, 1861-06-05


ridl Of Var Turned Out iron, tho ST. Louis
Arsenal Skops-Secelcrs jfom Unioa CUngrc-
gatiou-A Lo! Of Sercsstonists Bound South
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Capt1:r.d-4n, AssauK6y
d csiwRe-A Question Of Gd0dntt!1-sa1setl
lany.
lsrccial Correspondence Of tho Chicago Tribunc.]
ST. LOUIS, June 5, 1861.
Gen. Harncy's recal from tho command or
the military forces In this district was clearly
loreshadoWed in the growing discomfort
among the thoronghgoing Union men of the
city. It was clearly bis own fault: From the
dcte Of his eigning tue egree@sns :ns Wlsh ster-
Ge3. Harney has acted in weak manner TO-
ward sustaining the noble position assumed
IN lis first arrival. Complaints Of maltrcat-
mcrt Of Union men In the Interior we're un-t
hecded By him. The mobbing Of the Amcr-
81 81 uns IaI " Maii IA % Asent on the Pacific Rail-
road ct SednlIa, the repeated persecution
Of loyal citizens In the country, failed to
elicit more than monstrance with the State
authorities. From the high horse he mount:
ed just after the taking Of Camp jackson. he
cp,ne down to the 1evel Of . epppliant. When
vas promulgated BY Gen: Lyon, to arm the
Houle Guard as the United Statea Reserve
Corps, at Hannibal, Springfield, St. Joseph
ard Kensas City, Gen. Harney tt!egeaphed
tin: he lsd not authorized such ,an order,
which Wus, in faet, 4 petty snbterfuge, as the;
War Department had ordered it, and his duty
Was 10 Obey, instead OF thro owing clog IN the
and Thomas I. Gnntt that be would be be-
trayetl and deceived by these men, but he
would be ID if he'd stira step from his
position. Having succeeded In winning over
tie scmisececest ionists, he lost the Kind re-
gard ef the active, working and open Union
ar CniE tkf.r tfs1t hH
would further commit the Federal
authorities here to. inaetion, he WIS
relieved. That Is all there is Of it.
4 thousand Tnmofs, however, have been II
circulation. One VAS that Ga71. Har1ey In
tended to rcsign and join TIC Southern agmy !;
thiru, that he intended challenging Frank
Blair to mortal combat, on the ground that
Blair caueed his removal; fourth, was that
he resigned internationally; i fifth, that hc
had sworn eternal vengeance on a]1 who had
tlcDoanced hin, this would include many Sc
equally untounGed.
Gen. Nathaniel Lyon succeeds to the com
maud. By the bye, there is 3 ridiculous at
ts1npt at The biographical in the New York
Times, OF the 31st ult, in relation to Gen.
Lyon It eays that he waa ordered to Kansas
III 1851, BY Gen. Pierce, to suppress Free State
mcn, whcreuFou he became dieyusted and
threw up his commission; and, furthermore,
tbat he vas in command Of the Missouri vol
uutee1s Hhcn the Camp Jackson aifAir took
place, which affair led to his promotion The
| fact is that Gen. Lyon has nayer been cut ol
W;ndhan county, Come ticut. IN 1890; enter
ed the military academy at West Point II
1888; graduated in 1912 ard wes appointed to
Second Iicuteuaney during the Florida war
and served under Gen. Worth. He Was tho1
stationed On the North western frontier during
the 81 5eg. 40 min. negotiation with England
and thence proceeded to Mexico in command
| of orc Of the companies of the Second luf.ct
| try. He served under Gea. Scott and VA:
| made First Lieutenant for mer;torious service!
| at Contrcyas, and subsequently, hres1ttet
| captain Of the Second Infantry. Alter th
Atlzican war in which lie wes wounded, Gen
| Lyon proceeded to California aud Was in com
| maud Of tie San Diego barracks, and theacs
| N 1852 proceeded northward and engaged ir
| riIuiDg some of tho counties on the coas
above San Francisco Of hostile Indians. 81
| then returned to this side, and in 1858 (afser
fur1ough) was ordered to Kansas to command
his company during the Border Ruftian troll
! biea. Thoroughly diegusted as be was witt
| *he courEe Of the Pir1cc Administration an!
| uf JEFF. Davie in tile effort to sutjuEate fEc;
| sEeccn ard free soil, he nevertheless was filth
| ful to his supsriors, and never hesitated tt
! obey an order hecsrse it was distasteful tt
| Tim. Since 1854 he has moved from place tt
7;lace on the 1,l2ins, being stationed alternate
! " at Fort Brldger, Fort Riley, Fort Laramie
| atd Fer. Scott. Last December, during thu
reported Mont gomery raid en- the border, ht
! Trocee0sd, hy order Of Gen. Harney, to For
! Scot; tEtnee he waS transferred in ccmnGn.
ci lis second infantry company to the arssna
at c2ce entered into tho spirit OF providing
IL. defending Tue arsenal against ihe 1ll1e4I
| e.ed stack Ct sec2ssionists. An elaborate
! p1aD 6! defersc Was forTardcd to Washington
t a:.:i w:,s ultinate3y ordered to be carried int:
| ei1tet. It was b; yir:ue Of hi position 4:
| commander Of TIC regular army forces ard Q
She UEited S1ates arsenal, .Eat he took II,
| lsspensib;:ty Of surrounding Camp Jackson
aLti recovering the properly stolen from IL,
Dutoc Rouge :issna'. Fer this service he hs
:'ecn lrcEo.cd to & Bris:adier Ge;seralahia.
a it1wagd movement is looked for within
Union 1ncn in The country tor arms to dafcn'
th,Iast1yts and their property asEsa:n5t IL
! persecution CT ECce52i1n:sts cauno: be lorge
UNDECIDED, and az it would be folly to under
take the shipEi6nt Of arms IN the ortliEar
ray, it bsccmss absolutely necessary to at
company them with au armed force. Soull
wcet Missouri Is expected to recsivs the frs
attention. There are thousands Of East Tcr
nessceans in that rcgicn WhO ERE inspire
! with tue helolsM Of Andy JOHNSON, Emer.o
Etheridgc, Pszson Brown!ow, 7. 4. Nelson
md c,hers. They are clapaorlns for arms t
1
the last drop Of blogd in defense Of the sla1
aud sttipts, Several prominent citizens G
| SI1iEE field, Mo, have been in tho cisy fc
! rome time. urging these fucts upon Gener,
Hn1uey, but that s.ticcr would not act. 1t
| rot likely there will be any farther lesitatio,
! St. Joseph Is another place tI,at will be q
tended to, and no winning apceals Of helg.aa!
half Union 1n.n will be listened to. The rul
is to p1otcct these who zre willing, if supple
with meacs, to protect themselves. Til
4 n.eans for transportation Of United Stats
troors in the co:,ntry arc nov being coace,
trated quietly, and there will be moYenc1
in \ cay o. two.
While the government shops througho1
tie country sre employed to taeir full clpac
t. in supplying munitions Of var, the slor
at the Arsenal il this city are turaing out q
immense qUant:ty Ct Tarliko material. Ta
produce 81 900 bullets each day. Amacnic
for 1:1:rg musEets has been kept III actiy
cn,1.lt.ymtnt, and has capacity to rifle eight
1huele1a Fer Gay. Upwords Of iour taousau
; Of the old s1nootk-bcre inuskets have bee
altered. :t:rce of twentJ boys IL emp1oyt
Tic Nhoie rulns;cr Of eart.il:;ea made tur;r
the north OF May, was in tie 1clghborhoe
. Ct cne million. Ihis is indepeuleas Of cannc
| Cartridges sid shells lC2dcd and prepared &
aclic:l. the siK,is 10 the Arsenal groua'
5 Lave manufactured large rumbcr Ct 3r!;lie
! e. *t''tft IHett<, s-A1 HIVE alAAc0 ',scf u :;
| NV lasaicne6 sEord haycncts 10 the nc
| rifle muzkGts, fer MI tie troops nov ias;G
the Hall. Tie working pace is kept up to Il
: l;g;:e=! nctch.
:, The number of Iltle petty acts shoxicg t!
spirit OF the =ecessicrists continues to ensar.
5 1he latest item il the secession Of scsel
9 u:smb;rs Ct Dr., Nttso4's Presbyterian cons1
I s.ticn. DR. Nelson is veil known as III: Il,
I frg Euiou Divine Of St. Lonis. His voice h
. | b. G.. raised for thc maintenance Of The iute
I ri.y Ct tic Constitution aud tlc Unit
| tnrc h5ut The Tholr Of tie secession sto11
!, ;snl although! his pulpit views hsyc beca e
pressed with frmEess, they have combia
II oGc1ssiov aud unauswcraole logic. Outsi
: Of lis church Dr.. Nelson has never hesitat
4 ii express his sympathy with the Sovsrnme
!. acd his dislike of treason. Animated by
cc5sioD seutimeute, three members OF his co
!. gregat;on have lat ely withdra sn and connect
: ths nselyes with Dr.. Anterson's church, whe
# tacy near something ofa different yieE-r:th
|. OF ths intense rro s1aSsry or diluted milk a
y bug, Of the firm Of Sterling, Str.ushur.s
o Co.; j. ]. Gal1ard, Of tho firm Of Tc,tciR
R:bnsoE j. Co. and - Dreas, Of the ii;
ot North, Scott Il Co.
Tie stea1n5oat John II. Dickey LETT for {
: ;un.b:;s, Ky., on Saturday, and ,Fes overhaul
g opposite the Arsenal. Il 14eet-scentcd ~
I ct secescioDists was faund on board, q
:, among them Capt Jim George, one Of t
!; Camp jackson captured, all or their way
Q Of honor not to bear arms against the Unit
c States during the present war, and in the f
7 knowledge fhat ali who have proceeded tie
are noW IN anus under tho Confederate 4:
: 1t Was seriously determined at first to rc.aIrs
= them; but the r1ddance vas something, q
q jim George and 1is friends were released, I
boat Was searched for contra aband goods, b
1v$ $1.1xI 1s>+ ~f -,