, 1861-08-08
,.F1sTyTt16EAsT MISSOURI.
!. fCmIespondenoe Chicago Tribune.
11rssrxa1 1r11 Co., No.. August sd, 1861,

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:.:i. tendance Chicago Tribune
+: : =. N1ssua1r41 Co., No., August Sd, 1861.
woald NE S: boy from thls eent1alI
IL ,miIifary :antrenched' 'campsl
and ~ beirx ia dffEH5 doorway Of the West
.Isadir9 70 f6a: ite6ao1 of Cotton: The clta
zepB thereof 6eE Ee11a4saiys ~ ths pioneer soft,
slegs. aaost{ i,om the 991dss m9a;na
: ths lpants winter, 1t s:xas generally believed
thtte would be eatheE 3 compromise
:bstNsen the North and South, settling
e--peEdl1E-difEsG1tf9as-
lpgf.: ,s+tpIobable sBepafation ::7Qi e tae
r. fts s. xs.s s.'ss siss asae as fsf 81
pissE65d SY DsV@;; Kbstt s CO: t1at cutdli.-
/: nated to 4 seizure Of government property :
j: az hurried preparation for Har, Due feW asfea
say word agasnst the southern m reoainon or
Asg aud Union. The 6adn Of this part Of
+ Mifsou1f is almost exclusively with The south,
aud Eas necessarily much to do with the pre-
vailj1g opinions Of its cteizea8- Add 70 tnls
their r. neral ignorance Of the enastltutionai
compact by witch the Union waa fist 1ornsd,
| to be forever perpetuated; their hatred to the
| sbo)ition element North; the Influences
brought TO beGr by. a few leading
i eecesejonists coufonndlng the ultra abolition
! spd Republican parties, with the pre1udaces Of
| birth; and you nSTe the whole secfe- s=.e-:
sion in Southern Missouri and Southern
a people inhabitipg 50 favored . land, whose
State has been enriched BY the emigration,
wealth and entrp1ise Of Northern men, should
be willing to cap the foundations OF all gov
| eruueut law aud order. But madness
rults the hour, and p,sslon and Prel1dice
bifth, ! is to be IN object OF dislike aud sns-
picion from those who but latsly were inter-
changing the cou1tesies Of Giendship-
until reported outrages in Southern
cities On Northern nen are Wfnked
st and often defended AZ just rstasiatlon for
bs Ieved aggressions on Southern rights.
Southern Rights! I hear, quite often too, the
exprcsaior, "Lst the North give US ouf
rights" from. men so poor they never could
hope to OWL negro, be i ever: 30 young q
The establi 'hmeIt of Camp Lyon at Birds
Point Some because Of their utter accession
!: Viewe, others through alleged fear Of Impress
:: mebt -into tfse Uniiea States service, and i
few were ecared away by theapp eaTaace ot q
msny Of ssLincoln's barbarinns.h,
The near presence Of Q. 8. soldiers has haf
"a ealutary effect in quieting the secession
| spirit here until it is Of mild nature. Il
can o man q geeessionist NOW is tt
, | raise clamor Of Indignation through
:. out the whole community. But th
nan would be equally or more unfortunat
!. who should SPEAK loud for the Union, for b
would receive the, 5rowning, silent yet severe
pressure Of public opinion, destroying conf
!, dence, esteem and friendship.
|. There are few Union men scattore
r through thin county, who still have fifth i
:. our constitutional democratic government
: One or two occasionally making speeches an
H boldly avoHiDg Iis EeDtiments-7ith q savin
/ clause Of conditions" There may be other
! who prefer the old regime If they could hay
y it 60, hut do not know them. Ihaye though
= | f1.o af IND var of fnr n.
nsfeEnt laws, Pcpulsr government, and th
o daily application Of the golden rule among th
n mtmbers Of community, Obtained Weigt
; and strength just in proportion to the moral
I and education Of said people. Icannot othe
= wise understand the E;fer2nce between Be
- tions Of our common country
The Union feeling is happily too strong
:, the middle aud northern counties Of Nilsson
= to be overborne By our traftorous Governo
with his savage adherents, or influenced to 8
? Of the State. But eisif war, rebellion, i
+ + crease of taxes, and depreciation Of all kin,
i Of property haVe nearly made this fair part
- the West bankrupt; and much rests with o.
;. convention, now sitting, to restore, at least
n part, law and order out Of chaos and conf
4 Sion.
- see newspaper accounts Of skirmishes 81
:, concentration Of Southern troops aroul
Birds Point, but excepting au occasional firil
in on the piekets BY come raseels under cover
IA nJg4G1 tRere nave Deem no QaEtle8 mere, q.
n there have been rebel troops in small numbe
y. no nearer than st. James bayou, twenty mil
x distant. Capt. Noleman's cavalry from t
~. Point are continually scouting, sometimes
~ lar down as opposite Hickman; while to
i c@mpanies range the Immediate vicinity Of t
- camp. The health Of volunteers in Camp
ia ia on is tolerably good, the sick not numberi
ot more than ten TO a company, and but few b
a5 cases.
= The corn crops Of this region have be
81 Fartlslly cut of By dTouth and a-1ate rit
No t rise, though recent rains have changed t
,a, color from pale to q deep gree1-more pro
~ isjpg. The yield Of wheat is good and Of +
ia quality.
y The lsnd Of this county is very rich, G
he sometimes well improved: Laborerss
n' ecarce; AID since March many suppose n
,at half Of the elave population have either ,bs
~ sent South, or have run away. Our cot1n
g. seat, Charleston, is cheerful ooking to-
NJ situated in the middle Of prairie, but has
'ha Gently lost many Of its citizens by secessi
M Trains on the Cairo & Fulton railroad, rum
through Charleston, have been stopped so
,;n time; while The stagnation of business eve
~ where, the war, and the uncertain futl
S ~ brood like nightmare ever the 1snd, n,
n we almost wish to fly to the Western mo-
s, ae. tains tor refuge from its oppression.
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