The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-06-06

Pfom nichmsnd
p-rrrnssero. Va. May 23tb 1886.
Dear Jssfsal -Asaln I end mysglf
within The borders 4 tho cod Dominion.
taking some observations Is relation d tbe
var, and this time / am rsarg Use very
ceaire and hcaaquafirrs ofthe lais rebellion
! ca E down laa evening from Riebuoud 10
th place. I iistlnee oftvcuy-tuo milcs BY
railroa1 ftisayefy exciting Time in All.
ibis part oftbe country now There IS such
q rush n passengers aaa fr,igbt from The
North that ail the means of conveyance are
Totally inadequate g supply the demand
Every ohauagI 81 communication i. crowded
TO ID. utmost capacity and che Isl Hts h5us-
q both AZ Richmond aud az bis place are
oiled 10 overflow ng, AMI hundreds Of poo
pie are seeking eutettai i al prigte dwell.
uugs, AZ Richmond cur party consisting
Of six in namber, ta4 ffou Bennington
County, after much trampipg and solioimie
barely succeeded in obtaining loagiegsat the
famous spot,sood House on the door Of the
Ladies P~arlor, after said ladies had retired
net ia bat Jroa Il said pnlorl For this
amazing conltsceusiou On the part Of tile
chiyalry (ter thc spotswool s their head
quarters new 90 thus accom- modatiug US
No tiheru mulsiAs ghey ouly charged US the
moderate sum Of inc dollar per head, In
case yon should aspire, as some Of Us aetu-
ally did. 10 the high honor Of sitting nj their
dinner table, a whole pocket fun Of Eve
hundred dollar CoJe9eraie notes would not
suffice to pay the bill, but the slight sum Of
one dollar and fifty cents in groenbacks,
paid byDre you had a peep into the dining
room or even o smell Of the broth, was oil
their extreme modesty would allow them to
charge for comforting upon you SO exalted
an honor
Having strayel away from the party Iat-
tended the Episcopal Church in the morn
ing yesterday where l saw the famous rebel
General Lee, and as he came out bad a
close look at him. | am sorry to say that
10 size and appearance he somewhat resem-
bles my brother, being / should Judge about
the same heigt aud weight. Ihaye no fears,
however, that the resemblance is SO markell
that my brother will be mistaken for him
and thus be liable to suffer the penalty due
the enormous crimes committed by this reat
chief rebel General. visited, also, the
State House of Virginia, an old dihpida;ed
ediice located 10 the heart Of the city aud
10 The centre Of the beautiful public square,
we'll laid out with walks and handsomely
decorated With shade tree. Towards the
west side Of this square are 10 be seen the
statues Of Washington, Jefferson. Patrick
Henry, and others, which IN design aud
workmanship are excellent and caa hardly
be exeelled by anything Of the kind in our
country. They DO honor alike 10 the artist
and the State and seem to look down With
disgust upon their degenerate sons who have
so wickedly and SO wantonly plunged their
noble old Commonwealth into the vortex Of
treason and rebellion on account Of which
she las suffered such untold horrors aud
such widespread aud Overwhelming de-
t]ruction The capital building alluded to
was used also as the capital Of the Southern
~Confederacy. It's now occupied BY the
military authorities Of the United States
In one Of the rooms is the Provost MarshalFs
Office, where, through the politeness Of the
guard, | obtained this sheet Of paper, it be-
ing q specimen Of the article furnished by
English brethren by running the blockade,
There is nothing more, especially remarka-
bic, about the old building that ! need men
ton unless it is the fact that all the ladies'
who come here either from the North or the
South are anxious 10 visit JEFF Davis room
and sit IN his chair. This | suppose is be-
cause the arch traitor adopted their style Of
d hess just before he was going 10 be conhn-
ed The burnt district is in the lower part
Of he town, near the river, and is equal in
extent to about one eighth part Of the entire
city. Ii includes within its limits The chief
business portions Of the place, and consisted
for the most part Of shops, banks, stores,
&C., many Of which were completely filed
with goods, provisions and merchandise Of
various kinds, We took a look at JEFF Da-
Wis mansion. aud visited Libby Prison,
Castle Thunder, and Belle Island. but it is
hardly necessary for me to describe these
places cfcruelty and horror about which 50
much has been said and written, nor have
time Or opportunity to write you further at
present.
Very truly yours,
Jouy Gums.
THE JUDGMENT or WEST PorST
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