The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1863-03-17
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Things Done ana Things Vet
Donr.
CorgFcHs has elossd isaesnon rs
msmten have rosr lsms, sou.s 81
thssa. snd scmc n tie best n il4cm
not 10 reiurn, At least 70 ihe EexI cen
g-ess
siureihc dsys "a The Reyo'usion--fe
tsngress has had heavier burdens aud
Ersser matters Of business than the
oae which recently rlesed IL lahcrs =,
ihe capitol. ABIDE from che great &.
nanslsl questions before II, ard the
numerous important matters pcrIs'n.
10 the ordering Of the land ard o.
ral forces row 10 eommission. lhe
nasl imp0nani measure Of ths session
10 what Is called the consumption
Acs."
This patsrd ihe g q, by a unafi.
NOUS vote, and ihe Ilaase BY M.
joriiy which has not been eqnalled. i
isrAid, On any ofler inporiaia meas'
ore.
A coismPorafy says: The vast
significance Of this net csn hardly he
oyer.essima,cd. Il has placed the en-
tire mass II able-bodicd men, between
sgrs Of twenty and far,y-Hve at Tic
disposal Of the Government a. 3 mile
,sry force for carving on tbs war for
national existence, aud this, TOO, ~
The nearly sccordant ,oieof I'll par-
ties IN tle isccpi miscellaneous CON
gress. Tia consumption will foon
levy il forces from all raaka and con-
duicns Of men. The quesliolthow tlio
army isto 10 recruited, IS setlled.
Esery man ispaw . stand il isplace
and shsfe in the common boFdcns.t-
This is tho most just method hat can
be devised, and will prove, It X IRE
rumet, lie most eifcciual It's found.
ID on the high principle that civil 50
ciesy has right to The services ef
every ono OF It's renbcrs, and 'hai
when the time Of rtea toncf, Il must
have those services, and will. Such
are the views Of mary wise and con
siierate men. Il is also the opinion
Of many Iha, the government is strong
or to-day, in the patriotism Of The 10y
81 people. and in their determined pur-
pose to maintain II, and prosecute the
var soa proper result, than Il has
been since the var commenced
Divisions of sentiment Of course
will exis, in such circumstances. Bat
it 10 believed this, tie conviction was
never stronger, that The rebellion must
be put down can be, and shall be a,
wha,eser cost.
Another thing done Is the complete
destruction Of the rebel craft, in the
ogeecLes river. In The day Ofpeaee
her name waa parallel in The n. ".
papers as one Of the packet line Of
steamers from that port 10 Charleston.
When the war Srots ous she fell INTO
the hands Of The reLels, burnt ile first
vesssltn the liss Of rebel eaptarcs, and
made herself quite conspicuous IN run.
ming the blockade, carrying cotton and
bringing back arms and mani,iops Of
war. But che hAs NOW come o an end,
and We know rot when handsomer
tlsine has bean dope BY artillery s,rac
siee, than that done ny Lieut.. Woraep,
With the gums Of the iron clad Moniank.
After those attempts. The Montsuk
!. planssda 16.ineh shslI on the deck Of
she Naahville, which SET Fer On on FIRE.
ed hsipg followed BY Two or three
mere Of thu same sect soon completed
ksr obstruction.
Fsu .ks 4Eisssy.-- Among the things
expected, bu, 10, Sc. ioue, 60 far as
ve ysi know, is tbs capture Of ihis
ksra !, seems tla; our iron clads
have made two Or three attacks upon
Il. ard yet !, Las no, surrendercd.--
Some writer's say that these attacks
vsre made to e1eiclsr The gun oi Ii.
Monilars. and lry the eject d their
shass and shsIl apon llre fort. and the
s9srtcf ire enem, q no, spon them.