Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1863-09-04

A friend writing US from the Capital Of
Missouri condenses into . nut shell the stu.
alton Of affairs in that unhappy State, and
so clearly and concisely does be state the sit.
uation that we cannot refrain placing his own
words before our readers:
Politically everything Is in smart in this
State. The war now is between the Radicals
and the Claybanks, that is war Of words.
The Clay banks have the Provisional Govern.
ment and Federal patronage to support them;
While the Radicals have the support Of a
majority Of the people. The Emancipation
Ordinance passed BY the late State Conven.
ton does not seem to satisfy the people, for
the reason that it gives slavery long lease,
whereas the people are in favor of an ordi.
nance that will make emancipation im,nedi.
ate. The Claybsnks are in favor Of sustain.
lag the ordinance passed by the late Conven.
ton. The Radicals want new convention
for the purpose Of passing new ordinance
Of immediate emancipation, and for the pur-
pose OF calling an election for Governor and
State officers. Gov. Gamble, and most Of
the State officers, hold their Offices BY the ap.
pontnent Of the old State Convention. The
Governor is very obnoxious to tho Radicals
for the reason that they think that he is
troubled with NEGRO on the BRAIN" which
at this stage in the war for the Union is con.
sidcred chronic disease and incurable. But
if they keep on ngitating the question Of sla.
very in this State. by the time they get ready
for immediate emancipation there will be no
negroes to emancipate, for they are fast
emancipating themselves. @s-T a,a1.4- ed
What horrible affair was that At Law.
renee. would not care to live on the bor
ders of Missouri; for you can rest assured
that the massacre at Lawrence will be terri.
bly, avenged BY the citizens of Kansas. @ftlo
Bushwhacking seems to have been reviv.
ing for the last few weeks Every day we
hear Of some fresh outrages committed by
these +" Knights of the Brush" No doubt
large numbers are leaving the rebel army and
coming home to try their hands in the brush
There are plenty of troops here, but the fault
is with the commanders, who are. am afraid,
a little too fond Of their ease, and do not
possess the energy and vigilance that is req
uisite in a District Commander. But the
Lawrence massacre will wake them from their
lethargy we trust, and give them life enough
to see what is necessary for the preservation
Of order and quiet in this State. .-.s' ....
The enrolment for the draft has been
made in all the cities and large towns, but in
many portions Of the country it has not been
commenced, for the reason that no mans
life would be worth copper, who attempted
the enrolment, as the bushwhackers would
make short work of him. The Governor
is in Washington now; said to be there for
the purpose Of getting the President to re.
lease this State from the operations of the
draft. Whether he will be successful or not
remains to be seen. The draft would Ger.
tainly be rather heavy on Missouri, if thew
take the last census as basis, as nearly one.
third Of those between the ages Of 20 and As
are now, or have been, in the rebel army,
You can thank your stars that you do not
live in the State Of Missouri; for if the war
continues any great length of time, and a
different policy is not adopted, we may ex
pect that good many portions of this State
will be made /" bowling wilderness" You
Of course have your contemplate Copper
heads to contend with. but the fall of Vicks.
burg and Port Hudson, and the battle of
Gettysburg, have rendered them harmless
you have but little to fear from them" -