The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-05-06

ST. LOUIS, May 3.
The lower House of the legislature com.
pletea it's organization this A. NJ, by elec.ing
all the old officers except Speaker pro tenn,
Harris being elected over Boyd. The Gov.
ernor's message was delivered to both Houses
this morning, after which the House went 10.
to secret session. Gov. jackson aays the
President Ia calling out troops to subdue the
seeded States, has threatened civil war, and
his not unconstitutional aud illegal, and ten
ding towards consolidated desposism. While
he evidently justi6es the action of the Con-
federate States 10 seeding, he does not re-.
commend immediate secession, but holds the
following language.
Our inserssts and sympathies are identical
with those Of slav eholding States, and neoes-
sarilv unite our destiny with theirs. The
similarity OF our institutions, our Interests,
sympathies, habits, tastes, our common orr.
gin, territorial contiguity, all concur in
pointing out our duty ~ regard to the scpa
ration now taking place between the States
OF the old Federal Union. lie further adds /:
Missouri has at this time no war to prose
cute; il il not her policy to make aggression
on any State or people, but in the present
state OF the'country she would be faithless to
her duty were she to hesitate q moment in
making the most ample preparations for the
protection Of her people against aggression
Of assallants. therefore recommend IN ap.
preparation Of q sufficient sum Of money to
place the State, at the earliest practicabls mo-
mept, in a complete state Of defence.
In conclusion be says:
Permit me TO appeal TO you, and through
you TO the whole people OF the State, TO
whom we are responsible, TO DO nothing i'm
prudently or preaipitately. We have most
solemn duty TO perform. Let US, then, calm
~ reason one ~ith another, and avoid all
passion, all tendency to tumut or disorder,
and obey implicitly the Law and constituted
authorities, and endeavor ultim italy 10 unite
all our citizens in cordial cooperation for
the preservation OF our honor, the security
Of our property, and the performance OF all
those high duties imposed upon Us by our
obligations to our families, our country, and
our God.
PEssoNAL.-Quitea number or distinpu
Cd personagcs left New York on Saturday,
per the steamship Fulton, for. E..cc..
Prominent among them may be mentioned
the lion. VIM. L. Dayton, Minister to Paris,
With Mrs. Dayton, daughter and Mr.. Mm.
Pennington, Secretary OF Legation; Hon
MIR. Buringame, Minister to Austria Hon,
George p. Marsh, Minister to Turin, and
lady; Capt. John Britton, United States
Consul 70 Southampton; Mr.. Charles L.
Wilson, Secretary Of Legation 70 London !;
Mr.. w. s. Campbell, United States Consul
to Rotterdam; Mr. james s. Pike, Minis.er
- the Hague, with Mrs. and Miss Pike: VIM.
Ve.ey, Uaited States Consul TO AK ID Cha.
pelle; Mr.. JAS. o. Putnam, United States
Consul to Hare, with Mrs. Putnam and two
children; Gen. Miramon, wife, two children,
two servants and MIR. Chss. Miramon.
eT-One OF Hazards powder mills, at En-
field, Conn.,, was struck BY lightning and ex.
ploied on Tuesday evening. II contained
SIXTY threo barrels Of powder. Loss about
$500.