, 1862-06-11


legc Of discussing the subject. Tie PROPOSE
tion to disfranchise al rsbels who have borne
arrns against the State Or the United States
since the commenccment.oll l14 present rebel
lion WAS defeated on 4, ,notidn made bf Judge
Sample Orr Of Spring fclas Tont whom We ex- |
pected sometling,better,A Is hs4 has acted here |
tofore Is an uncofhpromising. Gre-eating, stiff
backed Union man should act, aud declined /
all association with traitor5:=. But the conyen-
ton sustained his motion, aftera brief debate, /
by a vote Of forty four to twcnty-four.' The |
yeas are unanimously pro-=layeryt men-every
man among them welded closer'to slavery !
than to the Union, and belonging to that stripe
OF Union men who cling to the government
because of the fugitive slave law and similar
concessions. They will be found, few
months hence, urging further concessions to
slavery, SIS the only means Of restoring har-
mony, etc. The nays comprise the straight
out, irue-b]ue, unconditional Union members
Of tic Convention, including oil the St. Louis
delegates save two, and such men as Lieut..
Coy: Hall, Hon. ". 4, Hall. II. G., and sena-
tor Henderson.
The summary killing Of the emancipation
scheme is still more dishcarteniug because the
subject was brought before the convention in
It's millest form. Indeed it WAS drawn so mild
as to excite Tue opposition OF many emancipa-
t;onists III st. Louis, !Tho thought something
stronger was called for. The author Of tlle
proposition is Judge Sanlu;1 N. Br@cEinridye,
one Of the ab1est nleu in Missouri, tue A.uari-
can candidate for Congress in 1858, at the time
Of the Blair and Barrett con est. Judge Bre.k-
inridge ,S:s made circuit Judge in 1850 With
ont opposition, and in 1861 was elected to the
State convention by upwards Of 5000 majori-
~. ftiG 1tlr-hnst rnrG{fjnna1 1iN1nn
eut and receiving at tie .,ne time the highest
vote On his own ticket. He is a ken.uckIan
by birth and Il relative Of Rev DEB :sinrldye.
His proposition Was Simply to alloT the people
Of the State to vote in 1874 upon the question
| Of compensated emancipation designed to 90
!: into oIer.t;on in 1890. This fir aid simple
| scheme to test the Willingness OF M!ssourians
! to give up slavery twenty-elyht Years hence.
| was laid OF the table BY q vote OF Gfty-two to
! nineteen Here again We f1Ed the pro slavery
| clement really identical with that which de-
| le:4ttd the proposed disfrAnchisetucut Of rebel
| voters. United States Senator Henderson and
| eE.GoT. Stewart are the most prominent OF
those who opposed the summary killing Of
| the emancipation scheme. After these two
acts we may expect anything from the State
| Convention.
The next step In the programme to seal
Missouri to tile pro-slayery interest is the
gerrynlanderirg 6 Of the congressional districts
40 that there shall he no free roll member from
| ally N7iI1EG AllE lice bull fOtC
| Of ST.. Louis is divided by cutting off tue first
snd second wards, There there is an cman :ipa-
1ion majority Of 600 on aslu Ire vote, and ta tx
ing these wards to eight other counties, in
three Of which there is shadow Of free soil
ytte and that is all. The city has always been
cart ida'eG by means Of these two wards.
The eight remaining wards my be classed
as three Intensely pro-slavcry, the 5til, 6:h
spd 9th, four doubtful, (tac ID, 4th. 7th and
Sth,) and one free soil, (the l0,b). The result
is that nc have the tree soil city Of st. Louis
cut in twain, aud loaded down with such a
pIepondcrating pro-slayery vote, that tho elec-
! lion Of an emancipation Congressman is
rendered next to Impossible, the more especial
y 20 since the rebels who eaye returned from
Prlcc'B army may vote with impnnitY.
Turning from politics 10 war matters we find
that the action Of the State Convention has il
nowise diminished rebel audacity. While
lcbels arc encouraged by being allowed ti,s
surnc privileges as loyal tucn, troops from [lli
| nois aud Iowa md Indiana are here to pFotec
loyal citizens. This is tile return they yet fol
hunting rebels to see them carcssed by pro
slavery politicians With as much tenderness Il:
.ft tlcy nere the most loyal souls in existence
| We find that hushHhackiDg still rcars its heat
Of sixteen gucr1islas came within sixteen mile
I | Of Sedalia, and captured q QuarterI3lstcr'
fornge train consisting OF six wagons ant
| 1h5ily-six mules. Word was brought to Sc
I |
/ ot TIC 1st Missouri cavalry went in pursuit
7 Tiny succeeded in rccarturlug all the prop
. efty and six horses belonging to the cnenl'
beside. They killed two Of The rebels an
E wounded one, the rest taking to the bushe
: and escaping. Several murders by guerrilla
) il North Missouri are also reported.
r 1herc is said to be considerable cxcltemen
n in the southwest, caused by reports bTough
j. By refugees and others that Large body |
c Indians, Arkansans, Texans and rebel Nj:
L1..,l C..<st
e with the intention Of Invading Missouri.
/, report published in q LcavenWorth paper 0
ttte above subject says the rebels muster Il. Of
T. strong aud intend taking Fort Scot. The]
h number is probably exaggerated but still th
d fact exists TINT there is respectable fo1>
k gathering in Arkansas to menace Missouri.
f. Is singular huw quickly newspapers and ind
n vidnaIs who meEtfon this matter speak of tt
: safety occa=ioped by the presence and ya'or
e | the kansas troops near Fort Scott and in clo
it | proximity to Missouri. The RepNEieaH is Q;
n Of these Journals and get at other times I'll
o laper scarcely a'ludcs to K ,usas troops e
o cep1ing to stigmatize them as coward
l. 4boli1ionists, etc. The force Of State u1ilit
e. in the southwest il already sufficient to be
n hack the invaders and the garrison at Rol
r. will be strengthened this week By the depal
= u1c Of the whole OF the second Missouri art
N ,ery, ,600 strong, drilled as infantry As w,
in as artillerlsts. The Kansas boys will take ca
n Of Fort Scott, 30 that the supposed dang
II from the 1000 Fort Smith rcbels is Ts
IL | slin ht indeed.
= The re-opening Of the Mississippi to Mel
le | r,his has given an impetus to river interest
ri | and o.d s'tamboltmen who have c0nsort
es / With the rebels ind ayowcd their sy.nrathi
" | with the Southern Cunfsderacy, arc comi
y out from their holes now, and protesting t
t. broadcast attachment to the Union. AS
q. | pilot, or captain OF clerk, or mate can run
er Inc river without first subscribing stringe
ee oath of allegiance to the United sta'
m | Government, the secession steamboatm
I'd sre compelled to come down for th
~ high ho1se and talk Unionis1n in order to /
nd their ayocation on the river. There are se
lis eral boats mp from Memphis and ono adv
.r. tjsrd for New Orleans. The Government
1t. looking out ahead already, and several be
of I loads OF provisions are in store here, ready
be | he shipped down the river to supply Gene
~ Isntler's forces and Commodore FarraEll
I'd feet, as soon the river Is fairly opsn, viii
he we expect to happen before the end OF
his week.
u. The Union hospitals in St. Louis are dol
he finely under the gruiM influence Of lmproy
us weather. DR.. Wri5bt, the former Medical
Of rector, who was go generally disliked BY
SITS civilians wllo CAME into contact with the Il
Of litals. has been removed, and Dr: McDoug
nd has be, n appointed III hia stead. Assistant
us1 Wells thc senior surgeon, lsrely 10 charge
do the Fourth street Hospital is uoW acting
ius AIedica! Director.
i il Judge Birch has been released conditiona
ost in orucr to allow him to Represent lis cons
use uents IL tht State cconsentlon ,aud trne 70 MS
lc!l ccssion instincts, be voted against d1sfrauc
9ed irg rebels, and against agita1ns the enanci
: il lion question
tlca To-day the new administration paper.
al Duly Cnion, appears Tor The first 1ime.
has position has heretofore been defined q
'ii all political points, excepting the eolonIz II
-uo OF emancipated negroes, it is essentl
sound: The paper is printed On thu TYP.
nee the Nc7o Era. paper formerly Published
'ort Cer, ,ndc1et-our suburban nrighbor. Ii
+ In slated that the printing materials ul the CA
no delrt concern were present I'd to the proI
i hc TOTS Of the U1ivt. By Hon. &. r. Blox, ext
Orc ister to Yenezucls- By tho 1ay, no Il
vii | tprcsrs as publisher, editor, manager Or 4:
7ers il the first lssue!
it Of On Thursday Cen Schofleld received
ned ,,escl, from Brig Gen. F. 4 Brown, At Spr
iug fleld Mo, stating that Col John II. Rich
felt, son had been mortallY wounded in skirr
ook with the rebels under Gen. Co1Tee, and s
Jin- Of his mcn taken prisoners The report
Tres. sted considerable pain in this city. where
go Richardson is well known. He is st1
,1n's | republican aud was formerly Secretary
cali State in Missouri. Alta later hour, howe
lern Gtn. ScofclG received second dispatch
hese Gen Brown coptradicting his former disp
hare and stating that Col. Richardson Is eafe-
this Sixty-cight dea1ls arc reported at the
No tary hospitals in St. Louis for the last y
= up Fourteen were FROM Illinois, niue from
Fan | gau, four from Iowa. five from W1scn1
aud seven from Indiana, twelve from Missouri
hern the rest from Ohio, excepting fen pr1so
mall | of war.
,yers Gen. Mckinstry Will pnoilsh MS detcn
this a few days against the charges Of conul
brought against his administration Of
rre8t ! Quartcfnasterss Office in this department
are McKirstry would tell the whole truth 1t :"