioa,t Opens the Rad
to further advances, add The ol,aiinscy ~
tir contest shows the value viii h both
parties had 81 upon the possession of the
plac.. The Fed.rals can now ad,aaer
inm the Nesl tosanl tie East, and ss-
tihll.h themselves IN tho reaf Of h. force
by wlica Gen. NJ, CielIzn, VT the main
army ui the lnionis,s, has 80 10 been
1, pl bay There is much, mde,d. 10
be toae brfore tie Nor hsrn Gearnals
coming from kentuck, and Tenn s.re can
unite their troops with those uf burnslde
advancing from the east " Carroll a nor
i. II very probable that combinations 90
extensive will ever b, successfully accom-
pli.hed but there il no doubt that the
victory ut Fort Donolson opens up To the
Federal arns most important territory.
and II may prove impossible under .ucl
circumstance ~ the cni, d.raic Cover
m,nt 10 maintain 50 large faer on he
6vrlhr- - Virginia. Il this force, hns
,vrg + materially " akencd Gsn Metlel-
Ian can Al leugit ai,asr. and ~. n n the
arm =. ot ihe North will b ppnr, d at once
iro the es u b, south.
II canao' b. denisd tim he Norfbernsrs
hate 1o'ca sr>ot tHacttg ~ Tasposs IN
co"titu ng hdr preparations and ruegtng
their Efforts IN The fics Of Encouraging
fa,iuces We nj acb Ii H. weight To their
mar inc expeditions. Elcc,i iof the
mctc diytr-io or dslr.ct on ~hici. they
ma, create, ,l, % erations on iie cnas, Of
Nnrth nroina vi probably be- ofno avail.
II IN krmucky and Tennessee TINT the
important lows have le,n dealt, and y
new direction glyin ia tie cam sign and
b, RI The Federal forces ale taking the
field on gigantic scale. BESIDES The
10000 under Gen. Grant, $4,000 are sald
10 br IN arms und, Gen Buell.. aud
ihird amy is 500 80 Of h',ide. Tn up
erati,ns. lo1. IL ihesr comma j r. appear
T. have been well conc: WE'D aGd Il illiulls
combined. aud il hey touh succeed 10
their sd, auce, II j. clear tta icN as
pet wi he gwen To the war, " DO not
sappose hW He Coi.federottI consider de
day t0a rs get ercn IA those pdas phich
ARE nor NE sc1te n dchon. They fought
desperately nj For, Donrl-on and raaeicd
conditions beiorcilley surrendered. They
are preparing. We are Ioll, Tor fresh tc-
.l.tance IL new position, aud they have
evacuated one district after another, they
ma, we'll find their accounts in 50 dong.
A defeat would Tell m1re sey, ri, against
hem. The Southern Genero are lokmg
Jack ~ on couotry more sAhr 18th from,
wlereos ne Federals as tisy Jre.,d wM
be tearing Meir supports dhind. What
The strength IT The COME crates ma, he
We cannot say. Perhaps ey may b.
pow. RI, rl on .li to MAKE, s,n eahere or
other mare successful 1t. nd then hey
made ut Fort Dolel.on; bat the Ncrhe IN.
ers will be now e,aied with Wet r.; they
will believe th.msrlv-p on The high road
10 success, and the Sere,ders will be nat
uralIy d pres-ed bY reytrsea which ave
followed each other so rapidly. II j. but
reasonable TO presume that under such
conditions the sucrs Of ihr North are
likely to be continued. and yet mihul-'s
reflection will show that the pc. ton of
a o..l al
the present time. is far more q ra,Ic
than could have been expe' ted y lltn the
struggle first commenced. The true
strength u the south y way Of reeisiance
ha. yet to he felt. Up 10 this time tie
Confederdes have bern playing part for
vii EuroI can o. servers ws.e price ~
unpr piied. Iustead f inire ching them
5, Ives in the reccsses 81 their terrisry,
AMI relyi upoa the difficulties Of pro-
traced var in 80 INNER ~ cDunfry, t1ty
boldly met ,b'if erm my hi. own gates,
o iroatcd the great Norllcra army With
an army OF their own, and ihreain"nrd lie
SAFETY Of the Federal capital ii,ef. All
the lssrs hey fave yet fspet ieneetl do
4 suffice 70 b nS them To That ppsition
v i;'s eve J ody IMAGINED they must oc-
c ny hen Ice, e.. y the maggie. Tsy
ar shH match FIR neiy aatagoniR on ne
Poto mar, and u h,y hare m6sred 10
gre d.teas 'nhs Hsahey hare iron ipo
lat les Ia Virginia. Ftsh for fight. they
hare Lad aar fir h0re " rteto,y. and
the effct "oao produced ~ NE succts.tu
n The Norfh is due in some degre 10 The
,Hpris Which such noeeiy oceas,ons.---
Ties recent tfiumphs, ia siior'. though
they have unloubt dly improved the pn
. ton u ID. Norlh ~ ,, q rds any pos.iblc
negotiate n 10 diyi.iIn Of territory. hare
scarcely troaght tie Fsd,yat Government
any Hsaoer than b.tors 10 reconstruction
ofhe Union.