The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1866-08-28
New IA

Tht Convention q Southern Union
i.ts as.aabla. At Philadelphia on the
81 u Septoni0yr I,
President johnson has issued a
ion declarnst that Macmillan
naelade al M,tamoras aud other Mex
lean ports on the Rio Grande is null
and void. because not maintained with
an adequate force
Tho sessions Of the Philadelphia Con
yen,ion amounted ia the aggregate 70
sixteen bours duration Thcprocaedings
parts.,k 10 thoroughly 81 the pantomim
mic character that not peep was
heard from any except the officers.
The Canadian parliament resolved
last week, 90 adopt the scheme for the
confederation Of al the North Amca-
can and British provinces under one
Constitution. Tho scheme has been IA
agitation for some time and has doubt
loss been brought to a speedier issue
on account Of the Fenian scare.
Tho New Hampshire delegates 70
Philadelphia visited the President and
c,tortod from him this declaration
The power aud Offices ofthc Govern
mont win be given only TO those who
snnport the government and the wise
declaration Of principles set forth by
the great Convention just adjourned
W. have no doubt the President sand
this. He Il already acting uponit and
in due time wc shall see official heads
living round "thick as leaves IN ialr am
brosia.e TWAS the ease under Tyler
and Fillmore Why shouldn't it be
under Johnson? The Democrats, O
course. expect to benefit by the genera
decapitation.
A general proclamation OF peace ha'
been issued by tire President. 1t i
founded on the return Of the State o
Texas to the Union, that being the las
of the insurrectionary states to perfee
the preliminary steps emitting i t
restoration. The proclamation recite
the various steps taken TO bring th
states back and announces that ther
ara troops enough in the state TO en-
force the laws and protect the citizens
In conclusion the document sets fort
that peace, order, tranquility and ciy
authority now exist IN and througho'
the whole Of the United States Of Anne.
len"
One Of the largest and most calaml
Gus c~onfagrations which has usitedtl
vicinity 81 Now York for many yeai
occurred in Jersey City on Sunday la
The loss Of property is estimated
about $4,000. 900, and several lives We
also lost Tho oil docks Of the ii
Roilroad, with some twenty thoisai
barrels Of oil, and seven hundred hos
heads IL tobacco, were totally deStrS
ed All the oil bargcs which We
lying by, two brigs, and a large yes
bound for Bremen were consumed "
their cargoes. Tie explosions from
immense oil tanks were fearful, ?
some Of the incidents d suffering
those who were caught in the fam
are described as shocking. The ca
of the fire has not been certainly asc
tained; though il is attributed 70
trhied match ihra~n by ono 81
hands on board one Of the bargos
some place where the oil was stored
The first explosion occurred immedl'
" afterwards
Reyerdy johnson, chairman 81
committee appointed by the Phila
phia Convention 10 present a copy
its proceedings 70 Andrew john
performed that duty IN the 18th
eray made a speech, endorsing
glorifying the convention, hnding
unanimiiy, and p%rocaiming - aec
Anco will the views q tbs ProsdeH
His remarks wcre Auditory rather
deuunciatory. and hs opinion &C.
b. he that the political millennium
arrived or win cono when the :
States arr admitted into good and
ulAr standing. The President IN
ply. made a q his peculiar s.
speeches only a little less coarse
personal than lhai q thc AID Of II
Ary. lis continued hostility 70
gress was c,inoei He cbaraeiel
: tho "isedy called o. nhiehassI
TO b. the Congress a the u
States. and charges j with q
step@ which tend 70 Pe1etaAie q
on, and make adisrupunn oiuAes
ineviiatlc he praises the Co.'S