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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-08-30

AN INTERESTING INCIDENT A
iempest.tossed mariner, says Phila-
delphia paper, a native Of Denmark,
may be seen daily at The navy-yard,
who earns his livelihood by rowing
people from ihe docks 10 the vessel in
the stream. He is about forty years
Of age, and has been at sea ever since
the age Of nineteen, lie has been in
the United States service for twenty
years, and retired for disability 4 few
months ago. lie could enter The Ma
val Asylum il he would Years ago,
when sick and pennies, a woman
much his senior nursed and cared for
him. She is now old and helpless,
and the grateful salior, foregoing the
ease that he might enjoy in the asyE
um, labors for her support. lie il her
only dependence, and while he is able
TO pull an oar. lie declaref the old wo-
man shall have a home and living
lie shipped on board the United States
sloop-of war Normaatown nineteen
year, and sven months ngo. He
served ~ the China seas on board
The Levant, under CAPTAIN Smith
lie ran tho gauntlet o. the Port Hud.
son batteries, under Commodore FAR
ragut. HIS nose was shot of, and
one ol silver has been substituted
The operation has been beautifully
done, for only by close inspection can
the addcnduns be diseorued. A silver
plate has been inserted 70 supply e
parl of lhe skull, shot away at another
engagement. His body bears the
scars 0f eleven wounds Of various
kinds. He is only forty years Of age,
but fire and brand. slot and shell,
storm and sliipsreek, have made upon
him very heavy ,isilaiions.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-08-30

The Chicago Convention Governor
/ Seymour The Game of the Albany
Regency.
Tie Albany Regency desire the
/ friends of General Mcclellan to un-
derstand that "Governor Seymour is
not candidate for nomination at Chi
cago, and is utterly opposed TO the use
of his name for any public position"
In other words, lie is SO sick and tired
of The vanilies Of this wicked world
that he not only reires from the
Presidential arena in disgust, but is
"uterly opposed 10 the use Of his
name any more, even as candidate
for Governor. This is from the Re-
geney bat il is all trick. Seymour
is playing possum-he is only pre-
tending 10 be dead. He is the re-
served candidate OF the Regency
tricksters for the Chicago nomination,
and the game which they have con.
tryed for his promotion is simply
game Of spoils and plunder for them
selves, aud may be very briefly ex-
planned.
The r. tgency intend to hold Gov
ernor Seymour as candidate in lhe
background, so as 10 keep him out OF
harms way at Chicago until they
have killed off Mcclellan. With this
important preliminary movement ae-
complished, il IS supposed that there
will be 10 difficulty in iroiting IN the
Governor among the small fry as the
only remaining available ticket iss.
democratic harmony. Why not -
Was he not, as the champion Of tie
var democracy elected Governor in
1852, aud has he not been thoroughly
identified with the peace democracy
ever since? Gen. Mcclellan fret
being pm ont Of tie way, Is no, Gov
erDag sey then, double end
er." the very man for Chicago, as a
milk-ahd-waier war candidate on
peace-at-any price platform Or
course he is. IL the next place, BY
hauling him of INTO the rear in the
outset the Regency are only repeating
an old trick d democratic strategy
the old lrick which secured their Bal
umore nomination Of 1874 to Polk,
ani their nomination Of 1852 10 poor
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-08-30

A correspondent of the Rochester
Demoera, who was presen, at the
late Peace Convention held at Syra.
cuse, gives lhe following notices DIS.
played on the occasion
Aorrors.
No more victims for the slaughter
peo-uol a man nor n dollar"
III Seward touches his bell again
the people will stretch bis neck.
"Ahe Lincoln slauehtes white
men under the prelense Of freeing ne ;
grocs"
"The people are ready 10 take vens
geance on the ADVOCATES Of Civil
War
Lincoln demands blood Provos,-
Marshals beware
Lyt the Iyranl tremble when the
People speak
"usurpation unrebuFed Is desPo-
tism accepted"
Crush the tyrant Lincoln before he
erushrs you
Free ballots OF free bullets"
War IS dissolution speedy and O.
nal"
This X Higgcr War"
"We wiH not BE- eonscripted ina war
for the emancipation OF negroes
"llumantty commands that this
shall cease"
"Lineoln has murdered three white
men TO free one negro
The laws We viii obey; arbitrary
arrests we will resist unto the death"
ave stand by the Declaration Of
"Iloralio Seymour--the Champion
Of Civil over Military Law"
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-08-30

A HosrITAL CAR.--Imagjne .
car a little wider than llie ordinary
one, placed on springs, and having
on each side three tiers of bcrths Of
cots suspended by rubber bands.--
These cots are So arranged a. 70 yield
+ 10 the motion Of tbe car, thereby
avoiding thai jolting experienced even
on the smoolhest and bes, kept road,
| didn't stop 70 Investigate the plan q
the car then, fer | saw before me, on
either hand, long line Of soldiers,
shot in almost every conceivable mnn-
ner, their wound. fresh from the bat.
tle-iield, and nlI were patient and qui.
/ q, not a groan or complaint escaped
them, though saw some iuces twisted
into strange cmlornons with the ago.
ny Of their wounds. commenced
distributing m oranges right and lett,
bot soou-realzod the smaincss Of my
basket and the iargeness OF the de-
mand, and sadly passed by all but The
worst eases, In the third ear that we
entered we found the colonel, lieulen-
ant-colOnel and adiulant Of tie Twen.
ty-uinth Ohio, all severely wounded.
We stopped and talked awhile. Mind
ful OF the motto OF my commission, to
give "aid and COMFORT | tric led a
little sympathy on them. Poor fel.
lows = said /. mo, indeed said
they. ave did suffer riding twenty
miles lit couldn't have been more
than fourteen or fifteen, but shatter-
ed limb or a ball in ones side length
ems the miles aslonishingly ly--"n those
horrid ambulauces 10 the cars" ave
cried last night like children, some Of
us, said lieutenant, "but we're all
right now. This hospital train is a
Jolly thing. II gees like a CRADLE
Seeing my sympathy wasted, | tried
another tack. "Did you know that
Sherman was in Dalton Z" "No ~
cried the colonel, and all the men who
could raised themselves up and stared
at me with eager, questioning eyes.
as that SO r YES" replied, "it is
true" "Then | don't care for this
little wound, said one fellow, slapping
his right Lee, which was pierced and
torn by a Mimic ball. Brave men !
how | longed to take our whole
North, and pour out It's wealth and
luxury at their feet
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-08-30

Az IsoipgST.---A recent letter
from soldier at Yicksburg, Miss,
states that short time sinee he wit
messed the return Of force tlias had
been on an expedition TO Grand Gull,
and among lie soldiers we're about
200 eolored men. The negroes in the
expedition captured rebel major two
liruienants and 20 men. When cap
fured. the major iell down on his
knees. aud told them they might do
anything they pleased niih bin, bat
beseecl.ed tie soldiers ITO spare my
life. gentlemen Tie white officer in
charge did spare bis lie, bot the ne
groes Lad their guns already aimed to
shoot him. Tie soldiers we're much
amused a. lhe terror he exhibited
when he fell into their hands, and sail
Il vas tie fret time they had eger.
been addressed as gentlemen.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-08-30

A HEAVY JoKE ON A REBEL
NEwsPAPER.--A correspondent Of
the Cincinnati Commercial, in giving
description of Gen. liousseau's great
raid, details the following;
"On The 18Th ult., the raiders ar
rived at Ashyille, having had the
pleasure of skirmishing most of the
way. The Ashyille Didette, n rebel
sheet of no mean circulation in Ala
bama, was just ready to so to press.
The boys in blue took possession Of
the office, made the rebel devils unlock
the forms, when the editorial column
was distracted and new one inserted
in It's stead. The first editorial, as
prepared by the Yankees, announced
"lhe arrival Of the distinguished gen
tleman, Major General Rousseau and
staff" bul it added that it was very
uncertain how long they would stay.
The second editorial was most with
ering satire on jeff. Davis and bis
cabinet, denouncing them all as repu@
dialors, scoundrels, devils and MALE
factors, the oilscouring Of Goths and
Vandals. Then followed a brief sum
mary of Union victories. Persuaded
by force Of arms, the rebel printers
sullenly made up the forms again, and
then they worked off the paper as us.
ual As the Yankee editorials were
put under the rebel Editors name, il
is thought he will be arrested for pub
LISTING 'treasonable' matter before he
can possibly make an explanation, for
his paper was circulated and his Office
demolished
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-08-30

Poor Richards Reason for buying
United States Securities.
The oiher day we heard rich
neighbor say he had rather have rail,
road stocks than the United States
stocks, for they paid higher interest.
Just tien Poor Richard came up, and
SAID that he just bought some of Uncle
Sans three years notes, paying seven
aud three tenths per cent. interest,"
Ny rich friend exclaimed, "You !
thought you had no money to buy
with" yes" said Richard, "I had
little laid up, for You know il is well
to have something laid up against a
wet day, and ] have kept little OF
my earnings by me- Now Poor
Richard is known TO all the country
round 10 be very prudent and indus
trious, and withal, wise man; for
Richard never learned anything he
didn't know how TO make pse OF, and
his wisdom and prudence had become
a proserb. So, when he took out lis
savings aud buSgbt the notes, more
than one was surprised, aud Il was 10
wonder rich Mr. Smnh asked why
so Poor Richard, in a very quiet
humble way--fur he never assumed
anytbing--replied, II suppose, Mr..
Smith, you know a great deal better
than / dU what 10 DO with morey. and
low 70 invest; ior | never lad much,
aud all ! got | bad to work bard tor.
But have looked round good deal
upou my ueishbors, and seen what
they did with their money, and | will
tell ou some things saw and what |
thought ot il. One very rich man
vas always dealing 10 money, and he
made 4 great deal, but was never sat
isHed without high interest. So he
.ent most d lis money % some people
ulso be thought we're very rich, al a
vert high rate and he oigen told hos
much lie goi, lill one day the people
i.S lcni to went to smash. lie got
bsck aboai ien ceals on q dollarof has
money. k6ow auolher old geu,Ie-
u.an, who Lad sonle bank stock alrd he
wcnl 10 the bank and gol ten pr eent.
dividend. The President and every
lody said j. vas lhe lest stock in tie
ten per cent But
shat did the old MAJ do but sell his
aosk lie ne1t day Why ANY 7
said eyee BODY. Because, i pays TO
~,scE dsri5e,a. And 10 six mQnthI
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-08-30

SHOOTING ENDwATs.--fhe secesh
don't seem to fancy Sherman's mode
OF fighting. They don't see the beau
ties OF flank movements. Capt. Bull
says, "a secesh lady lfere, one Of the
numerous class 100 poor 10 move
South with the relreating rebel army,
in conversation with sope OF our Off
GERS, stated that Gen. Johnston would
have fought our forces back at Resaca,
but Mr.. Thomas didn { fight fair. He
took his company round and shot al
them ftpe rebels 'endways, and that
Mr.. Hooker didn't fight fair, either.
He did the same thing. Meaning that
Mr. Thomas aud Mr. Hooker fanked
Gen. Johnston. She seemed 10 think
II very mean Of the Yankees to take
such an unfair advantage. She said,
as soon a. We quit shooting endways
be was going 10 fght US. Shooting
endways has become quite by-woFd
with ihe boys
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-08-30

SCENE AT CHAMBERsBURe.-ln In
one house where the rebels went for
the purpose Of firing il, lay the dead
body OF woman in a coffin, being
watched by a few friends and her
husband. The rebels insisted on in.
stantly firing the house, AMI the officer
who conducted operations was at one
time going to fire the house with the
dead body in it. After some parley-
ing be was prevailed upon to let the
deceased be buried. The husband.
with lhe help oi one r.bel psisaie,
conveyed tie corpse to the back yard,
and proceeded TO dig hole to put the
coffin in. They hardly had lime 70
dig down a short distance before they
were a,hlpelled, 10 consequence Of the
beat OF the burning buiiding lior Tie
rebels fired the house as soon a. The
corpse was remoyedl, to place the
coffin IN this shallow hole, and before
they could cover il entirely up the
beat drove them away and tie coffin
and the corpse were feft in this condi.
lion.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-08-30

Nor TINE ESooGH-A cores
pobdent Of Nashville paper tells a
story about a person who was going 70
Chattanooga on tie railroad. When
the train entered lie tunnel and total
darkness, said person a.keda stranger
how long il would b. going ihrough.
Stranger was ba q i q wag, and re-
piled Two hours. Person ihought be
would avail himself Of tie opportunity
to don clean shirt, and about the time
he had sucked himself the train
dashed oui into daylight, exposing his
person to The astonlshed gaze Of some
hundred pairs of male and female eyes
belonging 10 passeagerA lie had no
linen, and about a. much other clothes
~ the Apollo Belgidere--and no
chance 10 run X HsroM
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-08-30

AN INDIGNANT SoLDIGR.-Tht
Peoria (Illinois) Transcript says that
one day last week as returned sol
dier named Thompson, residing il
Washington, was engaged in conver-
sation with some parties in the saloon
of the Peoria House, an individual en-.
tered, and as be passed, shouted" Hur.
rah for jeff. Davis y In an instan,
the soldier turned, and asked, "Did
you shout for JEFF. Davis n Copper.
head surveyed I'hompson for a mo-
ment, and seeing that he meant mis-
chief rel lied that il was not him.
"Well," said the soldier, 81 believe
that you did, and il was sure Of 1t,
would give you cause to remember il.
Secesh again declared that he had
not, when at the juneture one OF tho
men Thompson had been conversing
with, and who has always acted with
the democratic party, stepped up to
the soldier, and said 81 am demo-
crat, but ! can't stand that be did
hurrah for jeff. Davis, and now pitch
into him. The veteran hesaaled
not moment and though by far the
smallest, lie went at the jeff Davis
sympatilizer and administered most
awful drubbing, and concluded by
compelling him TO shout twice, as loud
as be was able,ior Abe Lincoln. Then
allowing the fellow to get on bis feet,
he cautioned him never to repeat that
operation again in his presence, say
ing, Il have fought rebels three
years, and had brother killed by just
such men as you are, and whenever a
traitor shouts for JEFF. Davis in my
hearing, ! viii whip him or kill him. I"
The copperhead said not word, but
took himself of rs fast as his legs
would carry him.
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since the wa' began would be 250,
GOO. which leaves as 4 .706. $50 as oul
present eheciite strength for war and
iof sbar Thus has tie Soaih los
by casualties and our conquesis
about seventy five per cent. OF lheu
poar abiie we hasd lost less than
] ptq cent
lias Ihe Administration accomplish
"a d thing during the past three years
We were, as compared with them, les.
than three 10 their one. A, this rate
OF progress, one year more would SC
far exterminaie the rebels that only a
few reckless, oul.lawed guerriAas
wouil be let. Even if we meet, for
The Iext year, no mere success ,lan
has crowned our eiloris for ilree
years past, and as often encounter re-
verses. fhls result viii be obtained be-
fore the 4tfi-A July, 1865.
Has not the Administration been
successful? These calculations are
enough to astonish every Northern
Copperhead, greatly bewider the op-
position 10 the Union ranks, aud terri
~ the rebels themselves, were they
fully aware OF their import. Why,
all ye Copperheads and growlers, the
rebellion should have sue seeded. No
revolution commenced under half as
favorable auspices, with bali the pro-
portional power, should ever fail
Less than two to one at the start, and
we the offensive party Less than
two 10 one, and we compelled to fight
on the enemy's ground, and in his
chosen positions Less than two to
one, and We compelled 10 divide our
military forces in garriSoning and de-
tending conquered region tour times
as large as the British home empire
Less than two 10 one, and we compel-
ed to begir the whole slave empire Of
824,Gl3 square miles with battle
ships, and locate more or less Of mill
tary force in portions of the loyal
States 10 keep Northe n traitors in
awe Less than two TO one, and be-
sides doing all this, we have so reduc-
ed their armies that they are compell-
ed not only 10 confne themselves TO
TWO centres, but to send force into
portion Of the conquered territory to
harvest The grain, 10 keep themselves
from starvation
Wien we look at the real facts Of
The case, the most skeptical cannot
fail TO pronounce the rebellion a most
dishouorable failure, aud the work of
our armies thus far a most glorious
success
But we have not by any means
the record Of good things
tia! have trauspired during The past
lhtee years. What we have present.
ed, however, makes the case strong
enough, and tins article need not be
prolonged. There is to be no back
track, for we eannyt afford, consis-
tenily with oui honor, to release a
single foot of what we lave conquer
ed, eHt musl press on yet little long
er, add soon Tie remaining 100000
square miles TO the fag, and obtain
that ample compensation 10 ourselves
snd posterity, for cur sacrifices, which
is within our grasp
IN view, therefore, Of what has been
done, let every one who has fallered
in his determinations 10 crush the re-
5ellion confess il to-day as one of his
most grevious sins and in view of
HE bright record for our country, let
ili apply themselves with rgdoubled
Effort TO the work of flling up the
luola- Gin. Gazette.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-08-30

the bank went ID smash. Now. ha
know 10 be hG. Wen, Mr.. Smith
you say railroad socks are best, be
cause tbey pay higs dividends Car
you Tell hos long they will pay them
/ like railroads. ! helped 20 bull,
one, and / go Ia for tsciul things
But | tell YOU what / know abou
them. 0ne-ihird Of tie railroad
I don't pay any dividend, and two-tbird
land some Of hem cracked up, too,
do not pay as much as Government
stocks. Now that brings me 10 th,
Government securities, and will tel
/ you why prefr them | take 1
T YOU will admit, ir. Smith, that 10 the
/ long run the investment which is bes
should have thess qualities First
II should be pc Ject5 secure: secondly
that The income should be uniform aiie
permtusft-not up one year aul
down the next; and thirdly, that j
should be marketable, so when your
wei day comes, and you want YOU
money, you can get il back. And
think these notes or bonds have got
these qualities more than any other
kind Of personal property you can
name. Try it.
First, then, ! have been looking in.
10 that great book yoi call the Census
Statistics. used 10 think il wasn't
worth much but since | began to
study it, | tell you, found out good
many things very useful tor me to
know. found out, by looking at the
crops, and the factories and shipping,
&c, that we & don't mean the Rebel
States) are making a thousand mil
lions of dollars year more than we
spend. So you see that (since lhe in
crease of debt isn't half thaD we are
growing rich instead Of poorer, as
John Boil and tie croakers would
have us think. Then the debt will be
paid, anyhow, no matter how long the
war is. Besides, did you ever hear
Of Government that broke before
the people did? Look into your big
histories, Mr. Smith, and you viii find
the people break before the Govern
ments. Well, then, | call that stock
perfectiy secure.
Secondly, you want the income
uniform and penndneqt Wen, |
want you 10 take W list Of banks,
railroads, mines, insurance companies
anything you choose-and tell me
(honor bright, now } how many have
paid uniform income for ten or
twenty years. Not one in a hundred,
Mr. Smith, and you know it,
Nov here is The Government viii
pay you without varying title. Now
/ like something that gives me my in
come every year.
Thirdly, you want something
which is marketable any day in the
year. Now, if you will ask any bank
President, he will tell you that Cor.
ernmeat stocks are lie only kind Of
property that Is attcoys saiabte because
iGey will sell dny,chere in tie ,corid.
"Now, Mr.. Smith, this is aehy | put
my little savings in Government;
stocks. ! confess, too, that ] wanted
to help that dear old country, which
is my home and nty country" cons
iess,' SAID Mr.. Smith, Il hadn't
of all this. There is a good
deal Of sense in what you say, and |
will 20 so far as TO put two or three
thousand dollars in United States
stocks. 1t can do no harm.
We left Mr.. Smith going towards.
the bank, and Poor Richard returning
home, with that calm and placid air
which indicated the serenity Of his
disposition and the consciousness Of
doing right towards bis country and
his fellow man.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-08-30

NEITHEE 0SE OR THE OTmER. -
A very diminutiYe specimen Of man
lately solicited the hand Of a fine
buxom girl. -0h, no, said tie fair
bur insulting lady, Il can't think Of it
for 4 moment The fac, il, John. you
are little TOO big for cradle, aud
little too small to 20 TO church With.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-08-30

frHE undrraenca having taken llceuse es
b rlHlm agent, !. prepared % receive nFpli-
essian- lH Pension, sack Fay ant lnHuty
rlsims. Al claimant. having unfinished bns
fr-s with Hon, l.. SarEeaBi, arc uni aed that
the same is cft with the Subscriber 20 prose
81 *. FpwiER
Nsnche.ter, jnv ~. Isc4.--3n,s
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vANDERLip,s HOTEL.

Thi. long established Hotel stil continues
orss fer the accommodation of the travelling
pebble. rarueulAr attention given 10 boarders
from .hrosl dariWg the summer months. The
rssiie patronage hitherto ibcraiy extended j
ss.pecsiuily solicited.
E.N. NANpERLIp, Proprietor.
Mnnche.tef OF. 1. 1kG1.
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