, 1861-05-07
POSITION CT E11ssOUHK,
what Armed Neutrality Means.

Gov. JAekaop's message relieves the public
mind af nj dau6t as to tkr1aeahlngqf earned
neutrality" That policy Ii. simply the pro
lmnaIy to Secession; The la3guage !, T Of Jsek;
a1m promptly, in order. that we may be il b
condition 70 tecede, Secession now would be
our destruction but by sSallirE ourselve, OF
our poeition Ia the Union to get orms and mu-
nitions Of wzr from the North, we will be the
better a5le to perform our part In the deatruc-
tion of that Bnion.'
hut these en2terfqgss ana assumptions de-
ceIve nobody- Neutrality In this war il d cloak
for treason; It is eowardly device to shirk
the consequences OF treason until in condi
ton to make it eHactive.s GOV. Jackson, in bis
recent message, ayoH7 1t as his purpose to
Join the Southern. Confederaey If the Govern
ment undertakes, which 1t is now nnde1tak,
neutrality now until hesitate Is armed, and in
condition to make war. This Is also the
position Of the RzPNHisan, which, by lis
silence approves the conduct OF the Governor.
The loyal sts.es whose best blood il freely
given to defend our glorious d,g, are not to
be dereised By thtS treacheraus game- The
Executive Of this State and those Wao app1oEe
who attacked Fort Hun1ter. t'tTherd are only
two parties In this war-sfeatyjo<s azd tTaitoFs +"
Our dispatches from jt1s*1zon City atate
that immediate secession Is the ruling idea
there. The holding of secret sessioes BY the
House is ominous. We canrot say th.t the
1atest Secession programme is more distaste-
ful to us than the more cunning cne of armed
neutrality. 1aepresent is as jaeoraNe s:ne as
any for trying conclusions tei!h Tie t1d1oTs The
SECESSION OF Missouri, White St lbnis Is loyal,
Will be q mere paper sece8slon and there are
eight thousand loyal bayooets now keeping
watch and ward within the city Hu1ita We
repeat, then> that the oyent may be as weE1 de-
cided now as mouth or tWo hence, for, how~
ever desirable II may % to postpone the evil
suspense Letthe rebe1skncw this much, how
eTer, that for every Unian man murdered 10 the
strife {he who Is slain By rebels In defending
the United Sta es daG,tfs murdered1 bloody
atonement will be eIaeted. Think you, traitors
that you can carry On yanf deviltry with i'm.
puniIy, even II loyal citizens hers il Missouri
should remain pase.ve3 The commencement
Illinois to assan um river frontier at hundred
different points; for Iowa to pour her 1estoua
acroes the Northwestern border and 4nnex al
/: Of Missouri north Of the Missouri river; fol
Montgomery Nnd the organized Ahoiitiouists
Of Kansaa to burst like the tornado on tts
Southwest and sweep 1t clear Of everything
portable, negroes especially Taking His
ceremony, but ataekxs hArd asthe remoyn
Of fmountalns without h1th It viii take fia7ct
AID victorious fighting for many year to dt
| it-vfctoF1ous fighting, not only against til,
surrounding free states, but agaInst the Who'll,
power Of the Federal 4ov6raDeat. Missouri
| viii never be taken cut Of the unioB und1 th,
frEe States aEe aupp1fants for peace It tbs fee
son, ws would not be surprised If the stiu
vision OF the gaalows apd the hAngmsn prove,
eS~'te to.goar slamhfra+ 81 Lotas Danoera'
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