Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-05-21
Ernn ST Louis.

St. LOUIS, May II.
Among the arms captured at Camp Jack |
son on Friday, were the following: Three
thirty two Founders. large quantity of
balls and powder. several nIeees Of artillery
in boxes, 100 rifles of the late model, q
brass field pieces, brass mortars six inch,
one ten inch irur mortar, three six inch
iron cannon, several chests nf new muskets,
) boxes Of canister shot, &c ten inch and
500 six inch shell, % kegs of powd r,
urge number of nusket stocks ana barrels,
between 80 and 40 horses, aud consideTa-
bic quantity Of camp tools. The number
Of prisoners taken to the arsenal was 639
men and so officers
Gen Harvey published this morning az
address to the people of Missouri, in which
/ he calls attention to the military bill re-
Gently passed by the Legislature, which he
I regarded as an indirect secession ordinance,
manfestly unconstitutional, and not to be
/ upheld by the good citizens OF Missouri
! lie says:
Whatever may be the termination of ;he
present coalition Of things in respect 20 the
cotton States, Missouri must share the des-
tiny o! the Union. All her national inter
ests Ioint this result, and 80 important is
this regarded TO the interests % the cnun-
try, that l venture the opinion that the
whole power of the & S Government. If
necessary, will be exerted to maiGiain Mis-
siuri il the Union.
Speaking If Camp Jackson, he says. the
names Of Davis and Beauregard marked its
main avenues; that a body of men urgan-
lied and in Intercourse with the secessiun-
lists have been received there, openly bear
ing the dress and badge Distinguishing the
army Of So called Southern Confederaey.
and leaves the people to draw their own
infereuces of the character aud ultimate
purpose Of the encampmeEt. lie states,
however, that there were many good ard
loyal men in the camp. who we're in nc
manner responsible for its reasonable char
acter.
r In conclusion he says: Disdaining al
desire or Intention to interfere with tn,
prerogatiyes Of the State If Missouri, OF
t , with the functions Of It's Executive, yet
regard 1t my plain duty to express to th,
! people in respectful but decided language
= that within the field and scope of my com
T mand the supreme law of the land mus
and shall be maintained, and no subteriu
j gcs whatever, V neither in forms of Iegisla
tive acts CT otherwise, can be permitted 1
{ harrass or Cypress the good law-alidin
people Of Missouri. | shall exert my au
th"rity To- protect their persons aud prop
erty from violations of every kind, an
> shall deem it my duty 20 suppress all III
. lawful combinations Of men, wlethe
u formed under military organization Q
# otherwise.
: St Louis, May Is.
After the examination Of many witnesse
IT the Coroner's jury returned The followiu
= verdict in the Camp jackson case:
That the several victims Of the event
? which took place at Camp jackson on II
1t lOth Of May, came to their death from gu
y shot wounds inflicted hy musket balls di,
charged ly certain United Sra:es voluJ
Il teers under c mmaad IF Gen y Ly.l
d, Co.'S. I. p. Blair, IL Bernstein, aud 9th
Is ers."
Is The examination of witnesses relative
the Walnut street tragedy, Saturday ever
ie Ing. Is n,t yet finished
d The application for a writ Of hahcas col
- pus in the case Of Capt. McDunald, ,
y Monday, was not granted ~ Judge Trea
lie in consequence o! the petition being atte-
re Cd 10y Justice of the Peace, and could II
therefore be rec"gr lied Ly the Unit,
= States Curt
y Yesterday, United States Commis,i n
IS Hickman vi>iie3 the Arsenal, t. certify
ID McDonald's affidavit and wa Informed !
re zen Lyon tdt the Captain was q pgIsYU
y OF wai, aud moreover "as not uu Nilsson
1t soil
a. The affidavit uf. the prisoner brother "
l. then pGoperl! attcs:ed. and the writ issu,
T. reiurnable arll o'clock this morning.
" Gen. Harvey denies any iusub,ld.,.aii
= having taken place among the United STAT
m volunteers, hut On the contrary, savs Ia,
&c have submitted with aIacrity aud Cheerful
Y ness 30 the dIsciulile u lie sarAira