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Affairs in Missouri
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The Legislature Called Together
Leavenworth, Saturday, July 6
We are under obligations to the Fort Scott Democrat for the
following items regarding the movements in Missouri. Under date
of June 28, it says:
"Gov. Jackson's Secretary has called a session of the Missouri
Legislature, to meet at Sarcoxie, 70 miles southeast of Fort
Scott, for the purpose of passing an ordinance of secession.
The rebels in Western Missouri were concentrating at that
point.
Fugitives from Jasper County are hourly arriving at Fort Scott,
and report a terrible state of affairs in that section.
It was reported that Dr. Wilson, Dr. Selman and other leading
Union men had been hung.
In some cases, the escaping fugitives had been followed into
Kansas by Secessionists.
Montgomery, with 400 men, entered Missouri on the morning of
the 27th ult., but his object has not yet transpired."
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The Fight at Camp Cole
The Boonville correspondent of the Missouri Republican gives
the following version of the late fight at Camp Cole:
Capt. Cook, pursuant to an order of Gen. Lyon, had enlisted in
Benton and adjoining counties, about 700 Union men -- three
hundred for the active service, and four hundred Home Guards.
On the 19th, there was about five hundred in camp. The
head-quarters were at a great barn, belonging to J.H. Meyer,
near Cole Camp. The camp was surrounded by a strong line of
sentinels, and by scouting parties, so well guarded that no
attack was apprehended. Most of those sleeping in the barn even
left their muskets outside as there was hardly room for them
inside.
Suddenly, at three o'clock in the morning, they were attacked
by one hundred mounted men and two hundred and four infantry,
with two small cannon. The sentinels were shot down, and the
guns taken possession of before the sleeping men awoke. Then
the butchery commenced. "No mercy to the Dutch!" (ie: the
Germans of St. Louis)... The defenceless men were assassinated
without mercy...
The state of things in Benton, Pettis, and Morgan counties is
dreadful. The bands of rebel murderers and thieves steal
horses, stock, provisions, and everything they like.
The venerable Judge Tirey, 72 years old, a strong Union man,
and a slaveholder, himself, was tied to a tree by Jackson's
marauders and shot like a mad dog. His body was literally torn
to pieces...
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Outrages of the Rebels
The following are extracts from a private letter, dated
Lexington, Mo. June 21
"...For two or three days State troops, at the traitor
Jackson's call, have been pouring into the city, till there are
now about 7,000 to 9,000 misguided... men camped about us,
awaiting the arrival of United States troops whom they vainly
expect to best. May the Almighty open their eyes to their
villainy of their lying leaders before it is too late. I am
acquainted with many of those men, and nearly all have left
their workshops and farms, as they sincerely believe, to fight
the Abolitionists, who come to steal their negroes...
I suppose you keep posted in our affairs, but we get no news
here except secession lies, arranged for the occasion, to keep
up the excitement among their men... It was currently
reported... that the Army had been totally routed at Manasas
Junction (First Battle of Bull Run) and 7,000 killed and 20,000
taken by the Confederates, under Davis and Lee.... I do not
believe a word of it, though there was much rejoicing and
firing guns here on receipt of the news...
I have much to tell you, but I cannot keep my mind on anything
now except the villainy of the traitors in ruining so many
honest and patriotic men... Business is ruined here, and I have
lost near $1,000 by people who owed me breaking up or leaving,
and my property is not worth much, and will not sell for money
at all. If this reaches you, write to me immediately, and I
will write again..."
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