The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-05-30
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Sr, Louis, May 25.
This rather eccentric stadt is inst now
as quiet as lamb. The glitter of eight
Thousand bayonets here has had remark
ably sedative and salutary effect. At
present we have little to do but enjoy the
ludicroua whining Of few foilsd traitors,
CALLED by what they pleased to cal! "a
military despotism in Mlssouii,' No
class of men ever cut much more ridi-
culous figure than these same traitors,
Never were rampant blustcrers more woe
fully used up. Everybody laughs at
them, and the more sensible OF them can
not help laughing at themselves. For
seven months they had been heroically
Aaunting secession flags and badges. mus
teriug. DIR Hing, and swearing them into
the service of the State, with avowed in
tent to do something sublime "by and
by" when the time comes" they
would nv steriously say, "we'll show you
where Missouri will bel" Well. the time
did come didn't it? These blatant State
nationality men really made formidable
fuss, and ocared many timed people.
Never once did it enter the traitors heads
that possibly certain Lyon had his eyes
on them, and was maliciously waiting
only the favorable moment TO swallow
them all at single meal! The compIa-
cent souls reposed in the deuston that
they were secure. because eucamped as
State troops, with the Stars and Stripes
they we're conspiring against holsted in
their camp. although thsir real flag was
the rag of treason floating over their re
cruiting quarters and armory at Fftl
and Pine streets! In this unsuspecti y
dream of safety. these profound states
men aud brave warriors we're in CORES
pondence with Jeff, Davis & Co.. anc
were receiving howitzers, mortars, can
non bombs, ball muskets, &c, in grea
quan tiles, stolen from the United State
Arsenal at Baton Rouge! Now, was i
really not a stupendous shame "a militar!
dsspotism" should so very unerpsctedl.
have interveued to put an utter stop tt
the whole Of this fun? Yes such was thu
Intervention. Camp Jackson an! Mis-
souri, secession, to the utter amazcment o
the guilty Governor and the complete
stnpelaction Of the astounded Genera
Frost and staff, we're bagged entire, anC
taken under the dreadful escort of Col
Frank p. Blair and regiment to the U. S
Arsenal! ASIDE from the deplorablc COLI
sion Of the troops with the mob, the af
fair deserves to be chronicled as about tn
hugest joke Of tho age. anything wer
wanting to make the comical aspect oftk
case perfect, it is found in the lugubri
ous protest Of these would be militar
dsspots against "a military despOtism, for
sooth!
Thus has the back Of secession bee
broken here, and the animals teeth pulle
out. Even the traitors armories an
drill rooms. and their notorious "Minut
Mems headquarters have been releve
Of all deadly weapons and reasonable in
sigHia, and closed. These once nos
halls of secession ara now denuied, for
saken and desolate.
One of tue loudes! Of the Minute Mem
bu!lies have Received n police appoint
mont from tho States, was compslled, a
a city officers, to aid in cleaning out an
shutting up aforesaid Headquarters.
Further, in Difference to the unmistakabl
public sentiment. the States Police Com
misiorers have decided his appointmtn Mt
that of number Of other secessonists /
be temporary, and have displaced ther
by men less obnoxious to the community
The military situation here may be thu
briefly summed up: In response to Pres
ideht Lincoln's requisition upon Missoul
for four regiments. 10 which the disgrace
Jackson returned traitors reply, W
have promptly furnished six regiments
a seventh is organizing; Zouave reg
mcnt, to serve for the war, is rapidly iil
ing up; two regiments Of a contemplate
Irish brigade are formed, and the thir
, in progress, and we have five e9iment
of United States Reserve Guards, for HON
service. One of the latter regiment,
Colonel B. Grstez Browns command. ha
volunteered to go wherever desired by tn
Government in the prosecution of the wa
Union b'ttalions occupy chain OF we
selected posts. from Duncan's Island o
: The south to Busells Point on ihe norL
and extending around tho western sui
II urbs, while the Reserve Guards are qua
tered at GENITAL points throughout tn
city. .....
Secession will die harder in the interic
OF the State. Despite the amicable agree
: ment between Generals Harney and PriC
that State troops are reluctant, and man
of them utterly r,fiss to disband.
Our accounts Of the continued maltrea
ment of Union men in various district
especially in the southwestern sectio
5 are quiet too numerous and too well al
thenticated 10 admit Of doubt. 1t is
: be feared that only the strong hand
o the American Government can prote
e American citizenship in Missouri. Gel
u Lyon is overwhelmed with letters impl
= ring his aid. addressed to him by rospol
sible parties in various portions of Il
8 State. Unless the Government OF Mi
$ souri, sGop represses these bitter persecr
i tons. expeditions like the late salutal
y one Of Captain Cole to PotOso, De Sol
9 Hillsborough and Arcadia will certain
! be repeated, but on larger and mo
i conclusive scale.
y The Government has not only stror
check upon the railroads here, so as sur
0 siantially to control them, out emplo
IS the steamers City Of Alton. Iaian al