New-York daily tribune., 1861-05-26
ceived them with q oeai mile fa'hhs q Ia mihtaire
This addition gives to thssG9th Regiment force Of
nearly 500 men.
IMPORTANT FROM MISSOURI.
Secession bns ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Reports
from Mississfppi ond Tennessee.
From Our Special Correspondent

ficti" l asked Of old st. Louis acquaintance this
morning, upon meeting bin the frat lime for four
years. 81 am Union man." ne answered. What
kind Of a Union man." This kind" was his prompt
reply throwing back his coat and pointing 10 one OF
Colts persuadeIs huge Navy revolver, hanging at
biz belt. lie is repre- sentative man of the Missouri
Unonists. There is armed neutrality conditional
Union nonsense about them. They argue against
rebels with the Ultima ratio beuee they have bound
treason hand and foot, and it is crying piteOusy br
quarter.
The Rebels were always in minority; but here, as
everywhere else they boast'd and Threatened so bos-
terousy that the Loyaists greatly oyeraed their
strength. They illustrated the fact often seen on TIE
fonter and very recently in Baltimore, that ten noisy,
reckless cesreradoes may oyerawe hundred quEt,
peace-lovins citizens. Like most Southron they swore
that each one ofihem could whip five eowardy Yankees,
hreing iessians, they styled The German Ropsb-
leans. But when ii came TO deeds instead Of w0rJs,
their vaor oozed out faster han that of Bob Acres In
every single instance from TIC unconditional surrender
of Camp jackson 10 the capi;ulaton Of their commaod
ing officer yesterday, they have succumbed without
striking blow. True the odds have been against them
but they either talked too much did too he. The
superiority of Southern courage to Northern Is effect
ually played ont" in Missouri
When Camp jackson was taken, the 500 prisoners
begged 20 be conducted to the Arsenal by circuiious
route, avoiding the main thorougbfares Of TIE city.
They profeeecd TO fear exciting collision, but really
dreaded tie mortiGcation Of being marched in custody
through the very streets which had lately resounded
with their tbreas. But Mes.rs. Lyon and Bliir said;
"No; we will take You to the Areral by he most
direct route. We don't desire eolf-ion; bu if your
fieDds choose to provoke one there s tim' like the
present" So they were marched through thecrowded
Streets prisoners of The same Yankees and Germans
whom they had affected TO depse. Since tha passage
through the Valley of Humiliation, Treason has been
calling upon the rocas TO fall upon and the Mountains
TO cover it and hide il from the face Of men.
The negotiations between Gen. Harney sndibe State
authorities have ended, predicted in complete
backing down" Of The rebele. Gov. jackson will not
be likely TO raise another Secession flag in rot Of LIS
Executive mansion ut Jefferson City, or &c send
second agent to Louisiana for The Stat iroope,
recruiting under his orders, will be dsband'd. The
Militia ill, which Gen. Harvey 20 truihfllly pro-
nounced indirect ordinance Of Secession VIII not
be enforced. The driving out Of Union men, sillgong
on q, some points in the interior, will be srped IN
every county in Missouri. II Jackson and hi accom-
plices oate their agreements, the Federal irm viii
come down on them like pile-driyer.
The Missouri Repubheon has been "leltiU down
beautifully for the lnst week. IL reilly Ss-
cefsion journal as The CtGrles'oa Nrerry nly less
frank aud manly. Ono ofis propretoFs and no Of it'
business managers were among the phsonerr taken at
Camp jackson. They may have belonged b,he very
few Union in that cncampmeBt; bot, Ike poo-
dog Tray, were in extremely lyld company For two
or three days thereafter, the paper howled fearfuly
about invaded State Righis," and a "Milinry Dee.
potism." II bitterly denounces Captain nov General
Lyons capture OF Camp Jacl son, but indored Gen.
Hainey in advance hs an honest, Just One Of
Haneys fret acts, after this arrival was 10 yindcae
and applaud Lyons course. Then TIE Ltpgbhicas
criticized Harney severely for denouncing tS Mhta
Bill as unconstitutional; but the very nextday, in
leading article, declared that The Bill was n hagrau
violation Of both the Slate aud Federal Conii.D'ionA
could Lot be enforced md ,his morning il com
placenuy aAes it for granted that the StaIe roops
now eDcemped al Jefferson City, well an other
encampment, will be disbnnded." The RrDJlican
has performed great many acrobatic fas sine il
tho special organ Of B rder Ruianism in Kanss but
s summerreis within the last few days are qite un
precedented specimens of journalistic agility.
OF the Union forces under arms 5000 len are
ON duty ut the Anenal the hghts which oyclook IT,
and variou, other points commanding the Gig. Five
thousand more pu suing their usual syocsions but
are well armed drill nightly, and can be csd to duty
at a moments warning. Col. Frank Bl@r's Regiment,
quarered at the Anenul, will give god .ccoun, Of
ITSELF Three OF it, companies are compord of German
Turers-the best gynnssts on this comment. They
are sinewy, muscnlsr fellows, with deeI broad chests
and compact, well-kn.t frames. Every s an nth.
leie. few dsys since, party OF them by way Of
exercise, suddenly formed themselves Ito a human
pyramid in front Of their Coones quar,rs, and COM
menced running up, like squirrels owe each others
shoulders TO the high veranda in the seond story Of
the building. IN stouning n wall such en would not
have " wait for scaling ladders.
There are two full companies Of roy0snrs from tho
Far West-old tIappers and hunters, VII have sme!,
gunpowder, and acquired nerve and romptness in
Indian warfare. Another company il Of lrishaen;
and, whatever Pat may think Of thecauses Of this
struggle no ore doubts his readiness gbt upon the
least possible excuse. The remainder the regiment
il composed of men Of American birth-nany of them
New-Enelsnders. They are all enthusiastically at
tached to Eeir commander On the da of the capture
of Camp Jackson Col Blairs regmet marched 25 |
miles from the Jeferou Barracks andssisted in per.
forming that exploit before they had aen anything TO
eat, after their long tramp.
The gentleman Just from the interic Of Mississippi
(mentoned in my last) is of Nortberr BIRTH but has
been Pro-Slayery all his life, util the last few
weeks. He says: "The despOtism AZ become 30
odious ard oppressive, that do not tievo there is
now single man in the whole South Tho lived at the
Nortb until he was ten years old. wlso sympatlies
have not become utterly aienated fro the Rebels"
All Northern men, no matter how onghoy have been
there, or how many slaves they ownl are suspected,
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