The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-10-07

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:. 4. Tua 3st give an aoeauni q
,he horrible scenes enacted b. tic
rebels oa the kansas BORDER
On Saturday night - family re
Tired 70 rest. Bule saspeeliag thai he
danger was SO near. Abou, ~ o'clock
We were awakened BY the loud cries
and curses Of body Of armed men,
Who we're laundering at cur doors,
burlIng stones and assauliing tie doors
with their guns. We were told IN
ianily to strike a light and admit
them, or they would burst 10 the doors
and burn the house. With all posi-
Bic haste we complied with the de-
mand and opened the door lnstan'-
ly there rushed in some six or eight
armed men. The Grst demand was
Tor arms and ammunition, and then
Tor men. We told them We had no
arms. This q course did not satisfy
them, and they rushed furioasly
through the house searching for arms.
While this was going forward, !
slipped out Of back door and ran 10
the houses Of my neiehbors 10 inform
them Of what was going on, thinking
at the time that my house was the
only one in town that was invaded.
went to the first and second houses
and called them up, and was about 70
return when | was met by some three
or four men who were rushing upon
me. | endeavored TO conceal myself
in a small back building, but was dis
covered and commanded to come back.
Being screened somewhat by a fence,
! was ordered TO stand out in range Of
rife that was cooked and aimed at
my head. | expected every instant
/ TO be shot, but strange TO say was
not so agitated as to be deprived Of all
reflection. The man was an Irish
man. | knew the instructive yenera-
/ ton Of the Irish for their priests, and
told him therefore that he must not
shoot me, that | was q peace man and
4 clergyman. lnamoment he brought
his gun from his shoulder and in a
pleasant tone replied, 'Shurc, if you
arc a clergyman | will not hurt you ;
come out here, you have nothing to
fear You must march down 10 the
public square, for that is our orders
but | will assure you our Captain will
not injure you. ! will now leave my
own personal history and give you
the results of the invasion in our town.
Every house was entered in the man
ner | have described and in most cases
robbed of every thing that could be
taken of. Money, clothing and bed
ding were the principal articles inquir-
ed for Our stores were all robbed,
some Of every article, willie others
had small quantities left. The next
inquiry was for horses and wagons.
Some thirty or forty horses and q
large number Of wagons were taken.
The citizens were also marched into
the public square, and after being
detained some time we're dismissed
without being required to give any
pledge.
A military company were being
formed in the town. All their guns
and ammunition and military stores
were secured. The men were taken
prisoners and marched off some ten
miles where they were released and
paroled. Would ! could end the mar
raliye here. But the most terrible
part is yet obe told. Five men were
shot dead and one wounded by ball
passing through his body. lie was
shot in his house and in his bed fast
asleep. Being hard 70 wake, as he
had been deprived Of his rest for the
two previous nights, after several at
tempts to wake him he was shot in
the centre Of his breast, the ball pass
ing quite through his body. | got
permission after a time TO visit him
and found him covered with blood ap.
parenily dying. Powerful stimnlants
Immediately administered saved him
from death and he may possibly re-
cover. Three Of the other men kill
ed were from the country and were
:smong our best citizens three famil-
les were assured when taken from
their beds and from their homes that
they we're only 10 be conveyed to the
town and that no injury should 10
done them they were conveyed about
Z a half a mile and ehof dead and there