, 1862-04-28

Signs in 4IfsBour1.-A Year
sr Or Feass S 1nasl ana OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
warfare Dfacouragcd-sTAe Opening
Campaign.
ESt. Louis correspondence Of the n 7. Tribune.l |
There a1e slsns Of peace in Missouri 1norc
rebellion. The certain disbanding OF the |
Missouri State Guard By Price, and discharge |
Of all the men hailing from the 8tate who de- |
clined to enterContecefate service, has beea TO-.
lowed by the return Of these rebel soldiers to |
ppa e pfs s1on@ Of TIE nte9r Of S sat
Petiis, Saline, Carroll, Lafayette, Ray, Jack
son and others-are thick with returned rebels
and their accounts of the ruined condition Of
FIice's army-the lack Of supp1ies--fhe hard
shipe and sntferings have not been sufficiently
rose-colored to induce many new recruits
to leave home to join Price in Arkansas. Their
statements as they reach lis By letter and ycr-
AaIly, through people from the country, near
II always agree that the Confederates have
given ur Missouri. L gentleman from Rosko-
Ie7day that his son-in-law, VINO had returned
from PRICES army, heard Price himself remark,
two days after the Pea Ridge battle, that Mis-
eonri was hopelessly tied to the old Union,
and the whole Southern Confaderacy could
not move her now.
The only -disturhers now in Missouri;
are the guerTil1as and bushwhackers, who arc
still committing their depredaGons on Union
men wherever and whenever they hlyc
chance. There is large force Of National and
Stat. cavalry in the saddle, however, in the
infected counties. who invariably compel the
secession jayh2wkers to beat & speedy retreat
wherever they meet. Parker, one of the leatl-
ers Of gang which caused much trouble by
stopping Missouri river steamers, has been
caught, and is safe at Alton Quantrell is the
| The best sign is the stand beginning to be
| taken by late Southern sympathlzers against
guerrilla warfare. There are few secessionists
| In Missouri nov Who are not sincerely anxious
! for peace. Believing that the lawful authority
/ OF the Government is substantially restored in
| this State, the leaders have intelligence enough
| to SEE that AS soon as the .guerfinas
| cease their depredations there Will be real
| peace for Missouri.
Meetings arc being held in North Missouri
| to discountenance the bnshwhauker5, and tue
| moment they lose the moral and substantial
support Of the seccssionists Tho remain at
| home, they must quit their business and go
home. Among the most prominent Of those
| VITO have raised their voices against bush
county, Gen. Donlphaa was known year
ago a. N armed neutrality anti coercion Union
| man, which meaAt the same thing Us eeees-
eion1st. He Etaid at home, however, and never
took any part in any secession demonstrations:
a few days ago at q public meeting held st
Liberty, No, Gen. Doniphan came out q strong
Union man, and denounced the rebellion III
good round terms. atr. James H. Moss, au
thor Of the amendment pending SO long in thS
statc Convention, declaring that Missouri
! would cooperate With her Southern breeAfeI
same meeting. Ar. Moss is an elo4ueu
talker, and has great influence in his Own 10
ca1ity. He told tie people that the fate 0
Missouri was settled, and they ought TO en-
deaTor to restore peace by discoura5ing gucr
rillas. The meeting, which was eenposct
tNo-thirls Of so-ea1lcd Southern Rights men
passed strong anti-guerrilll resolutions. Il
have published an appeal to their friends t
disasow and discountsnance bushwhavkcrs i
| every way, as retardinr the restoration {
peace to their afflicted State.
The contest lately carried on at the cannon
i. | mouth will be transferred soon to tho bllIC
= | box, and the question Of emancipation vi
! come before the people in direct form. Tn
: party fayoTing emancipation has gained gre;
;, strength during the last year in Missouri
; Their arguments are ten-fold stronger to-da
= = than they ever were. Several old time Den,s
= t'crats have expressed themselves favorably
~ ~ value and number OF slayes, and the knoff
: disloyalsy Of a 1uajority Of the slaveholdc
= hes given IN impetus to the prpspe
:. - | of emancipation which it never could neye r
= | cciyed without this war. There will be a
~ t rect issue on Governor and members of tt
that St. Louis County will elect five Senate
- and twelve Representatives who will favor Il
: Inauguration Of measures to rid the State
= slavery on the basis proposed By Preside
:. Lincoln in his Emancipation Message. Gu
r. tiidates will be nominated in half the couutI
~ ~ Of the State pledged TO the same object, al
- the subject is being agltated in several pa!
y though it may require years to accomplish t
~ desired reform