The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-01-05

Touching the removal OF the Government
military stores from Jefferson Barracks, Mis-
sour, to Rock Island, the Chicago Tribune dis
courses after the following style:
Not long since, the special correspondent
OF the Chicago Times published conspcuously
a dispatch from ST. Louis describing boastingly
the rampant war feeling that ragged among the
Border Rufians OF Missouri. The dispatch,
which was sent by one of the editors Of the St.
Louis Times, stated that military companies
were filling up and others were being organ
lied, and that they we're armed with Govern
ment rifles. II was stated quits plainly that
the military activity going on IN The State was
with view OF putting Sam Tlden in the White
House and keeping Coy. Hayes out. There
have appeared no danials of the truth Of these
statements in the columns OF the Times, but
the same correspondent now informs that pa
per that
two hundred soldiers, with twenty wagons, sud.
denly commenced removing the contents OF the
extensive warehouses and arsenal building on
the military reservation south OF this city. The
Commandant states that he has received pre-
emptory orders from Washington to ship all
ordnance and arsenal stores 10 Rock Island,
and that beyond this he knows nothing The
men and wagons are engaged in hauling to the
cars. Such is the quantity Of property to be
removed that II is estimated the work will take
two or three weeks with all the force that can
be made available. st. Louis Arsenal ceased
TO be of any importance as q manufacturing or
repairing depot several years ago, but the costly
and extensive buildings on the reservation were
utilized for storage purposes, and have been
packed full OF ammunition, cannon of all cali
bres, sabres, muskets, and accoutrements OF
all kinds. since the armies were dsbanded ten
years ago. Ii ls SAID by those who have ipfor-
nation on the subject that the storehouses
contain arms and equipments for an army OF
10000 or $4,000 men,-cavalry, infantry, and
artillery.
The Chicago Times takes alarm at this ''prep-
aration for the new (Tilden) rebellion" and II
squats on It's launches and bowls against send
ing the shooting irons and things up to the
Rock Island Arsenal, where they ought to have
been stored years ago. The Times man is in q
terrible rage at "the removal of equipments
for an army OF 10000 men" out OF the reach of
the e1-Rebel military companies OF Missouri,
winch it boastingly described the other day as
numerous and formidable, as well as vicious
and bellicose. II wants the 40, 900 Government
rifles left where they can be seized by the disci-
pies Of the Lost Cause" in case a new r. bell
lon should break out. Curiousy enough, the
old Bulldozer. who was a ire-in- the-rear Cop
perhead during the first rebellion, editorially
remarks
The manner m which Floyd placed the larger
part OF the military supplies of the country with
in reach OF the Southern Rebels In 1850 81 is
still remembered, but 1t IL also not forgotten
that the advantage gained by his treason was
but momentary, and counted for absolutely
nothing when the country was once thoroughly
aroused.
It is well remembered that he "placed the
military supplies of the country" in st. Louis
within react of the Border Rufiians, and il is
not forgotten how Capt. Lyon and Frank Blair
got head of them IN obtaining possession of
there supplies" II is true that the ADVANTAGE
gained by treason through Floyd's treacbery did