The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-05-03
ARMS TAKEN FROM ST. LOUIS
ARSENAL.
The Missouri SecessiOMists Disarmed.

SPRINGFIELD, April 26.
Two steamers dropped down to the arse
nal at ST. Louis yesterday afternoon, and
received on board twenty>One thousand
stand of arms, including ten cannon and
one hundred and ten thousand cartridges.
The transfer was made by daylight, and in
quisitive persons were told that they were
destined for the troops at Cairo. The Sc
cessionists at Cairo telegraphed or sent
messengers to Ste. Genevieve, to have them
stopped at all hazards. When the boats
were loaded, they moved leisurely down the
river. Three hundred regulars were placed
on board, and the artillery was ranged so
as to command both banks of the river.
About midnight they turned and came up
to Alton, where their cargoes were loaded
in freight cars. They arrived at the depot
in this city at half past one o'clock to-day.
They are now being removed to our State
Arsenal. A communication from the Gov
ernor to the Legislature announcing their
coming was received with loud shouts by
the members.-Chacogo Tribune.
On Thursday night an expedition under
the lead of Capt. Stokes, of Chicago
volunteer for the achievement, acting under
the orders of the President, left Springfield
for Alton. On arriving at that place some
steamers which had been placed in readiness
under the supervision of Sam Buckmaster,
received the party on board and then steamed
down the river. When they reached
point opposite the arsenal, at the lower
part of st. Louis, they rounded to the
shore and made fast at the arsenal building.
ALI hands, at once, after the show of au.
thority, &C., went to work with will, and
soon 81 900 stand of arms several pieces of
ordnance, large quantities of ammunition,
equipments, &C, were transferred to the
steamers, which soon left the shore of Mis-
souri,, and in due time reached Alton. The
arms having thus been peacefully and quietly
transferred from Missouri to Illinois, the
good people OF the former state will be
relieved of the trouble and anxiety
of taking care OF them. St. Louis has been
agitated about the proper and safe custody
of those arms for some months, and IN
few hours our Illinois men have disposed OF
the question in most satisfactory manner.
The result of the expedition upon which
number of our citizens were volunteers, was
telegraphed to this city by Capt. Stokes
early yesterday morning, in substance as
follows:
ALTON, April 26.
have run the gauntlet, and am now on the
road with 81, 900 stand of arms. field pieces,
ammunition, etc. Have not left enough in the
arsenal for Missouri to secede with.
This announcement was received with
intense qualification by our people: Illinois
was short of arms, and this timely supply
will serve to enable the State to defend her
soil at all points.
The arms, etc., were yesterday delivered
at Springfield to the Governor.
If Missouri, under the evil counsel OF her
Governor, should secede, we suppose an
attempt will be made to recapture these
arms; in such case the Illinois volunteers
will have an opportunity of showing their
valor in defending the State from invasion.
Chicago Post of Saturday.