True Democrat., 1863-03-04
Characterization in Missouri.


 Wa aIearn That the emancipation legislature oi Missouri has elected James o. Broadheao' senator in Lincoln's Congress. Both he anu 'Aenue's'n' now in the Senate, are emanc'pa.'o'"s'' n nia' iority of the legislature are emahcpatohists these heinz divided into immediate and gradual, known hv tba nick names of "charcoals" and "clay- ,,.r,sn The bill in Lincoln's Congress proposed .o ve fen millions of dollars purchase the slaves on condition that slavery should cease to exist in that State after the expiration of one year. The Missouri delegation fought hard for S2O ,OO0 ,OoO and an extension of the time. The debates in the legislature show three parties the radicals, who are for immediate enamel patton; the gradual eman cipationsts and the opposers of abolitionism in every form.
 There are 100000 slaves in Missouri, and the twenty millions would pay for these at the rate of $2O0 head Deducting the expenses and steal age, the proportion will not exceed one hundred and fifty dollars each. A clause ill the constitution of that State reads thus:
 "The General Assembly shall have no power to pass laws,-Frst. For the emancipation of slaves without the consent of their owners, or without paving for them, before such emancipation, full equivalent for such slaves sO emancpated."
 It follows then, that any law enacted by the leg slature, based upon the act of Congress, giving ten or twenty millions of dollars, will be.unconsitu- tional, for the equivalent of seventy five or hun dred and fifty dollars for slaves worth eight hun dred, will not be fuIl nor will the consent
 Notwithstanding this, the legislature will, if has not already done so, pass an emancipation act The Missouri Republican has become an emanci- patton organ, but contends for period of ten 10 fourteen years in which to free the slaves. If the latter plan is adopted, the State loses the money voted by Congress; if the former, the State is ruined. The presence of the federal armies on the Arkansas line, and the system of espoinage all over the State, prevents the running ot the slaves southward. The only hope of the State from utter ruin is in her speedy deliverance from federal mis- rule the return of her rightful governor Reynolds, and the election of legislature by the will of the people. And the State, once restored to its right fu sovereignty, has herculean task before her, ot cleansing her soil of traitors She will have to perform lusratioR and perhaps bloody one. Ii It was not for the sake of the slave whose fate, if smaucipated, will be dreadful one; the ruin that will fall upon the many patriotism our sister State; and the effect upon the contiguous State of Ar kansas, we would find a stern pleasure at the fate of the slav eholing union men of Missouri Instead ofbody striking for their ghts, when first invaded they succumbed to power and hattered themselves that the abolition fend would spare them. They even sent such men as Phelps to conquer us, and vingly tell us that this war was not waged to in. fringe upon the right of property of any kind.- They scoutei at the idea that it war for thing but the restoration of worn out and sun dered union Now ruin stares them in the face, and the blow is stluk by the hands of those whom they took to their embrace, while they have made enemies of those who would have defended them. The submssonists of Missouri are drinking the bitter cup of degredation and sorely regret that it should be pressed to the lips of true and honest men.