The New York herald., 1862-12-31

good Of his own precious carcase. He may for
while create great blaster and threaten the peace Of
Southeast Missouri but will be only buster As for
against and IL Je tries any Of his gamestoppiDg river
steamboats-he win run great risk Of capture
Another cavalry expedition lately visited the satpetre
works White river, which reported destroyed
time ago By COL Wickesham OF the Tenth Illinois
cavalry The present exposition consisted Of battalion
OF the Fourteenth Missouri State Militia, under Captain
Birch. They found the saltpetre works fully repaired
in full blast Captain Birch captured twenty three
rebels, including their commanding oncer-Captaln NC.
stand OF arms and complete supply of provisions Tor
the winter for the wcrkmen Five buildings belonging
20 the works were burned They contained fine steam
engine eight horse power ketee each OF capa
city Of husred and twenty gallons sixteen fifty gal
Ion kettles with TOOLS &C. About $4,000 worth OF salt
metre was destroyed which the rebels would have run OF
in few days TO Afkadelphia 70 be there converted into
gnpowder The capacity o these works is estimated at
four hundred pounds 6 salipetre per day. Everything
was effectively destroyed and burned this time in
leisurely manner, the visit being entirely unexpected
Gen. Curtis yesterday received telegram from Gen.
Herron stating that he had received information that Ca
borne Jackson the lately deposed fugitive Governor Of fs
state died a Little Rock aeon. The sth inst. TINS =
Arrow Rock Saline county, in this STATE and his
old neighbors would have unquesnably heard the news
" the ugacous Cab had given p the ghost as long ago
the 9Th INST They hear from him frequently and his
whereabouts has always heen known to his sympahzng
friends 5rch event his death in Arkansas
would 10 known to Missunr rebels in less than week.
The guerias IN Southeast Missouri have been making
rssds on the sew farmers remaining here ior horses anu
cattle. These guerillas horsefcsh very
pdiy else the lack OF forage has killed oil horses very
o the fact that they have stolen and on sufficient
number OF animals during the last ex months 10 equip
an immense army of cavalry. The recent raids into
Southeast Miszouri have been met IN becoming spirit
by officers. Colonel Lindsay, with battalion ef
State troops cased the rascsls for several days, and
drove them nlo the hands OF. another scouting party
hunting guerliss from Roa, who ba2ged several OF the
gans and capt1rs nearly all their horses.
Tho demand Cor General Mcneil has not been made
but leg Davis, through General Holmes, asks General
rns whether the reported shooting OF the ten gucras
by General Mcye is true This Is considerable Of de-
scent from the high and sucy attitude at first assumed
General Mcneil is anxious to inform Je1 Davis that the
but the the hands Of General
Curtis The friends or General Mcneil have bought Am
magnihsent sword, which will be presented this
Tbc sxprsion of Rev b. Mcphse,ers, Of the Eleventh
street Presbyterian church. lrem the State IL riyhe
ous oct Mcpheeters corrupting the minds d the
yonns people attending his church the subject Of 10y
atty Ia outrageous manner While protesting 70 be
neutral he has psyed the traitor throughout by allowing
his family apow their treason by his sHiation with
the notorious traitors In his congregation Hs baptism
of the child n one OF these members ~ the name os
Sterling Price, and his oleraton OF the reasonable
bems-red white and reddrecty under his nose, were
too much tor loyal hearers The expulsion from the
church by request OF the Union members Of his
church.
All day yesterday the sscesh circulated the story and
received inasputably correct, that Columbus had
been taken by the rebels. As there u IN immense
amount Of st. Louis property at tina point ia Gnssu
great deal excitement To-day the secessionsis feel
quite gloomy read that the rebel tide rscedng co.
The shippers in sore state Of excitement
csused by the carly meeting Of the Legislature and by the
inside hairag Of ths party on the question os United
worshiypng candidate has the best show. The hight
between Samuel ]. Glover, Esq. and 3. traiz Brown
We have been enjoying the most lovely and msst un-
natural weather for the II is far like May
than December.
The river Il sim open 70 Quincy
Mess.ge or she Governor or Missouri.
WINS OF THE GOVERNOR OK The EMANCIPATION
QUESTION.
Sr. Lqris, Dec. 20, 1862
Az advance copy Of the Governors message II pub
lished this afternoon.
After congrauatng the Legislature and State upon the
fact that at last loyal General Assembly s convened
The Governor reviews the condition Of state the
outbreak Of the rebellion and says the number Of volun.
from Missouri, after the casualties Of war, and
mus,crng out rrcgularly enlisted troops is 2, 600,
wGicn with i0,j00 state militia, gives otalgorcc of
IS 600 service for the The enrolled militia
numbering $1,000, gives the State the grand total Of
eOo ooo the latter force furnishing large body Of men,
AIMED and equipped for any emergency.
The Governor treats Of finance and the condition OF
railroads at length and earnestly recommends the Legs
aurc to adopt measures to the state credit and
reduce the state debt, consistent with good faith towards
holders the state bono complete the railroads vet
unfinished and the interests Of private stock
holders.
Or the subject Of emancipation the Governor says he
has long beon convinced that the material interests Of
Missouri would be advanced by substituting free for
slave labor, aud recommends plan by which the chill
drsn Of slaves born after the passage Of e act shall be
frce bu, remain under the control Of their owners until
they have arrived at certain age, the owners 20 be
compensated for the diminished value Of slave mothers
after thus rendered incapable OF bearing slave chfdren
During the discussion Of the emsncipatcn question che
Governor SAYS the Legislature cannot constitutonay
adopt stschsme by which the Of slaves can be
divided into classes and the slaves o class be
cipated without compensation while compensation he
cT1v ided for the other class.
News from Fortress Monroe.
FoRrREss MoSRoE, Dec. %, 1867
The iron clad Montauk arrived Al IIan,pton Roads his