Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-05-23
War in ST. Louis.

u
irsi was the capture of 500 Of tie |
State militia under Gen Frost, who |
we're encanped near the city Tor
purposes of drill. They were in the
lawful discharge of their duty when
they were surrounded by 5000 Of
the Government troops and COM
PEELED to surrender. 10 reply to
some tauEis from the large crowd Of
citizens who were present, the Re-
publican troops fred with minnie
balls upon the unMmed populace and
killed and wounded severty-two men,
women. aud children. The affair
caused the greatest excitement.
A day or two after, the affair gas
repeated. The soldiers again fred
upon the populace, but Ibis time,
being in close street, they killed
and wounded more of their own
men than Of the people, though quite
a number were slaughtered on both
sides
The det:.ils OF these aff4irs which
we End 10 the St. Louis papers, but
which we have not space to copy,
are horrible and sickeuiug. How
long will ii be before The attempt will
lie made to locate such scenes in
other Southern cities, aud bow long
before fearful retribution will over
take the perpetrators aud ipsligators
of such deeds of blood2
In this connection, The following
letter written just before the Frost
o,pture, will be found very interest.
lug. as reliable evidence OF the sad
state Of afrirs in st. Louis:
ST. Louis, May s, 1861.
Ny DEAR B.-We are. OF Course.
having stirring times here. The
Arsenal, ouIy f-w sqnases from my
Office, is being strongly fortified With
batteries; also, the Marine Hospital
and j, o. rson Barracks.
About 4,G00 Dutch have enlisted.
nominaHy, to support the Union, but
truly, like the men somewhere 10 She
Bible mentioned, who wanted Priests
offices, 10 order that they might "eat
a piece of BREAD The g. S, COM
mabdant at the Arsenal, yesterday,
distributed arms to 600 Dutch, who
bad not regularly enlisted, to take
home With them, and muzzle white
and decent people here. This very
moment there are 1000 mere pass.
! ing in front Of the Office, going down
to the Arsenal TO get more aims
God help Us all There must be at
least l2,O00 Dutch, fully armed and
equipped, and the city is as much
under Dutch dominion AS any city il
Germany. The Minute Men Of Mis-.
souH have an armory here, and are
enIistiug men. They have about
J three iull regiments, but they are t;
mere handful TO the myriads OF Dutcl
fully equipped for War. But there
/ is, ! hope,a dreadful day of reckoning
coming. when the Dutch viii bt
afraid to show tben heads here.
This State will, 20 doubt, remain
in the Union for the present; but,
think, il matters do not change, viii
eve ntually go out. Al present, il
would be folly TO secede, surrounded
as it is, BY Free StEtes, without
money, credit or aims. The State
is aiming as fast as possible, and The
State troops are in encamT mcnl now
The Republican journals here hr,
absolutely jubilant over the stagna'
ton Of business, &C., which this val
is bringing upon the State, and pros
pectively gloa,iDg over the scenes o
"hectic glory and carnage" which
threatens to overwhelm the country
Even my partner and myself have
been notified that at is not good fo
us TO be here,'' and they requested
us to move come where else in town =
when we have relisiously abstainet
from talking politics with any one
and this advice was given merely be
cause We refused to enlist for tire,
months 10 t be so-caiIed "Homs
Guards" company formed for Iht
purpose of gagging American citi
zens, who have natural wish t.
express their opinions in objection
to Dutch sovereignty. We stated
our intention TO remain here as Ions
as we saw fit, and promised any sspir
ing Teutons who might wish t.
non cnrao q oror,,, ranont;n,A &c M.