The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-12-27

me incidents Of Gen, sherman
recent march through Georgia. tror
The correspondent Of the Herald VII
: accompanied this famous expedition
Among the blooded stock capture
was Gen. Howell Cobb's celebrate
lpacing mare, tha, cost $4,000. Sb
was found in swamp near MillcdsC
|yuio ~ private Walter Burns, CO.
INcnty-frs, Ohio, who, ten or lively
days after, was captured while ridinI
her, aud murdered. lie was acting 4
orderly, and when his companions dui
open his grave they found the rebel
had cut bus throat after shooting hiu
through the head.
On Sunday the 20ih. Captain Dun
can rushed into town with a free
cavalry lcharge, frightening tho oil,
granny who occupied the Mayor
chair iuto surrender and s,ampedn.
all the male population with a squat
often men. One rebel lady, who's,
husband il a high official in the State,
and whose family is among the bon tot
described the surrender in the follow
ing words:
Early in the afternoon five Yam
kee scouts came dashing pell-mell in.
TO the town, when the men-the mean,
craven-hearted wretches, fully two
hundred strong--skedaddled, leaving
our baby Mayor to 90 out and surren.
der the place Internationally, 10 the
five greasy Yankees, ten miles in adj
vance Of their army. Oh, the men
are mean, chieken-hearted wreiches,
and the Mayor pulled up old fool
Had | been in town I'd collected all
the women and driven the skunks out
with mop handles and broomstieks.
|
The State House presented an ap-
pearance of devastation and chaos
The troops had entered the Senate
and Representative chambers and the
offices attached, and torn up the iur.
niiure, scattered the contents OF draw
ers upon the floor, destroyed the libra.
ry and State papers let behind by
Governor Smith and his associates in
their hurried flight, appropriated ev.
erything to their own use they could
carry, cut the trimmings from the
windows and revealed in broad sheets
of unsigned State bonds and currency
several millions Of which were found
piled up in one of the rooms, as well
as the plates from which they were
struck.
As | strollcd leisurcly through the
chambers and commttc rooms, and
gazed upon the hundreds Of negroes
who filled the capitol and revelled in
It's halls, could but ieel that It was
no desccration, that il was fitting that
a council hall where the reasonable
ordinance Of secession was hatehed and
given form, should DO spit upon and
insuhed by conqnering troops and dis
enthralled darkies, under the very
shadows Of Georgia's chivalrous sons
that adorned the walls Of both cham.
bers. II is only matter Of surprise |
that Gen. Sherman, on eyacuatinc
that city, did not lay the building in
ashes.
On the day tho 14th corps trium-
phantly marched into the capital to the
music Of the Union, the officers Of Tire
goth corps, 10 the number Of about
one hundred, assembled IT The Senate
Chamber, called the roll of the house,
speaker and clerks, OPEN
ID the Legislature with prayer, the
acelions chaplain praying for the
overthrow of the rebel Government.
he return Of Georgia to tire old I'M
on, fine weather and little fighting on
'nr march to tie coast, concluding
With. tho remark, can Of which is re-
pecilully submitted"
a lobby member very gravely arose /
n the gallery, and asked if this honor {
bile body would hear from the gallery. !
Hall an hours discussion followed, {
nd on a division, it was deci ded that I
he gallery would be heard. q
Rising with all The dignity and poll
il Of a Chesterfield, he quietly put
is hand in side pocket, drew oat a
flask, placed it to his lips, replaced ;
in bis pocket, and resumed his seat. v
The Speaker must raise a point ?
order. ! believe it is customary to 0
cat the speaker. q
Here be produced the flask, and q
roceeded: "Yes, beg to inform Il
10 House that | shall treat the
peaker-respectfully.
The flask dropped into his pocket b
ID he into bis scat, amid cheers from h,
@ gallery and smiles from the hon
able Speakers colleagues. n
After the organization of the Leg =
lature, the question Of reconstructine "
g state was taken ua and discussed :. 7.
some hours, with all the gravity ~
by the Yankee repre- 0o
ffom the various counties. an
be result Of the deliDeration was the ca
nc was led abck Into the Union, and fr'
committee was appointed to kick a.
~. Brown ard JEFF. Davis mates. tic
llch commItte retired, and soon at Or
returned and reported that they ne
re animated by progressive spir-
but that the articles upon which