Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-11-15

G-e7 We are permitted to make the follow
ing extract from private letter received in
this place from a gentlemen in Kentucky;
MANcHEsrER, Ohio, Oct. 81, 1861.
Events crowd so fast one after another it is
difficult to keep up with them. We have the
prospec Of a5 much boodshed in this State
as has ever been, and it has always been called
the dark and bloody ground. think the union
men Of Kentucky give as good account Of
themselves as any state in the Union To
give you little OF the past history of the
State | will begin with the border state con-
vention, that was called to be held at Frank
fort, in this State here was the first vote di-
rect before the people. There were two set
of delegates run for the convention. The Sc
eessionists tried their strength and found they
were making loosing game, and called their
delegates off. The next move was to select
members of Congress. The Governor delayed
as long as he could to issue his warrant for
that purpose, but finally, nine out of ten union
men were elected. The next move was to
elect a secession Legislature Here was the
strong pull but in the Senate there we're
twenty-five union men and eleven secession
lists chosen in the house there were seventy
five union men and twenty-five secessionists
The Governor is a secessionst, and used all
his official power to carry the State out of the
Union, by the same means that other states
had been fooled against the wishes of the peo-
Pile. For three weeks the Legislature would
pass laws and the Governor would veto them,
and then would be referred back to the house
and passed by two-thirds rule. One law
was passed tinng all persons who had enlisted
in the confederate army for this State, or who
had aided or assisted in any way the rebel
lion; sixty days to return, and if not, they
were guilty of felony and were liable to be
treated as outlaws, and can never inherit any
| property in this state. You see this is pretty
| stringent and this lav was passed by the Ken
| lucky Legislature, vetoed by the Governor,
aud then passed by two-thirds majority.
! Now the State is all activity raising troops
there is a call for fifty thousand troops in this
| State, and will be soon raised think. You
| have little idea what Union men have to stand
even in this State, in many places. Many Of
our most noted men are secessionists and are
busily engaged raising troops to burn, devas.
tate and destroy their neighbours property, fol
no cause, only they love the old Union.
breckenridge is in Morgan County, doing
the best he can to get up an army for this
purpose. There has an army started to-day
from Maysylle to drive him out Of the State
as quick may be, The principal seats o.
war now are in Knox County, in the extreme
southern part Of the state, and At Paducah, il
the southwestern part of the state, ! am cal
culating there will be some pretty hard fight
ing soon. Troops are constantly moving down
the river from above this place. Last nigh
seven boat loads went past here, and to-day
three boats passed with soldiers, and each
boat will carry from eight hundred to thou
sand They have, perhaps, $4,000 or 100 O0C
troops in the state, and the ball is moving
aud soon we may expect the loudest cannon
aiding ever heard on the American continent
But we have other troubles than these, ",
have neighbors that we are obliged to keer
an eye on for fear of their rasoality while tn,
Union men are fighting our battles for u.s.
We have bad one scout and arrested all IN,
secessionists we could find in the county
J took away their arms and all the munitions