The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-03-18

gsa.sfnssrf shete sut wAlti ha.s Re etsisrs $50
ia 8uraaes ssls. uany q salFs. sna hiFtling IA
nau. 81 shs ars, ,imr. vt's le suefols Ia sisTH
sabrscs. ihs guilty snd 4seessrals sass 81 srrs-
ton. The psisepsfs smaressa fgur abreast l~ssrsa
'hs allitary lines. "pth sgaal raes. - ersa Is
ths ytks. rash bsafine IL Be hsnd e. oa BIS
shealIe-. bis sun haaset carpgt hsFs. mines
ioek aul iesf, bcA quite, cvmfuers. striped
Blankets. hess,h rugs, eij heois aad ga claibts.
tia cups and frying pans, sslll bueke,s snd cas-
tsens. ashsled toEefhsg tsaailfal oanfssea,
vsrs spang. hsll anl esfriel aban, their PR
son. ana cOts,itassi their 'shield aua backler "
Psaaora's tex vas fairly opened. Standing near
the line q nArsh. one could catch view q sv-
cry ooautenAHes As il Passed AZ ag,., imm
fourten 10 sixty Ave. we're represented ia shs
gtcap. Tha, boys IN their igaeraucs, and obs
men In their do'agc, slould te beguIlsa into deeds
n treason AMI pckcansss, is 20, slrange. and
are more entitled to pity, than revenge. Bat 70
their leaders. tie grea, sia belongs Political
treason but fscbly expresses The ,arptuds Of their
crimes; and no rsinbu,on, however severe. which
civilization aud true government can saggss',
should be withheld. Tie Lararoui az this rebel
horde, occupied the rear in the procession, and
pers supported By their more able companions,
IL their pilgrim journey 70 the temple q justice
and ruth, where they will read The band writing
upoa the wall.
20 posE snl wrslehed ones.
That feebls 10 lhe minds eye, lean yeur trust
Upon uns,sid psryersencss.
Onward they passed like sheep to the fold. and
the iron gates olesel up the scene Here. IheJ
clu rEeet Ike Dasil Of old, Before ! Was u.
aieiel, vent astray"
Since this grand reception, Alton hss been
houorcd with the presence Of the trtingaishsl
ehivalry ftom Fort Henry. about one hundred,
al told. The rank aud Gle q his aoek bad the
same general appearance q their Missouri breth-
ren. aud one could not doubt they belonged TO the
same age aud generation. Gen Tilghman and
70 the prison, Their stop however. at that insti-
tution was not long, as they were soon out on pa.
role and taxing quarters at the Alton House
Gen 1ilghman. Invested Of all reasonable asso-
ciatious. might be taken FOR true gentleman.
Gen T.. Price, son " the old rebel Maj, Gen.
Prizes; Co.'s. Dorsee, Cross and Capt. lnge, cap
turel few days since near Ssdaia, Mo, have ast
arrived In town. They are nice looking young
men, but their good looks couldn't cave them
though they have some blood left. Within the
last lev days We have witnessed the arrival and
and departure of some four thousand o. the Fori
Doneson prisoners. They were shipped 10 this
point by river conveyance and pot upon the rails
Tor Springfield and Chicago. This delegation
from fetcldom exceeds all former arrivals. both
IN ignorance and novelty Of dress They were
decidedly curiosity, Natural history is still
imperfect the genus homo has an unwrtten
chapter. Their imbecie and scnselsps looks fully
betrayed the feeble light that burned within
This motley troop hail mostly from Tennessee.
Mississippi aud Alabama, The things worn up
on their heads, instead Of being articles o. COM
fort or ornament, seemed rather TO he the inysn-
lions cs some delnon Of uslincss, inspired for the
occasion, to show his handNork Of deprasity,
The old ''darkie blossoms must have tried a
long time before they learned to make such straw
bats and wocl csrs, TO III 50 nicely upon the long
haired scaps Of their white masters. One young
stripping was observed wearing black wool hat
Of such huge dimensions that il completely alb
sorbed his head and shoulders. Its unique and
weaiher-worn appearance would indicate CO.
temporary Of the early pioneers, DC Soto or Dan
iel Boon. For blankets, every thing which usu-
ally constitutes bed clothing, was brought in re
QUESTION. Deer skins aud calf skins. tanned with
the hair on, sleeps pelts and horse hides, form
ed 20 small part Of their army outfit Cotton
jeans, colored with bu,ternut bark, seemed to b.
! in fashien and VERY much worm
In many instances the wceful lack Of cospla.
ton Of parts constituting their buttsrnut suits
was sure to expose patch Of rebel hide, which
evidently had not been in contact with soap moi
sand paper, since the blockade has demonstrated
cleanliness to he Northern production. aud con
/ ,raband Of war.
These are the sancho Psnzss, who have beer
sert en-; by Southern chivalry to fight their bat
ties and piacatc the favor Of their lady loves. =
\ During their transit through town, the boy
1 amasel themselves Ly tossing them apples
~iiich lhsy uouI catch and deVour with The We
raciousness Of hungry tigers Northern frut
doubtless. they will find to be quite as palatab
I as that which The confederate terpent beguilef
them TO take and eat Toe lats they and thi
/ great transgrssson has driven them in sorrow
and sadness from their Eden bowers. And thou
0 rebel serpent doomed to infamy and disgrace
upon Thy belly shalt thou creep all the days Q
thy life. srsi-0ocAsioEAL
From the SharpsbOOtcrs.
HEAp QrABrrRs, 81 Reat. Berdan's