The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-06-03


MATTERx IN MISSOURI
A Few weeks ago the Alexandria Delta
was bowling in 6sros triumph over the fact
shat the Secession Gag WAS waving 10 Menu
phis, Missouri. The editor Of that sheet has
since found abundant reason 20 talk small
on that matter, and be now assumes the tone
OF injured Innocence, and whines over the
fact that ws persist in telling the truth, tina.
men have been driven from Missouri on 90
count Of their Union sentiments, and did no.
Zee from their creditors.
We have before US . private letter from
citizen and property holder in Scotland
County to his brother In Iowa, dated Nav
24sh, which contains the facts and the phil.
osophy OF the progress Of events in that SEQ
ton Tor a few months past, from which We
copy the following:
May "a, 1861.
BROTHER II expect you would like 10
know how things are going along in Scot.
land. We had LInian y, se.:s<- l.s.-==s..s
and there were about 800 Union men out
The Secessionists intended TO break il up.
out Vel got to hear Of it on the night before :
90 We sent ont runners oil over this part OF
the county to have the people come armed to
the teeth, bot We were not interrupted. ]
suppose they could not face tho music OF "a
many rifles. Had thew come as thew intend
Cd, II would have been an old battle,
think now that the thing il settled 10 Scot
land. They have found out that the Unio,
men will fight to the last. The sccessiouist
have selsed oil the powder in Memphis ana
also ordered GU, all that oppose them. Man,
have left, but in our meeting we paesed
resolution for no more to leave On any CON
eideration. Tiers are some City fsmilie
close by here, who were run out from Maco
County,-left everything to save dear life
Also, hear to-day there have been sixt
families run ont from the west Of this
There has not been An officer around her
yet to administer the oath, but not very fa
from here they are going through the opers
ton. To-day man told me that every da
people are passing along the road for Iowa
DC says they 90 by the wagon load, on foe
and on horseback, just as they started, Ieay
ing their homes,-some who had their cor
planted, some just ready TO plant. One ma
told me be had 20 acres Of rye knee big
and so acres broke for corn. lie said befo
be started he throwej down his fence to /
the stock destroyit before be would let
fall into the hands Of the secessionists..
There will be day Of reckoning for all
this before long,
There has been = great change here sin
the meeting of the 18th, or within the la
two weeks; the secessionists hare cool
down good deal. They have made son
awful threats as to what they win do, but
think there il no danger to fear from the
now. as there IL a majority in this county 4
the Union and We have resolved not to
s.a,ed nor ran away. There has . numb
OF Union men left this county, but they won
let any more 70 IL they can help it. v
have combined together for our own prote
ton, and passed . resolution censuring ar
Union man is the county who will be scar.
of on any consideration. / bad calculat.
s, come down right SWAY, but nov guess
will MOI. The Secsssionisss have taken ii
powder away from the Union men 10 O,
tosn, lsiemphis,) for what purpose dor
know. VIZ are to have Union meet,