The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-01-05

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Re- jepsxu llsre " ara a lat ia
wintef sasftss. ia camp q iusirpstes
preparing. A. il wsaia .esm. ar ~ early
and active sAmpaign IL tAe spires We
have hesu htry a littie over ise vesks. kav-
ing proceeded hl,her flom Rells, whers yea
lss, beard fgem uae oar horses and part
u COR arms arc already draws. aua se ars
,olj ,hst sfls' We basc acquired telsrabls
issree q efficiency 10 ear arH, ii is lnlsa3-
"a ie give asan opportunity ior activity 4
the ae1 such Is has nai ys, been afforded
~. L. Indeed, the rebels, IA Their hopeless
acs' and desperation, 20 not abandon Ia "a
vance every position Il theirs se saay shoosc
70 occupy
A few days suee wo were joined hy 81
companies Of The cid Second Colorado lafap-
try, sith whom eur regiment has been aui.
ted. q. have before written. Those here
have been serving uiih Gen. nluns 10 Nesl.
sru Arkansas and the Indian Territory. and
are the heroes Of Honey Springs, where ne
rebels under Cooper aud Saudwaiio. with
vastly superior numbers. were completely
routed aud dispersed, during the month Of
July last Many q your Manchester read.
crs may remember the latter u these chief
tains who has within my remembrance paid
my native village two visits and spent some
time with his relatives there ourowu ba,-
talon has never yet confronted The zoe il
battle, bat | know that when The opportunl-
~ offers they will prove true to the glorious
record that other Colorado soldiers have ieil
on more than ono bloody field.
! have been much interested 10 the Colo.
RADIO recruits, Of which there are between
one and two regiments at these barracks !;
others are constantly arriving, aud as fast
as organized they are sent southwark The
LIST Iowa thus len for Helena. Ark, the
other day, aud the lst Missouri, " American
citizens Of African descent" are preparing
70 leave during this week. Yesterday az.
tended at the Post Chapel very large meet.
ing Of negroes, who had assembled Cor re-
ligious worship; The spacious hall was
crowded TO over flowing and many were un-
a5le to obtain admitanee observed close
ly and could not see a single face that was
dark enough to betray unmixed African de-
scent; on The contrary, every shade but the
lightest and darkest prevailed, aud their
earnest, eager faces showed the blood Of
the first families as il mantleI through
their dusky skins. had never before at
tended an exclusively negro meeting, but
hope il may not be the last strong de-
votlonal sentiment seems to peryade the ne
gro character, which makes him very sus-
ceptible to religious impressions One by
one they arose aud gave their experiences in
religious life and their hopes Of salvation
through faith in Him who died to redeem q
sinful world. They also showed an acquant-
ance with the shape our national affairs have
assumed that very much surprised me y
They spoke Of having made up their minds
to enlist, after mature delbcralion, and with
a fall consciousness Of the peril necessarily
incurred They had heard Of the valiant
deeds their brethren had performed and the
fame they bad achieved at Wagner, Port
Hudson, slilliken's Bend aud Honey Springs,
and had resolved never toleeome prisoners
to the mercilc rebels; but SO long as they
had strength 10 WELD weapon they would
strike for their country aud freedom How
proudly they pointed to the starry symbol
Of our Union and called it rnrIR's-for now
they had country and that standard was
heGag Of he (ree | wished that some Of
my uuconyinced friends could have been
here with me; and ! wondered that our
Government had So long held back this
strong black arm Of the ma ions might
Its my purpose TO visit some Of my friends
at the East on fifteen days leave of ab-
sence, which | hope TO obtain during the
coming month. regret very much that |
shall find it impraetieablc to yisil AIanches-
ter during the short time permitted me; but
If it is possible for me to get an extension
for few days, | shall en- ploy the addition
al time in taking a look At the country
around. EQUINOX.