New-York daily tribune., 1861-07-08
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ST. LoUIs, No., July 4, 1861.
Probably there is not a Union man in St. Louis,
known as such, who has lot been told, by Secession
acouaintances during the last two weeks, that the
day OF vengeance at hand, and that tho glorious
Fourth was selected for the deliyerance Of ST. Louis
from the yoke Of the mercenares now quatered upon
u.s. We have been advised to leave town ourselves,
and 20 take our families way. To-day the piece OF
painted calico called the Stas and Stripes" as The
Mssourt State Journal Of yesterday calls it, TO
90 down forever. 1t is almost O'Clock, and the
oenaries have not been butchered. have not heard
Of the least disturbance, and ss quiet Fourth Of July
as this has been known here The old flag floats
from hundreds Of houses The Court-House cupola
which has just been finished the scsifodipg having
been removed only yesterday sports one sixty feet long,
The Custom House ags behind the Court-Iiouse in
patriotism only about twenty feet Even the Planters
House-a name suggestive Of chivslry-the great loaf
ing resort of our long haired addlebined of the
sacred soil Of Missouri, who didn't fght and didn't
bleed, and didn't die at Camp Jackson-even the
Planters House patronizes the Union with big flag.
The whole force in the city proper, about 5000
men, commanded By Col. John Mcneil, have been at
their armories since o'clock this morning, and will
remain there till ~ tonight. At the Arsenal below
the city, there are 1900 men, belonging to the 9Th
(Bates's Guard, Col Bland, Sth (Zousyes, Col.
Smith, and 9th Washington, not fully organzed) Reg
iments Missouri Volunteers. No visitors have been
allowed there to-day, with the exception of military
men, on urgent military business. Beside this force
OF 5000 men, ready for action at any moment there
are two regiments of illinois troops at Caseyville six
miles from here and two at Alton, in all about
$500 men, and they all have the weight of the
body thrown the right foot ready TO step oil bsk!y
with the left at the command, march," Our sec
ceshers" could not effect anything here, by ever 50
much of an uprising and in spite Of all their stupid-
ty, they have more brains than TO attempt anything
Of the kind. They do manage, however, to Tighten
few of our weaker brethren by their immense stock
Of bluff and that is undoubtedly the hight Of their de-
sires at present.
Our boys in the southwest of Missouri, under Gen.
Sweeny are advancing steadily, as the telegraph will
tell you. One of The Iish boys in the brigade says
they are Lurryag toward the Arkansas border with
siou movement. As your readers all know, South
Western Missouri is not very thckly settled. This,
however is through no fault OF its own. Ii isl fine
farming country in every respect, and the climate is
better and peasanter than that Of Iowa and Upper
Illinois Hundreds OF young men now in SOUTHWEST
Missouri musket in hand will 20 there to settle as
soon as the war shall be They will induce their
friends to 10. We need class of inhabitants in the
interior of this State that sha teach the men and wo
men now in Missouri, in quiet way, that a man,
though not born on their SOIL may yet be a
gentleman whom they need not hang just to preserve
the peace of the neghbohood-n fact that be may be
~ much Of man if he had been "born and raised
anywhars down thar" Our Southwest army will
furnish these willing and unconscious teachers Of good
manners to rural Missour and il is needless to men
ya in what direction their political influence will be
exerted Secsssion is very i'll wind but it may blow
Missouri some good.
A bold man would be have been who, four mouths
ago, should have predicted 80 quiet Fourth of July
so Loyalty celebrated in 81. Louis. am proud of St.
Louis; proud Of Missouri proud Of the manly hearts
in loyal bosoms who have placed hsr where she stands
to-day. 8,