The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-02-07
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and observation. There is not starf-
alton, but there Is desuiuuon, not on
T ly Of articles oi luxury, bot Of plain
iood. There are some families who
have enough and 10 spare, who saw
what MAS coming, and who secreted
their provisions. but there are on the
other hand, persons who al the begin
ming OF the rebellion were worth an
hundred thousand dollars, who are re-
duced u the seYercsi straits. The
rich are not much, il any, better than
tie poor The supplies received from
T the Nee York Chamber Of Commerce
are being distributed. The poor re-
ceiyc il.em gladly, bot there are some
-Nbo have been vcalthy, who are too
proud to accept the gift, who shut
themselves up in their houses aud eat
their rice il gloomy seclusion. The
supplies are given 10 all alike with
ont respect TO lineage or color.
The supplies are timely. There is
mol . chicken IA the ciiy. There are
10 pigs or cattle. A citizen remark
I'd tlal llardee could not have staid
three days longer than he did. even #
| Fort McAllslcr bad not been taken !;
/ thai the citizens were on the verge ot
/ Il riol for want of food. In passing
aloug lie streets ! observed iair pro-
portion OF the persons who are dress
ed IN good clothes. They are not SO
destitute ia that direction, a ia the
matter Of food. They were eaten out
by Iiardee's army. Nothing can
come ia from the country; their Con
fedetate money is valueless. Many
are.employcd in the Quartermastefs
and Commissaries departments, and
are obtaining from the Government,
meeting Of tue ward commit
ees Of the city yesterday afternoon
fort, .tLree thousand tickets, repre sem
ting upward Of twenty thousand peo.
| plr, wcie distributed. A correct reg
istry of tie needy WAS made and rea-
sures taken 10 prevent imposition =
This aloue slows that there is /, al
deslilution.
A long letter might be written up
on the second question, respecting the
q aructer Of the [ tnion sentiment
20 classify the Union sentiment, ]
Wonld saJ tia! there are very few
Who have been silent lovers Of the
Union from the beginning Of the re-
belllon. There are others who have
have heen seceSsionists, who have
been in the reUe army, butwho see
that il is useless TO contend against
The Federal Government, and are re-
signed 10 what they cannot preveat.
The masses Of the people are ready
10 live once more ia ihe Union, because
the fire OF eumity has died out. They
are no longer blinded, hoodwinked
aud bamboozled by Jyf. Davis, Cobb
and loombs. They think but little,
aud are lameutably ignorant; they aie
Influenced by circumstance circum-
stances were favorable to lead them NJ
to secession and they went in, lhcy
are favorable now TO lead them into
the Union and are ready TO go IN
They are in in the melamorpbose state
| They are in condition to be made
Unionis,s. There is but little dullness
= sourness--less than | saw Ia Lonis-
vile, at the beginning Of the war
less than there was at Memphis when
that city fall into Our hands. There
are some who have taken the oath ot
allegiance who are at heart as bitter
as ever. A. @. Browne, Esq, of the
! Treasury Department has taken La
mars bank.
Lamar sent two hundred thousand
dollars in gold and silver TO Charles.
ion The day before Sherman made hi'
appearance 10 the rear Of that city
lie has taken the oath Of allegiance
but those who know him best say be
], al heart as bitter against the Uhior
AS ever. Such. in brief, is public ser
liment st the present time. as nearly
as / can read it. ! am satisfied o.
.tbis, that The people have no desire {,
I've under the rule Of the past ioui
months They probably do not loy'
lhe Union as We ui the North love il,
neither DO they love the tyranuicaI
conscripiion which ha, swept every
able.bodied young man into the army
Love fgr tne Union will grow here a
il has grown in Tennessee.
There is large crowd OF Northern
men here,who came expecting 10 make
their fortunes but they will be disap
pointed. There is nothing but cotton
and rice in tue city. The Govern
ment owns the cotton and The city tbs
rice. The city has not a dollar in lhs
treasury. aud there are thousands 4
people looking to the Mayor for bread
The rice sill he used TO supply tbs
aanis OF Ibe people The country i
not held by our troops, and no eiori
will he made 70 take possession OF il al
present, for Gen. sherman i moving
in another direction. The people hav,
no money. There is no gold or siigei
laid assay in old stockings. They have
lad Confederate scTip,snd tta, is now
The citizens. one and all, are al the
bottom of the hill They have Got 4
+ recommenre society and new lives
All of their property was in lands. ne
groes. buildings, goods. confederate
bonds. railroad bonds aad Confederate
eurrepcy. The rice lands are here