Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1861-08-15
MIssOUR1-THE LAST BATTLE


Gents Lyon, Nc Culoch, and Price.
All eyes for the past few days have been
turned to Missouri as the chief field of action
whereon were to be enacted deeds of valor,
and where the next blood was to be she'd in
the battle for, and against the Union. Hav-
ing by a large majority of the vote of her
freemen declared for the enforce
ment of the laws of the govern -.-t, an4
having, through the conventions elected by
the people, erected new State government
to supercede the rotten concern which had
been, through fraud, thrust upon them, and
having, after the fashion of western Virginia
elected provisional Governor TO take the
place of the paltroon jackson, who, after
creating the storm had not the courage or
the mauliness to stand by and see its :effects,
it was to be expected that the dogs of war
of the South would be let loose upon them,
and that no means would be spared to sub
vert the rights Of the loyal citizens of Mis-
souri, and crush out ef1ectually the liberty
loving party Of that State. Ever since the
disaster or mishap or warning, or whatever
else it may be called, at Manassas, it has been
evident that the next great move on the great
military chess board would be there made.
There is much in Missouri for the North to
lose, and there is perhaps more for the South
to gain in that State than in any other of
those on cur border. Her geographical po-
sition lnral"ti,rly Uutly lug State on
our westesn border, her position as controlI-
ing power over the navigation of the Missis-
sippi, and her great northern tributaries, and
her rich resources in mineral wealth make
her especially an object of interest and care
to the revolving States; and thus it IS that
we see the almost entire strength of the
South divided between Virginia and Missou-
ri. Our readers are all familiar with the his
tory of the struggle in this latter State, the
obstacles with which her loyal ciuzens have
had to contend and they were therefore pre-
pared to see the accounts Of the late conflict
near Springfield, between the federal troops
under the gallant Gen. Lyon and the hordes
OF southern mIscreants and traitors, Texan
rangers and half breed Cherokees under the
lead of such men as Gen. Ben McCulloch
and Gen. Price, the one mercenary soldier
of fortune, the other a sworn traitor to bis
country, and both without particle of that
principle which goes TO make up the true he
70 and patriot
The particulars in relation to the last act
in the historical drama enacted in Missouri
We gave in part in our telegraphic report yes
erday, and we continue the record to-day
by the dispatches which we receive up to the
time of our going to press. There seems to
be doubt thrown over the report that Gems.
McCulloch and Price were killed. But if
they have not as yet paid the debt due to
disIoyalty and traitorism, the same Is still
due. We mourn over the loss of the brave
and gallant soldier, Gen Lyon, but as the
blood of the martyrs has ever been said to be
the seed of the church, so we shall expect to
see the blood of our heroes, she'd in Missouri,
give rise to armed men such as came from the
dragon teeth" sown by Cadmus.