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American citizen., 1861-07-06
Movements OF the Federal Troops I'm
Missouri.

The Memphis Appeal of the 30th alt ays.
A gentleman who arrived in this city hast
evening having travelled from Macon, near
the north line of Missouri, by land, gives US
important intelligence as to the movements
of the Federal forces in that State
He states that the northern portion Of the
State after the affair at Bonneville was in
vested with troops from ST. Louis, Illinois
Iowa and Kansas, who commenced a march
which followed a line toward the southeast.
ending at Pocahontas in Arkansas The line
of their march can be followed on the map,
commencing at Macon City, south to JefIer-
son City; thence to Tuscumbia, Springfield.
Lebanon, Raleigh and Waynes viIlei and
when our informant left Tuseumbia, two
hours before the troops arrived at that point }
he learned of their inteption 10 make the
passage TO PocahOrtas and there make a con
junction with the troops. which are sent ost-
fIom Birds Point, over the line Of the C<sirc
and Fulton railroad.
The evident intention is to Unrest Eastern
Missouri and keep open military route from
the North for Federal troops, with base line
on the South; they then receive an important
advantage which viii have unfortunate
effect on the patriots of Missouri, while at
the same time it strengthens the abolition
element " hieh prevails in the Eastern portion
At every point on the line marked out they
have stationed detaehments of from fo.ar 10
inent man whose sentiments are suspected OF
being favorable TO the South, requiring them
to take the oath Of allegiance to the United
States, or sending them 10 st. Louis fer trial
and annoyance.
Their march is signalized Or various afro
cities and outrages on the inhabitants. Ma
rauding parties and detachrnents of their SOL
diery seize on property and carry il of with
ont compensation, insulting the citizens who
demand immunity and protection
On the march FROM Raleigh TO WavneSvilte
a German regiment was terribly distressed by
guerilla warefare, kept up by some ore or
two hundred Niszourians, VINO killed and
wounded over three hundred OF the eueEay.
The federals did not put out any fanklag
parties and paid no attention TO their dead
and wounded, Ioaying them oa the road an
cared for. movement towards Arkansas
and the Mississippi river calls for Immediate
attention on the part of our military author
see and Arkansas, effected with the Missou-
rians, would efectaally break mp the federal
occupation mentioned. and now that our
troops are so anxious 10 see real service. we
think the opportunity should not be deferred
We owe much 10 those patriotic people Who
have taken the brunt Of battle from Tennes-
see; and hope quick and judicions effort viii
be made for their assistance
The entire roufe was travelled b. our in
formant on horseback, and he represents the
substantial citizens and property holders As
having the utmost sympathy with the Sonth.
and that they look to as for support in this
their hour of distress.
Our informant of the above facts IA -efi-
able gentleman. and we make no hesitation
in vouehing for the truth Of his statements.
American citizen., 1861-07-06
Reliable from Missouri.

Tie telegraph having male sad havoc in
communicating recent transactions in Mis-
souri,, we publish below, from the Missouri
State journal, the account, IS written by al,
eye witness. Of the fight near Boonesville.
Tt will be seen that General Price and Co.
Marmaduke were quite enough for Lyon and
Blair:
Major General Price was III on SUNDAY.
and issued an order for the retirement of the.
State troaps towards Arkansas. He. HIM
self, left for his home at Brunswick. The
forces under Gen. Lyon landed near Roche
port,on the South side of the Missouri river.
and marched thence toward Bonneville. A
few companies of State troops met them
about six miles below Bonneville. and at
tackled Lyons forces, Company b. Blar's
regiment, being the party receiving the fire.
About ten OF said company were killed and
wounded, as the result of that fire. The
company firing then retreated. Several
other State companies at this point of time.
kept firing from. different directions on Iv-
on's forces. Gen. Lyon then planted his
cannon, and fired about twenty rounds on
the State troops, using grape and ball. None
of the State troops were killed by this can
nonading, so far as is known. But those
them in the fighting, were made prisoners.
to the number of fifteen or twenty. and
three are known to be killed. These pris-
oners were taken, and the man killed after a
retreat, was ordered by the officers COM
manding the State troops.
The State troops retired in good order
not moro than three hundred having en-
gagged in the skirmsh Some ten of the
Federal troops Were killed, and as many as
from twenty to thirty wounded, some NOR
tally.
Col. Marmaduke commanded the State
troops, and Gov. Jackson was in person on
the ground. No cannon were captured by
the Federal troops, all having been saved,
except some pieces which were thrown into
the river, these having been placed in posi-
tion on the river, four miles South of Boone
vile.
Gen. Parsons, with some fifteen pieces of
ordnance, was advancing to join the State
troops at the time they were retreating. All
these were saved. No word of disbanding
the State troops was ever heard of; nor of
the flight of Gov. Jackson, who, on the con-
trary, cooliy remained two hours after the
retreat of the State troops. Gov. jackson
is now with his men; the order to retreat
was given on Sunday. purely as a strategic
movement; while some of the boys deter.
mined to have the fun of making the invs
ders smell burning gunpowder, anyhow; ard
the attack was made with the distinct plr-
pose of retreating Immediately afterwgrd.
1t was currently reported at Bonneville, that
Gen. Lyon remarked, if the fire of the 7tate
troops had continued he must have ordered
a retreat. Tie Federal forces stood their
ground and returned tie fire; but the State
troops were covered by a woodland aya fred
from different directions on Lyons forces.
Lyon las now possession of Boonetille, and
has issued . proclamation. The Sttte troops
are concentrating at point ffteet or twel
~ miles West of Bonneville. andare 3 5at-
zing and preparing fully for the tonfhet =
American citizen., 1861-07-06
Proclamation by the Governor.
ExEcUTIyE OFFICE,

EXECUTIVE OFFICE,
asaft h'ss Jackson, June %, 186IS
WHEREAS, It is probable that Mississippi
will be called on to put forth her full militia
ry strength; and whereas, arms manufactur-
ed specially for war cannot be procured in
sufficient numbers to arm ALI. who are Will
ing and anxious to take part in the present
conflict and I have deemed it proper ahd
necessary to the defense of the State to call
the attention Of the people to the fact that
they have in their possession arms Thich
can be made efficient for war purposes suffi-
cient to arm twenty five thousand mfn; and
to invoke the aid of all State and County
Officers in collecting these arms ard placing
them in reach of the State authorizes. Let
the Boards of Police of each county forth
with assemble and send an agent into every
Police Beat and urge the citizens to send to
the county seat all surplus ffe-arms, shot
guns, or rifles, Of every description, new or
old, in order or out of order and when coli
lected, let them be valued by just and dis
Greet men, appointed by tlh Boards Of Po-
lice and the State will beeome responsible
ICr tueIE NdtuC 10 lIuffidtAio >SEdtHe,
Let them then be sent to Jackson, where
they can be repaired Snail riffs can be
bored to the proper caibre; old guns repair
ed, and broken ones meaded.
I further enjoin it on all officers of the
State, and earnestly invoke the aid of all
patriotic citizens, to re every effort to col
lect the scattered arms belonging to the
State, and send them forward to Jackson.
Let every company which is not in po-
sitaon to receive arms from the State, arm
themselves with double barreled shot guns
(for they can be'made as efficient as mus
kets or rifles), and hold themselves in readi-
ness to move at an hours notice.
If seconded in these measures, as / hope
I shall be, by the gallant men of Mississippi,
we will thea be able to send our insulted,
invaded and outraged friends of the Border
States all The aid they may need, and have
arms enouxh left to make Mississippi land
Of fire toan invading foe.
JOHN ]. PETTUS.
American citizen., 1861-07-06


IHE CONCERT on Thursday night, for tie
benefit OF the Z" Madison Guards was a
splendid success. The largest and most
brilliant audience we ever saw in Odd Eel
lows Hall, assembled on this occasion. We
had no idea that Canton and vicinity at this
time, could turn out such an audience. "a
The performances of the s Amateurs not
only did credit to themselves, but went far
beyond the expectations of the community.
Where all did SO well, it would seem in
yidious to mention particularly any one of
those who contributed to the entertainment.
but we must be permitted to say, that to
Mrs. A. ID. SnELDoN-who dd-in stage
parlance-the heavy business" of the eve
ning-were the audience most indebted for
their enjoyment.
To Miss Rosa Love, Miss Priscilla Lewis,
Miss Amelia Edwards, Mrs. Sheldon, Prof
Brown, the Messrs. Colquhoun, Prof Hart
well, " and Others" the 50 Madison Guards
will long be under obligations for their gen.
erous labors in their behalf
The proceeds of the evening, we think,
were not less than $50, which will materi-
ally help the eGuards" in their laudabIe en-
deavors to get off to the seat of war, which
is to them the paramount object of patriot
ic DESIRE"
American citizen., 1861-07-06
Dispatches copied from The ee-tAeFR
PaRefS-

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washinstcn. June -i~-Iae reFerrs eir-
cnlated Of charse In ths plans = eerSral
Seer-. and ta.sr ke wfll eszrnence active cF
e-~s,o-< s-aanSt tie n Sess. are eTrcreosls
We are further than ever reuovee fro7a =
battle Gen- Scott has I'd parpo~e 3 r1.N'
fr- general engagement Tie enAF &C
q flcts between - and tie FeeeEs, w4acA nrs
likely 70 transpire at present. are sNiFi,a's ,s'
+ Gen Seatt,s rre.-raruEue J. the conceuEr1rls- =
OF Federal trooxs in N1ESinla and sAe Ct-c-
border States IN srch l@S~e toalaes - q
make IL madness AR the rse~ss - astrsaTs
an attack " lille thus intlmissrIaS t~ssa-
tie pre~ence e cur forces vii sncauTe-e t-e
Ioy al citizens 70 rise In sa1Ec;ear n1zalers q
prevent any further 0atFaKe~, ssAg 81 tAesr
resources, increase the aaSsatAsSa<tlons ~
their camps, cause deSertsaas, azi. ~ taus
harrassing and deuaoTaasEns tssza. drlts
them from the border >tateS (sen- Scott :.
confident thar, thls accomplished. tAa l9yat
I " Of the border States : 6xcd I1an q =
F bis purpose a. transport hy sea A Immense
force To operate against r1e Os1lx >eace=-
They will DC landed under tAe protecrs4ss "a
men-of-war &C rke prominent p~inrs en tie
Atlantic and Gulf coa~fs. and thus. thrr-s-
+ ened by the approaches frurG V1e So lie
authorities Of the different States Ell reca-l
their troops from the nan kosis an.i t4as
break up their grand array ard Eaka lr iEa-
possible Tor anv offensive r10we-newrs- Tie
: fragments in she dlserent StzteS. tef-- thea
cut oI from supplies from tie borf~r State.
will be driven 70 accept terms Grea " As--
iagton-
lt Is no part oF tire pIan. a. az rrese.s ar
ranged. - attack the sktrfs 81 tAe retst
army, or to attempt - gesaSe any 0r t1t
stolen forts, 4 tie restoratieu * s-szi - 81
be made one of the corl@isseH-s glae4a<gl 49,
r ff.g~
10 accept terms
By January. he thinks the rebsl.s,u uirl
be eatirely debated and tie alaa secl--
straetei
Sseclal a. AZ ,-sr F-arS gr..ssl
Wsshiu-ton. Hume 2---tse1- Dix Azs lsi
several Interviews VIA t1s SecEeraFT 81
War and Gen. Scott to-sl4v an tte sat f.s g
OF the future prosraramse in abe ssanae.l.a be-
locality was uassouhtesily rn,isr dise.is.ssu 3
but every fn4sratsca shows rtar roshzss x5-i
be done "a dissaEb the present ealu sill a.ter
the 4th Of July.
Fram The CIacsazati Causraevrisl-
Washinztoa. Jaue 27.-Gcn- plx ufIl
make his headquarters a. the AFlsc-t1r
House, and ASSUME eonla4nd a tbs army ~
INVASION
It i rumarcl that Gen. Ss-stt las b,e-
requested, by vote 81 tie Cabir- eeuarlL
il possible, to take possession of Ese1u-lsi
previous 70 he assembling os TIE >s=1l-eru
Congress
Every thing : guiet On the ir-fatl sa.la.
No signs Of TIE rebel aiyancs ~ t1ss Girse-
ton.
Notice has Just bee1 pasted az Atlsor tic1-
eral Nansteii's heaaqoarters, ttat - m1rc
passes viii be issued uat3l Saturday
\ number q resiraeuts have receivei
marching orders, asd exPect @ u,aFe f,r-
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American citizen., 1861-07-06

g1ETbe Memphis Avalanche hears the
most gratifying intelligence from East Ten
nessee, the Union party growing weaker ev-
cry day Mr.: w. D. Van Dyke, who was re-
ported to be member of the Convention OF
n,a1contents, who were lately in session in
East Tennessee, has. published card contra
dieting the report, and adding:
eIshaye never believed secession was reme-
7y for the evils of which the South COM
plains, (much less would believe II = RENE
dy for East Tennessee,) and attended only
With the most disastrous consequences Ana
bekeying SO, voted for sNo Separation al
the recent election. Yet, as a native Tennes-
seean, ffee1 it my duty to acquiesce and de-
end Eths position the State assumed by 50
large majority on the 9Th of June. Hence,
~ . Union man, protest against the entire
proceedings of the Convention.
American citizen., 1861-07-06

RscADc1d, Jnns 7S-Bsskcp L,ecr.i.s4s P.,'s
Of the Episcopal hicccss ef Losfsfnrsa. has
been appsintea a 1fa5or .sezser.i ux tAe Pr
visionaI Array u ccru=aaansl tie e1Nxarv
Department ii us Eesl aasl MASSES rivers
The above annoenceEien< vii sset sarf-rs-e
those who are familiar wlta tie 4nseexslerrs
Of the respected BiskoP < Lo1lslan1- IN
early life Ae received \ tA1roo-A ni1tnrv
edueation az Nest Faant. arA ~TaAlaase,
with di=tinction .t tat inssitntiaa- E<-ilss
this, the Bishop esu-ss q pasricfsc Gescent
his ancestors haxiry be<n azzcr< tie 1rs-
most AMI brave>t IA deEen~e q o4< ss<Ats
and liberties against ssFslsa Soc.
That be shoali now cat esF tie smrr,s,s
10 enter the fed in a~sen<e Ct the SaafE. i
evidence ss once of Ais r~ll<soa and Easrios.
ism No more holy cause ever sAallen.-eal
the support % she Christan than thar whi.h
has lusiuced this vererahse mas cf tsosl a.
draw his sword The mission q The cAnrrA
IS peace bat when Il AaEpsRss a. Z Aas row
happened, thai peace can oaiv he haa<as
with war, 4 becnraes act % AAsh reAs r1nxs~
duty that the C4rsscis-1 rn4n ~honfl A~ fs.znl
in the front rxn< ef battle.-Nsn 0xr.s
crsseAs-
American citizen., 1861-07-06

SEcESsIoS Is CALlroEz1A--rae srrra'
Washingt0n eorFesrondenf 81 tte Nee EaaE
Herald, writing oa the 25ta alr- ssvs-
Intelligence has iast heen received tc-e
frOm Calif0ruia, ststirg tlat a r.esf asrn o.
bic Increment is oa tset. ga tAe aar4 a5 tae
rebels jig thEt state to FFnelaEnt -ts s. R.tera
part Of 20 oat ef tle a4en- sal tar@ 8 rrs
state Tor admission iura see >nRz1ezl. q .r-
te,-eracF- lt appears thlt ess.ts ErFs kFer
made tor seveTai wears haek Co. l1ElEc tEt
State, and make Slave >taEe uEE af the
southern sectioE- euleuslFasls rhss para tsl u
thirty-six degrees zhirty u5lgres- zasl-r tas
secret circular seut fsca, sAzs .clfT. sz-szse.l
by rebel cons1fratcrs- AIsAau-h tae se1e--e
was exposed and fsiled ret alacz az a rssar r.,s
the Legislature actually eassel an sea a--
thorizlng the southern caaarirs g. Errss "a
separate Goveraaaent. e abe people sAssll s,
vote The Frepasitsoa was su1rz7-rssl an.l
earrisd- ansi x5zala tAs a. s tWa m1asHr sasr
have organized ald raiseH an Insieneas - 3
flag, and have declared Is ssr inssztzez ta =.
With sa< Saash.
-tne $50 ~ tasT -scTe w-ls c,rersv - &.
seen it was nseassarT ta.ax tAe rresz Statss
should have an eutleE 2E Size EsEe ea4Ast
and theF. of ca-Ess- srri<e ssF she Eas sa-h--
az San Diego- Yer does tats scheme ssrr
here They expeet azl kaFs she Assarsacs
OF the cooperation of tie rstels .1 Arzxs-4
and Sew Nexiea. E1sv hare alsa sAe cas-
operation 81 tuS--e Terry eF Nawa 81 Tr-rf-
tory, Who has oFEsnirsl q fa--e tAe-e g. -
sist the azshcrisy1 90 tsov- Nsr ana - n--r-a.
the establishment of tle { al.sL States Cerfts
there.
American citizen., 1861-07-06
rERMs or .sunscRIPTIoN.
TERMS OF -SIBSLRIPITON
Subscriptions Of Crop for otste'ace Of the Con
fet5erate States.

We, the subscribers, agree to contribute,
to the defence of the Confederate States,
the portion of our crop set down to our re-
spective names; the same to be placed in
warehouse, or in our factors hands, and
sold ON or before the first day of---next; !;
and the nett proceeds of sale we direct to
be paid over to the Treasurer of the Confed-
crate States, for bonds for the same amount,
bearing eight per cent. interest.
Names of Quantity Place of Name of
Planters. delivered. delivery. Factor.
American citizen., 1861-07-06

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American citizen., 1861-07-06
The Great B0aster.

A Northern dispatch says: q GEN. Scott
boasts that the evacuation of Harper's Ferry
is in perfect accordance with his plans, and
that no Southern movement will, in the
slightest degree, affect his programme"
Gen, Scott " boasts somewhat too much
for man of action. ssLet not him that put
tetb on his arner boast himself as he that
taketh it off" That IS what the good book
SAYS, and the words of inspiration are not
beneath the notice ofeven so great man as
General Scott. 1t is obvious. however, that
the ssgreat captain of the age' is making the
civilians about him understand that Napo-
leon ard Wellington were mere children in
the art of war compared with Win(g)fed
Scott. There is no one in his immediate
neighborhood that can disproye that propo-
sition, for the Generalissimo, permits no ri
walls near the throne, as the dismal fate of
Gen. Wool significantly illustrates. The
evacuation of Harpers Ferry is, therefore.
in perfect accordance with Scott's plans,
and no Southern moyemen will, in the
slightest degree, affect his programme" =
Oh, far-seeing and otnnipotent Scotti Was
it 8 in accordance with your plansp that the
Star of the West was sent to Charleston and
came back as she went That the largest
military and naval expedition ever set on
foot BY the United States was sent to rein
force Fort Sumter, and was compelled to re-
turn without firing gun2 That it was de-
termined to march up the peninsula to
Richmond, as well as BY Manassas, and that
no Southern movement has, IN the slightest
degree. affected that programme? That re-
peated attempts have been made to demolish
the batteries which prevented the landing of
troops, not one of which has succeeded; but,
on the contrary, been repulsed with disas-
trous loss2 And Jet no Southern movement
can, in the slightest degree, affect his pro-
gramme The civilians of Linceln's Cabinet
may accept all this as gospel, but we should
not wonder if some of the regular officers of
the United States, including, perhaps. even
the beloved Wool, laugh scornfully over the
prodigious vaporing of the venerable military
peacock at their head Riehaoa5 Dispatch.
American citizen., 1861-07-06
THE CIrlzEx ox wan FoorIxa-It wil

IHE citizen on a WAR FooTIyG.--It will
be seen that we have reduced The Citizen to
ITS original size. This has been rendered ne
cessary by the scarcity, as web as the high
price of paper. The demand for pa per in the
Confederate States is much greater than the
supply, and it is necessary that every print
ing establishment should economize ia the
use of the article much as possible, in or
der that the supply may not be entirely ex-
heusted
"Aea we enlarged our paper, three years
ago, we had a large advertising custom, and
our business was fiourishing in every depart
snent; bnt now it is quite different We have
but few advertisements, and there is scarcely
anything doing in the job printing line. S
All this is incident to- the times and tba
state of the country. When the war is over
and times become again prosperous, should
our business justify it, we win again resume
our larger size. For the present, the Citizen.
like hundreds of its contemporaries, must go
forth "curtailed of its fair proportions ask
ing the indulgence Gifts friends and patrons.
American citizen., 1861-07-06

HOME AcTUREs.-TheBaton Rouge
Comet says they lately sent an order to
Richmond, Va, for type andprinting mate
rials, which was filed as we'll and as salts
factorily as it would have been done in New
York or Philadelphia. That is the way to
pay off the Abolitionists. On this subject
we publish the following from the Cincin-
natl Enquirer;
q !Somsthisg to Think about, BAT not Cry
abo11."-U nder the aboFe head. the Cincin-
natl Enquirer publishes and introduces with
the following remarks a very suggestive ar
ticle from the New York Tribune, on the eff
fects of the embargoon the commerce of the
West:
We ask for it aIeeneral perusal, and we
ask it that the people of the West may see
what they have lost by quarreiing glwith the
South on the negro question. The Tribune
shows that two-fhirds Of the commerce of
Cincinnati-thesh. oments of manufactured
articles and prqluce--was with the towns
on the Mississippi 1t also shows that the
South lived net by what it raised at home,
but by what others raised abroad. In other
words, that the North virtually owned the
slaves, while the real owners were our over
seers, to manage the plantations of the
South, for our benefit and advantage. 1t
shows that we of the North with our agri-
culture and manufactures, have been using
the South, without any expense to US, to fill
our coffars and pockets-to give employment
to our manufacturers, ship builders, mechan-
les, turniture makers, foundry men. boot and
shoe makers, manufacturers of coarse cloth,
&C., aud affording fine market for our sur
plus produce, hogs, corn, potatoes, hay,
-four, &c. The South has turned its atten-
tion to manufacturing and to the raising of
alIit needs in the way of food. Two-thirds
ofall our manufacturing and exporting busi-
pess is cut off. Whether the blacks will be
helped morally and physically is further
along It is now all over, and there is no
use crying about split milk.