New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-05-24
yryasoy CRUSHED OUT IN MISSOURI.
The State Government Coming 10 TermS'

half Of Freedom; and may God give the
victory the SIDE which is stronger III numbers as IL
in right" So spoke the New-York Senator upon the
repeal of the Missouri Compromise-giving utterance
70 the sentiment which the North held then, and holds
to-day. In the Kansas struggle which followed, Mis-
souri, participated. She took band in that conflict be-
tween Freedom 4 the Slave Power and is very
willing TO avoid another. She IL entirely satisfied
whether Northern men are towards or nOt-a question
upon which there is some confusion in tie Southern
mind at large.
The slave property of Missouri at the ouse OF this
rebellion was worth forty-i millions of dollars; and
she is under bonds to that amount TO keep the peace
With nearly 300 miles Of frontier to guard, she Ia
slave PENINSULA in an ocean of free coil" With free
Kansas which has eerver old scores 10 settle up If
the account ia reopened, on tie West free Iowa, al
ready embittered by the Union men, who have been
compelled TO fee there for safefy the Norh free
Illinois the young prairie giant, which can concen-
trste 10 coo men opporile ST. Louis in 80 hours il the
East; and this loyal metropolis, which already has
10 COO Onion men under arms, within her own borders
Missouri az the froniersmen phrase it, is corrded
She realizes tue truth expressed by The Richmond
Wing before it cold the rebels, that Secession
is AboIitionism, in it's most dangerous form"
Throughout the State, the Union sentiment is largely
in the ascendancy; but the Seee,sousls, believing III
the Divine right Of the Slave Power fancied, like
Louis XIV, that they were the State Gov. jackson
aud his asyociae traitors attempted to preciptate Mis-
sour out Of the Union in defiance of the known vi hes
of her people Their treason was blatant and boasfu
Tley enacted militia law clearly in defiance both OF
tie State Constitution and the Federal Government and
inauguntnga mort odous military desroti'm. They
tlr d;pt III. u.ifIt
sent AN Envoy Extraordinary to the Louisiana rebels,
aud he returned with large supply Of l2-pounders,
morns. shot and SHELLS and other munitions Of war
all stolen few months ago from the United States
Arsenal at Baton Rouge Tbese munitions were stored
in Camp jackson, near this city, which was estab-
sl, ID to form the nucleus Of Southern army Thanks
to Col Frank Blair and Gen. Lyon, that treason was
Dipfed in the bud, the camp was taken, and their
aims are safe where they VIII be ured III hghting
the rebels Themselves # necessary.
The capture Of Camp Jackson, and firing into the
mob which attacked the troofs their return, pro-
duced hee the most intense excitement. TIE city
quiet. but it was an ominous and volcanic stiffness.
There was upon the eun-stores, unul revoyers
rose TO more than double the usual prices. Several
peaceable Germans were assassinated and no efforts
were spared eNasperale tie native citizens against
hirelnes, and He,siaus, though less than halt Of
them are Of German birth.
The rebels attempted reproduce here the Baltimore
reign Of terror. They glared upon Union men like in
urated wild beasts. Citizens walking the streets at
ngit, like Americans Mexican Towns, cast frequent
gnnc.s their shoulders, 10 see that no one came
| up behind them. An attempt made TO mob The
Democraf Office but the afaeLes and friends Of that
parer were armed 10 the teeth, and would have made
blood flow like water had It been persisted in. Fierce
thIeats Of death were made agan,t Col Blair and the
rioters boasted that he dared walk the streets. But
| TINT il not the style Of the Blair family. During
the a,tnck upon bis regiment Col. Blair rat upon his
horse peculiarly exposed position, where the
had better opportunity TO take lis life than they
| are likely to enjoy again. AiteIward, he frequently
promenaded be crowded str, cts alone, and hair
Of his head was injured tie remember him
ten years ago when be made his hst flecsoil speech
! IN the Missouri Legislature attempt WAS made To
assaut him and he repeed IL promptly that his
saants narrowly ESCAPED with their lives Obnoxious
| Union men were warned to leave the city, and some
OF them frightened away.
But this business very soon stopped. Secession.
Isis in the INTERIOR who driving out Union men,
were promptly arrested. Gen. Harvey arrived here,
and to the infinite cbagrin Of the Rebels appIauded
the capture of Camp kson, aud followed IL up By
series of vigorous by his orders the Seces-
zion headquarters were closed, and their flag taken
down. Day after day, arms ana ammunition, in the
hands Of the Rebels and on the way to them, have
been taken possession OF by the Federal Government;
and Gov Jackson has been in mortal fear of f
high treason. II is well known that Gen. Harvey is
not u To be tred with, and does not stand upon
any nice lechncates and the leading conspir;.tors
are in constsit fear that lis paw may down upon
them. lie is heavily 'uisrested i'll st. Louis, owning
property here it is said TO t. amount Of million OF
dollars.
Tho Secessionsts, since discovering tba. they are
whipped, have shown that they can " let dow lur-
ther, with nothing TO break their fall than any Of Yer
people in Christendom. They profess 10 be excel.
lent Union men, and swear that they we're never
Seeeesionists at all They indulgitg in bitter lam.
entations however that the r,nts of Missouri have
been invaded and her libe.res tramp, led under foot.
Defeated in their attenet to inaugurae civil war, and
precipste the Sue into rebellion, they join in
an apotheoss of State Rights and constitutional law.
They, AT feas illustrate DIR. Johnsons spothegn, that
patrpiis,n is tie last refuge of II scoundrel.
9 O'Clock q. m-Gov. Jackson ut last convinced
that tr,afon cannot be successful is now IN communl
cation with Ten Harvey claiming 10 be acuated bya
desire sto avoid blood.bed.' Humane Governor Ii
is understood that Gen. Harvey has ordered him 10
disbgnd a the State troops being organized under lle
See ssion Milita aw) and given him until Tomorrow
70 decide in; and that ii Jackson does not comply,
Harvey will try the effect of coercion. The Governor
is becoming like Uriah Heap, livery umbe and the
Federal authorities insist that the life and person Of
every I'uion nan i'm Missouri shall be pro,ctpd. If