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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-02-21


There are a. yet no Indications ihat
tie aiienp, q M. Davis 10 FIRE The
soaih ia cart has lad aay effect ap-
on he aas,rs = The peol le. Tie
cry iar a prolonged contest, revenge,
3 j independence, rai.ed by has min
ions and echoed by the degraded pop
uaes of Richmond. does NOT seem 70
have spread beyond tie lines of de-
fence that encirrle the city. His e.
nal press,apd favouiie oiieials,and rep
fe.eniaiiyes without a State. still shout
the words be has pot in their mouths /;
but there !. no response from GeoT-
gia, the old North State. or even
South Carolina itself. II the people
Of those States have not yet caught
the enthusiasm, there Is 10 great dan
GER Of their being inspired with a new
love for tie contest when oyerrun by
the victorious armies Of tie enemy
and fairly under the iron heel Of Tie
-eonqueror.'
From facts gathered from the Rich
mond press, we may suppose That the
fierce reaction 10 public. sentiment
from which Mr.. Davis expected so
much, has been altogether a local af-
fair, and accomplished but little to-
wards reyiying the exhausted ener-
gies Of the Conlederacy. Gold which
was As the day Of the great val meet
ia Richmond, has gone up TO 60. A
Richmond paper publishes another
"Iast appeal for deserters and absen-
tees to return to the armies that still
oppose their weakened ranks to the foe
From these and other indications, il
appears that she indignation at the
insult of President Lincoln's peace
pr opositions has not relieved the Con-
federate Treasury from its necessiiief,
or filed the Confederate armies with
volunteers. Unless the rebel author
tiles take some means TO stay the pro-
gress Of Sherman, their exultation
over the revived spirit Of the South
will be very short-lived.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-02-21

"WHAR's THE FRoNT ?'-Itb welf
known that Wheeler has some splen-
did troops, and some who are as bad
ms can be found. These last are scat
tered from the Ohio river TO Savan-
nah. a gallant soldier tells the fol-
lowing
lie was going through North Al
abama to rejoin his command Stop
ped at a house 10 get dinner. To old
ladys who's youinsI 2 replied, 'Whee-
ler's cavalry 'Whar gwine? 10
The front The old lady put on her
speciaeles and eyed him i%atentIy then
drawled out, Mister, o them CRITTERS
you call Wheclef's boss ~fellers bccm
gwioe by here every day--aome is
swine north, some gwine south, some
east aud some vest, some this way
and some that-they all scd they wax
gwine1o the front now Mister ctn
you tell mo whar is the frontf The
soldier left"
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-02-21
sherman's Operations.

The cry OF revenge so bravely
shouted in Richmond, which was doubt
less expected to strike terror to the
heart Of the North, has not stopped
The advance Of Shermah's columns
So little able is the. Confederacy 10
take revenge upon the North, that the
troops of Sherman meet with no re-
sistance in %avenging upon South Car
olina the wrongs and insults Of twenty
years.
The news Of Sherman's progress is
most satisfactory, and chronicles The
success which every n expected
from that able commander. Rich
mond papers speak of a report of
BeauregArd which states that Sherm-
au occupied Columbia, the capital of
South Carolina, without resistance ;
and refer to the evacuation of Charles
ton either as going on, or as a meas
ure made necessary by the triumph
ant advance Of the Union army
Those papers have rumors Of portions
Of Sherman's army in all parts Of
South Carolina, and are evidently rea-
dy TO believe almost anything concer-
ming the achievements Of that officer.
A recent report placed q column of
Union troops near Florence, and spoke
of the capture of that place as proba-
bic. If this report vas premature,
now that Sherman has possession Of
Columbia, his next movement will
very probably be in that direction
With the possession Of that point : e
ny railroad connecting Charleston
with The South will be cut of, and
whatever troops are left in the city
must meet the fate of Pemberton's ar
my in Vicksburg. With Charleston,
Augusta, Columbia, Florence and
Wilmington in our possession, North
Carolina and Virginia will be all Of
the Confederscy lett TO Mr.. Davis
Then with Sherman's and Schofeld's
armies, aud the troops from Newborn,
%convergiug upon Raleigh, North Car
olina mus. fall. Nothing but a sue
c%cssiul evacuation Of Richmond can
enable Mr.. Davis to effect any oppo-
sition to this programme, and Grant
may have a word to say about that
matter. There Is no danger that
! SheTman's troops who in three years
Ct desperate conflict have not once tur-
ned their backs upon the veteran ar
mics Of the Conlederacy, will be put
to flight by lhe militia Of South Car
olina.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-02-21

We are indebted to Mr.. Henry S. Hard
for a copy Of the Daily Richmond Enquirer
Of Jan. 80, which is quite a curiosity in its
way. From the advertised terms We learn
that it costs the subscribers one hundred
dollars o year. On the first page are two
columns Of personals directed ''to the United
S%tates.'' to be copied into the N. Y. News
1t will be- remembered that Gen. Dix has put
o stop to this mode of communication as far
as the News is concerned, believing it to be
a channel for conveying army intelligence
to the rebel government. From the city in
telligence we learn that q notorious free ne
gro," gull ty Of living in the city without a
register, has been turned over to the enroll
ing officer to be put at work upon the forth
lcaiions; that Willis, q free negro, has been
committed for going at large;" that Peter
Lawson. a butcher in the second Market. is
under trial charged with giving light weight
in meat. On the same page is the adver-
tisement Of the Richmond theatre, and un-
der it tho Proclamation Of the President fer
a day q fasting, humiliation, and prayer,
with thanksgiving" The humiliation part
Of the injunction has doubtless been more
heartily observed than that relating to
thanksgiving. p. G. Bailey wishes to pur-
chase a sma farm with the important con-
ditiou that it be ''not within the enemy's
lines" The advertisements are mainly Of
fetal. A |. Gen. Cooper believing there
are numbers Of foreigners "~entrapped by ar
tihoe and fraud" in the service Of the U. s.,
VINO would gladly withdraw from the inhu-
man warfare" wAged against the South and
that there are many inhabitants Of the Unit
q Estates ''noH retained IN the service against
their Will'' who are averse to aiding in the
unjust war, but ''are prevented from aban-
doning the compulsory service by the diff
Guilty Of escaping therefrom, Informs such
that on soming within the Confederste lines
they shall be protected, supplied, conveyed
to the neares, points on the border and all
facilities Afforded them 70 return to their
home. This kind sHer is printed n Eng
iish, freueh and German. The leader az
arms that the newspapers Of The enemy be-
gin 10 appreciate the terrible carnes,ness Of
tie people of The Confederate States, and
quotes the editorial of The n. y, News to
prove il.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-02-21

Ii is remark able tina; tie Ameri-
cans, though esgerly ascribing inali-
ty 10 all their military operations, at
tach no such character 10 their militia
~ establishments. The ninety days
term has never been applied to their
ornaments. The war. they have re-
peatedly assured US, is a mere pass
ing affair, but the establishments the
war has suggested are evidently re-
garded as permanent Institutions
The federals have turned TO the old
countries Of Europe for instruction on
the subject Of standing armies and
navies and at the moment when a
reduction Of armament Is recommend
cd here, The Amerieaas are deliberate
y LayTng tie foundation Of military
and narai p0trer.-Lond0n Times III
.I0.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-02-21

JusTIcE ~ a DfMoCRATlC err.
Commodore VanaerbiltWa s arrest
cd in New York on Wednesday Tor
reckless driving, having Knocked
down and run over a woman while
driving along Broadway. The Com
modore drove on u%nconcehed az ie the
fate Of the woman, until he was over
hauled and arrested by MI oAicer.-
When arrested, be remarked 10 the
officer, I'm Commodore Vanderbilt
you can get me AT any time y Tbs
officer replied that ii did not make
any difference who lie wass lie wonld
be compelled TO accompany him TO the
Tombs, and thither they went, hut
when arTaigncd before the Court the
Commodore was discharged by the
magistrate and went on his way re-
JOINING. Later in the day an Irish
hackman was arraigncd before tls
same magistrate, charged with a sim
liar oilene g, and although ho had not
knocked down and run over anybody
the justice fined him 50.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-02-21

CoNFgpFRtrt Horns ~ LcNnoN,
-lt IS rather amusing Tor a. Amta-
can iusi nov 80 he IN London. That
insoieui, Growing swaegcr that was -
much 80 vogue with a CERTAIN class a
abold Bulons a year or I've ag5 has
al departed Like Bob Acres salor,
has gene 90 tser finger ends-
Blockade runners have gwen up the
ghost in despair, and are going ITO turn
Wrtuous. Tom Bold Of Liverpool,
cousin of tho rebel Nj. F. Maury. has
,tad u big row with tie rebel leaders
and government, and vows eternal
scngesnc against ihe whole Isl. He,
you remember. fitted oul the Kappa
hammock. But be says the Southern
mgues have swlndled him on, Of all
thc profits that be expected TO make,
ard, seeing the game all up, he can.
not restrain has temper. Aud, TO the
poor rebels, 'sorrows come not single
spies, but battallious. The two hun
dred and City thousand stand of En-
field rifles that the rebel government
contracted Tor last autumn have gone
the way Of all the rebel hopes. You
may remember they Nere 10 bc paid
for with cotton, a bale ior each rife,
the contractor 10 run all the risk, car
ry the guns into port, and taks his cot
ton aud run out asaia, Nov 2hcr-
man aud Potter and Terry haycslop.
ped that little game, and the specu.s
tor here has thrown up his contract
These new rifles were 10 arm the
Southern (white) army, and Tie Old
& uns now in use Nere 20 20 into the
hands Of The blacks. Now, ttcre Is
nothing thai lie south aiil suffer 50.
much Tor 3. small arais and 8nmupi
lion for hem.-C Cor a. y. Hfnyia
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-02-21

SuGGEsTiyE.-The Southern Con-
federacy," a newspaper now publish.
ed ai Macon, Ca, has the following
items, the first explaining the second,
and both suggestive Of a happy state
81 affairs iherrabonts:
~Cabhosrs sl5 per lead; cncum-
bcrs $40 each a bunch Of six small
6sh. so.
a d~isgraoeful siiair Is now going
On Up fogH. A mob Of womea Will
The black flag are marching from store
10 store o. a piliaging expedition. The
Pelham cadets are ordered oul 70 ais.
perfe them.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-02-21

The sealing Of the port Of Whining
ton has been a sad'blow to Nassau.-
All IA stagnat on there now, according
10 the Heraid correspondence. On
the 81, over thirty steamers and ono
hundred sailing vessels, recently en-
gagged in contraband trade, we're lying
off that port. The pirate Tallahassee,
now called tho Chameleon. was there
Of tue first Of the month, and the al
lention Of the Government was called
to the fact by our Consul. Our gnn.
boat, the Honduras arrived on tie
3lst, and asked permission 10 anchor
in tho harbor, but wa refused.
Tho emperor Of tie French is be
coming quite subject TO cpileptic fts.
bot extraordinary measures are taken
to deceive the public as 10 The real
state Of bis health, and a. soon as il is
whispered in Paris tliat ho is III. no s
seen driving through lhs city boxing
unusually well, drugs ana cosmetics
skilfully giving lin TIE sembiauce Of
health.
The Two youngest Of the late Duke
Of Newcastle Ia ely bad IA alteration
ina LAdon club bouse, and one, who
i'll be remembered As having been
several meoths ago disnlissed from The
British navy for repeated deseffions,
stabbed hg brother in the abdomen.
The wounded man has since died, but
the murderer has not been arrested.
and it is thought he win be permitted
TO leave the country.
The Canadian House, in Commit
tee, have adopted the appropriation Of
s330.000 for expenses Of the yolun-
.eers sent to The frontier to prevent
raids by Southern refugees upon the
territory Of the United States also
$4,000 to make good the money i'm
properly returned to the 81. Adams
raiders.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-02-21

BUSINESS IN SAvANHAH.-Busi.
ness Is beginning slowly TO revive. in
Savannah. From a copy of the Re
publican Of that city, Of the 4th, lying
before US, we learn that there we're
four arrivals and three clearances
from the port the day before I; also,
twenty arrivals at the several hotels.
We are also rejoiced to learn that pi-
amos are tuned by Prof. Blum, that
Miss Brown is again ready TO make
and repair hoop skirts,that the Savan-
nah College for Young Ladies is in
full tide Of successful operation, that
the "Marine Bank Of Georgia" propo-
ses to elect Directors, that the Street
Commissioner is in pressing want Of
laborers, that the thirsty can be re-
freshed with 'ale and cider At the St,
Charles Saloon, that a servant, white
or colored, young or old is wanted
Immediately TO take charge Of m in
fant,' that the Classical School for
Boys will resume It's regular exer-
cises.' and that warm meals can be
had at all hours of the day at Valen
tines Eating Saloon. We also notice
that the Patent Medicine men are
paying their respects to the place,that
goods are being sold below cost at va
rious stores, that groceries al be had
dog cheap for cash that, in short,
pretty much everything that a tempt
the palate and dazzle the eye offers
itself 70 The happy buyer.-ADany
Jou~n0i.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-02-21

SHERMAE.-The Aray and Nary
journal, after a review Of the preten-
sions Of the various military lenders
brought out by the war on one side
and the other, and noticing some sin
gular parallels, gives lis judgement Of
Sherman as follows
aTo Sherman wa can afford no
parallel in the history Of this or any
other modern war. An ADLER tacli-
clan than Joe Johnston. whom he out
mannuvered from field 70 field as
determined a fighter, when the neces-
sity arises,as either Hooker or Hood ;
as good an executive officer, when IN
der Grant, as either jackson, Meade
or Warren, IS be has shown in the
combinations Of his last campaign a
stratageiical ability unparalleled since
the days Of Napolen. His able gov
eminent Of Savannah, exhibits sound
judgement and prudence which, com
bined with bis other unequalled excel
lence, make him TIE greatest soldier
tie American people have zee produ-
eed."
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-02-21

ALI or A SizE.-Lawyer 70 deaf
witness: do you know plaintiffs
pigs? Witness "Eh - Lawyer
(raising bis voice.: DO you know
plaintiffs pigsi Witness YES
Lawyer 40. long have you known
them y witness: 'EhY Lawyer
(louder 1till): 'How long have yon
known lbemr Witness Fed EN-
al last spring' Lawyer: Were
they 81 about a size9 Wilpess: 'Eh Z
Lawyer (~raises on his feet petnlanily
and shakes bic fore finger, at the con-
clusion Of each word, a. he wllness);
acknowledgements Wit.
ness; Sone of en- wof, and some Of
en- worntt
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-02-21

The quota of Vermont has, upon q re-ex-
animation Of quotas and credits. been reduce
cd to 1896, sand an order has been issued
from the Office Of the Adjutant and Inspec-
tor General. assessing this quota among the
several towns of the State. As most Of the
towns of this County have filled theirquotas
under the old assessment. they have furnish
nished more men then are required by the
call. The following is the new assessment
far B~enninpton Counfy
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-02-21

As the story goes, Gen. Terry was
indebted to an accident for bis fame.
1t was said that BIO was at General
Grants headquarters the day after
he news Of Buffers withdrawal from
Fort Fisher had been receiyed aad in
conversation with Grant said II
think Butler ought TO have taken the
fort" ado your said Gen Grant
then 60 and take it yourself" And
he was forthwith put in command d
the expedition.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-02-21

How TIE REBEL MISSISSIPPI
REGIMENTS Cor ouT or TENNEs.
sEE.-The T%hirty-ninth Mississippi
regiment. when it. reached Corinth,
numbered fifteen, rank and file.
This regiment numbered over sew
en- hundred when it LEFT Florence for
Nashville, thus losing almost all,eitber
in killed. wounded or captured. Ma
ny Of the mon could not travel on tho
retreat in consequence OF being bare
looted aud unable to travel, and there
fore were captured.
The Thiry-'eventh Mississippi re.
giment suffered almost rs severely a
The Thirty-ninth. The Thirty seventh
left Florence numbering over six hun
dred mon, aud arrived at Florence
with sixty.throe men and six o%fiicers.
Thus have two regiments been de-
stroyed, and regiments, too, consisting
Of the flower of Mississippi. What 3
havoc Of haman llfc.-Sctma (Ah.
MisSisSigiqn.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-02-21

ARTHUR's HOME MAGAZINE for
March is published with a steel en-
craving and other illustrations. Sto-
ries by Virginia f. Townshend, I. 5.
Arthur, Minnie Lee, aud other well
known writer's, make up the table Of
contents.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-02-21

The mammoth bull owned by Mr.. w. r.
Dean, Of Factory Point, of which our read
ers have already heard something, will be
Eve years old on the 2sth Of April next
On the 18th day of March, 1868, when two
years and eleven months old, his weight was
5000 lbs. Good judges Of cattle from abroad
estimate his present weight at upwards Of
1000 lbs, and pronounce him the largest
animal of the kind in the United States
He is in good condition, but not extra fat
The following measurements were taken by
US last Thursday Length from root of horn
to root Of tail, ten feet; length from point Of
shoulder to point of hip, seven feet ten inch
es; girth, eight feet and nine inches; girth
around flank, eight feet and eight inches
girth around neck, seven feet; width through
hips. and shoulders, two feet and ten inches
height, six feet and two inches; height (sur-
face measure), six feet and eight inches.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-02-21

Coon NFws vs. Bap Nrws-In
ihe loug account in tile New York
Tubuss Of A. y Richardson. n g
It's correspondent ong he'd iu capli,-
i9 by ,hv rebels. FROM which De re-
Gently escaped, oceurs the following j;
l viii give bot enc Of many iec
dents 10 our Libby experience. II
was a hot summer day, and we we're
al Depressed when The news came that
Grant had been terribly whipped and
driven back ia confusion from Nick.
burg aud thai a great haul had oc
enrred a1 some obscure place called
Getty burg, Ia Pennsylvania. where
Meade had received u Waterloo defeat
and Lee had captured 10000 prison
ers. The rebel papers INDUCED IN a
COED many speculau0ns - 10 where
lheir authorities could guard these
prisoners, and how they could feed
them without starving the people Of
Richmond. That was a sad, silent
night in Libby. and EVEN the usual
prayer meeting was elouded ia despon.
dency and doubt.
There was one negro among the
score or two in the prison, who had
excited my curiosity, because, IL con
y~ersation with me, he declared that he
felt no Interest IN : tie
national conflict that it was a'specu.
lator's war on both sides, from which
no good could ever result. lie was
/ the drst African | had even seen who
proles. ed 10 se Indifferent on the sub
iect. But the next day sitter we re.
eeived this gloomy intsl ence he
came rushing up into oor room aud
Immediately began 70 dance a horn
pipe, performing lhe most remarkable
gymnastics. W. all clustered around
him, asking Nv hat S the matter r
"De Yankees taken Vicksbutg with
forty Thousand priso ers," he shouted
as soon AZ he coald regain his breath,
"Here is de newsl' And he pulled
from his pocket a newspaper extra,
just from the press, which he had pur
Joined from one of the rebel officers.
Then swiftly followed the glad It'd
ings that we had also conquered At
Gettysburg that Lee and not Meade
was in full retreal. How suddenly
the atmosphere seemed to change =
There was cheering and dancing and
| somebody shouted Glory, hallelujah =
Upon this hint Rev DR.. McCabe, Of
Ohio, in his clear, ringing tones,slart
ed Mrs. Howe's impressive hymn
"For mine eyes have seen tic glory oftkc com
ingof tile Lofd;t'
and every voice in the Dol joined in
the chorus. | never saw a body Of
men more stirred and thrilled than all
were as they heard the beautiful clos
ing stanza5
in the beauty Of the lilies Christ was born
across the sea,
With Il glory IN bis bosom thuttransfgurcs you
and me;
As lie died to make men holy, let us do to
mako men hee."
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-02-21
The 7-3n Lnan.

In another column will be found an
advertisement of the 7-30 Loan. An
investment in this loan has many adj
vantages. Its liberal interest and the
ease with which it can be obtained, is
another important consideration. II
is convertible into a six per cent. gold
bearing bond the owner having the
option, at the expiration of three years,
of accepting payment in full or Of fund
ing his notes in a six per cent. gold
interest bond. BY act Of Congress all
bonds and treasury notes are exempt
from local taxation. This loan is es.
pecially advantageous for those who
wish 10 make a safe and profitable in
yestment of small savings. In addi-
ton TO this, every n who invests in
this loan has the satisfaction Of know
ing that by so doing be is strengthens
ing and sustaining the government.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-02-21

A SIN or OMIssrog - President
Lincoln attended Bishop Simpsons
lecture on The National Conflict in
Washington, the other night. The
bishops lecture marks down the dis
coyery Of CALIFORNIA gold. tie inyen-
ton Of the telegraph, improvements
in ordnance, and many other solid
things, as special proyidences design
ed by Deity to help rs through with
the National Conflict foreseen and
prepared for by Him. After the bish-
op was through. Mr.. Lincoln walked
up, shook hands, and addressed him
thus: "Blshop. that WIS a good LEG
Urea very good lecture bat one
thing you omitted. Among all your
special providences, you never once
struck %ile.'"
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-02-21

GRANTS PEACE PROPOSITION -
4 staff officer Of the Ninth Corps
writes that as the rebel peace com
~missioners were being escorted out Of
our lines, one Of them turned 10 Gen.
Grant and said
General, ! am anxious to have
peace, and would be willing to leave
the settlement to you and General
Lee"
"Well,' replied General Grant, i
propose TO settle ii with Eoe tits sum
mer."
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-02-21
for Bennington County

Charles Field, Of Dorset, is appointed Su-
perintendent of Recruiting for Bennington
County, with station at Manchester.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-02-21

EToo LATT.-The rebel leaders at
Richmond sith their scheme 10 arm
their slave population. They have
laid it over for the present. They
have information from Sherman lhai
il comes TOO late.
Gu Monday, there we're ia Troy,
elegen sheep peddlers from Addison
County, bound West, who bad been
there q week, Unable 10 get through
With their sheep % necoun: Of heavy
SHOWS In New York.
February 81.
CHARLESTON Is OURS
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-02-21

Cap. Gee n ssioss, u lie staG = Gen.
L. a. 6nat, sai haus 81 FaetoFy Pont,
90 : huef leave II shseBoe
The quota 81 fhs iosn. A. it s@sl before
thc reflective. was allied asst week The
s~ercutesu men vcFs obtained hy ths Select
men AZ . cosi q sl8.25o