New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-12-12

dozen. Their farms are plundered ths, ,-,,~-
driven of. Ne Union citizen or colder co,h -
five miles in North Missouri with any d.x,es -
eafety. OF from the Hannibal and st. Jos.nb Pod,
road he could travel only with tho absolute cer,sin,,
OF being shot from the brush. Thus matters stood =
North Missouri then. All these thing. ara chance
now. Az present, North-Fas' Missouri Is The mo-.
qniet portion Of this State ADD Union men wLe,bs.
citizens or eoldiFers can travel with perfect ssfs,v
wherever their bueiness happens to call them Tbev
can attend 10 their business and their proper,v !.
secure. No abductions have been beard of nc.
that If Ausmans. All this il due 70 Gems. MeNsw
and Merrill, whom sad experience had tauph, n.
folly, imbeciIity, and wckedness OF eniency towa,A
Missouri Rebels. The fact ia clear that Mcneil L.s
restored quiet to North-E,st Mssouri-be has dom
it by striking terror into the hearts Of the ReLes
and in this be has rendered valuable eervce B. the
Government, for which lie is jetly praised by an
UpioD men in Missouri, and for which he ouRh, IA
be praised, ard not ceusurcd. This elbows the good
effect Of McNeils general policy, and Tie question
remains ne to the jusif tbieVoss Of the shooting Of
the ten bushwhscsers at Palmyra.
Gen. schofelds General Orders No. Is. Currsp,
sef.es, Headquarters District Of Missouri, direets
that all men caught in arms against tho United
States within our lines in Missouri are W b. shos
on the spot. All the ten men shoe by Gen. Mcneil
had been caught with arms in their baads and
against the Government; AL but Willis Baker hsd
been paroIed and all had vol ,ted that parole three
or four Of them had Jsen paroed twice, and DAD
violated tbeirpsroles twice. aud Villa Baker Vas the
acknowledged murderer ofhs loyal nfighbor Pratt,
New Highlander By bisth, and Union man II
conrso-whom no murdered for no earthly reasoa
than ,ha, he was a Union man and Yankee. AZ.
coIdng to the laws Of war, and the general orders
then in force in Missouri there cannot be tho lsast
doubt that these men all deserved death.
Gen. Mcneil gave notice to Porter that If AIlsmaa
WA not produced within ten dsys. The ten bush.
vbsckers would BE- shot, Toe notice was published
in TIE Poimyra Courier, paper Of general circu,
,oh,p. Everg bods knew II, isnotcs vas slse
cent BIZ Gen. Mcneil TO Mn. Porter, with tho ~
quest that she would forward it to Der husband,
with whom she wac in constant communicate 90, and
this she promised % do. But there was no need Of
her forwarding IL, for The prominent dsy-at.homs
Rebels were in daily communication wit, Porter
and there is hardly apossibiity that Porter should
not have known all about Gen. MoNeii's notice the
very day be publshed it, Everybody that knows
suything about Missouri Rebels, and tie Swif.ness
with which their news travels, knows tlis.
IL July and August hundreds Of Union men len
The back counties, and moved down 10 tue Hannibal
aud 81. .Joseyh Railroad, in order 10 AVOID beng
murdered by their dwn neighbors or rowing bands
Of guerrillas. Such murder was common thug
and honcs tho fear OF il was common. Alsmsn's
case was representative ore-only one out o.
hundreds. Mcneil knew very well that neither
Porter nor any one on earth could return Allsnan
" alive and unharmed." Allsmau had met the fate
Of Benjamin Sharpe, Anthony Tcaser, and hundreds
Of Others in Missouri, wbose only faults were devo'
ton 70 tie cause Of tue Union.
Onion men il Missouri commend McNeil'G
coursS only Secessionis;s condemn Ain. The
s,o.ies anoal IN Secession newspapers Of Union gen.
tlsmsn refusing TO shake bands wiGh him, refusing
TO drink with him, and calling him murderer. are
all Secession inyeali0us. Al Giet they had story
out. that A.sman had turned up ia Illinois and INA,
therefore, tho shooting OF the ten men wac down
right murder. As Al.oulAls family 1.-Two at Palmyfs,
Ills story wouldn't 90 bu. short tine, 60 now il
las been changed, and according to Seesssonists.
Al,o 81 is now prisoner South. IL IL not possible
that Ben Sharpe IS aso prisoner SOUTH Quite
possible, Of course, bat ve1y unlikely. Not only
these inventions about Allsman but very romantic
story, full OF thrilling interest is told of yoath VINO
s,oppei up to Mcneil the morning Of the execution,
and offered 10 die for one Of tie leu men, who lad
wife aud four small Children The story 10 flas Me-
Neil accepted tue offer Of tue noble youth aud saos
lin AZ place Of the other mar. AL this IS also wish-
out the east foundation, Of course. After soldering
near.y eighteen months, have Jailed 10 Meet any
nerolsm OF tia. sog. ia authenticated Of all IN
Missouri, old among bust hackers.
Gen. Mcneil was among tie frs; 20 enter the
Uui,ed States service in Missouri, his COloao. Of &
three month. regiment IN April icol. Afterwards
he WIS made pfoyos,-MArshal OF s.. LOUIS. Ia
whatever opacity employed in tue service he has
disuu.uisAed Liuisei. 10y accomplishing wha1svef
Lo undertook. lis North Missouri campaign 70 .
case VA points aud n is god answer III Missouri 70
all oljec,1ns 10 Mcneil, TINT lhero is po moss
rebellion Ia North Missouri. A. de
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