Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1861-05-23
BELLEvILIE. H.. Nay IL, 1861.

Events of Importance crowd upon us thicker
and faster; but they indicate the humiliation OF
rebellion in Missouri. On Friday, last, the leg
islation, or rather the tools of Clsib Jackson,
held great jubilee over the raising Of a cotton
rebellion Gag in the square before the Capital,
IA il Is reported. an open acknowledgement OF the
act OF secession inst past liz secret session with
in the Capital. Tae gathering was quite snail,
bu, the speakers. the Lieut. Governor, Reynolds.
and Jaekson's mouth piece, Vest. cndeavored to
mske up by Wanting and bragadocia, which.
was wanting in outside enthusiasm; but, while
in the full tile of fancicd success, all the army
in which they trusted, Gen. Frost, his valiant
staff, sto,er arms, camp equip,ges aud all, was
bagged as safely as cov,y of cartridges, and
marched of prisoners Of war into the arsenal.
Their capture was in his wl-e: while Jackson
and his dupes were imagining that they were
playing very secret game, aud that they would
soon greatly astonsh "Old Abe" by carrying
Missouri out of the Union, and past redemption
before he could DO n,thing to prevent it, all
their tricks were being reported at Washington,
and steps taken to "hoist the consprators with
their own petard."
On Friday afternoon, Capt Lyon, Commander
Of the arsenal troops, dispatched fise thousand
men, by different routes, with orders to concen-
trate at Camp Jackson: his orders were prompt
'y and safely obeyed and the watchful, scientific
and yalorous Gen. Frost, vho had publicly de
clared that "he could take the arsenal in fifteen
m inutes,' found himself surrounded by FIVE reg.
iments of we'll armed men, we'll supported b,
artillery. Lyons sent the astonishcd secession
General, written demand for an unconditional
surrender. giving him half an hour to make ~
his understanding resistance hopeless, he sur
rendered, and the army that was to revolution
ize Missouri, eight hundred mighty braves wer,
marched between the files of Uncle Sans boy.
TO "durancc VILE
! On the march homeward, the mob attacked
the L. s. troops with stones and pistols. Sever
al soldiers were killed and wounded the Capt
of the guard, who was himself shot down
but not killed, ordered his company to wheel ant
fire. The mob fed. but not before twenty iv,
persons, one or two Of thcn females, were kille,
or wounded.
From this mornings news, select the follow
ing items: As company of St. Louis Reserv
guards. who had been to the arsenal or Satur
day afternoon, were returning To IA cir quarters
and passing the 2ul Presbyterian Church, on ST
street they were assailcd by large party of 80
cessionsts, who had placed themselves upon tn
portico of that church. The mob contentc,
thcmselv es with hooting, haloaing for Jeff Divi
and the usual vile slang OF their class, and wit
daring the guard to shoot them, until tho rear
guard had passed the church about % feet, tho
then. led on by man in light clothes, who Ca
be recognized, if found, attacked the guard wit
stones and rcvolvers and ut the same time sew
eral shots were fired from the windows of
house opposite the church; the soldiers imme
datsy faced round and fred their assailant
lodged behind the brick breast work of the por
} tico aud The stone columns but when the sol
ders turned to march onward, the mob rencwe
their attack, once more the soldiers Turned an
fired, but with such irregularity that several G
their own company were killed
~ Great excitement has existed; several oulr.
ses have been committed aud attempted.
General Harvey has taken command OF til
troops. aud issued proclamttio ion affirming Ii
, determination to inninlen peace, and clearl
threatening the proclamation of martial law.
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