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the Column ot remaTSs, and note the excerpt,
, before signing the certificate. Ii any officer ,
enlisted m1n now in the service, but absent an
beyond the rcsch Of a medical officer in charsc
hospital or conyslesccnt camp. desires
enter this corps, he will take the course ind 'ca
e-i below for those who have been honorsblv Il.
charged from the service.
Third, by accepting those officers and cul 8.
81 men who hsve been honorably discharged %
account Of wounds or disease contracted in m
line of duty, aud who desire to rc-cnier the 81
yic". In these cases it Is required
!, That the applicant produce the ccrtidcltc
the Surgeon Of the B1arl Of Enrolment for tl
district in which be resides, that he is unfit e.
hell duty IN account Of wounds or disease. ai
IS not liable to draft, hut is t for garrison dut,
.. That he furnish evidence of honorable ,
charge on account Of wounds or disability cn
tractel in the line Of duty.
IS. That he pr0'iuse Recommendations f-,.a -.i
rcgimental, brigade and division co.nmsni. O.
under whom ne formerly sorvel, that he is u.-
thy cf hcing thus provided ior. and capable ,
rendering adequate service 20 tho Governma,;
In case that il shall be imprlcticable to get o..
as' evidence, he may. having established ,l.
first tuo points abovc satisfy the Board OF IT,
rollmeut that he Is deserving, and present .-
certificate of ;he firt. This evidence must ,l1 Fl.
Obtained ly the applicant, AMI must he tr7 20
mitt'-i WIKI his application i-r appointment
PotuIcAI P,RIIr, II Missouri -.
Louis Dmoc-o' gives the following clear
narrative Of thc lrosrc-s of 4nti--llveTy .,u
timcnt in Missouri
], Is when We come to the parties protesting
support Of the policy Of the National Admins
tration that Missouri politics presents its chci
pecuharitics. III over the country the prci;s-el
supporters Of the Administration have their D T.
ierenccs Of opinion. au1 their Discussions. bu,,
We ueleye, they have generally succeeded m So
far adherng a- to present the outward form af 70
single party. In Missouri II i. otherwise Her,
the separate elements of rldicalism and conser,-
stisn, as existing in the mass Of the President
avoVel siherent-. have become crystalizel anil
distinct. They arc. IN nct, two well defined
parties. The one tradicsD is known a, i-,
Charcoal party; tho other tcouservlti7e) q, th
Cayhsnk
As sll interested 10 politics, particularly h--
y1ul the limits of the State, 10 not fully under
stiul the practical application Of theSo terms as
or lccal matters. a few wcrls devoted O. rls
discussion of the pe,ullrities of the parties i'
ludct To-. may not b. out Of place The separs-
tion is Of recent date. going back scarcely >x
months, anil first showing itself IL this city To,
origin vas Iu the slavery question, and its iu-
mediate occasion the subject 0f emsncipatioi.-
Both wing, cf the original Administration party
IN Missouri proiesse1 10 be somewhat snti-sIvc-
~, but one o. them desired 10 be recognized onl'
ss Union parry" and advocated the l--f-
ponsm'nt of any active efforts f3r emancipation
until sll Questions rClsting.to The pr0ss,ut11 o.
the war were disposei Of
IN other words. II was in favor of deiavin.
the struggle for freedom until peace and ths
Union were fully restored. Hence in an address
% the people Of The State by a committee Of its
leaders in this city. al attempts al raising new
issues by vhich emancipation was specially
meant, were severely censurcd. The other wing
# the party viewed matters IN an entirely dif-
terent light. In lis ewes Slavery was the cause
Of the var, and the surcst ami most specly
method Of attacking and ovcrtbrowins the r.
belhon vas IN eNtcrmiuatinS slavery. Hence 5t
vas in favor OF an energetic prosecution af
emancipation A. peace and Juion measure
Here was the occasion cf the breach.
Perhaps the actual division would not haze
come 80 speedily as u did, had not the Cons,r.-
atives, under the imperous direction of Frank
T. Blair, Jr, long the leader of the united parry,
received 20 brook DO division Of sentiment, and
90 crush out all opposition. Hence Whcn ns-i-
ings Of the Radicals were called FIR the uuru.za
Of socuring what they considered a far rsItr-
,entation IN the party. they were m,alel, aai.
10 the majority Of 70 stances. either tarrihlv tsLcu
possession uf ", Ih-..r>ei, by partislr- ,f the
-thcr win. of the party The elect ~a7 ,,ry
lfeieuf from what the C1ns.rssti7e i,sicr,
seemed Q" have calculated upon An in ispeni-
mt organization was the immeligte couse-
luenor. II IS true the separate movement
I'D not 10 frs; promise very successful results
E,-aH rr,-
'y only niue inliyiiual-. none Of whom were
prominently known as politicians.
AZ the enl 81 a weeks time, when a Co.vcu-
ton Co nominate ticket was clllei. oUly -,
persons could be induced To participate Yet tho
movement went on; hut from a beginning 60 un-
promising little fear vas entertained bv tl.
Conservative leaders. They denounced the Raj
cal party a "a miserable faction. " and delight
u 10 heap every -pc-ies Of riiiculc and rcpr,a..h
ipon its authors and leaders. What consequent
y, must have hccn their surprise when N cl,---
ion soon held demonstrated th.- &" fiction" %
command decided majority Of the popular
-otc, The radical ticket w.s triumphautly
lectcl
still unEilliHc 20 acknov = the prerou.i-r-
nee Of Radical sentiment in the community. tl.r
conservatives resolved upon another trial ~
trength, aud AZ the late municipal election in ths
ity sustained a second defeat more signal than
he first. Yet claiming that the Radical SUCCESS
Sss oviu- 70 a division Of the Conservative OPP
,osition. at still later election in this citv-f5r
member cf the state Couventi0a-the Copper
reads sul the Conservative Admiu.s,rations--
lnitcd their strength in opposition 10 the Rii.-
al or Charccal candidltc. The result was the
ief,at OF the coalition by over 5000 majority.
Although the leader in this movement. ;he
ity Of St. Louis has found ample cooperation
t..rr - y.
Members Of the Convention. resulting m ;hr
hcicc Of a clear majority OF immediate Emau,i-
lea no doubt that the radical lea,en
las fully infused the whole mas of the people.
nd that the Charcoal party l. now the popular
,arty of Missouri And what is tho do;triaai
,oint Of this predominant party, I; can Dc
,riofy stated 20 be. that the Rebellion aud Si-
cry are identical. and should share ths sane
ate-that rs the specify overthrow Of the frat
: desired. tho extinction Of the latter should be
Such IS the lesson which the major
iy Of the people Of slave-holding Missouri. af,er
Fltnsssing the peaceful condition Of their Frss
state neighbors, have learned from the bitter cz-
,eriencs Of two years continuous warfare II Their
Irn State.
The positions occupied by ths other usr-ie,
re sasily described. The Copperhead party. Of
ourse. IS Pro-Slavery. and Is ready to favor
Ehsteyer policy is best calculated. in its jud--
nent. to strengthen Slavery. The Clayhank
,artT hold, middle ground Il advocates COM
promise. Il claims to favor slAvery's extinction.
,ut not nov. Il wishes some gradual scheme OF
nanumissou adopted. II desires TO give the
resent TO slavery-tho remote future TO Frec-
lon. For the time being its preference IS tor
lavery--teu, twenty. or forty years hence II
;snds ready 10 give its voice for Emancipation.
n reality thore IS no difference in the grounds
coupled by these two parties Both are Sraluil
1mancipationists in profession.
There is no longer any party in Mi>saun
yhich holds to the perpetuity Of Slavery. So
thoroughly have all become convinced tia; ''the
nstitutien" in Missouri Is inevitably doomed.
hat al admit its termination is a mere question
4 time. Hence all pro-slAvery men are graiusl
engaged in oonteudinS sr
onger or Shorter periods Of rs duration, ac-ori-
ng to the strength of their attachment 20 it
The only difference between the Copperheads and
1lsybanks. therefore. is. that one is n favor Il
.radual emancipation frou, love Of slavery, ard
he other IS in f2vcr of gradual srsncipaiion
ro-- orroz,,;on to si,-e-y Such. =, leas-.
&c losiesl deduction from thsir orn statements
Z their Posirors.