New-York daily tribune., 1862-04-24
FROM MISSOURI.
Arrest Of Col. q. II. Jennison and Lfent.
Hoyt Of Kansas-Jennison's Arriv al in
81. Lsuis-Monsgemery Stripped Of His
Command - Other Free-stato Officers
Dcgraded-Pro-siavery RuIc Rampant
Once More.

Fro.i Our Own Correspondent.
ST. LOUIS, April 20, 1862.
Another beautiful result Of placing Pro-Slavery
officers 10 dominser over well.known Aati-Slavery
soldiers is shown in the arrest of Col c. r. Jennison
of the ID Kansas Cavalry (and Acting Brgsder.
General) by order of Gen. Sturgis. Col Jennison
was arrested in Leavelworth City on Thursday last
Lieut.. Hoyt of the same regiment was arrested the
same day. Both were placed in close confinement
raihe fort in charge of Capt. Prince, one OF their
worst enemies. These arrests excited great commo-
ton in Lesyenworth and all classes Of citizens were
deeply excited. few citizens, determined that the
parties shonld have Justice authorized Jennison TO
draw on the banking firm of Clark, Gruber 81 Co.
for $4,000 TO pay his legal and personal expenses
That night, at 8 O'clock, Col. Jennsop was hurried
across the river to Weston and taken to St. Joseph
where, in company with an officer in charge, be took
the cars for St. Louis. No opportunity was given
him to sec his family, and bis friends aege that be
was not even permitted TO secure change OF bnen.
Yesterday morning, Col Jennison arrived In this
city, and was placed in the military Prison by the
Provost Marshal. General, according to orders.
There was considerable excitement among the
Pro-Slavery clique in this city, on hearing Of Jenn-
sens arrival, and The Rtpsbilcan, this morning,
without pretending to know any Of the causes Of bis
arrest or the circumstances which led 70 II, justtes
the rigorous treatment by sweeping declaration that
Col Jennisons antccedents justify toe course OF the
authorities No charges have 80 yet been furnished
TO COL Jennison, and be is entirely ignorant OF the
specifications designed TO be urged against him.
IL Is not improbable however, that the pretext upon
which he has been arrested is using disrespectful
language toward his superior officers, In pubic
speech. Col. Jennison lately resigned the com
mand OF his regiment, and publicly declared that he
could no longer conscientousy serve under the COM
mand of those appointed at the head Of military oper-
atoms in Kansas. His exact language has not been
reported but il is ayerred that there attempt
to charge disoyalty upon his superior officers, bat
merely a general statement that their views OF the
proper policy to be pursued in carrying on the WAL
differed 40 widely from bis, that he declined to serve
under them. The same reasons were given by
Lient. Hoyt, as the cause Of bis resignation.
The arrest of Col Jennison and Lieut.. Hoyt is not
the only step taken in Kansas to degrade the Anti
Slavery officers who have enlisted in the service Of
the Government in the belief that Secessonists
should be hurt 10 order % suppress Rebellion.
gentleman from Kansas informs your correspondent
,ha: the command of COL Montgomery has been
taken from him and the Colonel dismissed from the
service. The same course has been pursued toward
Col. Weer, another AntiSavery man. John Brown,
ir., has rendered bis resignation az captain OF ths
company to which Lieut. Hoyt belongs.
In short, every prominent officer connected with
the Kansas troops who has identified himself with
the opposion to Slavery bas been showed aside and
humiliated by Gems. Denver and Surgs. L. is not
surprising the officers feel unwilling TO serve any
longer. The Kansas regiments will be demoralized
by these ects beyond power of redemption. In
c ,l. Jennisons regiment there are between twenty
and thirty men who, with Jennson himself, have
lain in open fields aud concealed in woods for days
and weeks to avoid the slayehounds sent after them
by Denver while he was Governor OF Kansas Can
il be expected these men will respect Gen. Denver
simply bscaute he wears assin the livery OF Uncle
Sam. They de.pised him then, and they will not
love him now. The FREQ State men Of kansas are
moro disheartened by these events than anything
that has over crossed their history.