, 1863-01-01

ordered to Franklin Station, to bc ready for
any emergency. They hayc been there since
Friday. informing, and the reports Of an intend
cd uprising among the negroes hare thus far
trouble aulongthc negroes in Missouriis to b.
feared, proceeds from THO attempts Of several
crlldfsposcd pcreons to kiduap c1nancI,Ntcd
negroes md scll them into bondage. Tic
negroes who layc received snch papers fallE
understand their rights, and would probably
resist by force Of arms any effort to kidnap
The Legislature meets to-day Mt Jefferson
City, and Tho strength Of the conservatives
and Emancipntlun1sts will be quickly decided.
It Is proper to say that the friends Of Emanct-
ratlon believe they hare working majority
ln each house; but many Of tho CONSERVATIVES
clpation notions that blacE sheep among % the
protested Emanclpatlonists will probably bc
discovered. The leading question Of the ses-
sion-thc abolition Of slavery In Missouri
Will excite violent discussion; mud 1t will be
strange anomaly that practical abolition
schcmc should be discussed by . Legislature
freely elected IN the Border Rlfllan Btatc of
Missouri-in the same hall where, only two
years ago, schemes to enslaye free blacks were
passed, md would hare become laws cxcept
for the manly veto Of Gov. Stewart. Tic
practical means of Kidding Missouri Of the
curse OF slavery present many complicated
A%&-tAASas 4AE t5L+AkN uu9t UE
consulted in order to prevent any re.en5laye-
ment Of the freed population hereafter. It
seems to be conceded that there must be some
cooperation between the State and Congress,
without which no practical measure can sue
coed. The views Of Gov. Gamble on this sub
Governors friends claim that he is in favor Of
gradual emancipation. Another day will tell
the story.
Tho next leading question for tho consider
alton Of our State Legislature will be the cleo
fior Of United States Senators. Three terms
are to be filled. One short term to fill va
cancy caused by the expiration Of the appoint
ment Of John B. Henderson, to Last until the
9TH Of March; second, for the unexpired term
Of Waldo T. johnson, which ends in 1857
lately held by Robert Wilson BY appointment
from the government; and third, for full
term from March 4th, 1868. to March 4th,
1859. The chief fight will be for the full term,
Brown and Samuel T. Glover, both Of st.
Louis. John B. Henderson is candidate for
tic unexpircd tern,' and others 1aye been
mentioned, but there is as yet no prominent
candidate, beside Henderson, named for the
position. B. Gratz Brown Is before the Legis-
He was in favor Of the Presidents proc1ana-
tion before it was issued, and has
all along been CONSTANT emancipa-
| ZIONIST. Mr: Glover followed the lead
| Of Frank P. Blair, Jr., and opposed the Eman-
/ cipation proclamation; but soon after 1t was
always. Mr, Glover, like Mr.. Brown, is m
! able man, but he does not occupy q strong
| position on the proclamation question, and
the country will be the gaincrif lie is defeated
Senator Henderson's position is not very
clearly dcdned. He will probably form a COM
Browns friends to oppose his election.
| This city was really in high state Of ex-
| citcment on Friday morning, in consequence
Of report extensively circulated and gener-
ally believed, even by Union men, to the cf-
feet that the rebels had captured Columbus,
and burned some twenty. steamboats, lying at
| that point. It was vile secession canard,
and it originated among steamb0atmen on the
le1ee: The story was that the owner Of the
Post Boy had received telegram from Cairo.
stating that the Post Boy, and other steamers,
had been burned by the rebels on Christmas
day. Upon this lie the city vus highly cx-
cited. Great anxiety is now felt for the safety
cotton belonging to merchants iii this city
were seized, while III transitu, by the COM
handing officer at Jackson, to be used to for
tiff tic position.
The repeated disappearance Of JEFF. Thomp.
Son at Pocahontas, Arkansas; with 5000 men
son vas played out long ago in the estimation
Of Missourians, and it is not likely that he
will remain at the head Of 5000 men yery
long. They will desert him as soon rs they
find out What an enormous old humbug aud
liar he is.
The McKinstry trial draws to q close. Gen.
Fremont is On tic witness stand to-day, and
is understood to be AfcKinstry's last witness.
The Judge Advocate has few witnesses to
Introduce by way Of rebutcr, aud the case
will then 60 to the court. To-day is the sixty
sixth aay Of the trial. T concluded BY New