, 1861-08-16

e1n Counties
ST. LOUIS, August 15.--The Provost Mar
ehal has Issued a stringent order against wear
i1g concealed weapons by citizens, and has in
tezdicted the sale or giving awsy of any de-
sc1ipticn Of fire arms by guasmiths or other
dealers, except by special permit.
The -dest Ct ten steamers which hes been
1a:d mp fifteen miles below here for scme time
past was brought here to-3ay by order Of
Gen. Fremont, to prevent the possibility Of
their being taken by the secessionists.
Gep. Pope hiss about completed the appoint
ment OF the Committees Ct Safety IN the coun-
ties of bis department., according to special
orders already te:eg7aphed. Since tbs adop.
tion Ct this plan foi the preservation OF prop
ETY., acts OF violence hive materially dimiu-
iehed, and 1t is believed in short time will
eutirely cease.
It is sisted that some seven Thousand rebel
troops are approaching. Ironton from the
south The Federal troops in tint region are
loeted at Pilot Knob, Ironton and Arcadia,
three Villages which lie about two miles apart
in ns1row valley, the entrance to Wsich can
be eae:ly defended by artillery and flank move
ment is not spp1ehsnded IN consequence OF
the impaksible coz dition OF the roads around
TIE valley. Col. Blair arrived to-day.
The rew York "Haxdsn on the War
Tho Ssronsest TorE1sn Fet.
ALBANY, August 15.-The Breckenridge
State Central Committee met at the De1ayan
House, in this city, yesterday. Twelve mem:
hers out of the sixteen were present. Mr..
| JOHN A. Green, chairman, called the Com.
! mittee to order. After an interchange Of
vieTs the following resolutions were adopted
| unanimously -
| ResoEeed, That the State Committee, represent
| ing 1has portion OF the Democratic party OF the
| State Of New Iork which sustalned the MARYLAND
| 1as!itute platform at the last election. witness
6ic, ed resu. OF the Northern sectional aggrcsslons
upon the rights Of the Southern States; that, as
we have uniformly opposed T. the Pas: rhe policy
| which we foteaaW must produce disunion. 30 we
equally prompt to raise our to'ces against civ
| II var; that the wort and most inefectnal arg1-
msnt that can be addressed to tha secediug States
is war; that re deny that the present struggle is
! in My sense war for the Union, and insist that
thoee who have precp1tated the States into hostn'
the Union hereby.
Rtsoisfd. That VIC advocate the proposition fol
sn srmist1ee between The now contendlng armies
| North and South, and the immediate cony vocation
If Convention Of Delegates from all the States
which acknowledged themselves members q the
I1ion in November, 1860, to the cad that al dit
/
tsved from bloodshed and restored to peace, con.
| card ard Union.
Resolred, That the endeaEor to coerce ecce1ing
States has had its fitting counterpart in tbs re
| CENT sggrefslcus made upon the rights Of ftet
speech and free press In those States which st:I
adhere to The Union; that after the annoanceme Ell
that there WEB = law higher than the Const1tutiou
re were prepared to see the party now ia powel
declare the Constitution suspended at and during
| their pleaEur and that the Arrests without war
ra1:, and the incarceration with cut examIaation4
Of citizens not a6tRdged guilty Of any crime; tht
g tas Ehe st eof sssts by sr
military officials; the suppression Of newspapers
the deprivation Of the militia of thetr arms; tht
declaIat1on and enforcement u martial ~; eh.
| The eanct1cn OF legal proof; and the conrezetonl
/ CT our forts into military baat11es-demaad at th!
hands Of a people jealous Of their liberties, sol
BesolTfd. Thai Ills slate Committee has Iesrnet
with much Ratietnctior Of the refufA OF the stat
Goa roittee, Of which Dean Richmond IL Chait
man, to accept the overtures OF the Republican
upon the approaching election that for this Dc
clare1 determination TO enntinne to ishof foE U
overthrow Of the Republican party and policy,
respectfully tender to them the night hand OF 1e
coDatderat one, and burying past dlsse9t1ons IN
| detife to zee 4 consolidated and united front OF
| posed to the Republican partE, this stzte Zoe
! mittee will not call separate StAte convention
| this time and that we recommend thoee Ueme
Z | c,ats Who have recognized this organization
ulitc in the election Of delegates to tie State Gol
! yeLt{on ea}t to meet at Syracuse On the 4tn "a
OF septe emhe1. believing that that Convention VI
distfrctly declare itse1f for measnres OF peace an
reconciliation.
A resolution was unanimously adopted, G,
ceiling Matthew Mcmahon from the Ccmmi
: ice, be baS5ug accepted eftice uadGr the Fet
eral Government, and declared h;mself Eu]
rorter # its policy.