The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-10-28

ATTENTION, SukErsuooTERs,-
Tie following circular issued By Capt
John T. Drew, Of Burlington, VI,
late Of the Nermcni Second, is well
worthy the attention Of our people
need not tell you Of the almost
incalculable advantage Of this arm Of
the service, for il IS written on every
page that tells Of battles lost or won.
The rebels have many thousands Of
sharpshoolers--some Of them are al
loved e 80 70 the field with their
obi familiar rVac, and shoot when
and whore they please. The large
proportion Of officers killed on our
side tess..iaes 70 the great service these
rebel marksmen do.
Our Government is anxious 70
throw into the field more Of this class
of men. i have authority TO raise,
under the Governor, eve Companies
Of one hundred men each. The Gov
ernor does not think best that they
should be called into camp until anoth-
or call for troops shall have been
made, but that we should End in zach
town n noble fe7c" who viii pledge
their honor 10 20 as soon rs more
troops shall be called for from Ver-
mont. In this way we shall have q
Battalion ready, so that we have only
10 call for them and at once from pillow,
workshop, store agd school viii come
the noble defenders Of our land, You
will meet at place designated IL
your County 10 organize yourselves
into Company and elect yonr Off
GERS Us soon Ms a call comes for more
troops atd ! have named time and
place for UGH a meeting. As soon as
/ yru are organized into Companies you
will bo Furnished with "Sharp's Re-
yolyig Rifle, spIendiJly fitted and
sent ca 0 the scat Of war; All tie
j9o ~ % tgg ther as a !" I'raopt
6mt}'ea IF 2apsa1ofefsP Your
duties Sill Be simple =" ieateb anil
kid.Y You win bake no diggipg no
eor5ing; 10 camp duiy." no stand
tag guard, but will be kept to the
front on picket duty, or sent forward
as scouts and st1mtsbers. Come,
then, sons Of Vermont, your country
needs your clea, kfea eyes and steady
hands, she needs your 's.fincbing
hearts aud fnteliiqeat brains
All over the south, they
have long been raising bands Of
sharpshooters and training them long
before til ) are called for, and shall
we who are fighting ior freedom and
the @stnry Jaag' be less ready TO
work than theyS
In every town there are two or
three young men who might pledge
themselves to this and then strive 10
see who is the best marksman.---
Without leaving your business you
can become excellent siarpsiooters by
spending a few moments each day
with your rife or shot gun.
DO not neglect 70 give this your at
tention and influence, for soon there
viii be another call for troops. and
now Is your time to prepare TO avoid
draft and choose your situation
yourself"
A BRAVE AND NOZZLE WOMAN
There were many affecting scenes
when The l4ih Regiment left Bratile-
boro on "Wednesday and we may say
the multitude wept; but perhaps none
attracted the stranger more than that
Of noble woman who, from remarks
m lde by soldiers, appeared 10 be from
Hinesburgh. and Of course more than
a hundred miles from home, aud eyi-
IDENTIFY there to bid adieu 10 her son.
Perhaps il was an only son. She was
accompanied at the depot by her
husband. lie early gave way TO bis
feelings, but the mother bore herself
through tie trying ordeal with the
frmness and foriiiude Of a Roman.
Her son, too, appeared like So inter.
csiing youth whose early training had
not seen neglected, and whose respect
and affection for bis parents was beau.
tiful "a behold. Other soldiers Of the
same company, who were evidently
her neighbors &, homo, we're most re-
specially saying, "Good bye, Mrs.
=" I'VE don't feel quite at liberty TO
give her name and she il tarn call
Ing them Familiarity by their given
names. and af tha ,gbae ,Fax nt,vcEa.