The Washington union., 1857-05-07
ELECTIONS IN MISSOURI.

On the first Monday in August next an election will
be held to fill the vacancy in the Office Of governor
created by the election of Gov Polk to the Office of
senator in Congress. On the day the judges of
the supreme court will be elected and few vacan-
ces in the Office of circuit judge filled; member of
Congress- is also to be elected to fill the vacancy
ated by the resignation of the Hon. James s. Green
of the United States Senate. Several local officers
are also TO be chosen. The election therefore, will
be one Of considerable importance. The democratic
candidate for the office OF governor is the Hon. Rob
ert NJ Stewart of Buchanan county. The opposition,
composed of the emancipation and the knownothing
parties, unite in supporting the Hon. James S Rol-
Inns, of Boone county.
Col Stewart is remarkable for the nncalculating
boldness with which he utters his views upon all
subjects OF public concern Major Rollins is equally
remarkable for the tenacity with which he clngs to
his party, and for the adroitness lac exhibits in
arranging into his support the managers of The
cipation party.
It is as yet too early to pronounce with any con-
siderable degree of confidence upon the shape which
tho canvass will assume. Col Stewart has already
entered upon the canvass. Major Rollins is likely to
remain quiet, and depend upon the organizations of
the know in the cities and villages and upon
the emancipationsts in st. Louis and in the German
settlements, to bring out his voters. An excited
vass, bringing out the masses, would be fatal to his
hopes small rote is indispensable 10 his success.
But this policy of the opposition is not likely to
prove popular. Skiykag, upon the part of an able
speaker viii not prove attractive apeople who
tIa;, al,
equivocaton and manfuly uphold them.
Another will have great weight in this
canvass. During the past four years nctwithstand-
ing SO many Missourians emigraod within that period
to Oregon, TO CALIFORNIA; TO Texas, to Northwestern
Arkansas, to New Mexico, and to Kansas the free
white population Of Missouri increased than tro
hundred md tareatyfre thousand tand this although
Missouri had no railroads in operation until the last
year of the four II has in operation only some one
hundred and fifty miles now. The drain upon Mis-
souri, from Kansas, California &C., has greatly fallen
off, and its prosperity s remarkable when com
pared with its ncighbor Illinois. Within the next
period of four years he census in Missouri is taken
every four years. more than twelve hundred miles of
railroad will be in operation in Missouri, two
hundred miles in Arkansas, connecting with the
Missouri roads, and as many more in Kansas.
Under such circumstances, the people of Mis-
soari fully believe that if they thoroughly "crush
OUT all slavery agitation their increase of popula
ton during the four years beginning in November
last, instead Of being 225 900, viii be more than
twice that amount or 45O OO0 Colonel Stewart is the
very "fathcr of the Mssouriraroad system" has
the entire confidence of all parties, and is rrecon-
cilably opposed to the abolition excitement got up
in st. Louis by few reckless politicians Unless
are greatly mistaken Colonel Stewart will receive
the support of the great Of the people, ire
spective of party distinctons--the abotonists ex-
cepted, of course; for the people evidently want
quiet and prosperity net violent agitation Of the
slavery question And, besides, it is evident that
and importance, and will be of no other service
good or bad, but to unmask those politicians who
foolish enough to cooperate with them in their
wicked scheme to raise runous abolition agitation
the sure result of which would be to arrest if not
to destroy the wonderful prosperity which the State
enjoys.
If We are not mised by informants, the general
voice will be FOR Stewart and State improvements
and AGAINST Rollins and Abolition Agitation of all
kinds and under all guises The people consider
Domestic Peace necessary to Domestic Prosperity
and far voting can procure it, they intend to
have it,