The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-05-16
TRUSTEES.

!
THE HouR OF TRIUMPH.-The as.
sured triumph of the nation the lifting
Of all the clodds Of doubt and despon
dency of the last four years, is dlsd
with horror and pain by assassination
and by the dreadful slaughter of
our returning soldiers by by sup
posed accidents. All the dangers
Of transit by land and sea seem to
have culuinated to kill the soldiers
who have escaped The dangers Of bat.
tie and the horrors of Southern i'm.
prisoDment, What a multitude Of
longing hopes, just bounding with the
assurance of speedy fruition; what a
mass OF yearning affection for homes,
parents, wives, children, and all the
loved ones--separated by years of alb
sence, saved through a thousand per-
lis, and now exuling in the prospect
OF swift reunion, never more TO part
were in moment brought into the
presence OF despair and death in lis
most horrible shape, when fifteen hum
dred Of our returning soldiers wtre
destroyed by the steamer S1ltana
What widespread griei does this
carry to families in the North ;sa
griet destitute Of even the stern sol
ace that pertains 10 death on the bat
lle-feld It's hut a little while since
a similar slaughter, then thought ter
rible in magnitude though bur frac-
tion Of this, occurred by the loss of
an ocean steamer. The frequency
of accidents to railroad trains convey
ing our soldiers recently delivered
from bondage, must have struck the
public mind, This coincidence aud
succession OF fatalities, suggests ire
sistlbly system and method. And
there is everything in concurrent cir
cumstances, in, the notorious Southern
disposition, and in previous attempts,
10 give force to the suspicion.
The destruction Of passenger steam
ers is an organized system Of South
ern warfare. We need not recall the
examples OF it. 1t has been openly
declared in the South, and frequently |
carried into execution on the Missis
sippi. Taking Passage in passenger
steamers on the ocean and lakes, to |
rise and overpower the crew and de-
stroy The vessel or use her for other
piracies, has been ackno wledged by |
the insurgent leader Davis to be done
by his warrant So also have robbie. |
ries Of Northern villages, by gangs
organized in Canada. SO also the Sc
crel obstruction OF railroads, TO precip- |
itate passenger trains to d, struc ion.
Recently several cases OF arson are |
announced, as traced to parolcd rebel
soldiers. Arson was organiz d Ia
fire Northern cities. Assassin lion
OF the heads oil civil Government, aud 1
which il is belies ed VAS intended 70 .
include the leading Generals, Is
blOugHb INV 'int ~ ANfA'N ~ "f"hrN /
defeated cause.
,siin)l 10 accordance with all this
these deeds and this notorious charac.
Ter, that these insurgents should con-
spire 10 sink, explode and fire the
vessels conveying our returning sol
diers! Are we not making the lives
Of our brave soldiers who have con
qnered these savages in the field, and
the lives and properly Of loyal citizen
in the North and in the lately called
border States, cheap, by our loose
way of turning these double peJured
villains loose into society upon parole
We enireat our authorities 10 reserve
some OF the ou,-bursi Of mercy for
the survivors of the brave mea who
have stved the couatry, and for the
loyal NIB ,biianta who have ever been
true 10 tbs COVE nneni, aud who ~
the border States have iaced constant
psrils ia Fl+.ir ilelily.- CiH. Cas ne.