The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-10-27
From the Christian Messenger.
& Letter from Kansas.
BALDWIN CRY, Dougla.
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Kansas, Oct. 9Th, 1862.


Bro. WEBSTER Il know your good kind
heart will pardon our hardness, in perform
ing pledges made to the Messenger. Two un.
finished letters now lie in our own writing
desk, with quite chasm in the date, com
menced by Mr.. L. il different parts Of the
State, for the readers of the Messenger in
the Green Mountain State, but having no time
a, command they must be laid over for the
present, and my own letters are all written
at double quick. We are having heap OF
excitement at this writing in Southern Kan
sas You have learned ere this, of the Dya-
sion of our beautiful State by 'Quantrell,'
the famous Guerilla chief, and his gang OF
bandit, 10 which O.otho, the County seat Of
johnson County, was sacked, and also the ad-
joining town, Spring Hill, and little village
called Squiresvile. and some OF the most cold
blooded murders on citizens and soldiers rea.
dezvouing at Olothc, were perpetr4tcd by this
fiend Of which We have any record, even in
Kansas Mr.. Cook, a worthy citizen, was
dragged from his bed, where he was sleeping
with his wife, and murdered, and so was also
a Mr.. Judy, he too was an inoffenslvc citizen.
They broke into the house of Rev s. Brooks
formerly member of the Iowa Conference
now of the Kansas Conference, and the pres
ent year stationed at Oo.he) frightening his
wife almost out OF her wits, Bro. b. being
on the circuit and 10 !. on the day following
they were pulling, with goods and chattels ,
and so was also the family of his steward,
bag and baggage for Baldwin City to find
home for the remainder Of the year, if Quan.
trel does not pay US visit, as we are ex.
pecting a SURPRISE and trust our citizens
will be prepared to receive SO distinguished a
guest.
Report came to town last night that ter.
rible battle had been fought in the vicinity of
Fort Scott, in Linn County Kansas, and the
first Messenger said 1000 of our troops have
been taken prisoners the last report was to
the effect that the Federal arms we're victori-
ous--God grant that the latter may be con.
frmed. y, the terrible suspense, that shrouds
some aching hearts in our midst who have
husbands and fathers in that Division of the
Army. We met little hoy, the son of a
Methodist preacher, as We w>rc returning
from town, (whither We had been to admins.
ter the holy sacrament to dying womaD)
and said he, Pa is now, We are afraid pris.
oner.' The sons Of two Of our neighbors
were in the late battle at Harpers Ferry and
Anthem. One, the son OF Rev. N. TAYLOR
ex.Presidiug Elder, the other of our good
Methodist, DIR. Dollars, and oh, these pale
laced mothers with their quivering lips, tel
tale of heart-aguony, such as thousand.
OF mothers can row tell in our suffering
Country. Missives came, one, two, three
after the terrible battle began, then all wa.
silent as the grave Not word to tell thei,
fate. o, Bro Webster. can you fail to Sc,
that this ,caris the exact fulfllment OF proph
ecy, as plain as can be spelled out to human
intellect and the different phases it has as
sumed and is assuming seems clear to my Owl
mini that it is the great battle OF Arma
gedden, in the Apocalypse, aud VIC are reta
near the final coGsumation Of time. WI,
Sir, there arc to day probably, ten thousanC
God'iearing, praying men in our army, bat
ting for the right, and if this does not lool
like the camp Of the saints, that regiment o
Methodist preachers that made me shout out
right, when | read of their patriotic zeal, j
a photograph Of one. dsclain all sympa
thy with Mierism,' and It's errors louc
since exploded, but do 6eiierc from the sion
of the times that the sound of the Bride
groom coneth is issued, and the Great da
OF God Almighty is Just at hand.
Our late camp.moeting in this place, was