Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-05-22


the strong garrison at Fortress Monroe and tue block
al;ng feet the Chesapeake separated her from the
Eastern shore. Yesterday convention met in Wheel
ing in which tbrtyhrec counties of Northwestern vir
gnia werc represented and these will repudiae bel.
lioa, organize State government and be protected BY
the President u the exercise of their rights. These
counties contain thirty thousand square milcs have
three or fcur hundred thousand nhab,iut and arc in
their Institutions analogous TO Pennsylvania and Ohio
from which : ates they were in large degree settled
Missouri il an * rcmely des rabe possession for this
Union while at The time The peculiar character OF
her population is such to render the wo OF ke ping
her hfl full of danger. We have extllined that the
strengthening oc hold there is requisite in order to
prevent our lines Cairo beng ouainked ST. Louis Is
stra.egcal point Of high importance IL in the hands
OF the secessionis,s IL could menace all west rn Iros
and land formidable army in that State to attack in the
rear the o.ce at Caro- If ST. Louis be faithful there il
no lkehoo of Cairo being assaed in ttis way Indeed
the truth is that st. Louis must be kept az all b6z rde
and the government Las been well aware Of tbs that
great attention has been directed TO The operations of the
army OF the west.
While all eyes have been turned toward Virginia in
expectation OF seeing blow struck there the Admins.
tration at Washington has been daily expecting fight
The How well they knew the true course TO take
LET tle contess at ST. L)us tell. The first step taken
TO organize four regiments of volunteers at st. Lou
under the requston Of the War Department upon Ms
souii. When this had been accomplished the next move
10 send Illinois, from the ULi'ed States arsenal
that wanted there and might be unsafe in S.
Louis in casa Of sudden attack. This was accomplished
By sra'agem. General uarney's sentiments
known at Washington. lie therefore ordered east
Cor consultation While on his journey street riot was
ilgenously got up in such c way as draw from tie
arsenel the secession mob that had been watching it,
THIS done BY means Of company Of German volun
teers who wtl understood the Tse and while they
gagged the attention OF the mob the all success
| fully removed to Illinois.
Gen. Hlraey's arrest in Virginia one Of those
lucky accidents which have served The purposes Of the
government !; brought out the Generals patriotism,
ch he has so thoroughly vinGcaed 10 bis letter 10
OFaOn 10 be quite popular aud in full ordence
with the War department. In returning to st. Louis TO
resume his comm ind he has supplied want which is
manifest. Thee was other regular officer avail
able be entrusted with important duty, and he has
arrived at hand jus, in time 10 peace after the
cond riot for the people of St Louis aud Missouri have
respect for him which Il ey could not have shown for
any volunteer Cfcr. He ls citizen Of that Safe and
q stakeholder. Moreover his services in the Mexican
aud in various lndon mpagas have shown him to
be possessed Of military talents OF order and
they will hesitate before openly fncounering ary regr-
lar tcrce led by him General Harvey is cIvaIty oi-
In Scots battles in Mexico he led of the most
bril- iaut aid daring charges record 10 lisory
His lrtess achievement ut the subugaon OF all the hos
tile Indians OF the great plains by the bloody baIle cf
Ash Hollow. The misfortune Of the trcopg St Louis
in their recent operations that they had general
officer thc head The capture of the secession forces
under Frost well executed bu. TO encounter city
mob aud subiue 1t requires sSilul and and xpeenc
ed leader and there the T. s. troops felt the want OF
| Harnoy.
o. course it is easy 10 perceive that the great fear
of the rush Of large ice Of secessionists from the it,
terror and especially from the celebrated border ruan
district. What strength Harvey will be able 10 raise in
St. Louis is difficult to tell. IL will be necessary for
the troops Of Illinois aud Indiana ard perhaps other
northern and eastern borlcs of Nissou to be able TO
succor if necessary Such camp of Illinois troops has
already been established short distance EAST of st. Louis
and there TO be fifteen thousand men at Cairo
by Last Saturday th Sc could easily be sent by railway
and river steamers to 81. Louis We therefore do not
anticipate any immediate danger Of the capture Of ST.
| Louis by the sec, ssionists.
| In order to prevent any concentration OF Missouri
forces against ST. Lous the Administration has taken
some steps which will begin be manifest One Of
these is the .gauZlOn OF n siderable force in Kan
sas en- the frontier of Missouri where the mill
tary spirit is rife and whence ST Louis would be most
likely to be attacked. For this purpose General Lane,
receutly in Washington sent out with instruction.
to raise 10 Kansas strong army possible en-
sihy TO r5capue the forts in Il Indian Territory and
A,klnsas bu: really create a diversion and keep the
| border ruiiaas at home. We need not say that now
there is chance for Montgomery and bis men to ope
rate United States regulars. Under the lead Of me
they Will be only too glad to y 10 and settle their
accounts with the Tuiliaus of Missouri. In the recent
Western papers we fud proclamation from the Gov
ernor of Kansas dividing the whole State into military
districts d:.ectiag the organization OF regiments ard
brgades in each reserve, and providing for the rails
inc OF eleven regiments OF war With her large
o. male population, Kansas viii not BE- troubled much to
do this These troops will garrison Fort Leavensorth
IeavenwOrth City, and other points on the Mississippi
river and thus protect the and cOmmunica-
lion by that highway II any attempt be made TO cap.
ture ST. Louis rom the United States troops do net
doubt chat Lane and Montgomery viii cLter western
Missouri or send reiniOIcemenis down the river by
steamer to aid the threatened city
The men CT K4Lsas know how 10 make wcr after the
southern fashion, having been driven to learn il By stern
necessity. Western Missouri has been several t mes
compelled to cry out for government bel against et
tscks and if with their memories Of vrorgs suffered
they now cross The border under LaLe and Montgomery
they will leave such trail will prevent the secession
Governor Of Mis- our from turning his attention 10 St.
Louis for some time to come Fortunately the people
OF Kansas are sll armed They arnd in the.r war OF
setlem TIE abOlgte necessity Of having rifes, and
trere is is house in the State without They
are therefore ell ready for warfare, and many Of them
will be Delighted with the opportunity to use them
against their old enemies.
Nor need there be any fear OF their being overpower6d
BY the MissouIsns There is now railway in op.ra-
on from HanbaI ST. Joseph clear across the State,
the population along the route being loyal and by means
this Iliuois and Indiana troops be sent to their
aid. promptly, with Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin ard
Michigan reserve. Iowa has established sever,
camps along her southern border where Ter troops
gathering in readiness for any call that may be made
upon them, either 10 march to tie aid of Kansas
or threaten northern Missouri. We don't shut our
eyes the fact that Missouri has very large and var
Ike wte population, but the bulk Of this is loyal aud
cannot he rank, against US in war. President Lin
coin received seventeen thousand votes IN that State,
and large msioi,y of the votes cast for Douglas and
Bell were by vino will not join the secessionists
Contrary the general supposition, the interest o
the Missouri stakeholder. il sg,inst SECESSION and the
ST. Louis New, b and Everett paper, distinctly
urges them adhere to the Union, because in case o
attempt az secession, the Safe would soon be depop
ulated of her slaves. Surrounded as she Is by Tree
States the negroes the News ssy would fly in droves
az soon as the fugitive slave law ceased to be operative
and thus Missouri would present The strange anomaly o
free State attached to purely savebolding republic
Remaining in the Union her rights would be secure and
her slave property remain safe. This 10 be the
view generally entertained 10 Missouri by those interest
ell in tie institution If they could have succeeded il
controlling the institutions ol Kansas the would have
been otherwise.
There may be some temporary reverses experienced
by the o. s. troops in St. Louis though we thiuk not
vet if there should tho have shown above
sufficient TO control the State, and especially St Louis
Things have hardly yet assumed dti1ite shape, and
the recent Trays while not unexpected have rather hu
ried matters They will not act disastousy upon ouI
cause in the State, Notwithstanding the threatening
pct of the interior IL wei! known in st. Louis and
at Wsshr on that Governor Jackson secretly plot
ting with hs political friends the capture of the St
Louis arsen4 and the secession Of the State We pub
shed Yesterday small item from southern paper con
yicnp him O: this beyon! denial. These southern reb
els generally are cunning enough, bit, when excited
lose all command of themselves, and betrayed into
acts which show item up in their true colurs. 1t
in MARYLAND and he.BatiDore riot fortunate thing
in exposing what had Tot before been known-that in
all these border States the secret machinery Of rebellion
Is in fsll operation.
The Maryland Legislature, which, on first assembling
at Frederick hastily made pretence of unanimous 10y