The Daily Dispatch: may 28, 1861., [Electronic resource]

Missouri out of the Union.

‘ St. Louis is disgraced; American citizens have no rights. We are at the mercy of 10,000 armed Dutch, commanded by Bisir, Boerstein & Co, and we will be under martial law before night I think the only reliance is that the State will come to our aid. We are helpless to compete with them. The Governor is in town, and Missourians have every confidence in him. All the cars available on the Illinois Central and other roads across the river, are sent after troops. There will be 30,000 or 40,000 to help them enforce martial law to-night or to-morrow. Our roads are not behind. The Iron Mountain, North Missouri and Pacific Railroads have all sent every car and engine out of the State to aid the South, and men are leaving town to go into the country to assist in beating arms with the State troops.--Our ablest citizens and our solid men, in groups on the streets, cried when they were told of the circumstances of the surrender.--I am told that our country boys will be here in hordes, in a day or two. We shall whip these foreign mercenaries, like the men of 76 whipped their fathers at Lexington.

The doings of yesterday have driven this State out of the Union. It is done in the heart of the people, and it is not necessary to pass a secession ordinance. We are further out now than any ordinance can put us.

’ Montgomery Advertiser"