The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-05-02
rmE End OF THE WAR

ltNtf Nat srfHai totAf tEAttiA tA
fear that ile unfortunate siteu pts q
sherman i, n.skiug psaec nigh,
cause Sigh, proloBgation Il The
uar Bot since to, arrival Of Gen.
Grant a. Rale 81, Johnston has .uf.
rendered 81. arms ON The terms grant.
"a "a Lee 4 that Generals nego-
iialoas s'lh Sherman have been car.
rei % under The direction Of Davis,
b. Gual surrender II lis forces indi.
cars that il IL he intention Of the so-
called pre.idea, 10 attempt his escape
from the country without relying fur
her upon the efforts Of his armies.
The onr o. two small armies which
.ull remain TO lhe Coniederacy will
not be likely 10 str0kea blow Tor a gov.
rrumcnt which Il On its way to Eu-
rpe, and . The lighting may be con
sidercd al an end. After SO complete
a Reorganization Of society at the
South, il i got improbable that dis
band j soldiers may gather together
~ mountainous reg ions 10 pursue the
avoealion Of robbers, for which pur-
.ui, many Of them have had an ad-
training in the regular Confed
crate armies. Local authorities, how
ever, will soon be in existence to care
for these, with but little assistance
rom the Prleral Government. Al
ready measures have been taken to
reduce the war expenses Of the ma
ton, and soon the defenders of the
Republic against The great rebellion
will return TO the pursuits OF peace.
When thu frs gun OF this war was
fred, very few, we think, had any
comprehension Of the proportions
which an internal conflict in this coun-
ny would assume. One would hard
y have supposed that the great Ma
Doleonic wars which ushered in the
where The contendiug forces
we're composed Of the armies Of every
nation, would be enacted
,yer again on American soil, with the
opposing elements drawn from the re-
ources OF the same nation. And |
ct he battles of this civil war find |
heir only parallel, in this age, in
hose great European contests. Be
ide the conflicts Of the last four years
II previous wartares on this CONT
ent seem small enough. In only
We battles of the Revolution did the
american forces exceed 10000 men.
n none did they reach 10000. A
erson not apt TO be forcibly impress
ed with statistics will find il hard to
elieve that he American troops en-
aged at Bunker Hid we're only 1900,
regiment and half in the present
ysiem Of organization. In The bat
G OF Long Bland. 1000 Americans
ere engaged, being The largest force
ngaged on our side in the war.
Washington bad but 10000 troops at
Ie siege Of Yorktown. In the last
ar with Great Britain the largest
american force was 5000. In the
.ar with Mexico, SCOTS force at Vera
,ruz amounted to 10000 men, and
ie battles OF his march to the City
Mexico we're fought with from A..
90 to 5000. Scores of such engage
Irnts IN our recent contest have no
-cord, a. d battles like those Of the
evolution are lost sight of by a peo-
le accustomed 10 conflicts where the !
'mbatants were numbered by the
1udred thousand.
In the four brief years OF this con-
81 we have had the rapid promotion .
ON the lowest stations, which made
.e wars OF the Consulate and En-
re the theme Of romance and the
arm OF history. A Maine lumber
AZ enlists a. private, and after
70 years Of service, fails al the head !
his division, a Major General. {
en who four years ago stood behind |
e cnaaer and al the desk and !
bose nance can still be found on
e sign-boards that meet the eye IN
e commercial streets Of our West
n towns, have led armies in battles
hich have given to their names a 1
arid vide fame. Captains and Lieu 5
nanis whose early lives have been Z
ent in the command of fifty or
Indr-d men 10 some isolated fort Of !.
II Western frontier, have suddenly I,
ken their station a the greatest war II
Us OF the age. Tie people Of this !
neraiion have hitherto looked upon :
6 chieilsins who clustered around !,
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