, 1862-04-30

I will touch npon fhis and dgubse4uent 7izitsln
asepante letter. Lewis Biahop, an old and es-
teamed citizen Of st. Louis, is its keeper. Col.
s1eetsr IN ~ah ahe 'fsa Eindss @ " VIM % he
usua1 roIIcking humor and power Of adapta-
ton which Is mart Of bis character, he had
won the good VII o. all-even the rebels
he delighted In pitching into; and made
the best possible use M Ills position. The
PEe19st Marshall Col Eaasr !. 10 ssa @ 91ersd te
the assistance of Lient. Bishop, and other ger-
tlemen, twenty-five Of the wea1thIest Union
mensEned the same. They were eager 10 do
it and as many more could eaalT hare been
obtained. These names represented five mil
lion dollars. By five O'Clock We had the Col
onel ont Of the slaTe bar1acoop. During bis
incarceration the prison was thronged With
stream of visitors, among Whom were many
prominent citizers- Gen, sige1 sent his COM
plfments several hmes. The British consul,
Vim. Wilkins, called on hin, as did also Judge
Clover Of the Criminal Court, Judge Wells,
Broadhead, District Attorney, Ex-Mayor ..
D. FIl1ey, and many others. The utmost indig
nation prevails :: III relation to the mat
ter, and IN imperative demand Vas sent to
Washington by these gentlemen for an inyes=
tigation into the matter. The Germsus were
It needed but a word, and the Colonel would
eTer, was not to be allowed. Col. Jennison
has committed no crime, md as the c1rcunl-
stances will show, has mol. Eio1ated even tech
niSally the army resnlaaona; Your readers
the tearing up BY Col. Jennison Of an order by
Lieutenant Colonel Anthony, in relation to
desertiou- It was Col Anthony's statement
this which afforded the pretext for the ar
rest. By the evidence Of parties in Col Jcn-
nison's carthage at the time, it appears he was
sumed; the form Nas Illegal, and it was not
acting as such, whils he Vas stIl!
in the camp. Col. Anthony has written to
Col. Jennlson, expressing his regret, and
release him. Col. Jennison does not propose
to accept T. release which would not remove
from him any stain or stigma that msy seem
! to be east npon him. He demands trial aad
| full and thorough Investigation into all o|
] his official acts. He will shortly commence q
suit against Gen. stuEgis for ugurpatton and
false imprisonment. which will bring forth
interesting facts. His resignation vas sent in
| eeven days previous to bis arrest. The rea
! sons given for The act, were that he differed
with tie authorities Oh the pro-s1ayery policy
| pursued In this Department, and could no!
therefore, IN Justice to himself or with honor
| to the country, serve any longer. The letter
was dated from "Camp, Wendell Phillips
t lawrence" and was handed Ia the same iay
that S1urgis took command. That officer OF
[ jected to the name Of the si1ver-tongued oratol
being pecd in the documents and suggested
the Substitution Of the words s'head quarters
The "Little Chief" said he was perfectly salts
| fed with the first and it didn't suit him tt
change. Let me give you another illustrator
Of the manner in which this soldier Of Free
| dom is viewed by the S1aveocrats. The nigh
Of his arrest and for three nights afterwards
| while Lieut.. Hoyt Was prisoner, the guars
in Fort LeaYenworth was doubled, heavy sieg
attack, and some two hundred cavalry Ecr
stationed as piekets and patrol, no less tbs,
nine mounted pfckets being placed bet#eel
the city and fort, a distance Of two miles. Til
ferry VAS kept under guard on the Missouri
side Of the river the night that the Colone
devotion to whisky aud slarery has frenzie
them. If the stake was not SO serious it Woul
be 1udlerons in the extreme.
The Germans here are becoming daily NOR
open and bold In their auti-sIayery ma1itests
tloDs- The 1ate speech of T. T. Blair on til
one hand, and the letter Of Gratz Brown O
the other, has drawn the lines, and the resu
is that the German population as well as man
Americans, will support emancipation with
out conditions Of colonization or other tubtt
| the-whale.scheme. They have just organize
State Emancipation League, and will hold
| beI1eo VI McttEH5 iMneultttff. tuctE hfs
regular meeting will be on Tuesday next.
| Last night q serenade was given to Co1on'
Jennison, at Barnum's, BY the Germans. tt
assemblagc was large and very enthusiastic
Their cheers and shouts we're animated an
bold, and noticed many of the pro -slaveryite
about me looking exceedingly blank at cheel
for Ct Free Kansas and Free Union," "Dow
with Slavery" &c. After the serenade, tt
principal gentlemen invited Col Jennison
i German Hall, where the congratulatior
we're even bolder ard the speeches more II
reserved. Col. Jennison was welcomed in
stirring speech by DR.. Dreyer, who told hi
thai bis career had been watched With inte
est; that the Germans were with him and {
soldiers Of liberty, heart and hand, for the a
clifton Of slavery and the reconstruction
the Uuion-not in the old spirit, with its pr
slavery tendencies, but With ! constitute
broadly guaranteeing Impartial freenom, thel
by securing o genuine: democratic Unio
wherein no slave can be found.