The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-02-09
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NN=Att Mttitt--tA tHE +htAAh OF 4Ht
mob upon tie asacbaseiis fee-
msut bile passing through on iheil
wag 70 WashnsioH ApA l9, 1861.
This s PAArr SrauT. The locality
has nothing else 70 recommend "a 10
your attention. TITS a los street ron.
ming near the water. ia toe northeast
pau 81 the cry. aea has a railroad
tagk extending from tho noribco de-
pot 81 use one band 10 ibe Baltimore
& Washington dero. ca the other
Tbedeiauceis trFefs Z by ears drawn
by horses. Tie men uboplaaned the
assault knew iha, tie troops would
pass over TIL space. and took moas.
ures to prevent the cars from prucec-
dug BY placing anchors aud other m-
ped.ments on the track, or Is tearing
% The rails. When tie troops start
Ell they were all 10 ibe cars. They
proceeded but q little way before they
were compelled TO stop. Finding il
impossible for the cars to proceed,
while there was every indication Of an
assault, the troops loaded their guns
I in the ears, and then got ont and took
up their line Of march through the
street. The population Of that part
Of the city, available for such an as
sault, was more numerous than il Is at
present Many Of the d5hling class
have disappeared. The war has re-
moved them in various ways. Many
doubtless joined the rebel army, and
others were so thoroughly identified
with this and other disloyal acts, a, 10
lind il unsafe to remain alter martial
law vas proclaimed in the city.--
But Al that time agents for such a
conflict were numerous anil ready
Some in official stations, il is said, en-
ployed men and kept them under the
influence Of strong drink for days, that
they might become ready instruments
for executing their reasonable de
signs. Some, while they urged on the
mob, kept themselves concealed But
no sooner had the troops begun their
march tlan the bloody work com
menced. They were insuted, PEELED
with stones, while some Of them were
seized by the mob, pulled out Of the
ranks and had their arms wrested
from them. The soldiers bore It al
with far more paliencs than iley.
would now. Unaccas:oms to tie
shedding Of blood, and cherishing
deep sense Of the sacredncss Of human
lie, they were reluctant to fire even
upon their frenzied aad brutal assault
ants. And when it became necessary
and the order was al length given
the fire was directed oyer tie heads
of the mob and took elect upon the
innocent rather than the guilty -seve-
raj persons, some Of them children,
suffering from the fire, while those who
ought TO have received it escaped
The strife was kept up until the regi.
ment reached the Washington depot
and had taken their places in the cars,
from which one man was Shot BY
them. who had been actually engaged
in urging on the mob, although it was
PR tended that he was quite innocent
of the crime. Thus, with several killed
and wounded Of the soldiers and a
large number Of the multitude around
them, they made their way through
the scene and started Oh again for
Washington. Perhaps no other event,
unless it was the attack upon Sumter,
since the days Of Lexington, ever ex-
cited such intense interest in the hearts
Of Northern men, as did this shame
full, cowardly attack upon the Sixth
Massachusetts Volunteers, while
marching, at the call Of their country,
to Tue protection Of the National Cap
iial. The whole North was in fame
and such was the determination 10 re-
venge their brothers blood that many
ofthe REGIS. following inscribed on their
banners" 10 Washington dy ,cay Of
Baitimore !" There was a great cf-
fort made by the disloyal men Of Bal
timore TO prevent the troops from pas
sing through the city. Bridges were
burned and railroads destroyed, but
to 10 purpose They occasionei some
difficulty and delay at first, but IN a
short time the Government gained the
ascendency in the city, and It's rebel
Iioas inhabitants begun TO feel that the
power Of the nation was superior To-
their own. SID The recollection Or
lie l9lh of April aniekens the bload