New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-08-08
FROM rNEssOUEg.
pro.sInvery Po,icy-s;s had Ecect-
Negroes seized- Political Schemes -
Guerrilla CniIagcs - Ae6si Agents

Cassht &c. sc.
From Car Special Correspondent. -, ,,.,
'' Sr. LOUIS. July 81, 1862
LOYAL men 10 this State are having hard uin''
The guerras trouble them on one eide and lne
Conservatives, who insist upon everybody agreeing
with them that the Governor is 4 partial "'io .no
late State Convention a model of purity uouo'e
than on the other. Tie policy of the General COM
,rors;r, ,;s Ds,r.ment is essentially Pro-Slayery,
.,1 thu, citations to this effect
have been made in Warrington. General Order
~ ca ,,h;ob bropchi the civil within the military
.r,ho,;t aw had encouraged shareholders in various
0srts Of the State to hnt up their negroes and the
.cons IN o,r volunteer and militia camps were 20
S;sgraceful that Gen. Schofeld caused supplement
srv otder TO be issned iOIbIGdiug he enrolled mill
80 officers using their commands to return iuStves
rom service Il this order is strictly complied with
there will be no more trouble, but Prooavery ON
GERS ia the militia service, WHO swear by Gov Ga-
bic have in repeated Instances connlved with slave
buffers by sending forth ooutrabands ON errands so
that they might be gobbled up outside the camps.
In sotne respects aEaire begin 10 resume their oii
hue. Advertiser ats ,eappear Offering rewards i0f
The re urn of escaped slaves SAerits and cOnstabss
arrest cortrabauds openly IA this city, aud the
County Jail contains large number 81 warrants
issued BY Justices Of the Peace. Not long slncs
regular eiavehunt took place in Washington County,
and ~ negroea We're arrested the ground oil BENG
fugiiives. A Frovcst-Marshal subsequently released
them; bat the 6 ghs OF armed men hunting negroes
in the woods musl nave been refreshing 30 serious
hes this kidnapping business become ths! several
cases nave bsen reported where negroes have been
carried III 10 Kentucky, aud their free papers de-
stroyed The son OF a noted Rebel is now under
arrest for au sct Of this character. tgraLt MUS
tice TO the blacks has been committed by the author
tiles in permitting these oairagee.
Yet it is only by such mean and contemplate
Ettleness that the party u
this State can achieve single triumph. Every
where the people rspudiate the conservatism sought
TO be foisted On them. The Convention ordln
suQar.coatiug the wits OF Slavery by @ fslsehood,
Ia heartily denounced 10y the press and people The
agitation will be carried into the next Legislature,
where a proposition Will be urged TO call = free,
Convention The people ot majority Of TIE interior
counties are fully up 10 ST. LOUIS IN their open ex-
preston Of doteIsoa for the Convention ordnance
While the Conservatives deDounce the Radicals, the
latter almost invariably outnumber them ut pubic
meetings ami instead Of ratiying The action OF tue
Convention, he Radicals proceed 10 dehoulSe IL.
A sily report was telegraphed hence 10 the Asso-
ciated Press on the 2g;b. Some craok-Jralned fell
low brought report from HANNIBAL that the Con
servaiive meeting al Palmyra had been br2Aeu up
by armed men employed ty the Radicas. This IT,
port was published, and then telegraphsd Eastward.
IL vas a pure iuyentOI-the only row which Oc
Cured was the elec,i0n Of DR.. Hewitt, who is Rad
ioai member oi the Legislature from Marion county,
es Chairman, In place Of q Copperhead ES.Sena,
tor Henderson made a speech waich was c0nside ed
quite Radical for him. aud tie crowd passed Rsdi-
eel resolutions, but there was 10 row, 10 light nc
threats or bloodshed, So The Missouri Republican
iptinsted. Tie bad blood stirred up by these mis-
representations is calculated 20 produce blOodsc
suong the people, and shy wspaper which openly
encourage lie fields 70 arm assinsI the Radicals, Is
III incen diary.
From these incidents your readers will not be
loug in forming conclusion that the political at
mosphrre CT THIS S;sie j, saTcasrged with mischief,
Tie fusion between me ultra Plo-Slayery Rebel
sympathzsrs and the weakened Union Conserya.
tive EmaucipanCnists ID complete. They work TO.
gpther IN the country IND outvie each other la loud
APPLAUSE Of Gov Gamble and his advisers The
next movement Will 10 l. gisla;ive combination
between Copperhssds ana Ciaybanks 70 elect
Phelps and Henderson United States Senators ILst
seems 10 be the programme. Bu' there Ia usny y
Clip twixt cup ana liy, and before Dext November a
change may occur which Will slightly disturb the
calculations Of tie over-ardent CONSERVATIVES The
voice Of tie People may penetrate even tae itanor
hesds oI the Conservative party.
Gusrrii,ss Low roam through several counties In
small squaas. Their operations arc cOuhned chiefly
10 the Central portion Of the Siaie-,he border hay
ing striped clean OF provender aud horses long
ago. Attempts 10 overhaul steaiot oats On The Mia
so1ri river are not Low frequent, all the boats
carry guaid tor seL-pr0ectiOn. The viii, how
eve, IL - wicked rs ever. A few days ago gang
started for Cambridge on tie TveT 90 capture The
reayDer M.ttie . lpLens but they were 700 late b.
all hour. After sacking store they departed
Another aet Of sGdaciy occurred Oh { = I!Ola and
Springfield road iast Monday. Thres horses were
stolen FROM toe Government cOrrel, within hundred
yards Of u seuiry at Waylesyiue. a party OF
hunters We're g5b5ed by gusrras 10 Aucran
County, near the railroad, Gnd forced 10 give u,
their guns gGd ammunition. ItCee are but sIeci.
nen tricks Ia long catalogue CT guerrilla ei.aes
which might he enumerated
A lew Gays ago squad Of enrolled militia was
dispatched lreIo Lagrange L. pursuit oi o lot d
bnshW hackers ~ To ACrtn part Of Marion County.
One oil the IN lWhIckers, named james n. Ely,
was ciscovsiei l. louise, but he 10 the brush
knd tried TO esgaP, lie was brought down NOR.
tally wounttd. Ga bis person were found papers
aulhorzng Mn to recruit d company for the Rebel
service 1hie l. TIE nth ketel recruiting officer
lately discoycrca IN the interior, and tae.e is 10
doubt many others a!e ~ large.
large turnout Of citizens and military took
rla,e al tue iuycral Ol Col Bassendeubel Of tie I'm
Missouri Volunteers, WHO died from tue elect Of
wounds received PRIOR 10 tne surrender OF Yeks-
burg. Among the features OF the occasion WAC the
apJearslcs VI thirty former cOnraCes who survived
TIE Dooiyhan expedition 10 New-Mexico, bearing q
tattere0 flag carried IL the advance VI that gallant
little army.
The stories about The loyalty Of Sterling Price In
connection with the petition asking resident Lin
coin 70 grant pardon condition OF returning
home are all mOCnsAIe. The OLD Rebel has had No.
uerous chances Of returning 70 his allegiance and
rejected them all. Sterling Price has done 10 too
much harm and 10 be welcomed otherwise than a. a
Prisoner oi war.
Secretary Chaso has never displayed moro wisdom
than ID bis management o. the question concerning
free trade the Mississippi. The organ OF the OF
Ece-hoders here continues 20 denouuce MIN however
for bis refusal 70 throw open the 10 snug XlofS
Prisoners from VicGsbuFgh snd Arkansas continue
30 arrive. The Alton psntentiary is crowded and
tie Mcdowell college prlsOn mere needs relief.
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Carrying out the Proclamation.