, 1863-05-27

ST. LoC1s, May IS, 1863
Gen. SchoGc1d arrived from Louisville, on
tie noon train, On Saturday. The same af-
tcInocn Gen. Curtis re1inquishcd command In
favor Of Gen. Schofleld, in graceful and we'll
timed General Order. The Department of
Missouri is, therefore, under full hcadway un-
der the newly chosen Commander. What
will be the new policy, if change takes
place, is at present an open question. Gen.
Sclofeld has seen sufficient Of the Missouri
traitors to understand their utter unrc]iability
in any emergency. His tenderness toward
them will not be enhanced bya recollection
of his order directing officers when chasing
guerillas, to shoot them on sight, or by his
famous s500.0o0 assessment, levied on the
wealthy secesstonists of st. Louis last August.
The fear Of the public is not directed to ques.
tioping Gen. Schoheld's hatrcd Of rebels, or
hiaability to deal with them sternly. The ap-
prchensIon excited By his appointment pro-
cctds from the fact that Gov. Gamble and lis
conservative s1avery loving friends, having
placed schofeld here, may wield an uudue In
huence over linn in the policy hereafter pur-
sued. One pf The easiest methods Of restor-
Ing popular confidence would be the continu.
ancc Of tho measure recently inaugurated 10
removing various prominent secessiouists to
the South.
4 thrill Of joy ran through the community
yesterday, which beats even stronger to. day,
over the news Of General Grants successes
around Vicksburg The Interest Of this State
in the capture Of Vicksburg Is very great.
Upon Gen. Grant'ssuccea.%lepeads the quiet
Of Missouri, in large degree. No rebel in
yasfon from the South can possibly be sue
cessiul while the Mississippi River is In our
possession; and It the rebels are driven east
Tard, the hope OF aid and assistance from the
Gulf and cotton States, promised to Price By
Davis, will be deferred indefinitely. Supplies
OF powder, caunon, and provisions, so abso-
lntely essential to any movement in Missouri
cannot be forwarded, and these facts made pa.
tent to the rebels, must quickly undeeeiye
tEcm.
The success Of Gen. Grant is very oppor-
tune, for the interior Of this State Is n
troubled condition. .Gueri1las arc gathering
strength everywhere, except in the yicinitT
OF strongly posted g2rrisons. They roam
about IN small squads in some Localities at
pleasure, and the same complaint Of their
corners Of the state. Mil robbcry, @ :u arson ION.
highway robbery, assassination, horse steal.
ing, murder, and burglary, ssarc only
. few Of the crimes Of which they arc gnity.
The Tcoplc, Without regard to their Union
q secession afhnities, are thoroughly alarmed
at these outbreaks, and some reckless scenes
hare been enacted already, in retaliation tor
the outrsge6 Of rebel Euerfllas. In Livin.s-
ten county the Cnion men have notified sew
eral secession families that they must leave
me county. In others the crops Of promi-
hS4t cd n $Ane
warned to leave the neishborhood. This
acublc handed violence Is one of the most a.
mentable episodes Of the rebellion. Tat it is
seriously proposed, With this unfortunate
state Of Affairs staring us in the face, to "re-
more the restraints Of martial law" (ridt Ills
sv"rs hp"Aean, and entrust the civil order
Of the State to State and county officials. The
interior counties are In a trcmble from fears
Of bushwhackery The rebels everywhere ar
full Of brayado. {not having heard. however,
journcying on public road, unattended,
is not worth pfcayune. As the rebels as
cordially hate and deiest Cor. Candles Fro.
visioDal Government, as the rule Of the
I'D 1ankees," the change would not
conciliate the rebels in the least degree; on
hundreds Of magistrates, constablcs, shcriits,
&c, in the country would give the rebels the
largest advantage in jury trials, while the nu-
conditional Uniolists would be regarded as
abo1itfonists. and therefore unworthy Of CON
1:dencc. In fact, the whole underlying mo-
tive tor the proposed removal Of the restraints
If martial law, arises from wish to conserve
negro property. Martial lar does not tolc-
rate any hnlnbug claims to fugitive negroes
owned By rebels; 1t rather hurts the rebels
Than otherwise, by depri7ing them Of their ne
groes. hence martial law docs not suit Gov.
she'll
=, The unreliability of the enrolled militia Of
.ae lnsennr counties, as q body, Is becoming
more more and more apparent every day. That |
tEefc are many thousand good loyal men in
tne militia and many good honestly loyal otf1-
cefs, are facts which necdno explanation. But |
ihat the enrolled militia Of the interior il re-
liable to stay the progress Of gucri1las in a
Dozen Or more counties in North Missouri or |
aIong the Missouri River, il denied. An in
stance OF rebel e5mrthies is rclsted bT = cor
respondent, who says that few days ago tho
toward county militia were assembled neu
Koeheport for muster, when Col Jackman,
Inc gne1illa who kidnapped Gen. Bsrtholow
near Glasgow, rode along the lines aud WAS
recognized b. all present. Some ono asked |
Linn to exhibit the pistol stolen from Gen.
Ba1tholow, and instantly the demand became
gsrera among 1he ul1isis, The oncsss alone