, 1861-08-15

= Since ny lag; st. Louis has passed through
constant and daily scenes Of excitement; Wlth
some forty Thousand troops; hostile: to the
|:Goyearmeat, within the boundaries Of the
state, and hourly threatening to strike IL ex:
postd portions, and With traitors at secret
work constantly and unremitting1y within thn
city itself, the people have been kept III nastate
Of uncertainty and anxiety far from pleasant.
s.IgteIeYelopmeEnts- -haQE--tal.;Al tal.;Al-plaee-Rblc6
show the existence Of a secret league within
St. Louis, whose object is TO aid I'd overtf1ow
ing the Government and driving out the Union
-men.-- 'That they have a1mg hidden aud are ac-
lively preparing themselves: for any opportdss
nifty that may oaer, there ts no reason. to
doubt. Where their place Of meeting is, and
where the arms are secreted, is yet profound
mystery. The Home Guards have been ,ac.
tigely on the alert, and almost daily the house.
of suspected parties are searched, but 20 far,
without success. Now, however, large
number Of Union eitizans hare taken tie
matter in hand, and satisfactory results nav
be anticipated. This vigilance committee is
olsloed up lnso different parties, consisting Of
: about 2 half dozen in each, Wfo5a duty If Is in
certain portion of. the city allotted to,fhem.
to find out the names Of ali eecessionista. and
By keeping as strict watch as possibIe npon
/, 1hem, discover their motives and acts. :BR B 20
doing they hope to be yet able to bring item
aH to Justice and efectual1J thwart their trait
torous designs. When Camp jackson Was
captured, soO hundred stand Of arms were
1 found Il to have been Carried away and secreted,
1ar proved unaVai1ing: THESE have, been
steadily added to ever since by the secession-
asts, 20 that it is thought that at least two
Thousand muskets are at the disposal OF ns
many rebels, who are Watching eagerly for .
chance to turn them against Their country.
guilty achemers will soon be brought to tns.
tlce, and St. Louis rid Of men who: have dis
GIaced her fame and aided fn involving the
State In bloody civil war. Among the. most
Brownlee, the head Of the MetropoIitan PoliceT
OF this city. Being gifted with about eoual
amounts Of cunning aud treaeon, he has heen
able, until few days since, to cover a traitors
heart beneath plausible: exterior. The late
Sxpose Of ths vlllatnous duplicity Of General
Gov. JACKSON suggesting the assembling Of
camp near this city, and other secession meas.
.uTes, with the name Of Brewnlee appendad ii
tull as endorser and sympathiser, has uuex-
Eecfedly and completely removed the veil from
the actions Of this precious head OF the police,
and caused him to appear In hig true fight
that Of q deeply-d5ed traitor. That this sud
den and unexpected expose and production Of
document thought to be destroyed has sur
prfsed no one mere than Mr.. Brownlea him
sell, is evident To plan and execute treason
IN secret, and without danger, Is no doubt a.
pleasant; 1ask 20 one base enough to be q
loyal people In true character is unpleasant.
and apt to provoke Thought for the consa.
quencee. That the official head of Mr.. John
a. B1oWnlee, Police Commissioner, will soon,
7 not 1mmediately, be cut of BY Gen, Fremont
Is nighiy probable. Since the affair became
public through the papers he has been plunged
INTO great uneasiness, which is shared by
the rest Of the police force, who are in
daily fear Of meeting the same fate that
those Of Baltimore did. think their fears
are well founded, and that few days viii
witness new order Of things in this depart
at the head, appointed by Clalb. jackson him
sell, the men chosen as guardsmen Of the
peace Of the city are all OF ike sympa-
thies, and as part Of them have been
nightly drilled Tor the apparent purpose Of
pat!1og doHa 2 mob, their action, should
The outside effect Of the publication Of the
Frost correspondence has been indeed great,
Ever since Camp Jackson WAS captured. the
secess1onlsts, among whom Was tha former
p1etended Union mau, Major Wright, have
suffered regular and constant spasms Of indig-
~ HAAt @3AN$ NEA4lEA kl1E OF
9 "peaceful camp for Instruction aud drills
Openly and constantly they have ayowed the
camp Was not secession, and did not deserve
such treatment. Gen. Frost's communication
to jackson lately discovered and published.
recommends m the gathering Of body Of men
the purpose ssof crushing out the power Of
Government within the State" has had q re-.
ma1kably quieting effect upon the Iaborsd
: gzlete Of the secessionists, aud their ef1er
Feseipg Indignation has rapidly eubsided:
while at the same time they have lost cor.
venient watchword that has been used n
every speech and outrage perpetrated by auV,
Of their number in this State. The expose has
completely s1enced this CRY, and not only
opened the eyes Of their half gained dupes.
but efeetually prevented the remembrance Of
their bowels Of compassion.
IN Ft1day, We had very exciting scene in
one OF our principal thoroughfares. and for a
Short time fearful and bloody termination
Was expected. The brief particulars you baye
nsa ansaoy s.ea Taeeiged by telegraph Asa company
1noef MAJOR = B. Shaw were marching down
Pine street, and when just opposite Seventh,
some men on the sidewalk commenced cheer.
ing for jeff DaVfs, and almost Immediately a
pistol shot was fred. Immense excitement
at once ensned,. the soldiers ha1ting md
commencing to load their muskets, while
panic stricken crowds fled in all directions,
The troops were highly sxasperated at the un.
provoked attack, and it was feared they Eould
Tetaliate In spite Of the efforts Of their COM
mande1s. BY great exertion, however, they
we're brought to order and passed on, while
The miEcreant who had fired the shot and fe0n.
ardized the lives Of hundreds, escaped. So far
during all the attacks upon troops qnietly
marching through the streets, the Euilty naf-
Ties, after speeding the bullets at the spldfers.
pave lied IN safety, while others paid with their
Aves tor the act Such state Of things can
NOT and. it. in EARNESTLY
exist, and Gen Fremont has expressed his de-
termination to adopt immediate measures to
prevent such assaults In future and add great
y 70 the security Of life and property. II nv
opinion, str Louis will witness within q feT
days change in her domestic arrangements
that vii prevent her name being reudered
any more familiar with scenes Of blood aud
outrsge than 1t il at present, and hope in nv
next to chronicle better and happier state Of
affairs in our city: Yesterday the levee was
fe1aeaed Iea1?ss lrnly dangerous ground and great
ing fired from the Illinois shore; Mimic balls
passing through signs, and in several instances
people narrowly escaped being hit by them. A
thorough investigation hss been entered upon.
a. and % tns %recklesalrers will probably be brought
Towards Lyons in the southwest. coping
with his little army against thrice their nun.
ner, al eyes are az present turned with deep
and almost painful interest. From every in.
dieation, Wero he defeated, which is not At all
probable he will be, 4 stampede Of consid-
erable magnitude BY our tinid inhabitants
To!a lake place to your State. The seces-
slonists now banded together in our midst
would take the opportunity to rise, Of course
ending only In their own destruction, but gtill
capable Of creating injury before being sub
dued. Ii sctiTe, energetic efforts by the Vigil
ance Commlttet can break up the treasona6Ie
League at once, and prevent even such possi.
b1llty You may be assured 1t will be done.
More determined determined because
they feel that the safety Of their families de-
pend upon lido not exist than the citizens
who have taken the matter in chsrge It
strange, almost wonderful, the uprisine that
has taken place among the loyal men hera
caused BY their Suddenly realizing that thev
were standing as It were over powder rnax-
azine, ready at any moment to break oat in a
hsrce exp1oaion. Already the names Of scores
Of the rebel leaders hare been ascertalned and
reported at headquarteH, and ill is done aui.
,,t'a, ely, put At the same time With fierce deter.
minaa9n NJ aug J. as wsrefhat will not stop until
:. Day after Day our etreets are thronredl With
soldtels. arrlVlng from Illinois, aud some even
fre N the Interior Of the State. Great prer,ara 4
hons are being made for the big encampment
here, and everything gives token that 3 man
1s'1n charge who understands the enemy he
has TO deal with, aud. is preparing to treat
R1th them In the only manner they can at Drea-
ent sppTec1ate--fhrough the mouths Of can
non. mat glorious and speedy triumph Wiu
Glomn me Esoeral arms in this any
one acqua19ted with matters here will readily
oeleye. Notwithstanding the questionable
GnEFalier @ rejoicing ii the CONT Portable name Of
t14oW, the hero Jackson Of. BoonyfIle fama
and the tiong taw WARRIOR REYNOLDS are nov
Mlihan the State with large bodies Of rebeI