, 1863-06-26

The great State Of Missouri, which has
rroWu to such yast moral dimensions since
the war began, thinks it is now quite big
enough to swallow the whale; and the
State Convention now sitting in Jefferson
City, discussing the question Of Emanci-
patton, thinks the whale altogether out of
the question, and would prefer, as an ex-
pertinent, that it should begin BY swallow
ing Jonah In other words, the State is
for the immediate and unconditional free
dom Of the slave, and the Convention,
either for slow and gradual freedom, OF
for q postponcment Of the same until the
9TH Of July, 1876.
MI. Drake, Of St. Louis, steps forward
and acts as bottle-holder to both parties,
whilst he still manages to represent the
popular feeling and conviction out of doors
As an amendment to the second propo-
sition in the ordinance submitted by
Governor Gamble to the Convention:
On the Esd instant-which postponea
the termination Of Slavery to the time and
date which are mentioned above, he moves
that it shall cease altogether on the LIST of
January, 1804-which is precisely what
s1arae ~ ,,,.,,.,.~;..aa I .s ~ 49,. 49, .r11 VIC
shall be apprenticed to their former owners
tho a,4r.na nan@o.,".:-11 "4 4.,e 70 Mso n.seln's
wh.t tha t;n.1 ~-.,,,* ,,;1, ~ 49, ~ :. "'
h..a =" w asoa;a. 49, T,A W. W :. - p.eS.s
1 La ~ res -. peopie " ale o1a'e
law eone 1uea.o u luo Legislature upon
.s seas luesoon' anu can oy no means
So So 49, oo'. oamDle' VINO uea.s Il IN q
fntona1 'rlir1 ra,;a! ' ~ .;t1 49, az = lung u mere
. p' VIZ ".uen ne' by cover
- a.a,,.s, -. .a.- ~ ~ w ~. tney see cleatly
80. ~, -s - = . t4Alg WHICH '11ally
-, 0s wen as the Sec
.' '<,' 90" VI 'ne ots'es' and That
1no eau W NJ 1nore peace nor progress
eun ~ - oei'nsely seuled. II justice Is
uole ~ u1' Popu1al sent'fnent OF Missouri,
LII. Dlakes p1oposluon must lntal1ibly be
passed. But it unfortunately happens that
the majority Of the Convention were
elected on the rebel platform, and pledged
to stick to Slavery to the last. II the mo-
mcntous events Of the war had instructed
them, as they have instructed the people,
there would be no difficulty in the matter;
The slaves would be free next January, AZ
it is, we must abide By the issues of fate,
1t is easy to see, however. into the
meaning al tbe ma,or;tv nr,,,,o1
resnectinc the abolition ~ So.
ana Governor Gamble knewwc,, cnon.h
what he was about when he introdncoa s.
and made II tho hae;a ~ +ha o-d;...ao r.
was an attemut tn nro]onr tho e,,-arr 49,;
tation in favor If the ,n;ssr,1,a o,;r.r,S-
whose mad defense Of If in tla f,ce ~ ths
neon,e has heen the nro1;ic c,nso - a.,
the murders and dcyastat;ona which = bara
afflicted t1at beaut1ru1 tut dts1racted conn.
try. Governor Gamble and his 1nrrmi-
dons, could not however, suppose TINT n
subtcrfuge 50 Transparent as this would
pass muster with Intelligent citizens. For
lh1s proposal to put of the freedom Of the
save lor thlrteen years, is equivalent, in
me opinion OF the conspirators, to an in
postponement Of it-and they
mean TO slllrk it II the people will let
them. But they must try another and cum
nanger dodge than this II they are to effect
ahelr purpose. Who does mot see
Ina& the governor and his he1ots
the ahe ,n,aeests snaeasor9g aFg I 70 gamble away
thc,n ;r,to +ha ,,.,as ~ I ~ t%a al' s a4io snlo"
1,anlra in order lint thor '.1a@ 49, 1 o'as
ether chonce ~ nox,,at.,..: g "a Lave ~
which has ,1,o.5r ,,1sa,.1, 'as euiSe
with fire min md cr;mos Tho-ta]s o
reaeon Nth .home,1uo. a.. y ' '.nu
thirteen years shall ,,ore e~n;-od ~ ~. ;aaa s
md feelings which no1r ,o;ta,a ~ ~ s>,,,,1;s -
mind upon this subject vii haro snhe;aas ]
and that the persistent .]aveho15e1s VII
3uce more be master of 4ha nos;t;o, 49,
:. -, s'eA oae t'oolcal party mat
:. y ~ oe es'9s 4ot e1cm 10 cau another
on'enuon, and carry another PROPOSE
Ion, and tlnal one, to put of the period of
for hundred yesrs.
There is nothing for it, if Missouri; isto
c saved from the crimes and n;ser;a.