New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-08-11
FROn.' ST. LOUIS.

Correspondence Of The N Y. Tribune.

ST.. LOUIS, Augc.to, 1850.
To day lisa bright day for the friends OF free
dom in 81. Louis, and throughout the ~noi'
country.
Francis P. Blair, jr., son Of the distin yuishcd
editor of The GLOBE, in former days; the man who
here in St. Louis, in 1S4S took grounds in favor Of
Free soil and the restrictions Of Slavery to its pre-
seut limits; who was, in 1884, the earneee opponent
Of the repeal Of the Missouri Compromise; who has
il the Missouri Legislature, INDICATED throughout
his whole representative career, the dignity ST free
Iabcr, aid shown it's advantages over slave labor;
and who, last Spring, defined his position t. be,
opposed to the repeal Of the Missouri Compromise,
and in facor OF its restoration this man. against whcn
through the whole of this, the hOsIy contested
canvass ever known in this city, all the force of tho
slave power WAS directed; who was charged vita
bis known procvites in favor of freedom, and the
Issues were made upon them, was yesterday, by
msi,rity of nearly one thousand, elected Repre-
sentative in Congress for the City and County of
st. Quiz.
Ada to this malignant opposition on the part of
tne slavery party, the tact, that our present
representative, the Hon. Luther NJ. Kennett has,
be his former services to the city when Mayor,
and by his recent local bills for the benefit of st.
louis IN Congress, rendered himself acknowledge
edy the mOst popular man OF his party; aud you
have an indication of the deep seated opposition
Ia the further sggression of Slavery, and the deter
minatoa on the part of the conservative men of
our CITY to rebuke the outrages on our border,
and to restore the fair fame of our State.
And not only did Mr. KenDett receive the sup
mort of The InteHigencer and American the regular
organs of the American party of which he was
the nominee; bat The Republican, which has been
the moutbpece of the Administration, and the
anolopist Of the Kansas invaders, and which now
,npports the nominee Of the AMT. Benton party
went over to Kennett as sufficiently PrO-Slayery
and the most available, and for weeks has exerted
ALL his influence to secure his election.
And it il a notorious fact that very many Of the
Anti. Benton. or Administration men, cast their
votes for Kennett also.
This triumph of Free Principles, and of Free
dom itself, is important, not only on account OF
the encouragement which it will give to the doubt
full throughout the whole country, and the renewed
impetus which will be given to the Republican
movement everywhere, but as indicative OF the
complete breaking up of the old party ties and
the readiness on the part OF the masses TO meet
the real issues before the people.
At the election Yesterday, men who had met at
the polls as political antagonists every year for
twenty wears, deposited their votes side by side
for the same candidate, and those who for as many
wears had stood together were now found voting
for opposite candidates, so completely are old
party lines broken up in our midst and so strictly
are the lines marshaled upon either side.
Keep it before the people, then, wherever your
columns circulate, wide spread as they are over
the whole country, that st. Louis has taken the
lead in rebuking the aggressOns of the Slave
Power Keep it before them that III st LOuls has
the triumph of the Chicago DOuglas.wOrshipers
been more than balanced, and let the friends OF
freedom everywhere take heart for the Preslden-
tis contest
In the course of the next few weeks you may
expect to see Fremont electoral ticket in the
field in Missouri, there being hundreds, nay thou
ssnds. in ST. Louis who are determined that nei.
ther Buchanan nor Fillmore shall ever be elected
by vote of theirs and although they do not hope
that practically their vote will be Of any avail In
the contest vet they intend to vote for Fremont
meferrng to throw away their votes rather
than lose them.
| Most of the Germans too in the city and Stat
| will support the Fremont ticket, for to the pras
of the Germans be it said that soon as they I'm
derstand on which side Freedom is 10 that. side
they rally and for that side do they contend Yer
| maby of them on first landing, are charmed wit
| the speciOus pane Of Democracy, taking it / .
| its chronological sense-a government by the peo-
ple-but as soon as they understand where the
advocates of Freedom are, the charm is broken
and they are ready to work for it under any name.
| Such, then, is the proud posltlon Oh ot. LOUIS
TOT day. The representatives OF near l4o ooo soul,
| have come I'D, and by their solemn act declared
that their sympatbies are in favor of Freedom,
| though living where the law has made men chat
| tells; declared it by majority over the foremoss
| of his opponents of 1000 votes. -,
| Let those who live where the Slave Power, with
its intolerance and despotism does not stand ready
10 crush the first manifestations in favor OF freedom
of thought, and speech and action, take courage,
then, and roll up the majority for Fremont in every
State, remembering that not only 10 st. Louis, but
| all over the South, they have the sympathies OF
thousands of conservative men, did they but dare
20 give expression to their sentiments.