The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1867-05-28
Tan SporTswooD. RICHsoyp, Va.
Nav IS. 1867

MAY Is, 1867
n casiin q retrospective glance back
cred over the pathway as the past, KIN
see many mistakes which ! hey made.
] heynf alters made the most uy opor-
toonities / hey doubted when doublin
.wuz q crime. aud hey stood sbiyrin on
the brink and feared to launch away on
lJordon. on tother side uy which wuz
Ipolf und profit Our foresite isn't alters
as good as our hand-site. / am salts
fed that the greatest mistake | ever
made ii all my life WIZ IN not plungin
headlong into the war, ez a Confedrit
Major General, distinguishio myself for
crooelty toward Fedral primers, and
bein at the close Of the fratrisidle strug-
Gle reserved and embrased ez u long
lost though somewhat froward brother
/ by the Northern people, aud nv coorso
bein the oblek nv sympathy ez n marter
| by the Southern people. IN this situa-
shun a man hez two strings to his bow.
/ He brings to his support the two ex-
tremes. lie fetches together Horace
Greeley from the one side and General
/ Boregard from the tother they en-
brace, and standin onto both their
shoulders he lez wat may be called a
soft thing nv it.
wuz led into these train OF refec-
tions By the experience hey he'd with
our sainttd cheef, Jefferson Davis. ]
came to this city on a secret mishun,
the objek nv wich wuz to see that eve
rything wus done for the comfort NV
the illustrious man that Good be done,
on the occasion Of his contemplated
trip to Richmond, and that the arrange
ments shood be es perfect es possible.
Partikelarly wus | charged to see that
every thing calllelatid to jar onto his
his sensitive feelins be removed every
thing wich Good wound his sense NV
hearin, seein or smellin.
The great man had consented to go.
He he'd bin, he felt, Illegally deprived
Nv liberty unconstitooshnelly in fact
and ef he shood consult his own feel
ms he wood reman9, but to forgive wus
divine. Yiewin these proceedins in the
lite Nv an apology he wood 90.
The day he'd arrived. The steamer
wus at the Fortress carefully prepared
TO receive its illustrious burden. 1t he'd
been thoroughly cleaned and fumigatod,
the cabins he'd been nooly furnisht, and
speshl alterashens made for the Presi-
dent and party Ther wus Yoonited
States officers and soliers abroad, but
out of respeek for the fcelins NV their
illustmous primer, rs he is technically
called, they KEEP themselves away out NV
his site, that the color of their uniforms
might not awaken unpleasant refec-
shens SO perleck indeed, wus the ar
rangements that the railin ny the boat
! which was orignclly bloc, was kiyered
with gray cloth, and the eagle fgger-
head NV the craft wus sawed of. This
wus sejested by an eminent Conseryativ
OF Moo York, who hes large Southern
: trade which he didn't preioods by his
j course durin the war. The ladies cabin
was originelly assigned to the party,
; but female passenger he'd no more re-
gard for the cumfort Of the marter than
TO die on the passage, IN they were de-
priyed NV it. The Conservative tner-
/, chant insisted that the corpse be thrown
: overheard, but Mr.. Davis, with mag
ninimity which wus characteristic NV
him, ,refoosed. 'No, said he, ether rest
! there. ! kin indoor the inconvenience
severe as is 1T is but one more attempt
TO break my sperit.
4l.4.. n
, techin Difference shown him. AT every
landin the people were assembled tc
greet him, an Is they salooted him, he
acknowledged it with a show of conde
senshen ] never saw off the stage HC
!, conyersed but little on the passage up
Es the boat wus a sweepin maiestically
past pints made historicle by the events
|, Nv the great struggle, his eye wood
brighten, ef they wus sich pints es 9
Confederit Good take pride in, or din
! with tears of they wus pints at wicl
!. ther he'd been reyerses.
We arrived at Richmond at last. Tho
most considerit preparashen he'd been
made for his resepshen. Their wus nc
!. iron onto him the only guards in site
wus them wich he'd ben detailed to keeT
the crowd from annoyin him, and car.
: riage wus il readiness, into wich We
+. seated ourselves, and wus driven off al
Y dignifed pace to that resort Of the
! aristocrasy nv Yirginny the SPOTS.
wood Here more considerashen was
: shown Mr. Davis bein ayerse to walk
: in up stairs, suit nv rooms had beer
prepared for him the fust floor and the
. presence of Gineral Burton Of the Fed
I eral army bein obnoxious, he was as.
! signed by the Ex- President a room al
/, the further end Of the corridor His
nerves bein very sensitiy, heavy matti1
. was laid down in all the halls and thC
! servants nv the house WIS especially
directed to wear list slippers and q
/, walk on their tip toes.
/ / wus invited 70 his room and WI.
: favored with few minits couyersashoI
S with the first Ct Amerikens, and, when
S be dies, the last Glancin out w the
, the winder, his fine, soltgrey eye restid
; on the roof w Libby
G Lies liesl be said angrily
r Wat speshel lies hey you referenc,
/ to I? askt l.
, Them wieh vus publisht in tie sour.
& rilous reports of q unc0nstooshnel Con.