The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-10
OUR ST. LOUIS CORREsqo NDENuE

sr LOUIS, Mo-. July 7, 1851
Cali for Os~nson Of the State Of Aasours, to Mees
tbs 22d Ist at J0erssn 0siyA Provisional Government
for the Syasia Contemplation OONvsntasn 10 be Ctm
po,sd CT Un!snisa is Large AojOray-hapor:ans Mill
tovy Orders ne Gournmen-fhs s,ote sWarniSe ,oih
Union zroops-7ne Rebels Nosulers, &C., DC, &c
The following Gall was issued yesterday
Er. LOUIS, Mo-, July @ 1861.
we, ihe undersigned being majority Of the Commit,
win The duty OF Oonvepng the said Convention At such
time prior to the third Monday Of December 1sei and
such psoe as they may think !he public exgencies re-
and meet at jefferson CITY In the State Of Missouri On
the 22d day Of July, In the year Of our Lord 1891.
J. T. fITDaLL,
Js1 r. MCCORMACK
THOMAS T. CAN'T,
Majority Of The Committee.
The object OF summonns tho Convention OF this time
is 10 tako action relative 70 the present 0xtrRor il
nary state Of affairs n Missouri. Almost In condition
Of anarchy her Governor literally fugitive and en-
phaticaiy vsgaDond, caee,nar missing
and likely 10 be for some time yeti those OF her STAB
next In authority unwilling 10 act her treasury
empty and oil her financial resources at low ebb, tho
situation OF Ms2Ouri demands immediate atIooton The
C.nventon viii have the duty OF appointing officers
from Governor down. In place OF those eoscondsd and OF
putting the state aas Tho best possible after
the disasters which the reaaOnabe conduct Of tho run
away JAcksun has brought upon It, II will probably ap-
point government for the State ,he oloers
In II 70 have the same power and authority those
regularly elected by the people, aud 10 hold sher oces
until tho TINS when Governor Jacksoas term OF office
would have expired had no remained a. hls posi-, After
tnat 10 hoped that the course Of Missouri poos,
like that Of true love, VIII Iuo smooth.
fhe most talked OF Candidates before She Con
ven ton for tne provisional gubernatorai chair Hon
John Henderson, of Pike county, end Hon. william A.
6al, OF Clinton Tho chauce5 favor Of the former
Both arc souaa Union men, aud are amply quslGed to
Oil the posop The Convention will DO Union by G. n
with Governor jackson have flea frl assouf to
the warmer moro copgepal cline OF the Sou,h, ana
their places will remain vacant Gen. Sterling Price and
| John b. Clarke are among tho missing ones, aud the
Of secession already weakened, viii oso much By
their absence Tx Governor NJ sic wait editor Of
the 81 Joseph Journal, 10 member Of ,hs Convention
and will do much towards putting the affairs Of the State
| 10 order. In mia issue OF Friday was Of the
published in tha, pMt Of the state Il thoroughly re-
viewed the Of the rebels OF Missouri was par
ticulafly scaibiug ON Governor Jackson
Inc ai OF }. w. fucker for Win probably be
concluded mex, week. Mr. Tucker Is editor OF The Sue
Journal rank rebel sheet the Charleston Mercury
the Richmond Wig, and hid trial has refer botn
70 hs ooorse In MS p.pef aud TO several private acts
Trough his attorney the accused attempts 10 throw cir
the respo sbhiy o. certain tcies on the ground that
they Eos " his production In tho earlier part Of
last week an article appeared in Tho Journal Indirectly
mitigating riot on me Fourth, and recommending
mode OF celebration on tho part OF tho rebels quite
rary the usual manner VI lInemora,ipg the bolt
day On being called TO Sir tucker the pa
tsrnity the .rsg,apa nowese The name OF lis
ana say ,anno, be held for the SEN
timens OF Communications This Ia now Dodge aud ono
mat only rseel eaiior clula be capable Of nyentrg
celebrates Uranium OF Governor Pickens
Tho special session OF the United 5atas cult Court
conmencesn 10 morrow-Judge Catron pYesi0DH. The
session prom sts TO DO one VI muca interest
fhe goe nj has given orders or the staonng OF
regiment A. Cape Grsrdeau, enc at Bloomfield enc at
Roa, and also at two other points the State
which not Jet selected regiment from Casey ville
lliitois, commanded by Color Of j. Wymau, arrived in
this city yesterday, and efy the Pacific Rail.
road Tor the occupation OF RolA Tho steamer City of
Alton arrived u, the Arsenal yesterday afternoon, bring
ipS regiment Of itllno,s Volunteers from Alson,
uncer command OF CooEel @. C. Marsh. u has
mol Deco oecided whether they win proceed 10
boomdeh or 70 Cape 6ardeau. Toe Illinois troops pre-.
tebta nne appearance AMI Will give GOOD account Of
themselves wnen the tine comes Tor 81 h,irg fhs DO
cy OF inc war managers In hssouri appears be TO
tC psse every move that may be par OF The
Ieoee INC state Is now pretty thoroughly occupied In
Al UieCtiots oy thon ToopB and the rebes have not
me sshtest b. pe Of IS by that long ulkea
o. invasion srh IN nv heimnR force by vay or Ar
kansAs Ia the eouth vest Aren far from 0oO Union
volunteers, txjiuave Of teverai thouaa1os or Home
1uS,cs, AL well armed and equipped and orovded with
an we means requisite for carry ng tho war into Ar.
kansas aod sweeping cut from the sem, harss
and hsini alligator s ate. such now sppeus 10 bs In,
,otentoa Of goyernmeoA The southeast Win AEON
DO IN copoiti1n " take the ofeIsiys rhe
northern and CENTRAL portions OF N seoul ar, onet
lhse 10 muoa ~ at tLo telesrsphic .tn,e,nent
ions His presence will aid setie the d,lcnts. IN
ms tect'on o. 'he West. With Fremont ard Iyoo 10
waCo over them the traitors VI Missouri WIN be hoshed
~ aileGce. " w "'sneo
he pa ment Of tho Southwest exnedi. on Is DOW an
ing on fhofe muon grombiNR secession circles AZ
'@s summary process by which he money soy lhst Dur