, 1861-06-25


!: :: ::::4AFFAins IN m1ssounr.
s Fl sssss ,, s r s, r. Rss, ,s:t: es@ I'd
btllfon schaas to soedken hs North West IN |
STRENGTHENING Cdiro-1he interior sqft In the |
hands Of Missouri Uniontsts armed a. Homo |
Gaands-&ats Convention nsatteTs-Cnat,c |
~ assgtt ,g,x t'saig, 'SsfHg 4 ,, naz i1.oo, and
Gen. Donfphon- Frank Hair fetuy7sing to 81,
Lossls-Aoen,ents to progress to.0anI Eprtng-
Hdd--1h< alleged rad on Missouri for Areqn'
sas-11rdsoadbe correspondence f'utithed-
Ths telegraph lines partially repaared-Seces,
sionists INCLUDED from the A1senal-Rec71sttsng
Especial Correspondence OF the Chicago Tribune.1
6r. LOUIS, june %, 1851.
The question nsW Is, where Will the State
troops make another stand. TIL yesterday it
Was believed there would be brush at Lee.
ington or Independence, but the evacuation Of
the former, voluntarily, and the rapid dispers-
lon Of the rug tag and bob tail troops congre'
gated at the hitter By the cavalry and infantry
from Fort Leavenworth has dlspelled that er-
pectation. The latest report Is that Governor
Jackson and al his confederates are fleeing to-
ward Arkansas, as fast aa their limited means
Of 1ocomot1on will permit. It is stated that
two Of the Iowa regiments, under Col Bates,
have Joined Gen. Lyon at Boonyille Yester~
day information Has received from the mail
agent who came down the North Missouri
railroad that fight was expected at Macon
Clty-at the intersection Of the Hannibal T.
st. Joseph-and that additional troops had
been sent for to strengthen that position.
Now, whether the rapid movement toward
Arkansas u feint TO draw of attention from
intended operations elsewhere, or genuine
retrograde movement to escape from the State,
It is evident that Cor. jackson has succeeded
In creating enough tronb1e and mischief In
Missouri to keep large 1orcn Q! Feaera1
Claib jackson Is playing into the hands Of
JEFF. Davis. He weakens the available strength
of the Northwest for operations down the
Mississippi from Cairo towards Memphis
The Missouri diversion delays the occupation
Of Memphis beyond question, but not long, as
the rebellion here Is morally suppressed al
ready.
1t is not to be supposed for an instant that
| It Is necessary to keep large force Of Federal
troops located at various points In the interior
to suppress ali future outbreaks AL that is
required to give peace and security to Mis-
Who constitute the bone and sinew 1.-THE pop
ulation: Excepting, pe5hap4, the counties Of
lafayette, Saline, Pettis, Jackson, Cooper,
Howard and Galloway, there Is not county
Union sentiment Is not in the ascend
ant. The letters and personal appeals
from Union men residing in remote
districts fully confirm this. Only yesterday .
delegation came to this city from Cedar and
Dade counties in the Southwest, to procure
supply q arms orthe unionists Of those coun;
| ties. They have enrolled nearly five hundred
men in each county, and pledged themselves
| to uphold each other, and the rights, posses
! 6ions and franchises Of the United States gov
eminent Ont Of the thousand enrolled mem
bera, however, not over two hundred are arm
! ed at all, and those who are armed possess
| only ordinary western rifles and shot guns,
ard no accoutrements or ammunition These
men will be attended to In due time. It is
impossible to send arms to the country With
ont proper escort, and arrangements are on
foot to serve our interior friends at an early
cei7ed here several days ago are designed for
that purpose. 4 resident Of Plntte county
came to the city In the middle of the week to
| see about arms for his neighbora, who are
Union men. He said bluntly that they had
used their fists and clubs, maintaining their
now they wanted arms, 30 that they could pro-
coed with their farming peaceably. The same
story applies to every section of the State,
with the organization Of Home Guards, under
proper officers and regulations, Missouri may
be left to the care Of her own people and the
Kaneaa troops now on her soil, as well as the
Illinois regiments, matching the progress OF
events, prot1tably employed elsewhere.
EThe chnotic condition Of the State Govern
ment Is beginning to be felt, and the perldy
Of Claib: Jackson drawing down deeper and
his late supporters, like Senator Churchill oI
this city--Who did al1 the dirty work asked oil
him by the Governor in the Legislature-what
they are to do now that he has left them; il
the communities where such men as Senator
Churchill reside were consulted, the verdict
would be in favor Of their packing NJ
traps and following the fugitive >ClaIb to Al
kansas. The only sovereign body now In ex
istence is the State Convention, elected II
February lost. That body vested the powe,
to resummon the de1egatea-ina committee
cfseyeD, one from each Congressional District
THREE Of the members Of the Committee were
in The city yesterday; Mcssrs. CAN'T, Wilson
and Tfndal, who had an informal meeting aud
voted to call the Convention together on the
4th Of July, and to invite the cooperation o.
. | AlG QtAE4 4uCANEIo VI kut AOlulultLEt LII kul
came action which Will make IT binding. Tw1
Of the three members have voted In favor O.
the re assembling Of the Convention in st
Louis and the other in favor OF Jefferson City
The voices Of the other members will decide
, the matter. It is not believed now that Gen
Sterling Price, who was the President Of tht
, Convention and delegate from Charlton
comfy, will attend Its session. Ii he show
J his head in st. Louis he will be arrested fol
, treason quicker Than fash. Whas will b.
. done remains to be seen Ha Senator be ap
pointed to serve until an election, Gample Or
! Of Green county, or John B. Henderson vii
: probably be appointed.
Secret meetings are still in vogue in thi
city notwithstanding the disastrous result 0
those held after the Camp jackson affair, tt
, procure the removal of Capt. Lyon. On Fri
, day there was parade pow-Wow OF leading
tlsby mind men and some eecessionists. D
a. January, President Of the Chamber of Gem
mcrce, was there, and go was Logan Hunter
q well known lawyer. Gen. Doniphsn va
!, there with Mr. Garret-both delegates to tn
! names which might be added to the list; bu
. the above will do for today. They seemed t,
think that was unnecessary, as the senior pro
p1tetor Of the Rtpablicdn remarked the othe
day, to butt ones head against q brick wall t.
knows what's what, that tie consultationist
! actually concluded that the dishandmcnt 0
! tie State troops Was necessary to secure peace
a Now, that's pretty good; and If the Same gen
Geman 60 on improving, you will actual
l hear Of these subscriptions draw to the Unite
!, States Volunteer Fund. Gen. Doniphan va
e advised to 60 to Lexington or Boonville, Q
wherever the troops are, and confer with theI
commander with TteW to disbanding til
State forces; but It is doubtful whether Gen
+ Doniphan will 60 on that mission, and mer
doubtful etil whether his advice will be take1
The secessionists are terribly chagrined be
cause Frank Blair came out of the affair a
Boonvi1le without scratch. They had It ono
that he Was killed, and again that he was a
the Arsenal in this city. Yesterday Col BiaI
came from Boonville to Jefferson City by th
4 steamboat ]. G. Swon, and is expected to al
d rive in this city tonight by railroad on hi
= way to Washington. Although the weathe
: Ia inaufpic1ous now for much an event, it
not improbable there will be turnout {
d Home Guards to escort him from the Arsena
+ It has been well remarked that nowhere ha
a treason met with its just deserts SO nearly a
- In Missouri, and the people Of the countr
n must know by this time that It is to the bra,
q cry and sagacity Of Col. Blair that they Al
mostly indebted for this state of things. HI
Influence in Washington, aided by the counst
j. Of Attorney General Bates caused the Admir-
l. fEtIation to endow the Federal authorities her
d with the largest discretion, aud 1t has bee
wisely used through the instrumentatity {
Ger. Lyon and Col Blair to nip rebellion
the bud, before It had time to expand.
The movement Of troops toward the Soutl
n west is well advanced by this time. Traye
d 1ers from the direction OF Springfield repol
e that Col sigel's third Regiment was With