Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-05-16

Condition Of Affairs in Sc. LOuIs-The Rec
spOnsIbility Of the Late Troubles Pinced
Where it BelsnEs-The Mound City safe
for the Union.
The statement we have given, says yestet-
days (Tuesday's) st. Louis Democrat Of the
fatal shooting at Lindelrs Grove, is that
repeated daily by scores who were present
and witnessed the scene. It stands fact as
clearly ascertained as any under heaven,
that the troops were not only subjected to
'atrocious abuse and an accumulation of the
most insulting personal indignities and were
fercely assailed with rocks, but repeatedly
fred into, wounded, and several of them
shot down, before they could fire upon their
asssiants. In further corroboration of this
already thoroughly attested fact, we present
the following account Of the conflict of Fri
day:
have read the articles in the RepuBhcnn
and STATE journal, giving an account of the
conflict on the 10th instant, and as they are
utterly at variance with the truth, | consider
it my duty, as an eye witness of the sad oc-
currence, to make the following plain state
ment of facts: 0-......
l. The troops from the Arsenal, especially
the Germans, were, for at least an hour SUBJ
jected TO the most violent and insulting
yituperation. Besides this they were spit
upon and kicked by the excited crowd. and
not few of them were singled out and
threatened with death the instant they
should show their faces upon the street.
Some Of these threats have already been
executed. have seen many a riotous and
bloody day, and have heard vulgar and
abusive language, but never have listened
10 such a variety and volublitY of billings
gate as was poured upon the United States
troops and the Union by the Secessionst
mob of Friday. During all this time the
soldiers stood like statues, replying to no
abuse and retaliating no violence, | looked
on in establishment at the self control of the
troons, and thought saw the brow flush,
and the eye hash, and the lip grow pale, yet
the low spoken commander the officers to
keep cool" was implicitly obeyed.
2. 1 Sd,c sho1oerS Of stones hurled and a pis-
toll fired By the mob, now pressing upon the
lines, into the ranks Of the soldiers, after
which several other pistol shots followed
from near the same point, accompanied by
terrible cursings of the id Dutchmen, .
ard hoalse hurrahs for JEFF. Davis and Gov
ernor Jackson. Sq,O ttOo soldiers fall shot
down by the demons in the crowd. II toas
not until this occurrence, that shot 1cas fred
from The ranks. This / know, and am ready
if required TO mako affidavit of its truth.
AT this point felt the blood trickling down
my leg from flesh wound by bullet (not
noticed in the excitemenD and was com.
PEELED to return home.
In conclusion you will allow me TO say
that / know personally most of the officers
of the Arsenal troops, and | know them Ia
be pesce-loving citizens, end that nobody de.
plores more than they the death of the inno-
cent persons who fell. Upon the mob and
the mob alone rests the stain of their blood
G. G. ZEUS.
The Democrat at the close of long arti
Gle on the Situation of Missouri" remarks
St. Louis hes been called the Gibraltar o.
freedom in the slave States. She may now
be well called the fortress of the Constitu.
ton in the slave States. Last Friday wa!
the first of new era. That day, unless We
are profoundly mistaken, marks the turning
point in the fortunes of the war. Hencefor.
ward we shall hear of but few advantage:
and fewer triUmpbs for the rebel cause, while
the telegraphic bulletins from day to day
Will proclaim The prosperous advance Cf the
loyal hosts of the Government into the hear
Of the enemy's country. But, however
deeply we may be impressed with this pre-
sentiment, let us not forget that the wes
bank of the Mississippi is now the chief seat
ofthc civil war.
If Jackson calls the Seceqsiopists to arms
Gen. Haruey viii finish what CAPTAIN Igor
commenced in such fine style. The fate Of
Missouri rests On The viii OF the Governor
In any event, ST.. Louis is safe under the pro.
lection which the twelve thousand bayonets
beneath the immediate command Of Harney
will not fail TO extend to her. We grant
that peace is desirable, aud we say that the
preservation Of peace is easy. Let the Sc
cession programme be abandoned, and wal
is impossible let further attempts be made
to carry it out and the fastnesses of tht
Ozark Mountains will fail to hide the trait
ors from the red right arm of nation free
with righteous anger.