New-York daily tribune., 1861-05-26
VARIOUS WAR ITEMS.

IVA STRAIT BEIwIxr Two.-7Ae Lutheran Oj-
serrer, elgous paper published in Baltimore seems
10 he IN great in these perious times Waen
Secession bad irumphed in the South, to retain sub
scribers in the Rebel States. card was published IN
the South Carolina papers that " ne PlRePdf ed"T Is
a large siarehOder, end sdeRted ig'h al our S0hA'-
ern ,nL rest, - and that they uiH use tier oeSf en-
deorors 10 exclude from the journal eDeryfktag Of an
ogeasiUe character 10 The South" In accordance WIN
this, tho principal editor" Dr. Auepaei, did most
faithfully countenance be great REBEL Oh, deitnd moo
Baltimore discountenanoe the President OF the tned
States in his endeavOrs TO maintain the Government
and CRY peace, peace when Rebel army wa hastenng
70 seize the Federal Capitol.
But the indignation OF the North and Union men has
been aroused against such paper, and now 'bere Is
fear lest a worse evil come upon The Observer WINE
the principal editor stl faithful to hs charge, uses
bis beet endeavors 10 please tie South tie associate
editor at last when Baltimore is taken care oi the
Capitol safe and the Government shows ie strength,
begins to praise the Union and sing peans TO the Amer
ichu nag The Obarrer now exhibits strange con-
pound Of sentimental patriotism and South carolina
treason The last number Of the paper while profess
ING to sustain the Union and Union men, publishes
mott yirulent and abnfve attack by Secession clergy
nan, BowinaD upon the Rev. DIR. Brown h Lutheran
clergyman who was compelled to flee from The State
Of SJuth Carolina because OF his attachment " the
Union, having assured this Bowman beforehand that
be need dread reply, as none woLid be publshtd Ia
IRE Obscrrer Toe Lutheran Church III these United
Ssef-a very respectable and patriotic pcope-f they
wish TO preserve tie respect and confidence OF patrols
of AL caurcbes must have for principal editors and
lea ing papers some higher recommendation than large
slavobolding AMI pledges lot TO offend rebels and
traitors.
GES LYos.-Gen. Nathaniel Lyon, who hss r..
ceived "A commission Of Brigadier-Genersl from the
President for his gallant conduct in Missouri IL na-
tive Of Connecticut. lie is son Of the late a An'lsa
Lyon esq of the part Of Ashford, now tie town
Of Eastford in Wndham County ia town, by the way,
which bns the honor Of being the birthplace Of the
Hon. Galusha A. Grow Of Pennsylvania. He IL de-
| scendea from a good military ancestry. His grand
father Ephraim Lyon was an officer in the oil French
war under the command Of Sir William Johnson and
| al an officer IN the OF the RevolutiJn. Ills
grandfather on lis mothers side was Lieut. Daniei
| KnowItoo ii brother Of Col Thomas knowiton, who
fell AT White Plains and was with him in that action,
and al he battle OF Bunker Hill. Gen. Lyon grsdu-
a,ed at West Point atou 1871 and entered the army
as eutenaut lie performed garrison duty for several
ar. on the Canada line, until the bre7kIug out OF
| ibe Mexican war; When be joined the army under
Gen Scott and was the taking OF the Cty VI Mex
| ico where be- was wounded, Tor winch ne Was pie'
yeted captaio. After the close of the Mexican war
hs serred seysr,l wears in California On the break
inc ont Of the troubles IN Kansas be was stationed
| there. Wren he went to Kansas he was strong
Ueuocrst and an ardent supporter of the Admnislr'
tom Of Franklin Pierce; but what he saw IN ksnsai
eouyorted lin FROM the errcr OF modern UeUocIacY u