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0l|i1aoo Uril)une.
0Cn ST. LOUIS LETTER,

WEDNESDAY, APRIL /, 1868.
CIR ST. LOUIS LETTER,
Next E:lccf!oA-Eau>cb OF t1Ic ContI1t-
- ttnsstd split i'll t!se Emancipation |
- pasty.Ro>itl0n ofGeM. Curtis suer- |
Commerce. 6r. /
Especial Correspondence OF the Chicago Trbn1e.l
ST. LoC1s, March 80, 1868.
The approaching municipal election begins
to cause somc excitement, owing to the pc
culiar character Of the contest. When the
Emancirationists in the Legislature signed
the platform Oh which both C1ayhn,ks and
Charcoals agreed to unite for the sake OF
beating the common enemy, it WAS thought
the feuds had ended, and that harmony would
henecforsh he the rule. Two or three weeks
ago the St. Louis city election was discussed,
and one emancipation ticket was apparently
desired by both parties. But, before the
Charcoa16 held their primary meeting or
sought to give voice to their decision, few
Claybank leaders held secret conclave and
resolved that n union with the ChaEcoals was
inexpcdielt. The result tailed with this res
olutIon. Tie Chafcoals were repulsed with
colducxs, and two tickets BECAME inevitable.
The Charcoals, representing the 1adica1 por-
ton Of the Emancipation party, hare nom-
mated Chauneey I. Filley, one of our most
successful and enterprisiug merchants. The
C!.ybanks, representing the conservatives,
have nominated Oliver D. Filley, a cousin of
the Charcoal candidate. The Democrats
nominated ticket on Saturday, and will en-
deaycr to poll 4 full vote for it. Should
| the division Of parties remain the same as in
| November, the Radicals will have sweeping
triumph, though the Republican, with Ill its
| former secession proeliyities remembered and
dctested, is nov supporting the Conservative
candidate, 0. D. Fillcy, with its mig s1ticst ef-
| forts.
| Our local politics 1nny not be Of very great
Interest to people abroad; but the issue has
been made very clearly, that the city election
! will forever settle the question whether St.
Louis is or is not Radical city. The R.p41zican
assigns as reason for supporting o. D. Fill
ley, that it does not desire to sec st. Louis
considered abroad as 4 Charcoal city, confess
ing that practically The question Of E,uanci-
patton can have very little influence in the Of.
tlce Of Mayor. The Conservatives arc pitch
iry into the Radicals with uncommon venom,
:.nd urging citizens 10 vote down the canili-
dates pledged to the abolition Of slavery, SC.
Now, as thu Cllalco simply profess nnwa-
ytring and unconditional support to the S:l-
t tional Administration, is it not singular that
| all the officers If the General Government,
| who are indebted to the President tor their
bread and butter, ART arraycd in opposition
10 the Iarty-jn others, in opposition to the
Presidents measures: This is Il very extra
! ordi,mry Spectacle, and will some day be
made .,atent to the President, when he hear:
of the defeat Of his friends through the efforts
ef hi: otllee.holdcr:.
Gen. Curtis will probably be retained in
chief command Of the Department, rs u
present. 1t now APPEARS that his renloya
WIS asked for by the Governor and members
! of Congress from this State, and the appoint
1ncnt II Gen.. Sumner solicited by tue saint
authority. The memorial Of the Missouri
Legislature, asking f''r his retention, has ha'
the desired effect, and Gen. Curtis remains
Il is impossible. Of course, to judge the mo
tiycs Of men, but it is not little siuyula
: that TIE opposition Of Gen. Cnrtis to the OK
tension Of the Southwest Branch Of the P.l
| eihc Railroad should be assigned BY q pronll
nent member Of Gen. Curtis staff as one q
, tho rctsous of thu Increment for the General
t | removal The order for the extension of thi
: t road would have been issued by the Presiden
!, had it nut been fur tue objection Of Ger
Curtis.
: t;aty aud the outragcs on the passengers ;ln'
negro deck Ennds, ealls for summary chas
1i-cmcnt. This guerilla outbreak ]rss bee
feared for months in that very section, aud
lms been realized in spite Of the efforts mad
% to prevent it. The gang Is composed uf fr:g
It uudyr quautrei, Up Hays and PoindcStel
~ They have been collecting supplies in s1lli
lots for many n,ontha. Fortunately, they al
I Ut work in secession ncighhorhoud, wher
ID lest. The result Of the attack on the Mi
n sonr1 River steamers will be tn lay waste til
-. ~ entire country. Our cavalry will not stan
on ceremony, and if women and children II
made homeless, their husbands and fathers
or the guerilla bands must be blamed for It.
.' 's Other parts Of the Suite arc threa1ens
- with guerilla raids, Thu country west
Springfield to the Kansas line has been d
populated by families fleeing to spTinyiie
and sedsiia They kssp up ;ot,s! eons!ant ,, go,
- k;,.sas by this route. The country is SO /
yrrsifel and the avenues of escape 50 ntts'le
ce ous that it would require nil the cavalry
H. the service to prevent the rebels from cou,il
and going to some extent a large iorse :.
- gucriIlas between Lexington and Kansas Cit
T Should the rebels remain together Il few IL
4, longer they will probably lie oyerhauled.
AElrmatukc's Threatened raid into Sou1
!, west Missouri has turned out bad failu
9s ! H. Elicd to obtain the first advantage
though it was in his power when he starl
from Arkansas to capture Cape Girarde;
where he might have caused great inlsc1
md have secured Il very valuable post.
post is fortified, it is true, but the garrison
e few weeks ago was very weak-much veal
= than that Of Sprin, field, Missouri, where
r,bcl mas repulset. nad Marmaduke m
forced marches for three days from Gu
Bluff, lie 1ni.ht have captured the place.
orrortunity thus lost may never occur as5;
sees Irstead of being defcneeless post, G
Girazlcau has sent forth Its troops to NJ
llarmaduke in battle, but the latter wisely
treated
The story Of the movement to induce
- this Department, las been revived, and
stated on the authority Of leading lnW
S, aud prominent citizen, who is iu no
mixed up in the claybank and charcoal q
TIC rtl, That q delegation has gone to Washing
to urge the appointment. j.: Ine Pclst Paat
some timc ago, BECAUSE such a thing was :
ces,ed, but their lenials now are less posi-
Than then.
II Shipments to the Missouri river hare t
very numerous since the resumption III Z
CATION, aud many articles lave been forw
Cd which, in view Of the concocted que
III. UPRISING, we're suspicious. Among Q
al shipments, suspicious amount OF blanl
new saddles, brides, coarse pantaloons, n
.n riding coats, &c, have been forwarded
:se.e: lot intended ior Liberty, where the secess
: @ lists robbed the United States Arsenal AS {
as May, 1861, was stopped few days ago.
The Army Of the Frontier, though stro1
numbers, and in confidence and hope,
eents The strange picture Of beiug witho
rer. General al this moment Gen. schoael'
oA' rived on Wednesday, and Gen. Eatte'
Thursday. The latter has been orderc
Washington. Gen. Blunt arrived Fri
Gen. Heron is still here, and of11ciats
rroop7inan ut wedding on Thursday u
.,cs Of Tho current rnmor thai Heron will
Signed to the command is still believed:
Curtis will now feel ut liberty to make
disposition Of the command that he cho
since his own head is officially safe.
Developments concerning the cotton 81
;asen. la.ions at Helena are still in progress ~ b
the Mcdowell Military Commission I'll
mission Of three officers attached 10
.ot,h Curtis staff, that they spcculatcd In co
e''-A' arc damaging, though the witnesses do
appear to think they hare done any
f,n In I ..->,... Cav L. mt i'm af..i