Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1863-08-21
The American News in Paris.


2lst thus relates when ard how the good
news of the capture Of Vicksburg was
received in that city by the Americans
"Just before the commencement OF the
service (Sunday, l9th) young man en-
tered, and proceeding to the pew oil the
American minister, handed paper TO
Mr.. DAYTON. The latter eagerly and
hastily read it, and whispered to Rev
Henry Ward Beecber, who was sitting
next to him. That gentleman copied the
dispatch on a piece Of paper and sent Ii
up to the pulpit, and in moment the
gospel of good news was whispered
around the house that "VickSbu"g was
ours" and low buzzing murmur and
general smile of JOY upon the faces OF
the audience showed how the new, affect
ed them. greatly feared that little AT
teniion was pal d to the sermon that
morning; for everybody was anxious for
the service to be over, that they might
exchange congratulations on the glorious
news. When it was at length finished
and the congregation had gathered IN
the vestibule OF the chapel and on the
sidewalk in front of it, there was gen.
eral shaking of hands and general ex-
change of joyous words. The ladies
were particularly enthusiastic. A strug-
gle tor mastery between smiles and JOY
full tears was evidently in progress upon
the fine face of Miss Dayton, the daugh-
ter OF the American minister, and the
countenance of the American consult
lady was fairly illustrated"
OF the effect of the news on the Paris
ians, and the rebel Americans resident,
another correspondent says -
"Like the London Times, the sece,-
sion journals of Paris, only the day be-
fore the arrival Of the news, had labored
hard to show that Gettysburg was a de-
feat for the national arms, that Johnston
was going to force the abandonment of
the siege of Vicksburg, and that those
events would close the war by showing
the utter uselessness of longer attempting
the suppression of the rebellion. The
good news, therefore, fell upon those
people like thunderboIt. There was
great rush on Sunday to the Grand Ho
tel, which is the rrndezvou. of thu south
ern men, and Mr.. Sidrll declared the
first brief dispatch "a lie But soon il
was known that an official dispatch had
been received through Mr.. Adams from
Mr.. Seward. and then there was no lon
ger any doubt. Later on in the evening
the details arrived, and then the secrs'
sionists disappeared. TWAS curious to
see in one corner of the large court OF
this hotel considerable group in which
Mr.. Slidel was the principal parsonage.
and another group of loyal men, in which
Henry W. Brecher was one Of the prin-
cipal persons. There is reason to be-
lieve that those dispatches have made II
deep impression AT the French court
and that they will exert direct inhu-
ance upon his majesty's programme in
Mexico. Fortunately for the French
government the, have constantly main
tanned in form to the American minister
at Paris that they were not going to-
adopt any measure in Mexico which
would prove inimcal to the general M
terest of the United States. This asser
ton mas recently been renewed to the
American minister, and it will enablr
the French government to change the
programme, il change is really decided
on, without appearing to act by compul-
sion. ought to add that the full dis
patches in regard to the fall OF Vcks-
burg and the defeat of Lee, were tee-
graphed to the Emperor at Vichy before
being distributed to the newspaper Off
ces, banking-hous and other subscrib
ers to the telegraph agency, and that his
Maiestv ratainpd the disnAIchpS several
hours before permitting their distribution
at Paris"