, 1861-07-03
Affairs In Missouri.

Correspondents Of the Chicago Tsibune.1
8T. LOUIS. June %, 1851.
f.: =. g. :s::Ss:'Iis Is- 81. LOUIS
Thing: ara moving along after fashion in
this "ad1ance post Of fesdomI' The city
preserves . profound quiet. Tho Union sen.
timent alone is sufficient to overawe the trait
ors without any assistance from Federal by
oncte+; Tbs Journal continues to publish ex-
citing blasphemous and traitorous leaders and
lying statements Of alleged Federal action, but
; it is laughed at and despiscd By the Unionists,
Federal dags are flying fton every part Of the
city and from the lending hotels. Federal
uniforms even upon the " Dutch" are respect.
cd in every quarter, and arc an assurance Of
eafety. seeessionism is dead-gcze stark dezd.
In the State the secessionlats remind one Of
lazy crowds hovering around street corners IN
city Of pleasant suuday4so far and far-
between arc they. Missouri is = froe State,
made 90 BY the Oigarchy themselves, Who
preferred ''ca1Tying Missouri out Of the Union
or carrying her to HE'LL" thani4t Loyalty OBJ
serve their oaths and remain .Where they could
be protected. We are relieved from that in
crbus, Clatb. jackson and his Tretinue7 of
ecoundrelB, traitors and miserable towards.
Jackson 10 leaving record behind him in his
flight to Arkansas for the people to remember
him by. It Is being written amid the tears Of
bis OWE people, and by the Light Of burning
biieges and buildings he himself has tlred.
For Missouri's present true position we ara
indebted above i'll to Frank Blair, His conr.
sge ard eagrclty, and txedness Of purpose and
knowledge Of men and circumstances aud the
necessities of the case all combined has pre-.
served Missouri and saved millions Of dollars
Union.
MILITARY MoyEAEsTs.
General Lyon is now pushing his forces to
the Southwest. AL our St. Louis regiments,
With the exception Of the Zouaves and 3 por-
ton Of Col stesenson's Regiment and COL
Bland's corps, are ROW weading their way TO-
wards the Southwest. Col steTenson's com.
mand will be in the field as fast as the compa
nies s1e mustered in and equipped. 30 also
With Col. Bland's Regiment. The American
ZouaTes are organized and specially accepted
BY the War Department., and ara NOW eta-
Toned at the arsenal. One Of their compa-
nfes has disbanded on account Of the
abandonment oftheir Captain, who has accept
ment. Some fifteen men went with him.
about 1fteen declined serving anybody, and
about sixty have Joined other companies con-
nected with The corps: Col Smith says he
vacancy thus occasioned. Soonas this is sup
piled the Regiment will be provided with uai-
fo1ma aud detailed for active duty. Here is a
chance 1or one OF those Illinois com.
pantes that have failed to obtain admission
INTO regularly accepted regiments. The Zou-
aEes M are al Amerleaus, and fine soldieriy lot
OF 1euo#s, and are.oh1cered BY 1ntelfgent, ca
paole snd attentive gentlemen. Tho Colonel,
Morgan L. Smith, is q brick Of the 1lfst class,
and kas no equal outside Of tho Regular
army as a thorough taetician. He has been
Ter many years drill master in the United
states Army, and is up to enuff in everything
pertaining to military. The companies main.
tain their own Organization. The duty upon
Fhlch t1e ZouaVe8 VIII be detailed, will be q.
called pleasant in connection with military
life
THE STATE CONVENTION.
Tho Et~+. r,n~o.;.