The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1866-01-16

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markable hsci. TIA 10 esrrg iastsacs vaeFr
there was a cou 81 l5r ana otsttp II a aef
branch 81 ihe n 500 legislature, ihe
ccssial aspira8s ia. served u TIE army
General Virgin, eapiila,g ior Preside :
e the Senate, wss colonel q The 81
Maine Three 81 thusc wtn s1nEhi lhe
position II Assistant Secretary hase i -
ollleegs Ia die army Major CLARK, De
nosasaee, having held eommissiQa Sc
M5or Of he Isl HnSy Artillery. Cal
Sgaae. lhe nommgt iar SFAkgr uas
l.icat. col " tie Goth re- mtni Col
Miller, bis competitor Na So oilleer on
Gbe aaiE % t'en. sheplty b ttt Gulf y
pa0menl, ael ia ihe capture % New O.
leans was mi.tlry mayer IS Chs, city 4
many moptI. fas nominee for t4tk
vss MAJOR q the lju Infantry
Edward L. Brooks, tic Richmond cot-
respondent o. ihe New York Times wis
attacked 10 the otIice q Che SpousNood
Hotel in thm city, ty the notorious H.
Rives Pollard, Of tle EramiHer, Who ~
tempted 10 cowhte him, Mr.. Brooks
di,armed lsis assaih,ni Of The eowhide and
threw It away, aud then, with such a-m'
a. Mature gave him, defended himself "a
vigorously that only the interference OF
the proprietor Of the hotel saved Pollard
lrom The vigorous chasii.ing which such Y
cowardIy brute so richly merits. MI
Brooks has served four years rs a gallant
soldier IN the Union army, and therefore
has 10 need ID carry mutderous weapon'
to maintAin his dignity OF rhastse his as
sailanis To this fact Pollard may as
cribe S whole skin, which be Is SO anyi.
Gus 10 have some one perfotate. The cause
cf the attack IS supposed 70 be tire sar
castle aud eminenuy just description Of the
Jiseracelui shooting affair il The Richmond
Capitol, published IN the Times
FRANCE GIVES up MENico.--1h,
French government has made most IN
portant official declaration to thu; OF the
United States, which Mr. Seward ought &
have SEMI 20 Congress as soon as Il wa
received. Mr. Seward protested agains
certain inhuman aud barbarous aels o.
Macmillan in Alexico. lie directed hl,
protest, very properly, TO the Emperor Q
France, w. whose agent Maximilmn enter
ed Mexico. Mr. Bigelow communicate,
TO the French government this protest o
the United States against the atfoeou'
acts OF N0poleou's agent. and on he sou
Of November he received an Official reply
in which Mr. Bruyn de Lhups on the
part OF the Emperor, formerly repudlateC
not merely The acts OF MaximilIan, bu
that person himself. Mr.. jigclo@ re-
ports:
M Brouyn de Lhuys referred 70 th'
representation had made inregard 70 ~,
shooting OF the Mexican prisoners taken II
war, ard also TO the case OF Madame dc
Yturbide. Why, he said, do you not 90 {
President Jaores? We are not The gor
ornament Of Ncrico, and yoa do rs 100
much honor 10 treat rs as sUch. We ha,
TO 20 TO Mexico with an army to secure
certain important interests, bat ~e are aoi
responsible fer Normihaa Or his gorem
mem. lie Is accountable to YOU, as {
any other government, II he violates IL
rights, and you had the same Iemedie.
that we had"
Nothing can be palmer than This. No
poleon abaudons Macmillan Maximlllaf
Is no longer Napoleon, agent, bui an IN
dependent usurper, personally responsible
to us aud 70 all the world FOR what hedoe
aud has done. "We are not responsible
for Macmillan OF his government say
81 Brouyn dc Lbuys, speaking Of hl'
master Napoleon.
The records Of Major Russell, proves