The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-02-09
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Gen. MePhiessn Is a candidate laf
Bas, Baueg Donors Five youas
seeh ladies took occasion % display
their procluriies by risias aul leaving
ibe church at Vieksburg during tbe
Christmas service when the officiating
clergyman prayed Eos lhe President
81 ihc United States. Gen. Mcphier
-. conmauding The department, im-
melia,cly issued Az order sending
them beyond the Federal lines, Tor
having acted dbrespsdfully towards
the President anl 6oycrnmca Of the
United States and having iusultei
their officers soldiers and loyal ciui
gems, who had assembled
Gems. Lonsareei and Foster have
recently had a LITTLE correspondence
which is decidedly fac IN i,s way.
Longiicet discovered that the Am.
nedy Proclamation was being cifca.
lated 10 handful form among III. sol
diers, lie was, of course, profoundly
sensible u the inlelicacy Of such a
proceeding and addressed a very po.
lite nele 70 Gen. Foster, respectful.
ly suggesting for his consideration
the propricty OF communicating The
yie6s Of his Government through him
(Longsireel) rather ihau by the rri.
waite circulation Of handbills, Gea.
Foster answered with d suavity un-
surpassed in the whole history Of Off
eial correspondence, limiting that tie
effect oil the Proclamation would be
to lessen decidedly the rebel ranks,
and embracing with pleasure the
70 send Gen. l.ongsirect
&c copies" Of The Amnesty proclama-
ton for official circulation We VEN
ture to say that Longstreei does not
again approach Foster with the pen.
Gen. Butler expects to have 90.
GOO black troops organized in his d..
partment b. spring. II the Generals
of other departments are us enierpri.
sing, the very number Of our troops
will tell fearlully on the fallen sp rits
Of he rebels.
Last year more than $1,000 Irish.
men left q cir country for he United
States The Irish do not appear to
be greatly Influenced BY that y,aer-
able organ, The London Times.
Charles Dickens has written az ar
t;cle on Thackcray. The article viii
be just tlibue 10 the memory Of The
deceased bo.lI a. a writer and a man,
for envy which makes 50 mlny en-
iuent Literary men eneluis--neycr
came between The two great moved.
ests.
Since Senator Foote's recent con-
test il the committee room Of the reb-
q Senate, i has been saggesle TINT
lie be sent to the army where Bis tal-
ents would shine ont. Probably tie
Southern people would be very glad
to see him take Bragg pace AID ex-
pend his bclligerenl powers % t4at
fellow Grant.
Lamariiae, the poet, Statesman d
imaginative historian is expected soon
10 saddle his debts upon Russian
he being widoacr aud bank
rupt
The comet lately discovered Is ap-
preaching the earth rapidly and will
soon be visible to the naked eye.
The Atlanta Confederacy thinks
the scarcity Of shoes 10 the army Is 10
be attributed 10 the hotAerhcads AZ
Richmond.
At New Haven last week there was
sworn in Young Englishman who
was one Of the famous six hundred
immoraized BY Tennyson.
The Paris newspapers are in inn
mense sensation over a report that
Secretary Welles has been killed in
duel by Admiral Wilkes. They seem
10 think our venerable Secretary Of
the Navy Is q regular Young America
james B. Clay, a son of Henry
Clay, died few days since in Mon
lreal, a rebel refugee. He joined the
rebels at The outbreak Of the war, and
was styled by the Louisville journal
Z a degenerate son Of On ilustrious
Sire"
On the 22d ult the Legislature Of
Missouri passed resolutions on the
death Of Mr.. Wolf, one Of the mem
Ders. The usual dolcful speeche.
we're made, and both houses adjourned