, 1861-02-20

Another dark, ntrocious diSuEIon plot,
which was concocted in the interest Of tho con.
dltiunal secession or Constitutional ticket
developed itself on Saturday In the General
Assembly With the intent Of tramrling
down Tie Union cause In this city, Caib.
jackson cent an incendiary message to tho
Senate urging the General Assembly to GUS
pend the city charter, and place St. Louis uu-
der martial law. No sooner was tue mcstaEc
read than bill in conformity with its recuIn.
mcndatiop, which lad been secretly prepared
In conference with the Governor md The otl:cr
leading disunfonIsts and supporters Of tho con-
di.ioual secession ticket, both here and In Jcl-
ferson City, was introduced aud driven
in hot haste, under suspension Of the rules,
through the Senate. So fur the coup tlctat
Of being nblc to carry the bill through the
House The triumph of the conditional SC.
cession ticket throug n Terrorism, or II need be
by force, thay assumed as lortEoue conclu-
sion. In anticipation OF Its passage, special
messengers charged with secret Instructions
were dispatched to the conditional secession
lists here. The Governor himself was to be in
st, Louis in his capacity Of Commander.in-
Chief, to ,uperiutcud the Inauguration OF mill
tary rule, aud feast his eyes perhaps on tho
blood Of Republicans. Tho plan OF Eur
rounding The polls with bayonets, after
the French fashion, was perfected in all l:a
details: but as the regular militia OF
u.
certainly would not fire on their fellow ci,l-
zsrs without proyoca1ion, the design WAS to
import men from tho country and enroll 1he
worst classes Of our populat on for tue occn-
sion. giving them tho urlns Of tue companies
which cannot be relied upon for carFyiu7 ous
the REASONABLE and muEderous projects Of
jackson and his confederatcs. This acconnts
for the efforts made to stripscvcral companies
Of their arns-ttlo,ts is which, we are rejoiccl to
Say, proved futile, owing to the independt Mt yet
sollierly spirit Of officers md men. We tell
Gen Ffcat that he isecoring up black record
HB Is an undisauised and desperate accompiice
in this work Of Frustrating tic civil power
under the iron heel Of military dcspotisnl. But
lc grieyously tniscalculatcs, if be itnacincs
that the citizen soldicry Of St. Louis will ever
lend themselves to bloody crusade against
their fellow citizens, though fifty Governors
and Major. Generals were to co,aEaaad tneln to
do so. He is the PRINCIPAL author Of the Sem
at, military bili-onc Of the most ne[arious
schemes ever promulgated in FREQ country.
The fact that no church in the city will pcr@;i.
him TO use its bells, silonid b. sufficient to
acquaiot him with the opinions which, tie re-
munity entertain Of bis public conduct.
But fortunately for tho safety Of st. Louis,
tr,c disun1on com t'ttdk was arrested In tho
House OF Representatives. Whe the bill was
reported in that body tho tactics which lad
Euccccded in the Senate were promptly re-
totied t.. 1nflamn,atory speeches were
Thomss L, Prica and The Hon. John b.
Stevenson encountered the bill with ready,
reso1ute and manly opposition, and 10
thc credit Of the popular branch Of the LcEls-
laturc be it said, II adjonrn.d before acting on
tho question, thns 1ebukiHg tho arrogance and
ty1annical conduct Of C4ib jackson aud trns:
trating the well concoctea scheme Of the Dis.
unlontets for carrying the conditional aeces-
sion ticket in this county. i Is evident fFeln
| this that neither the people Of Missouri nor
their representatives are get prepared 10 bow
| thclr neck to u military yoke.