The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-07-10
SubIugatiOA of Missouri.

The st. Louis State Journal, of the Goth
ult., publishes the following from a CORES
pendent at Hannibal, Mo-:
Our best, oldest and worthiest citizens are
daily arrested, dragged fron their peaceful
pursuits and hurried to headquarters, sur
rounded with bristling bayonets, in the hands
of an insolent, merciiess and mercenary SOL
diery, who jeer and taunt them with threats
and curses and all this is done in the total
absence of any crime, or even sembiance of
crime, committed or imagined against the
laws, State or Federal, and without warrant
of law, explanation or moments warning.
When the ANA Zed prisoner asks what he has
done to deserve such treatment, and demands
that his accuser shall be brought forth, that he
may meet him face to face, he is answered
with satanic grimaoes and insults OF the
most degrading charac ter l will instance
single case. The recent editor OF the Evening
News, at this place, (Hannibal,) was arrested
at his residence q fe days since, and taken to
camp. Whilst there he was compelled to per-
form the most degrading work, for the gratifi-
cation of the soldiers and to the fenGish de-
light of a number of Black Republican spec
tators, who had repaired thither to witness
the performance" Among other things, he
read from his paper to dig, under the sc orch
ing rays of meridian sun, deep hole in the
earth for the convenience Of the soldiers
Think of this, citizens OF Missouri And for
what1 Why this punishment and insult D.
Because, forsooth, When yet he was a freeman
he dared to pu blish the truth, which, alas, is
inexcusably provocative TO Black Republican
ears. Houses are entered and ransackei from
cellar to ATTIC, private property is taken by
force of arms, and women and children are
driven in terror from their homes.
The State Journal appends to the foregoing
some information, showing the position OF
affairs in Missouri, and leads to the belief that
the day Of her deliverance is not far distant:
We copy from the Republican the folio wing
paragraph. IL is in keeping with all that that
poor old prostituted political hack puts forth,
in this time Of the peoples peril, to distract
dishearten and divide them:
General Ben. Mccullough is in Arkansas
with some six hundred men, but without n,u-
nitions Of war, arms Or supplies. He has
as much as he can do to take care of his own
State"
For the comfort of that sheet and its coad-
ia tors, we state these facts, for the correct
ness OF which we make ourselves response
BILE:
First. On the 18th Of June, Major McCul-
Tough was encamped at Fort Smith, with
10, 900 trained, veteran soldiers, with an extra
he moved for Missouri, with increasing num-
bers, to form n junction with the State troops,
now more than six thousand strong at one
point.
Second. At Pocahontas, Arkansas, six
| tho usand Arkansas troops were encamped,
en- route for Missouri, with all necessary
equipments.
Third In Stoddard county, Missouri, 4, 900
oLdLt Ioops dIc cuCd!upeu tCI Inc Wal. OOuAe
ten or fifteen regiments of men are moving for
Missouri from Tennessee, Mississippi and
Louisiana, in addition to those already men,
toned.
Fourth. Governor Jackson wilt have in less
| than twenty days well appointed army of
nearly sc, 900 men, before whom the invaders
of our people will be driven like wild beasts
from their lair.
| Added to this enumeration of military
forces, three out of every five OF the able
bodied men Of Missouri are ready, and only
waiting one favorable moment to assume the
character Of the avengers OF an insulted and
| polluted State Let the Republican copy
these statements into its Lying sheet We do
not hesitate to affirm, a. a matter Of solemn
conviction and belief, that armed aid to the
number and amount OF one hp ndred thousand
| fighting men from our sister States will be
Immediately thrown into Missouri, il SO
many be necessary, to relieve AN oppressed,
insulted aud terror stricken people OF the
presence of a hired, brutal foreign soldiery
The war has been forced upon us whether we
would or no, without law, without reason,
without pretsxt, except that which Is found
in deliberate and openly proclaimed purpose
| to reduce Missouri u condition Of vassalage.
| In order TO accomplish this purpose, armed
bodies OF men have been invited from the
| Northwestern States. And in order TO repel
| and prevent the accomplishment Of such an
| object, armed bodies Of men from the South
western States will enter the scene Of conflict.