Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1863-08-14
ERnlL THE SOHrH

The Mobile News Of the 30th has leader
on Despondents and Croakers." 1t tells the
citizens to avoid them as they would a pesti-
lence, and states that Gen. Grants army has
mostly gone to Virginia, where the great final
struggle is to take place. II calls upon the
citizens Of Alabama, Mississippi and Georgia
To join Bragg and Johnston, and all will be
we'll. We are at the point when this Confed
eracy should throw every thing into the scales
and turn the tide OF the campaign. Lincoln
can put no more men into the fold and if we
only check the Yankees now, he is used up,
and the revolution in the North is at an end,
The article closes very bitterly as follows
We have to choose the whip Of the slave or
the whip of the master. Choose ye !"
The Mobile News Of the list says edito-
rally: Gen. Grants conduct in paroing
Vicksburg prisoners is being investigated. -
We hope his head will be struck off for he
could not have struck a heavier blow to the
Contederacy. Pembertons army is disposed
Of, and the Texas aud Alabama troops which
have crossed the Mississippi, are lost beyond
control. The whole mass Of the remainder ID
preciptated upon Johnston's camp to eat his
stores, discourage and decimate his ranks and
now they are ordered 10 report to the same
officer as fast as exchanged, which they will
I nat do as they hate him, II Pemborton is
again assigned to the command OF that army,
it will be equivalent to its annihilation.
Tue Baltimore American Of Friday has ex-
tracts from Richmond papers of the 9TH
| They contain an address OF JEFF. Davis to bis
army. lie entreats all who are absent from
the field, on all pretexts, to hasten to join
their camp, aud grants general pardon and
amnesty To all officers and mon within the
Conlederacy, now absent without leave, who
shall with the least possible delay return to
their posts OF duty, but no excuse will be re-
ceived for any delay beyond twenty days from
the first publication of this proclamation in
the state n which the absentee may be at
/ date OF its publication. He also conjures the
wives, mothers and sisters of the Coniederacy
to use their all powerful influence in aid OF
this call.
The Richmond Examiner of the 7th says
From the Charleston Mercury we learns that
the aspect Of Morris Island and elsewhere in
our neighborhood has not materially changed
| On Saturday quite spirited bomhardment
was kept up by the hostile land batteries
/ The feet did not participate. On sunday
some of the wooden gunboats steamed in and
| fred on Fort Wagner, but withdrew, leaving
the fight as the day before-in the hands OF
tho land batteries
The Mobile News of the Sd says We have
a multitude Of reports horribly detrimental
10 the character of the patriotism OF the peo.
pie in many places IN Alabama aud Missis-
sippi Some Of them are too disgraoefu to
publish
A portion Of our people have gone stark
mad They are bastard Southerners and rec
reant Confederates. The chief Of the Choc
taws has gone TO Richmond.
Bragg is at Chattanooga and portion ol
his fofce Is at Rome, Georgia Extensive
preparations are being made to 6nish the for
tihcations at Mobile