The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-03-10
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Dunng tie Impeachment cxcitcmont
q the last few days toe daily papers
have reaped harvest Their bulleun
boards were covered With exclamation
points resembling lines ot soldiers
standing on their heads. aad suggesting
to the crowds who stopped to read, a
country again % arms Notwithstaud
ing The loud display 81 The boards and
the louder yels n the newsheys II was
evident that tie agitation was ouly on
the surface But few believed tAat any
serious difficulty would occur. That
unorring barometer 81 public foeling
the gold market remained steady
throughout the turmoil The paper
which had the most editions aud pre-.
scented the most startling head lines
had the largest run The sale Of pa.
per depends ,ers much on the laeonic
headings which give the cue 10 the
inewsboys. On cold morning, ono Of
these enterprising Youngsters was
found crying as If his heart would
break. A gentleman stopped 10 know
the cause. The boy said that he could
not sell any papers. Why not2 Cause
\ | haint got nothing to hoIler was The
dolefal reply SO il was. lie had a
staid morning paper which never has
display lines, SO that the little fellow
was dumb while his comrades with the
flashy sensation headings were making
the streets ring aud IA consequence Sell
ling all the Eapers Since il is evident
that the Senate viii make haste slow
ly, things are more quiet
New York city has been designated
as the place Of holding the Democratic
National Convention and the 9Th day
of July the time. This and other cities
claimed the honor and had many good
reasons and inducements to offer tits
now felt that New York will control the
nominations. Mr.. Peudleton's friends
are somewhat discouraged, Pcunsyl-
yania and New York will pan together.
the Soldiers and Sailors convention
which was organized at Cleveland, will
hold n National meeting also IN New
York al the same time This is thought
to indicate a potent cooperation. ltis
a fact Of some significance,
The merits Of Dickens, who has just
finished his readings here are still dis
cussed with animation A few place
HIM beyond all approach in excellence.
Others declare that he is great hum
i bug. Our impression was that of dis
appointment An air Of effort was APP
parent in his movements His voice
was harsh, husky and weak, his gestures
were awkward and information bad clos
ng SO often on the rising infection,
/ that lie became monotonous. Still IN
spite Of his violation Of the rules of elo-
cution, he enlisted the sympathies OF his
hearers he conveyed TO them vivid
picture Of his characters and seemed to
elicit for each its appropriate sensation
So we must say, Judging by the rules OF
art, Mr. Dickens is woefuliy deficient,
but measuring hniby tie effect produce
ed, he is a master Again, his perform
ance is not properly Il reading, It's
a recitation of the most salient passages
OF his nnmero is novels, and We think
that the same stores stripped Of then
yerbosity and compressed TO the com
pass of the text which he himself USES,
would be equally effective on the priut-
ed page. There are scores Of novels
whose incidents, condensed aud reclted
after the manner Of Dickens, would
prove as interesting as any OF his yaun-
ted productions. He is working bis
way Northward aud Westward lie
reads in Syracuse OH the Oh OF March
There is great activity IN the church
es Of all denominations, but the Meth
odist seems to take the lead The
Methodist Home journal, the local organ
here, is crowded with revival items es-
cry week. A deep religious feeling pre-
yades the community, More than fifty
were converted during the past week at
the Cohocksink Presbyterian Church,
and so it is everywhere Lent, which |
has now commcaced viii add to TINS |
seriousness. The verdict in the great
trial Of Stubs vs Tying, has not been
made public. 1t is awaited with in
tense interest The strife between the
northern and the southern branches of
the III. T. Church, claims a large share
Of attention An eminent Methodist
divine gave ii as his opinion, that the
branch south wouid die out OF be abb
sorbed ] WAS based on the supposi-
ton That inc south never heartily aquuI- I