, 1862-11-07

From the st Louis Democrat
Ne exult. We rejoice With exceeding joy.
Much IS We have reason to cccgratutaxe oac-
te1ves On personal groncds. VIZ haSe far more
to boast OF in The triumph af our principles.
Who now will preteud to deny shat there Is .
ranlcsl sentiment In g.. Louiss Who now
will Claim that the pr3clamat;pu OF the presi-
dent has Eol bseu slIdicated uoon slave soil,
IN ffe 1neglifcsGt indoreement Il has recefy-
a ed IN the queen city Of the west: The spirit
nspltrdis txemp!ihcation in ntheunprscedeat-
tdYicsory ~e have xon. >,
That the extent ct our triumph mar be ap-
prosimited. for it cannot be fully understood
without perEoBal participation in the ex-
citing incidents Of the short and sharp cam
pain which Ii just concluded. We may refer
nr.. ny to eolne Ut its distinguishing features.
Lees than one month ago &c h4d no organ
1ztd PARTY i'll st. LDnis REPRESENTING onr priu-
clf1es: On the otIrr hand, cur Opponents
ard 1he opporent= Of our prlnc;pi.s, were
thoroughly competed and harnoniz.d, in
2ossesh1on Of psrty watchTord., led by
ctlef 81 eIninent political craft AUD dis.ia-
sn1shed Ircstigr, ana supported By host Ut
'Aplc Cow ke:s, supplied Sith ali the appIi-
arces vi ich The Possession of place, power
aEd Epons almost Unlimited iu consequence
6f the CT JOY meIt OF lucrative offices aud fat
goyerEmelit conttacss ~As calculated to give
them, and confident of their En iusinci oilitY.
In defiance Of every d!scoura9esnent and In
the lice u this powerful and insolent plrty-
tuhject to their ieets and malecictions-we
besan tae Hork OF the campaign.
A~osa as to the principles upon which the
canvass Eas been made, and the significance to
he attributed to its conclusion.
The anthors Of the movement were eman-
c'ret'oD1etE. THEY approved OF the presideut'e
emancipation proclamation. They differed
ii b Iii. Blair, who held that the pEoc:Aala-
tion was possessed Of no vitality" except
as derived from legislation Of Congress, and
that SO far as it traascendpd this Ies4el stior,
IL was dead letter. They held Ihst tie.
proclamation Was simply the exercise Of u
war power pos. ssed by tie president III
der the constitution, and most wisely and
fltfirely exercised.
/. they dst1.1ed with Mr. Blair, who held that
slavery Wis not the cat;se OF 1hr war, aud til 1t
TIC ret tl]ton WAS rEt i tlaveh l!dar'E but a
non-F!aveholder's rebellion. They held that
YVES tie iGlmeaiate moving eau % Of tie war,
I'D tho es$t trtisl spirit OF The rebellion: aad
as such, tad crited, BY its insubofduat: On, 3D.
satior to the government, the heavy Eaua of
the Chief executive, even to the psullty Of is
utter distiliE; Oil.
These propositions were bo1dlf asscstei.
md upon them the jssn4 Was IN aie and I'm : ut.
The Victory is therefore the triumph OF raai-
cal emancipation.
Tie effect ct this most sisnal victory upon
! the future Of Missouri can scarcely Oc e=si.
| MATED 1t demonstrates the existence Of A
| Eentiment in the pn;as,s Of the mnst influea.
fial community upon her soil, which is Utter
| ~ aDd irrtvccably opposed to slavery as 40
institution of our State. It is the first Of q
succession of similar conflicts, which must
| 1esd 10 eiIslilar rrsuiia TIT 1usn is bind @au
does not read in sGe verdict OF yesterdays
'ltction in St. LOUIS, sid in both the frs
| and second contsrta t,opal diA'rictB, the death
| sentence OF klavgr5fu Missouri. T. OPS i'm
mt dtate]y more tLaa thas. It crusnes oul
forever that truckiic., E.~ning consrrya
| linn. Which, Elder The n.nte Ct 3 air.
ISM, was leading many lsoa1st, con n~cisn
| :icus eMuAti p41iuniats ID M!ssuu.l TO kue4l
| in eubsuviency vt the shrine of t3i5 do
| IcCstic DIal. It sets them ffce tn act the
| part Of their truthful seuti;a-nts, by dirorc.
ing them from the 5aneful influence ct rhei
leader. At houe it secures ~ advantage
| mere Immediately percept'5le taan all otaers
IT. hreaks 1te power Of 4 clique, wnca, bayius
secured through the influence of its leader tht
patronage OF the government lu the dls ribtl
ton Of Offices aud contracts, Was fat btcon
| irg-nay, had a:rsady BECOME an iatoIerabl
fcurce Of parry despo1;sna and persona
corruption.
| Il goes far to vindicate the good aa1na 0
the p cFle OF St. LaGis from tie ttatos t'
abuses Of this local onSarch5 gas engaged il
| fastening upon It.
May We not safely rajo:ce-not only We .
st. Lcuie, but the lovers OF freedom AMI
horcst citizens everywhere?