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tie state (as 1t has been) there are no be1iger-
ant rebels left in the atate, or at most but

the state (as 1t has been) there are no be1iger-
ant rebels left in the atate, or at most but
few.
Again: need mott Jou that sl1.eJ Is
at The bottom Of al this rebellion. and that 1t
Hos the slsvebolders and elaveholclng. lnhu:
encc TINT cartea the wAr in Missouri, and
that it is Kept mp from causes md influences
proceeding from the eame source.
In this 6tate-thanks to Old Abe-that
question is settled. All the Union men and
lsmation a. settled law. and Al
BIS {.nd iii siayeho1ders are febele)
had 50 much faith in it, virtues that they hsve
fed tie State with their Slaves. 30 that TIE
nsgro question In this S.ate is alrez6y settled.
ernor commits fhe Affairs Of this STATE to
eone conservative pro.slayery man, who will
hob NIB with the wealthy shareholders and
Induce the hope in THAR minds that the proc.
lanation Is tsmcre BREATH" (as Rollins, Of
@ts,og,i tays nd tha. thsy Ir wl yet bo Psr
this State will be lost to the Union for ye.rs
to ccuc, end the horrors Of a guerilla war,
euch Is dece1ates Missouri, will prevail in this
State
are governed. It VIII be safe to cal On tho
people to elect delegates to i convention 70
form = Constitution. There is no earthly
doubt but that such q convention would un-
90 4A1 luAL lUE IEUE4 OAFtAAa0A A1Ns AAN oCt'
tic the efficacy Of the Presidents Proelama.
tiop, by declaring in the organic act Of the
state that slavery WIS abclikheG end Eho1ld
never again exist in the State. Ali this ckn
be done in fcw months, If the man who Is
cent here to manage things wants 1t done
tleman is cent here, who ID determined
A1kausas shall not be a free State, then what
have indicated viii not only not be done,
but The condition Of things you. nov h.ve Ia
hitsou,i Hill prevail here. Union men Will
sufer-their lives be taken--the!r property
have little longer lease Of their Infer.
nal Institution. Tho rebel shareholders
Who have followed in the wake Of the retreat.
ing rebel army, will cling TO the hope that
ttcy will 1T tome time, and by some turn OF
the wheel If fortune, be permitted to return
to The state with thcir slayts. Nothing will
blast that hope but a free State constitution,
the power to make which should be set in mo-
tten ut the earliest possible day:
And IN the work Of regeneIating this state
Old II. E. Church has a mighty work before
her. Ttese people, 60 long led astray BY the
cortupting Influences Of the sum OF all I'll
lalniee," have to be enlightened and convers
cd to the true faith. Tbs work the old
Church did half ard three quarters of =
upon the influence that the II. E. Church will
exercise in redeeming this country as secoud
to no other civil agency. Ny faith is first
in The baycnet and second in the church
My great fsar is that your church vii no
haye the men to do the 1abor. An army q
bold, vigorous and able preachers Is wan1e'
to wetd out the thlstles and plant this tru
faith. No such field for the Christian lahore
has eyer been opened on this continent Fo
J the first time In almost half a ceututya Meth
oGist minister can proclaim boldly and proud
J u the faith Of the old church in Little Roca
am yours, trnly.
| Fl. c. CALDWELL.