Year: 1861

"DEAR PHu:NIX" The general lettcr-wri-
ting mania, so prevalent nowadays, either
because there is so much to write about, or so
much spare time in which to write, has seized
your quondam correspondent Your readers
will therefore pardon me if l redeem an old
promise made in good faith some time ago, to
again write you.


In looking over the papers Of to-day l am
glad to see so good mention made of the
Vermont troops in the Manassas battle; not
that this was unexpected, but because it con-
firms an opinion expressed some time since, 1t
has been my good fortune to see one or more reg
iments from each New England State. on their
way to the war, and although not Ncrmonter,
will be SO impartial as to admit that the Yer
mont regiment l saw in New York, will not
suffer in comparison, in many respects, with
most Others Maine has sent six full regiments,
and is organizing seventh. They have all
passed through our city, and do not vary much
in appcarance-stout, determined gigantic iel
lows. An officer in the last regiment, in answer
to my inquiry if they had not exhausted their
supply, quantity replied in the language of the
Razor Strop man, that "thcre was a few more
left of the same sort" We have seen one n.
H., regiment pass through here, the strong en-
dorsemcntS from our press generally i'll its
favor, being none too highly colorcd. was in
New York some time since, and rising carly
one morning, took ride in 9TH Avenue
Coach, to see New York half awake. Riding
up the avenue we came upon your ID Regiment
drawn up upon the side of the street, double
file, stretching for a long distance up the Av
enuc. As we rode slowly by them, although
they were tired out with an all night ride, and
at so early an hour had not doubtless breakfast
ed, and had therefore that hungry look which
never adds much to a mans appearance, we
calmly said to ourselves, those men will be
heard from, and they have been heard from,
and Vermont should be proud of such sons
When they fall in battle, let dozen just
such men, Phenx like, spring up from
their ashes, to defend the noblest cause it was
ever permitted man to battle for. Massachu-
setts has done wel-she has a noble Governor,



iers have the spirit of 7G through and through.
NV own pet Regiment, founded on careful ex-
animation of discipline, the material of which
they are composed, proficiency in drill, and all
that makes the true soldier is the Mass. l2th
or better known as the Webster Regiment
They leave to day and you need not be afraid
of saving any too much in their favor. 1t may
please your readers to know that this crack
regiment, as am informed by one Of its Off
GERS, has quite a sprinkling of Molly Stark's
boys in its ranks.


When we come to speak of little Rhody how
ever, we will wipe ont all adjectives, previously
used towards other State troops, and hunt up a
much stronger set, if Webstcr's Dictionary, has
anything sufficiently expressive A plucky lit
tie State, with plucky littl Governor, she has
taught us never to despse small things. We
saw her regiments-modes in every way for
imitation, and so united, officers and men, in
love or to show outwardly that in Union is
strength. You can make up your minds that
they never started that run from Manassas to
Alexandria They were in it, but Twill venture
to speak for them, it was unwillingly. We do
not know how to account for this superiority of
her troops, unless it may be, that some fifteen
or twenty years ago, perhaps with prophetic
idea of this grand rebellion, she got up min
iature one on her own responsibility, to ex-
pertinent with, and succeeded admirably in put
ting it down. Her experience is now showing
itself, as her military spirit and preparations
have ever since been her pride. We saw too
the Conn, regiment embark at New Haven,
beautifully equipped, and awiully patriotic, We
were shown some long sized cOoden nutmegs
which they were taking along with them, which
| fear the +. +. VS. Of Virginia can tell you
more about Just now than | can. They have
felt them, only saw them.


Business is not SO terribly dull, or everything
so horribly gloomy, as the croakers would have
YOU believe. Look at our stock quotations, and
see the high-prices, and any merchant will tel
YOU that there is something a doing, as much
as could be expected, so that the wheels o
business move, even il not so lively as usual
even Literature finds its patrons. Our pub
t fishers, who have started the great literary en-


terprises of the day, tell US that these times dc
not materially effect them. Take for instance


Brown & Taggard's superb edition Of Bacon
they inform us that their list is as large as ever
This house. too, as is well known, do the larges
wholesale business in books and stationery o
any house in our city. A peep into their stor'
sometimes would not impress you with the ide'
that there was no trade. We notice that man,


of your leading booksellers and traders sen(


their orders to this firm, dn evidence that the.
have found out what we have, that there is NJ
better place.


Amusemcnts are ruinous just now. |
|, seems to be fun enough, although serious kin'


of fun to watch the great drama now being en-
p, acted in our country in whcn every man is al


actor. As we read the leading New York pa


pers through, We enter our protest, that thcr
G are too many promptors.


There are many persons here who share


feeling of regret that work has been suspende
- on the Troy and Greenfield road, which cause


utter failure to stare the enterprise in the face
= 1t would have been great benefit to your sec
S ton of the country. As we know nothing G
the wisdom of the course pursued by our State