, 1861-06-10
Especial Correspondence Of the Chicago Tribune.l


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Especial Correspondence OF the Chicago Tribune.l
ST. LOUIS. june Q 1851,
to call III, Issued By Gen. Sterling Price Of the
Missouri State Guard has created freah dis
cussion % to the Intentions Of the Secession.
lists Of this State. On al hands 1t is conceded
that the publication In question was uncaited
denounce 1t az an insult to Gen Lyon, and not
jsstit1ed b. anything that has thus far traa
spi1ed. It Is certainly . bit Of mcnace, held
up to the Federal authorities that any action
on their part to disarm treason or protect
Union men Of interior counties from prosecu-
ard the remark that he hopes rumors Of an
intended supply Of krms' to those supposed to
eympathise with the Administrator, /. e. op.,
posed to treason are3 e3unfouuded. is the key
note to the whole affair. Gen Price knows
well thnt Union men in al parts Of the State
ere appealing to the Fedelal authorities for
er1ns to protect Themselves with agaiuBt secas-
6ioT mobs. Gen. Prfce knows thst tho Ad-
h Emiristrat1ou Ia not Indifferent to these appeals,
and hence sets up this war cry In advance to
prepare his secession friends In the country to
resist tie a1mtng Of their opponents. This
publication is one Of the mort dangerous that
ueed by all subordinate 1oilitiA otficera acting
BY ststs authority to provoke collision with
the United States.
1t is gratifying to Union men here and elte-
where to know that Gen. Lyon has paid no
attention 10 Gen. Price's manifesto Is
proceeding with al eze5gJ and dispatch In
| Government to assure all citizens oHfng allie
| glance TO their government and desiring to be
| protected by ifa fag-thxt they shall have
rotection-whether It suits his royal high:
;Eess Gov. C1aib. Jackson Or his Major General
| or not. The truth Of the business T. thas
| jackson and his cronies are afraid Of GIN,
/ Lyon. They know his spirit aud fear his
! poWef, 1t Waa well remarked by 4 diGtfn.
euished Republican official yesterday tn th<
presence OF late Federal officer and present
eJmpstbizcr with the Southern rebels that L
Sterling Price or Gov. Jackson undertook to
,n9m etstc troops and reeIst Federal authority
/ they will probably swing forit. Coming from
| Federal of1ceho}der, thfs opinion viii bt
| regarded a. seuai-utf1c1hl, and as the Secession
lists at Jefferson City have ; keen idea tha
t such 90 intention - held :at the arsenal, the.
are frightened. Gen. Lyon YRS urged by eom'
Of his friends to publish card In response Il
the. Price manifesto, bnt he thought It IN not
thy Of notice and refused to make any an
swer to It The uumerited iustnuation
sgainet his integrity will not be soon forgot
ten, and when the proper time arrives sterliu.
The Mayor Of this city, Daniel g. Taylor
has resigned. The alleged cnuse Is . disagree
ment With the city council, and the refusal Q
the latter to restrain the msyorin his efforts Il
administer the affairs Of the city faithfully
The real csuse IL supposed to be the inabilit..
interest On the eaty debt due Il jafy j. 3a led 4
Our city taxes arc not payable till fall, aud
has Always been necessary to borrow none
!. | to pay the interest. In Mayor Fillcy'8 tim
there never was my difficulty. Tax payet
and property oHners always endorsed th
j .ci.ys note without murmur, and th
! money was raised. This = year Mayo
Taylor hes been In a quaudary about 1t eve
; since he entered oi11ce We would have sur
poted that bis supporters, including the ed
tors and proprietors Of the .Rtpu1zican VIII
: boosted that property In st Louis doubled
Taylor, and the defeat Of Black aRepubIca1
ism"-world now come: :forwnrd aud snstat
| the ctty's credit, but hey all stood back
, one sense. The en- --le1nents to the city
! paper could not be procured, when finally .,
> down bis own name for 8, 600, aud then cam
i Jaa. H. Lucas, the millionaire, and other
: Nota name could be procured till ME Fil1o
I Union man, showed his confidence In IL
e stability Of atEafra by endorsing the first moi
q that bis name has gone upon during his III
/ ration of the Council in his fnanct
e operations, ard accordingly resigned. IF
Was not for this reason, then the Mayor
: forced to admit that 1t Nas eqpaEb1o abo1
= few petty appointments which led to his re
p ignRti0n. The Council, It Is we'll known, +
i fused toconfrm come Of his appointment
81 dIctated By themselves So Mr. Taylor +
Z signed, and we are to fayeA a special election
i dltho vacancy, within thirty days. The CO
= test premises TO be intezeeting, ard straig
4 line ean be drawn between Uniontsts andD
d unionlsts the ,ssnlt cannot be doubtful II
. seceeslenists VIII probably be contented vi
It milk-and.waeer Union man, and persus4
efficient aud real Union men to accept the
Ie candidate and elect him. .
II :, a highly important enterprise has just be
u been completed. a Abrsnch Telegraph hare be-
i operation. By this arrangement messages c:
It be cent or received direcE between the Ara
ld1 1hl and I'LL parts Of the conntfy, either Ea.
o West, North, Or South The Fi1es has . co
1e nection With the Fort Kcarney line and all t
IT Illinois lines. There will BE no delay In q
). ting messsges to and fro ~ formerly VII
10 dispatches had to 30 conveyed by special mi
10 eenges from the telegraph oftce In town. :
"A make sure Of tie Fight sort Of an operntt
r. Mr. s. A. Henick, formerly manager Of t
= now 1t his post Tho Necessity Of mems
q prompt and quick communication -betwc
n commauding officers and the War depsstme
a. it. Warrington fs too plain to need dcmonst
u hpn; md IN. -the7 Inauguration OF measu]
nom this point the telegraph will pro7e
20 valuable auxiliary.
'st A localincdent IL related he1e which sho
It d great deal Of eelEaat11lclng. appree.atit
lie eeTeal tsJs ago the editors of the Demoe
re- received letter from lady lislng In q:
~ county, Missouri, asking whether she Col
Ii, procure the ttWeekly regularly for
y. months II ehe forwarded some butter In p
n msnt:, The. modesty Of. the application a
Id. the language Of tho applicant strnck the q,
crut folks favorably, and they responded q
90 the lady shou1d 'have the paper, butter or
up hntter. On Saturday theJ received jar
,Ys tp}end!d ffesh- butfef from tho hands
81 the laoy, asesmpsnIed By. letter
he which the. following. remarks occut7'
nd :" What would your 81 Louis ladies gay
,ut they knew thst one Of their se1 IN /
county had gone without q nev bonnet
It'll three years for the sake of reading daily
nj per." This fact coming 10 the ears OF q !
MI known crpckery merchant, he mentioned Il
hn his wife, and the Wifi, with tine womanly
- ueyolence, immediately resolved TO pres
.xt tho eathus1astlc newspaper resdet: OF Ct
! county with nen bonnet. -Ehe thoughts 81
:he pfreyerance worthy rewaTd+ 4 new bon
tf Wse purt based and On Monday Forwarded
'he exr,1ss to tho lady mentioned. That
,cc not all the husband was 60 much gratdco
/ what bis Mife DIX, that he. himself purcha
=; .~.t H|s. -. +.