The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1863-11-10

IN Europe makes It's appearance in
the Eastern papers. II is dated Rich
mond, July 70, 1868. She says:
We are very uneasy about Charles
ion.--Aiosi people think now it is
bound 10 fall. We want guns Of long
range ours can not compare with
those Of the enemy.
Almost every man we lose now,
tells.-~Being a man Of family lbs loss
is deeply felt; but the poor creatures
they bring against Us are the scum Of
the Earth, ana in many eases no loss 10
any one. The bombardment has gone
on now for days, without much INJURY,
but we are very unhappy about
Charleston, and il will be a dreadful
loss TO the Southern Cunfederacy.
blush for the North,
and ask myself can it be the same race
! once knew, so quiet, peaceable and
civilized No, ihe demop of wicked
ness has been let loose, and they must
uti &c crazy ! do not suppose you
lave the slightest idea Of our suffer-
ings-of the thousands on thousands
of poor houseless families, sufferers,
refugees from places in the hands Of
our enemies.
Many of our weallliest ladies' are
forced TO do their own work entirely,
washing, cooking, &c., and often for
Federal soldiers. The gentlemen
old men, too old to 90 in the army,
are chopping wood, &c. Then their
treatment OF the poor negroes, after
they get them is cruel in the extreme
leaving them TO starte or die in
their dirt. My opinion of slavery j.,
and always hos been, that it is excel
lent Tor slaves, but bad for white peo-
pie. We have never owned one, and
never will. They are poor miser-
able, lalt-witied race, that require
control and management, like bad
children. They always were bad ser
wants, but now they have become So
drmoraized hy this war that they are
lniolerab,e.
Tie fall Of Vicksburg has been a
lnartreuding blow to us, and then to
rlink what the poor citizens suffered.
ihey dug holes IN the ground, where
women and children slept, and, indeed,
lived. or rather starved.
are in Texas, and now,
l,y the falI Of Wick burg, jackson, &c,
we are cut of from them. This is
hard to bear. We have al been deep
| ly distressed by the result Of Lees adj
vance into Pennsylvania. Lee made
great mistake IN attacking Meade at
Geley shurg lie had no idea of The
immense tortiicalions, breastworks
and strength OF Meade. 1t was an
awful position 10 attack, aud a few
more such victories gained, would kill
all tie men in the South ,rn Confed-
cracy. We had TO attack them in face
/ ~ tHtli itpSA iNtut iiitf "Nlpos Il Jldiiit
np one mountain, down another; ac-
cross fields, aud up another height, and
as last as we gained one breaStwork,
to our horror we would find another
behind it, and ut last when we had
gained possession of any ground, Of
what avali Alas ! none.
Meade has crossed into Virginia,
and We are now hourly expecting an
other sht.- Lee has been reinforced.
We have no doubt but we will win.
But oh, the loss Of life One brigade
/ Pickett 's-wenl into the battle OF Get
leysburg 5000 strong, and came back
1909. One regiment went in 300
and but seven returned. One went
! in 200 and came out but tliirty.fve.
The MAJOR of this regiment says when
tie Colonel was told to charge, he
said Good bye" TO his friends, "it is
certain DEATH" and in five minutes he
was dead. The Major took co nmand,
and was killed instantly. Then > "
took cammaEd as Major, and in two
minutes was shot through the body,
but was luckily carried off the field
and is here 10 tell it.
Many and many time ! have felt
as il my heart would break, and that
| could not live through this war
that il was uncomfortable. But when
with the so,lliers We are always cheer
4 iul and doing things TO cheer them.
Richmond has, as you may be
/ aware, been threatened several times.
aud so far has escaped. 1t is not
| pleasant 10 pass through these frigh,s
/ Many think it is bound TO fall, and
/ that il IS only a matter Of time. ]
hope ! may be dead ere it does, for
/ the experience Of tile other cities un-
der Federal rule is TO rible. You can
form no idea Of the tyranny exercised
over the inhabitants. We hear great
preparations are being made far an
other attack upon Richmond. Grant,
with bis hundred thousand men, is ad.
vancins from Nick,butg. Dix from
] Norfolk what have WEI Gen.
Johnston in Bragg's rear, with not
half 80 many men As are left there 10
I deigin him, and Lee with Meade to
z detain him.
All the servants leave. We haze
to DO our own work, and then oe-
money is no, worth anything.
This viii be war oi eXteraination,
and We will never be conquered.
Oh, what would give 70 DC oct Of
this Soathera Goniederacy.
II ! could raise Toe r2oaey. would