New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-05-08
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Correspondence az The y. I. Ifibule. .oc,
81. Lorls, No, Saturday, Nay ., isoi.
While the free States around ne are alive Win eAci'e-
mep, and arming Themselves TO defend the Govern
,nent from destruction THE State, or rather this
has been for the last two weeks apparently cain ana
TRANQUIL But H. has been more apparent man real
The Seces-onis,s in the city numerous anu nave
been organized and drilling a. military companies sinre
lat falls election Their intense desire and lurrose
has been 10 seze the Arsenal in bis cly ana Ile ooo
Of doing i, has engaged the earnest attention Of the
Governor As the State without arms, he pos
session of hundred md City thousand stand Of arms
and ample munitions of war, which he arsenal con,
tanned wac o; the last importance Bu' so happened
that while organizing their forces to grab ~ i.te o.
four hundred troops, under thpt. Lyon 0'cnPicu IT.
This looked too formidable for assault with the forces
prepared especially af the officer in command, capt
LYON was not only vigant aud suspicious but stern
patriot, who could not be tamreied WIN. Ihngs re-
manned quiet and the attempt seeLeo To be aDad'hel
until the taking OF Sumter, gave new I'm Hlse 10 IT,
Soon however the order came for mastering INTO scr
vice of the Government some regiments OF volunteers
and they began to flock 10 the arsenal u II apoIt
three weeks eince the order came, ana afeioy ESaIy
four thousand have been mustered, acceleu, az" arc
now under vigorous dill The Hon. +. r. BLAIR, Jr ms
been elected Colonel vi one Of the regiments, ana WIN
them now occupies The Jefferson bafia'hs eob'T 'en
miles from The city. The arsenal grounds nave ocen
Carefully fortified, ana Mlh MS lIesoh' 4o''0 N'l'
Lyon feels secure.
The Leq.hture commenced its session yesterday un-
der the call Of the Governor, and IN us mehfaBe nc
ayoyys himself -qualely with the traitors soma,
though he couufels neutrality Tor The present. i tHe
State shall procure arms. lie thinks that uhili ne
STATE openly i,iu7 the Cotton States, he may purchase
arms in the Eastern Sta.cs. tulst ms matter VIII
he attended to in your city, and that under no leeIse
Won will How arms TO come 20 TINS STATE. Inc m
erOr of the State il most OF il fierce for secession, ahd
sooner or later il win he Ia open rebellion. We letl
here that the Government has been altogether 100
tepder.footed with the Border States. The rfnsl OF
n State ~ conttibse 10 the common defense, and the
ridiculous avowal OF neutrality, wlse threatening Tat
if tie Government undertook TO enforce the lws ny
violence il would make common cause with be
traitors should have been regarded as reOeihon, aud
treated rs SUCH Look ~ the nmenfc Oss 10 Tue Gov
eminent in North Carolina Virginia and Arkansas
from fear Of offending their Dice sense Of honor and
urge upon the Government not TO be longer deceived
by the traOrJuB Border States Why Is u ihat While
slic blockade is maiutaiued toe ocean poIls the
Nsi.sppi River is left open to provision the rebels.
Immelse quantities Of produce aud provisions are De-
being pushed down the river. aud goitg INTO TIE re,
ced,d II ites Were Il not Tor this supply hey would
soon be starved ont. The decided telling West j. 70
cut off al communication with the rebel Sttcs ana 10
regard all az rebels who refuse 10 AID III putting
them down. 1bls the true doctrine FOR there 4 no
middle ground in this controversythote who are nov
patriots are traitors. | hope yol oll represent how
important il is to cut of supple to the SCUM by Ihe
river or railroad M il may be estly done At CAIRO.
Al Lexington Mo-. q Union meeting Was broken up
and one mau killed on Monday laEt. Union men were
driven oil and in nearly all parts OF the STATE, treason
is predominant. al butiness Is utterly Frustrated IN
H. and desoate The State but will be adopted If the
Legislature and Executive can elect H. Nhen mat i
done tie Union men OF ST. LOUIS VIII demand the pro-
teo,iOn OF the Government. Obslh'EH'