The New York herald., 1863-11-07

which have prevailed 10 tbs ctner slave States OF the
border. lt was but few weeks ago that We wit
nesses to the spectacle 0, Mr. Lucolns resident
military commander 10 the State OF Kentucky offering
himself candidate for Congress- IN Of the Congress
s0na districts that state opposition TO candida 70
running upon the Union plattom the ground
candidate "radical upon the slavery Question
In Maryland have statements which leave little
doubt IN our mind that the influence Of federal gov
ernment shared quite largely by those iayorg the
institution OF slavery Is by those opposing it, Al the
same time no ohe we presume seriously questions that
Mr. Lincoln Is sincere anti slavery man, ana has been.
perhaps favorable to the adoption OF border slave
state policy recognizing discrimination in behal Of
those coinciding with his ntislavery views For
s, Ins sake @ o Mr Lncolns fair fame ,hs as ns ns
he should have remarkably failed In giving his idea
successful practical operation Is certainly natural As
Is an important inquiry entertain but little doubt
that II the bsance struck the preponderance
OF the Presidents influence in the border slave States so
Tar as his has related especially TO them would be
found in favor OF siaverys perpeuaton rather than
against 1t.
One main reason for the fact just stated doubtless s
that President being engaged the work OF pnOsecut
ing great has given the affairs OF tho States alluded
to but an inadequate of his attention He
has probably left them in great the manage
ment those advisers whom he had selected ESPECIAL
y represent the interests Of the States question While
by willing TO admit that the fact ex0ne
rates tho President from responsibility and blame
willing 10 attribute much Of the antagonsm observa
bic between the general policy OF the administrAto
and that which has prevailed in tho border Slave States
TO the influence OF the Cabinet officers from those States
matter Of the very first Importance that the Cabinet
members selected from the slave States should be
o nrmness aoity and Of unquesionable soundnoss 30
ar es cncerned the principles upon which the admnis
sahon was expected 70 be his selections Of
constitutional advisers from the slave States Mr. Lincoln
were men OF really frst class ability. Neither OF
could justly he called statesmen. One OF them hid
passed the vgor Of his days. and the other could
best be described as spolitican in the more common
ana less complimentary Specification OF the term But
things would not have proven o. so much real con
sequence had the mon beyond all question been reliable
upon the great questions Of the crss-the greatest of
which 80 Tar as they were concerned was that involving
Our principal reason for questioning their soundness
upon the slavery issue is of COURSE the manner in which
reference 10 H. We do not believe that hundreds OF
pontmens, for which they responsible, would have
been made had they been truly and heartily antsavery
Antecedents tell something, and in the OF these
tes certainly they not such give the highest
endorsement OF their anti-slaverysm.
The fact is not generally known that Edward Bates,
Attorney General OF the United States probably
than any other man in Missouri responsible for its be-
coming and continuing slave State Such nevertheless,
Is the case. In the great struggle which determined
whether Missouri to into the Union slavehod-
ing or free he Of the leading and most influential
champions OF slavery.
In well known book published by Richard Edwards.
wards Great West" page 3S2 we find the following pas.
sage Of history in reference 70 the contest upon the
slavery question when convention chosen to frame
tho frst constitution Of Missouri.
In st. Louis from being the largest town In the State
S the me
a Ss ana the ose
represent 81 Louis county in the convention that was c
were announced .s cssdia.,ss st.
slave state
Colonel Alex McNair
ySnn WtnoC T. ; SULLIVAN. 4inn,
MssSas MssSa i Meairs aans
General William Rector.
Edward Bates
'sDErESDESr ItcKsI OPPOSED 70 THE YunrnzR INTRO
For cseys.as%.ssdss JOKE :; Issss Rusu. gs..!,
Tss ssss .Ss s'SsS to St
ss
:sSs sss ss as
zsns q a full enumeration for the slaves 0'' ~.
Cabinet. ever BY any published declaration, put himself
iary upon the platform Of the republican party we are
Dental nomination OF that party, he wrote letter look.
ting 10 that direction. but which know far from
coming member Of the Cabinet his In Missouri
affairs has not been satisfactory TO majority Of those
pubioan principles now He, II is we'll known, is re.
sponsible for much Of the paraty shown by the Prcs
deat % his (Bates old business partner and brohsrin
law Governor Gamble, In giving him, political adversary
- 10 H. the NEST liberal grants OF power. which have
been freely used 70 harsss and crush men entertaining
Possmsster General Montgomery Blair likewise Of ST.
Iouis-having been . resident OF this city for many
record nrss a. sympathizsr with the barnburners in
1875, md subsequently, % candidate for judicial posi-
sioaaSs @ to the mos. decided pro.siavery sentiment
Beus badly beaten ne emigrated 10 the East, and
.sr esS.ms solicitor % Of Claims anGss @ PRESIDENT Pierce
and for some time during Buchanans term: When Lin.
coin elected Mr. Blair was resident Of the District
OF Columbia but being designated for Cabinet position
by the influence To which he held close relation and
whoh had contributed considerably 70 Mr.. Lncoln's
S'the gentleman from Maryland"
These facts may aid somewhat clearing up the mys
terry which hangs over the Presidents border slave state
(From the St. Louis Democrat, Nov. 81
Should the unconditional Union ana emancipation
In Missouri TO day, result we do not anticipate, Is
right that the country should understand the That
result will traceable directly to Washiugton-to the
OF President Lincoln. No In out OF Missouri
disputes that only loyal men were TO vote that ticket
would be triumphanty elected The leaders tho oppo
sition-commony called the Enthusiastically admit
this fact. Hence they appeal unreservedy to rebels 70
como up the polls and help them Hence, all their
calculations their only expressed hopes Of
based upon heavy maorisies in the dsoy districts OF
the state
reasonable ert is made TO keep the polls from lille.
gal voting by Of disloyay radical success
surcd because whom this done last fall under the
administration OF General Curtis with much fewer facii
ties than the present department commander
the radical Union party succeeded and In Missouri
questions that since that time radcasm has outgrown
Conservatism Tho influence OF the government oxeted
IL year could not fail TO like
re suit aud In an increased degree.
But unfortunately rs We believe the pocylcf the
tional administration Is not In Missouri what
year ago Scarcely had the result OF last falls cleo
tion been publisheda result at which the President IL
ead 70 expressed marked gratiAcatonthn at the
solicitation Of the leaders OF the defeated party he changed
the commander In this State Instead OF having General
Curtis counteract to extent the Vaccinations OF
Governor Gamble, recognized BY the President himself
the head OF the alive slavery faction and thus
securing the radicals fair pay-snd than that they
had nor asked-,hey now have General Schoncld
who throws the weight OF his official character the
scale with that OF Governor Gamble Nor Is this the only
opposition from the President they have 10 contend with
He has recently given out an Official exposition upon
Missouri affairs In the form OF reply 70 the petition Of
the radical OF this sa,e which apparently gives
much satisfaction T. rebels In proof Of this
we have the tact that, being printed n pamphlet to-
Eether with appeals 10 rebels 10 vote At the coming
election has been distributed by the conservative poll.
tcians broacast the State and nowhere ndusr
ously ~ In the dsoyal countless We have hoard OF
dangerous bushwhacker being caught upon whom this
pamphlct and q rebel recruiting commission were found
together.
Nor arc the instances have mentioned the only
proofs d an uniavorable not unirendly local policy
which the President has pursued the Missouri
radicals, now ithstsndng they saved the State
the Union, and they alone Missouri have sustained