The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1863-12-08
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ne Federal Government. - bop, that
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ne Csc work ms suitable manner. vii
gather together ard arrange iu their
proper order. an ,le proph.sie. aai
oneuaF option. uiih bach 'be Lon
10 7imes has. s. ,ariaas eriss. inoar
affair, hsond us concerning oar 6
iafe prospects and uhimste fate Such
eompila'ipn woall certainly ae very
interesting aud might hot, perhaps be
wholly devoid n instruction After
ilte calami;ies q our war are over ana
peag aad happiness once more sur
rounds us, il would be a great pleas
urc % sit down and read ihc prophetic
warnings OF military disasters aud ma
iional ruin which hostile sheet. the
organ Of hostile government. was con
iiaually ringing ID our cars, through
oui thc period o. our trial. Such
work us We .ueges, would show the
real value Of that great srgan Of The
British ari,tocrsey, a. M adviser Of
tie Government and 4 leacher Of tie
people The opinions Of tie London
Times upon American affair, consli
tule Tie greatest monument ofblunlcrs
which ,elfconceit ever hcaped up to
perpctuate the memory Of rs own folly
Wien or troubles Grst broke out,
iha Times sent over lis most incjliblr
correspondent is the person Of DR.
Russell He bad won laurels as an
army correspondent in India and on
tbr Crimea, and All Europe waited
anSiously for his opinion, and va,
ready TO believe il without doubt %
hesitation. lie viewed The resources
aud the spirit Of both sections, balanc
ed the two powers in his inlJllible head
and gave the result, with becoming
dignity, in the columns Of the Times.
Europe read and was convinced
Scarcely had Europe accepted the
opinion Of the Times correspondent
and John Bull began to nod bis head
appro,ingly nj the sagaciiy Of hi4 sp,
when events occurred which were Of
themselves an emphatic denial Of MIR.
Russell's claims to infallibilny or even
ordinary di.cernment and judgment in
observing public movements Or draw
ing conclusions as to results. Ii is not
necessary TO mention any particular
instances Of mistaken opinions on the
part OF Russell. His whole CORES
poudence was a pnlpa6ic b!nnder, and
has from the beginning been the laugh
ng-Stock Of the whole world Every
opinion he yeuiured with regard 10 any
public matter Of importance proved 10
be incorrect. By The lime his letters
crossed the Atlantic, appeared u the
columns of the Times, and reached tli-
country, the very reverse Of what he
had predicted had almost iavariablr
taken place. Soon he was recalled
and another sent out in his place, whose
very first letter exhibited an ignorance
Of the condition OF the country which
IL his school days ought to have secur-
ed him good whipping.
The home editors have been as lad
as the foreign correspondents. The
editorial column and tile column OF
correspondence seem to have Wed with
each other 10 see which could leave 10
future readers the largest record Of
gross absurdities and unfaltilled pre-
dictions. Grave editorials have time
and again set the day on which
bankruptcy, starvation, Instruction.
military ruin. and innumerable other
disasters would surely oyerlake u.s.
Like those who still continue 10 fix a
day for the end Of the world, noiwilh
standing the repeated occurrence Of
days Oh which they considered It's de-
s,ruct;on equally sure, so the Lon
don Times still persists IN setting Pc
RODS The close Of which must be attend
ed with such and such results, although
IFS own friends have lost all faith in II
aud no more expects TO see jts prophe-
sizes ful6lled tlian they expeci 10 see
The world in flames on the day appoint
I'd by disciple Of Miller.
The last opinion expressed by the
7ipes concerning the war was with
regard 10 tie situation a, Chattanooga.
4 shor; time since il predicted that
Ro,ecrans would be compelled to cap
iiulaic," aud under more recent date
II delivered itself al follows
~. then, Gen. Gra9ieaa do as much as