The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-05-09

-ial thofoushlarrs Of the palmstto
City The sSecrf,ion Hall ~ Meet
ng street. IN which the original scl Of
,eparaiion MAS passed sa cbsfred e.
A. hardly one brick lrli ul-on auolh.
r H. 81. Michael chup-h a shell
nas burst through the wall back Of the
pulpit aud broke he Commandments
which were craven on tables OF stone
he discriminating missile OF dra'h
spared the three commandrnt- Thou
shalt not stral-thou shalt not kill
ihou shalt not commit adultery -
These we're the very precepts that
Charleston needed the most In fact
the shells seem to have a special spite
against the churches aud many OF
these ssncluaries in which the Gospel
ot Christ was .ortuted INTO deicuee
Of oppression ara now left unto them
desoate /"
On Saturday morning last | was
standing in front Of ST Micha's church
with William Lloyd Garrison Juu
then the Band Of the l27,h Regiment
came down Meet ng street playing
Old John Broton most superby. "On.
Iy listen TO that in Charleston slreeisT
exclaimed Garrison and we both broke
into tears. had many such startling
and almost incredible surprises dar,
ing my visit. For example, stood
with Ward Beecher, Garrison, Geo.
Thompson the English Retormer, and
Theodore TilIon, beside the gravr OF
John G. Calhoun in St. Philips
church yard. Ii is plain brick OBJ
long tomb, covered wit marble slab
and bearing the single word CALHOUN.
"There," said Garrison, .'lies man
whose name is decayed worse than
his mouldering form; the one ma,
have resurrection the other nerer
Several northern shells have fallen
ard burst close by that tomb Did
none Of those bones in that srpulchre
rattle when the voice vi William LLOYD
Garrison was heard at the graves
mouth!
On the same day stood beside
George Thompson, Senator Wilson,
aud Garrison, in Zlon's church before
5000 emancipaled slaves How
gracefully freedman presented a
bouquet OF roses to Garrison, and with
what eloquent words How admira
bly, The happy negroes understood and
appreciated the finest points in George
Ihompson's speech which was in
language AS il spoken in Parliament
Hoa the root resounded with shouts
at the first mention OF the name OF
ABRAHAM LINCOLN How we all
wept when tue vast assembly broke
forth into the wild African strain
"Roll, Jordan, roll r ii was as il a
hundred birds were let loose, and the
whole air was filled with melody.--
The audience resolved unanimously
to hold the next anniversary OF the
American Anti-Slavery Society in
Charleston !! and Henry Ward Beech
er was announced TO preach I'm this
house to- morrow morning In the
lower room | addressed one thousand
well dressed negro children, and when
inquired "may | send an invitation
10 good Abranam Lincoln TO come
down and visit your" a thousand lit.
lie black hands went up with shout
Alas alas we knew not that at that
very hour their beloved benetactor
WAS lying cold and silent in the East
Room al Washington
OF the thrilling scenes at the flag
raising in Fort Sumter / have no
time or power 10 write as they deserve
1t was the most exciting mcmenl OF
my lie. "Whether in the body or
out Of The body | could MOI tell One
oi the finest things in the pageant was
the appeara, ce OF Gen. Anderson as
he stood at the head Of the ,talrwa,
and caught his first view OF the inter'
ior OF the tort. He controlled his
emotion with much difficulty. lie told
me afterwards hat he never would
have recognized HE spot the osieT
4 baskets OF sand which the rebels IN.
toduced not only melamorphosed the
] ior but made i ten-to.d stronger han
b f.rr. Mr.. Il rchrr's spe,c reais
well; in its del, I, iack dtH eicC'
tricny OF a nf ia a efi1,t. = na'
received tanei, bat on! W. tnr
talIefed fias--hel rorth TnE
scretraltd babHei .. III X pa =
tiist s~ubg uut 4, IL br ~ aad oe-
pan % rise ioaa d. iIie SKI, did hey
nUi hear our shout to Charie tpiI
wharyes Anderson aud GIllmOrr
pulled first--shen Iae rope ca ne ai0ng
TO our part Of Ii platform where a
dozrn ol US laid hold with a Will.
"Was not that good pail for John
Bull Z" said George Tho epson to me
a, be gave hearty surge at The rope.
When tile flag reached the apex, lte
whole bay Numbered with such vol
ley OF cannon from ship and shore,
that one might imagine the old battle
o. the Monitors renewed again. Then
we grasped bands, shouted embraced
and wept Tor joy. For IN the rain.
bow o. those stripe. and stars we read
the covenant that The deluge of blood
was ended. and that the ARK Of tree
dom had rested at length upon il:
Ararat.
Before | close this hurried letter
III me state that 10 company with
Npssrs. Beecher and George Thomp.