Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-05-09
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FROM WASHINGTON md VICINITY.
The Heroids Washington dispatch says the
administration is fully satisfied that the road
to Richmond is opened, and that the rebel
army Of the cast is utterly routed.
The following statement, dated Sunday,
on the Rappahannock, has reached Washing
ton:
"a colored man came in to-day from the
other side Of the river, and represented him
self as jeff. Davis coachman. From the ex-
animation Of him, this is probably the truth.
lie repeats scraps of conversation he overheard
whilst driving Mr.. and Mrs. Davis and those
who came to see him.
Mr.. Davis and Gen. J. T.. Johnson had
some heated discussions about the lattcrs re-
treat from Manassas. Davis disapprovcd Of
il, and ordered Johnson TO make a stand at
Gordunsville. Johnston declined to do this,
and offered to resign, and was even indispos-
ed TO 60 to Yorktown. Mrs. Davis ssid she
thought this very bad in him (Johnson) to be
unwilling to 60 and help Gen. Magruder.
The coachman overheard conversation
between Johnston and the wife Of Davis the
former saying that if he had not left Man
assas, Mcclellan would have come out against
him and cut him to pieces
Mrs Davis read an article from the Rich
mond Erominer to her husband, saying it was
a part Of the Yankees plans that Generals
Banks and Mcdowell were to form junction
in Louisa or Carolina counties. and move
down on Richmond. Mr. Davis remarked
that he thought it was so, but his generals
would take care Of them.
The goodman also overheard a conversa-
ton between Davis and DR. Gwin, formerly
T. S. Senator from California. Davis said
that he had sent Gen. j h. Anderson from
North Carolina to resist the march of the
Federals from Fredericksburg and to delay
them long enough for him to see the probable
result of the contest before Yorktown, 40
that if that was likely to DO unsuccessful he
would have time to extricate his army from
the peninsula and get them into Richmond
and out Of Virginia, that otherwise they would
all be caught lie represents that Mrs Davis
said the Contederacy was about played out,
and that If New Otleaus was really taken she
had no longer any interest in the matter, as
all she had was there; that it was a great
pity that they ever attempted to hold Nir-
ginia and the other non-growing cotton
States and that she said to Mrs. Dr. Jones,
daughter of Colonel James TAYLOR, L. S.
Commssary General of Subsistence, who
was very anxious to get to Washington where
he has one of her children, not to give her
self any trouble, but only to stay where she
was, and when the Yankees came to Rich
mond she could go.
The Times dispatch from Washington con-
tains the following The visit OF the French
Minister to Richmond was to assure the reb-
els that the Emperor of France does not re-
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England and France, by recognz ng them as
belligerents, did all that could be expected on
the part of neutral governments; that the
blockade Of their ports is ctiectual; that they
are fairly beaten in arms. and their ndopen-
dence as nation impossible; that continu-
ance OF hOstljties, by the threatened destruc-
ton of the cotton and tobacco crops OF their
citizens, would only be wanton injury to
the commerce Of the world, injuring France
and England even more than the United
States ; and that a resort to guerrilla warfare,
as proposed, when their armies are destroyed.
would demoralze society, and be simply a
return to barbarism. The rebels have to be
admonished, therefore, that cessation OF hos
tiities is duty both to themselves and to
the world which all civilized nations viii
unite in requiring Of them to save their hon
or and their existence AS free people
The French emperor has assured them that
civilized Europe will not approve the enforce
ment Of any hard terms upon them by the
U. s.. that their society shall not be disor-
gained their industry shall not be over
thrown; their families shall not be mpover-
ished by general and indiscriminate confs-
cation of property; and that Mr.. Lncon's
Administration will be held to a restoration of
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