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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-10-04

FERNANDO WooD ON MCCLELLAN.
Fernando Wood said, in speech
at the New York Mcclellan meeting,
that he should support Gen. MeClel-
Ian on the Chicago platform ; and he
justified himself by this reasoning:
"Besides, if elected, | am satisfied
he will entertain the views and exc
cute the principles of the great party
he will represent, without regard to
those he may himself posses. lie will
then be our agent, the creature OF our
voice, and as such cannot, if he would,
and would NOT, if he could, do other
wise than execute the public voice Of
the country, which, with the constitu-
ton and laws, will be the command
ing general over bin, clothed with SUI
preme power. My friends, ! have
said thu, much on the assumption that
Mcclellan is opposed TO peace. There
are those who deny that he is oppos-
sed to peace. Many intelligent and
honest peace men do not concur in the
opinion that Mcclellan will continue
the war if elected"
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-10-04
The Hunt FoR rHe LAST MAN

The HUNT FOR THH LAST MAN
The rebels reached their last dollar
some time ago, and now get on by TAX
ing what they want wherever they
can find il, like other highwaymen.-
They are now in pursuit Of the last
man, spoken OF so often in their bellig-
erent rhetoric. and as Gen. Grant
pithily said, they are robbing the era
die and the grave. Recent orders Of
their officials show this. Major Gen,
Maury, commanding in Alabama,
Mississippi and Eastern Louisiana has
issued an order revoking all exemp-
tions in that district without exception,
and ordering every exempt into the
ranks. Gov. Vance has ordered thai
deserlers and those fleeing from the
conscription be hunted down and fore.
ed into the ranks at the point Of the
bayonet, or shot in their lurking places
Mai. Gen. Howell Cobb has summon
ed together all the detailed men and
exempts in Georgia for service ia tie
field. The Governors Of Georgia and
Alabama have ordered all aliens to
take the oath Of allegiance and enter
the ranks, or leave tire confederaey at
once, Gov. Bonhan, Of South Caro-.
lima, orders the conscription Of all men
between sixteen and sixty. In Vir-
ginia there is the same sweeping con
seription, and it is evident that the
rebel leaders are gathering up all their
strength for the final struggle, deter
mined that the last man shall fall, 50
far as they are concerned, before they
yield. VIII the last man at tie South
consent to the sacrifice Z We shall
soon see.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-10-04

PIERCE, BUCHANAN, AND THE
REBELs.--"lIerwick, ? the correspond
ent of the Boston Journal, gives the
following abstract Of a recent inter-
view he had with Gen. Geary, ut his.
headquarters:
Gen. Geary told me that when act
ing as Governor Of Kansas he disooy-
cred the nature, character, and extent
Of The secret combination which has
resulted in the overthrow Of the Un-
ion, and founded then, as now, Jeffer-
son Davis, at that time Secretary cf
War, was at the head of il. These
revelations were made to him by
Southern men, mtmbers Of it, who Of
fered him every temptation to join
them, and help in making Kansas a
slave State. Governor Geary com
municaled these facts TO Pierce, then
President, and to Mr.. Buchanan, then
President elect. Both of these weak
men, or traitors, submitted Coy. Gea-
rvs disclosure TO the southern eonspi-
ralors whom they implicated In
stead Of being warned Of them against
the stealihy criminals, Pierce contire
ned and Buchanan adopted them as
his constitutional and confidential ad-
visers. Finding that he had no pow
er TO avert the plot, and not regarding
himself as powerful enough TO fight
the President President elect, and his
party, Gov Geary retired TO biz farm
TO await the development Of events
determined when The time for action
came TO be found in the ranks of the
nations defenders.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-10-04

THE CmcAGo PLATFORM The
Chicago platform may BE- seen ia two
aspects FIRST, IN what il does say and
secondly, in what il does not say -
There are Two things which il does
say, hrst, that The war for the suppress
sion of the rebellion is failure, and,
secondly, ihat there should BE- ces-
sation Of hoS,ih,ies There are two
things which i does not say first, il
does moi say anything against slavery.
And candidates have been nominated
on this platform. In voting for them
you will affirm that the war has tailed
and that il ought TO be stopped, while
you will decline 10 say anything
against the rebellion or against slave.
~. You will declare that Grant has
failed at Nicksburg and Richmond
thar Sherman has failed at Atlanta ;
tina. Farragui has failed at New Or.
leans aud Mobile; that Winslow has
failed against the Alabama and that
Sheridan has failed ia the valley Of
the Shenandoah aud you will further
declare thai all these heroes should lie
arrested in mid-career, while Demo
cratic agencies take their place and
rose water is substituted for cannon
balls. Aud YOU will declare also that
the rebellion shall prevail. and that
slavery shall continue to degrade our
country and be the seed Of intermina-
bic war. All this you will affirm and
declare by your votcs.--.Sumntrs
speech in Faamel Hall
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-10-04

VALLANDIGHAM AND THE PIRArEs
During the special session Of con.
gress in the summer Of 1861, Mr.. III.
lot, from the Committee on Commerce
repeated the following resolution and
asked unanimous consent to have i
put upon its passage
Res0tred, That the Secretary Of the
Treasury be requested to employ i'm
mediately sufficient force to protect
our commerce from the pirates that
now infest the seas.
Vallandigham at once objected to
its consideration. Mr.. Eliot in amaze
ment asked "Do | understand the
gentleman from Ohio TO object r
Yes" srid Vallandighsm, the leader
Of the Mcclellan party,-and because
Of his persistent objection the resolu-
,ion had TO be dropped. Now the
Copperheads are constantly bowling
because the Government does not pro.
tect our commerce.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-10-04
TTRN~ Fta fv ANYANcr l
saaa kI IhE ENh0F THK WAR q

A PLuckY WoNAN.--The follow 4
ing 'neiden, has no, appeared IN print
but We arr assured by credible eye
witnesses that it actually occurred as
stated 4 fev days ago the Union eli.
liens Of Orange, New Jerscy, where
Mcclellan has one .of his numerous
"homes,' determined to have Lin
coin and johnson meeting In the
evening train out from New York OF
the day Of the meeting, Union man
got up and announced in the cars that
there would be a meeting that night at
Liberty Hall "tor he prescrrdtion n
The Union" Straightway q viruIent
copperhead jumped up and fercely &C.
costed the Union man by saying "Sirs
what do you mean by this 7 Il is auI
insult to Gen. Mcclellan, who Is now
in this car Il shall not be put up
with, sir, and shall challenge you un-
less you apologize" OF course our
Union friend was somewhat iskou
aback by this unexpected and remark
able attack but b fore he could frame
an answer LADY in the ears, the wife
Of one OF the most esteemed citizens OF
Orange, and herself one Of the orna-
menls Of the village FOR virtue and in
telligence, sprAng TO her feet, while
her husband stood up by her side.
"Accept il, sir" she said, with the fire.
Of patriot flashing from her eyes
Accept il, sir, aud ,eiA stand your
SECOND" The effect was electric.
The car rang with cheers for the lady
and the Union cause, and that night
at the meeting, we are informed that
the incident was related and greeted
" ith renewed cheers for the loyal
woman. When a meeting for the
preservation OF the Union" cannot be
named in the presence OF Gen. Nc
Clellan, without his friends regarding
it Ms an "insulI" TO hun, the sooner the
people know il the better.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-10-04

Mrs. John Brown. widow of him
whose soul is travelling on, with her
son, Salmon, and his wife and three
daughters. has left. ale Adirondac
mountains, where Johns 'body lies
mouldering in the duet" together with
bis soas, who we're shot at Harper :
Ferry, TO seek new home in Caiifor-
MIA. They undertook lhe journey via
the overland route, taking with them
some cattle and Vermont line wooled
sheep. There Is a painful rnmor. not
yet confirmed, ths, afles leaving Mis-
souri,, il having been ascertained that
'hey were John Browns family, they
we're persued by Missouri gueriIlas,
captured, robbed and murdered. The
homestead Is nov occupied BY Mrs.
Browns brother,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-10-04
!" Asin the Past

"Rcsolrfd, That in the future as ia
/ ne past, We will adhere with unswerv-
I ing fidelity to the Union. ~ Democrat.
tc Platform
The Union came TO an end during
a democratic" administration "in the
past"
The conspiracy against the Union
eliminated in democratic cabinet
in the past.
The President through whose vas
ciIlation AMI imbeciIily, not to say
treachery and connivahce, the South
opened their war against the Union,
was a democrat" OF "the past" HIS
name is James Buchanan.
Ex-President John Tyler was an
open and ayowed rebel against the
Union, aud was ''democrat' OF "lhe
past
Ex-President Pierce, who remains
on excellent terms with his old (''dem-
ocraiic") secretary Of war, Jefferson
Davis, aud has not lifted finger OF a
word in aid Of the national govern.
ment. is "democrat" Of "lhs past. {"
Ex-Vice President Breckinridge, Is
major general iu the rebel army,
and asdemocrat' in ''the past"
Vioe President Aaron Burr, was q
"democrat' "in tie past"
Vice President, John G. Calhoun,
the father Of secession, was "demo-
Graf" sin the past"
jeff. Davis himself, his cabinet Off
GERS and his generals, and nearly eve
ry conspicuous, influential or active
leader in the rebellion against the gov
ernment, aud majority Of the officers
and soldiers in The rebel army, are
"democrats" of "the past
Eleven of the fifteen States which
gave Democratic majortieS against
Mr.. Lincoln have been in arms against
the Union from that day, and eleven
of the fifteen Governors, in 1861, are
now or have been leading traitors.
We greatly oyer-estimate the virtue,
patriotism and intelligence of our
people if they give the "democratie
party" an opportunity to "adhere to
the Union in future as in the past,"
at this particular junction. - Chicago
Journal
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-10-04

PECULIAR TEAM.-The Democrat
ic party Is driving a peculiar team ~
The slow horse Mcclellan, with bis
fiery trappings Of Annapolis, Harrison
Landing. West Pginiaud Lake George,
is hitehed 10 the front as Il be would
move in one direction If he could, and
tie fast nag Pendleton, with bis sky
blue harness the Chicago Platform. Is
tied to the rear, hauling the contrary
way. Pendleton Is getting the better
Of Nc, and the latter sill soon be lray-
cling backwards az breakneek speed
to keep pp.-AB. Journal.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-10-04

"BrLL Run" RUssELL.-Mr. Rus-
sell, who knows this country well, says
that the existence of a peace party
here Is mythical. He couldn't have
spoken more to The purpose il be had
heard from Maine. "Does any one
believe, Mr.. Russell pertinently asks,
"a military President who has been
beaten IN the field by Confederate
generals. is going to proclaim peace at
the head Of bis armies 2" No, sir -
Gen. Mcclellan will never be Presi-
dent TO proclaim either peace or war.
lie is booked for Salt River, having
left the Potomac and The James some
time ago.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-10-04

GES. SHERIDAS.-Sh Sheridan Is OF
Irish parentage. Like Corcoran,
Meagher and Mulligan, he lea staunch
Union man. Surely bis countryncn
will mol claim that his Irish blood has
detertorated because the gallant Cen
eral Sheridan is against Mcclellan and
a cessation Of hosliities, because he Is
determined by fighting Earlg and Of
ten 10 conquer Peace. Three cheers
for this loyal lrishman that believes
IN Peace With one flag, but never in
a Peace Nilh tWo. Would that his
couniymen might listen TO such lead
ers Of their oaea race ralLer than tile
corrupt demagosues Of the bastard De-
m0cracy.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-10-04

"How CAN Iy'-In conversation
with an officer from the army, this
morning, lie told me the following -
A suffering soldier IN one Of the New
York hospitals, having losl one of bis
legs in the service, wa asked II hc
should vote for the Chicago platform
and nominees. Raising himself 10 bis
bed, and placing hi, hands upon what
remained of his ampulaied limb. he
slowly lifted his eyes to the iaierriga
ter, and With a face indicating the
keenest pain, exclaimed, my God
how can p Boston Transcript.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-10-04

Long John Wentworth, Of Chicago,
the Union candidate for Member Of
Congress in the First Illinois district,
Is immensely rich. He has 100000
in the Illinois Central Railroad bonds,
many other stocks and much real es.
tate, Bot The pride Of bis heart, and
the place whore he spends the most of
bis time, u his Summit farm OF TWEEN
ty-five hundred acres, about ten miles
from the city. aud which Is stocked
with the choicest breeds OF cattle,
sheep and swine.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-10-04

FIXING THE REsPossBILfrr.-
Tie New York Only Neaes denies
that il j responsible for the division
in the Democratic ranks. II says:
I'VE can briefly aud efec'oally dis
approve tie charge, aud fix the re-
sponsibiIiiy where il belongs. Let
Gen. Mcclellan assert publicly, a be
does privately, that be nilI favor an
immediate cessation Of hostilities and
a convention Of all the States, and the
Daily Aetos, and we believe the en-
tire Peace party, win admit that he
stands upon ihe Chieago platform, ard
vii give him their earnest support. Z"
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-10-04

h side Judge" in one Of the.coun-
try courts, in speaking Of the import
ant and honorable office be had held
for several years, said the presiding
Judge never consulted sith him only
on one question, and that was after
listening to three Or four windy pleas
Of an hours length each, he turned to
me and whispered, isn't this bench
made Of bard wood = ! told him II
thoagbt il was"
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-10-04

BgcHAsAE AND HfGH PRicFs.-
The laborlng man who wants new
dress for bis ~ife, is nov compelled 10
pay % cents yard for il. When We
had a democratic President lie could
buy il for II cents Providaaee Pat.
Yes, and II your democraiic Presi-
dent bad had the spunk Of tom cas
Or the patriotism of a bounty jumper,
The price would MOI have been enhanc..
Cd BY war Prgpfienes Jousaoi.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-10-04
HARNESS SHOP.

TUE sahseriter h.vine reatsa the .hon formerly
Il eceuriea ~ G BarliagsHs, sar ths parpess Il
eAuyi1E - NE
Harness Business.
10 ne~ ls resaihess u faraish anything In BIZ Bns
81 shart Hatice
Particular stfeufioa given ~ Carriage trim.
sziHg. Repairing sone promptly.
TIT NAN BESTLY.
Manchester, April II, Ise4-s7.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-10-04
Opinions q Mnitary Men

Wien the Chicago Convention pro,
nouneed the war failure the military
men Of the country say that every.
hing indicates lis speedy and triam.
phant close When The Democratic
party declares in favor Of an armisticc
Grant, Sherman and others say lh,
only way is to fight il out. II will be
noticed that Of the authorities quoted
below all but one are old Democrats
Says Lieut. Gen. Grant
"Tbe end Is not far distant, If We
will only be true to ourselves. All
we want now to insure an early res
toration Of the Union is determined
unity Of sentiment North.
Says Mai. Gen. Sherman;
ave must have Peace. To secure
this We must stop The war that now
desolates our once happy and favored
country. To stop The war we must
defeat the rebel armies that are ar.
rayed against the laws and Constitu-
lion which all must respect and obey.
. want peace, and
believe il can only be reached through
Union and ,cdr, and will ever con-
duct war purely with view TO per-
feet an early success"
Says Maj.-Gen. Hooker:
"This Union must be preserved, and
there is no way Of preserving it but
by the power of our arms-by fight
ing the conspiracy to death. This re-
bellion is tottering while | speak; it
is going down, and will soon tumble
TO ruin"
Says Maj.-Gen. Meade:
"Dismissing, as now useless to dis
cuss, all questions as to the origin Of
this war, we have daily and hourly
evidences that it exists, and that it can
only be terminated by hard fighting.
and by determined efforts TO overcome
the armed enemies ofthe government" :"
Says Mai.-Gen. Burnside:
"WouId il not be cowardly for US
to say this rebellion cannot be crush
ed and the authority of the govern
ment sustained There is in my
mind no question of it. There can be
no such thing as laying down of arms.
or cessation Of lostilhies, until the en-.
tire authority Of the government is
ACKNOWLEDGED by every citizen of our
country
Says Maj. Gen. Logan:
1.-The greatest victory of the rebels.
greater than fifty Manassases, and
their only one that can give them a
particle of hope, will be TO defeat the
war party at the incoming campaign
Says Maj. Gen. Dix:
"My desire is to do all in my pow
er TO sustain the Government in its
efforts to put down the rebelIion-an
object TO be effected, in my judgment,
by steady and unswerving prosecu-
tion of the war"
Says Maj.-Gen. Wool:
"Nothing for aught that can dis
cover, will save the Union and its
Government, but the successes of
Grant, Sherman, Farragut and Sher.
idan."
Says Gen. A. 2. Hovey:
III | had the power here, wouldn't
Jet one single man, woman or child,
speak or print or publish one single
word of treason. That is my creed
| have good reason 10 be ultra. ]
have marched with your brave boys !;
have seen their blood crimson many
a battle field, and marked the green
graves Of the fathers. The memory
Of their sufferings and their herosm
is indelibly craven on my heart and
on the heart OF every loyal American
These poor soldiers, toil-worn, bleed
falling, wrapped in their blankets as
winding-shee have fallen heroicalIy,
while these cowardy hypocrites have
cried peace"
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-10-04

WHERE THEY ARE FoUND.-The
Syracuse Journal tells the following
"On Saturday last, while a train on
the Old Road was stopping at Cayuga
Bridge for refreshments, a party Of
blatant McClellanites went through
the cars after straw Meeting an
old gentleman he was asked his pref
erenee for President. He named
Lincoln. But said he, i have five
nephews in the army, who each pre-
fer Mcclellan. Applause from the
corps followed, when one OF Them con.
graduated him upon The choice Of his
nePhews, and said, ALLOW me 10 in
qnire under what general :bey are
making targets Of themselves I'm
agine their surprise when The old gen.
tleman answered, General Robert T..
Lesp
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-10-04

A LOOTED PAN.--Assiguees and ofheFs
n hoidine orders faT sllosied pav of he
lith Regiment are hereby aaiigea ihat fs
iufua have been received g. Juns Sash. ana
this ufsaes = prepared q pay ise Gums feoesved
il sae ssuai way
JB. RAGE. Treasurer,
Rutlasd, Ssps. u, 1854
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-10-04
Burr & Burton Seminary.

DuFr O. burton seminary,
FINHE FALL TERM ofthis Institution vii begin
Il On the 24ih day q August next, and wiIl con
time fourteen weeks.
tNsTEUcToHs:
WILLIAM T, BaSCoM, A. NJ. Principal
S0Iok ALBRE A. ~. Assistant
Mis-. LAURA y. STRONG. PrerepiretA
Ags. /. p BAsroM. Teacher 81 Music
sAics SARAH &. GOODRICH.
Teacher ~ Penmanship.
HaanE nen having 10 view preparation for the
Ministry, whose circumstances may render such aid
deslrAbic coming pr0periy recommended. can have
ne rsgar charges iar Tuition rom rent iueident-
ais, Femittea
4 erealaf irving specific Information ran hs had
% aPrlisss;on 10 The Principal
J ANDERSON, Clerk.
MaBchestrr. July e. isst-4im
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-10-04
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Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1864-10-12
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER IL, 1864.

for this bright prospect, and would join
in the prayer that the day may be haste ned
when liberty shall be effectually and finally
proclaimed throughout all the land to all
the inhabitants thereof
The Baptist Church,
At the session of its Annual Missionary
Union in May last, at Philadelphia, took
the following action, viz:
While desiring as religious body to
abstain from ali expression Of opinion on
matters purely political. yet, organized as
We are for the extension of the Gospel
throughout our own coudtry, we cannot
but feel that We should be wanting in pat
riotism ard christianity alike, were we to
fail 60 put on record our sentiments in ref
erence to the fearful lie struggle through
which the nation is now passing, and the
great princi Piles OF justice and right which
underlie that struggle. Therefore, Re
S0iOcd,
|. That we regard the rebellion inaugu-
rated by the Southern States Tor the pur-
pose of destroying the Union which our
fathers founded and establishing slave
holding confederacy, as utterly causeless
and inexcusable-a crime against civili-
cation, humanity, freedom and God, unpar-
aieled in all the centuries.
3 That we tender to the President and
the national authorities the assurance of
our confidence aud of our sympathy with
their efforts to maintain the integrity Of
the Republic; Of our prayers for their sue
cess; =; of our readiness TO sustain them by
the sacrifice OF property and life aud Of
our hearty assent to conquerlng disunion
by reprovinE slavery its cause"
The Methodist Episcopal Church.
Contains in its book of discipline the
| following chapter:
Question What shall be done for the
extrpation Of the evil of slavery?
Answer We declare that we are as
much as ever opposed to the great evil OF
| slavery We believe that the buying, sell
used as chattels, is contrary to the law OF
| God and nature and Inconsistent with the
golden rule and with that rule of our dis
ciplne which requires all who desire to
continue amongst us to ''dO no harm,
and to "avod evil of every kind" We
therefore atfectionately admonish all our
! preachers and people to keep themselves
pure from this great evil, and to seek its
extirpation by all lawful and christian
means
In addition to this chapter, the last Gen
eral Conference of this church, held in May
last, at Philadelphia, passed amongst others
the following resolution:
Resol0ed. That we are decidedly in ia
vor of such amendment of the Constitu
ton and such Legislation on the part Of the
States, as shall prohibit slavery or involun
tary servitude, except for crime, through
out all the States and territories of the
country.
Now, Messrs Editors, such being the
tenets and recommendations of the churches
would simply call the attention of the
readers again to the scriptures quoted a
the outset. A LOVER OF TRUTH.