, 1863-08-06


Senatorial election, the change IN military
commanders; and various othSSr nine isyine
sIoemes are supposed to be arranged for the
Generals attention, and the sd radically
a1e, Of. course, to be laid out as cold II =
wedge. Noas Ve7rons!
By the conservatives, and led to believe that
tie only way to carry out the draft in this
State Is to appoint conservative Provost Mar
eha1s. Hence the appointment Of Conings
in the Kansas City aud switzler In tue Boone
districts. S~itzler is one OF the latter-day
Union men, who couples his Unionism with
the conservation Of slavery. He is openly
accused Of opposition to the capture Of Camp
Jackson BY General Lyon, and denunclatIoa
Of the President for the proclamation of free
dom. The enrollment and draft preparation
cannot proceed any faster under these fnli-
Where difficulties are thrown In the way Of
the enrolment the way to do Ia to order q file
Of soldiers to arrest the refractory. The bal.
anco OF the resietants will speedily come to
terms rhen they see the Government is fairly
determined.
Gen. schofeld's order extending the act o
Congress prohibiting military officers using
their commands to return fugitive slaves to
the enrolled nllitia, Is more Of sop to the
faus fat.ea,. .uan ~ Rsae1SA cs s1ceneace. h9
1Irocess to he served in ca1nna re,ns3ns % -
force as before. Now the siageholders'
minions do not desire the assistance Of SOL
diers to catch runaway negroes all they ask
is that the soldiers will not interfere with
them. Therefore the order prohibiting sol
diers assisting, amounts to nothing. By the
former order, Constables and Sheriffs can en-
%nY uVA $haY hrY1
grocs to their hearte' cortent.
Steamboats, now leave here every few days.
loaded with goods for New Orleans. The ex-
citement among merchants about fndiscrims-
nate trading wilh all ports on the Mississippi,
below Memphis, has subsidized, and more
reasonable view OF the matter Is now taken.
The individual testimony of military men and
Government agents on the lower liver, is that
with all the present restrictions 1t is hard to
prevent smuggling. If all restrictions were
plies they wanted in ycry short oraa.
The preseut rules work Ycry =.
E.Sennfor Henderson is stu-.s IT,, ~,
State in favor OF the Conyentie: .-.1:..l CO.
and to do away with tho Impressions c-ea I'd
In various localities by the STUMP speeches Of
Hon. G. D. Drake in opposition to the or1i-
nance. question has been raised concern
ing the remarks Of Henderson at Palmyra. he
is represented ne denying TINT he accused the
Governor Of imbccility, or said II Curtis would
send off eyerF slave In the State he would be
in favor Of reappointing him to his command.
On the other hand, II is urged that hs did
make use Of this language in substance.
Il is pretty quarrel as 1t stands.
The election for member of Congress in the
Third District, to bill the vacancy caused by
the death Of Hon. John ". Noel, promises
account of a split in the Union vote. A few
C1aybanks have nut Jos enh Bopv IN the tract
to XIII Off Colonel Lindsay. the Emancipation
candi3ate. Josenb G. Hcott. who q rank
Connerlenf1. Is viporons]y summarized hy the
Missouri Rc1ubiicdu. Ehose Unfonism Is ra.
pycsepted ~ Scott's. The chances are larre
II in scott,s favor. and If Lindsay is electei.
fbe rTeater viii he his victory.
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The Tnsuectton If Government Arms.
pe,hona Il IL not cener,11r Enoun that tha
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once OF inspector OF ordnance Is one OF Inc
most important and responsible Of any coz
nected with the service. According to the
-.ro1.+,o,s hofor. , s;nc,& .ra,no1 car he
tse1a''ons' os'o's ".@foA A W
accepted by the Government, It must hare
undergone q thorough inspection, both in Its
complcte md disfofnted state. Eyerv portion
e41 ~. -.,,.,. .s~
u Mo o1oaauce, even lno esoahe9s se3o"
which Is used in It's formation, must be SUD"
mitted to a Government standard. At the
9,ecinn;np of .the vror rrm-rona nartiea m
e -r,.
Puco ~ toe autno11t1es IL "asolnglon 1or
contracts to furnish arms to the Government.
Scme Of those parties were small mauuf,c-
tursrs, ta nn',ng nGa.n9r t9e Iequlslte machinery
toA e441 Jto6 w lAo onslAeee, Hst lae 1neAus
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