The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-11-15
The Massacre Of Guyandotte.

The recent battle at Guyandottc, on the Dor
dcrs Of Kentucky, if battle it can hc called. dis
closes a scene which, for black pcrGdy and afro
rious crime. on the part Of the rebel foe. il. we
will venture to affirm. without q parallel in an
nails Of civilized warfare.
1t was deliberately arranged. 20 say the &C
counts, between the rebel cavalry, numbering
about 1000. and the inhabitants OF the village
Of Guyandnttc. that when the Federal troops.
" small force Of which, it appears to have been
aactrt'incd Was approaching, reached the place,
and could he rightly disposed Of to favor the
black design, for beth to join in numbering the
whole Of them in cold blood. Accordingly the
rebel cavalry was placed in ambush. in the rear
oi tie town to await the signal that all was
ready. And the people Of the village as their
part Of thc internal scheme, received our un-
snspccting troops, when they arrived, with the
greatest cordiality, invited them to their houscs
treated them with the greatest apparent kind
ness, and then detained them by their trcacher
ous 'ospitalitcs till o'clock in the evening
w;icn, all at once, the signal lights agreed on
were displayed from every house, to which it's
inmates had been successful in thus inveigline
oar soldiers At this .iuncturc, Gown came the
whole force Of the rebel cavalry, and guided by
the signal lights, and joined by all the men
women and CHILDREN, who had guns, pistols and
Knives at hand for the purpose, commenced the
Wy, Of an indiocrminatc hatchery of our men,
all "1mrIned. because they were invited guests
and had ~ thought but that the hospitalitics
taey we enjoying were honestly profered.-
And the result was that an appalling number
% OAK men, t'ic greater part Of whom had been
this entrarpcd into the houses, were hcplcssly
slain on the spot, and the rest scattered and
forced to flee for their lives.
Tie town was very properly laid in ashes by
the 1rce which the escaped soldiers. within
thE AQzt day or iva; brought 70 the spot The
rebel cavalry, Who dare not stay to meet the
force which they knew their infamous conduct
,nust soon bring upon them, had decamped ;
and the guilt srnittcn inhabitants had also fled,
like Gaia, their first predecessor in murder, and
like the guilty Cain, they will all, in the eye of
Heaven. at least, wear the red brand of the
murderer on their forehcads until they arc called
To their last dreadful account.
We have said that this bloody cnormty had
no parallel in the bistqry Of civilized nations.
10y We not 60 still further and cay, that it has
no parallel among the savage nations Of any
part Of the earth? A Turk would spit in vour
face on the least intimation that any Of his ma.
ton could be guilty Of any such monstro vo
Iaton Of the rights Of hospitality. The wild
Arabs Of the desert have ever held the person,
Of ALL even Of mortal enemies, who PEACEFUL,
entered their dwellings, sacred, and f. be scru
nulously guarded from all harm till they wtr,
ready to depart, and had left in safety. And il
vain have We ransanked our aboriginal histor,
for single instance wherein our American say
ages. as ruthlessly as they often were, ever Sc
- black an example as the one on which VI
have been commenting
No. no, neither Turk, Arab, or Savage, hav
ever been guilty Of suci incfablc mcanncss