, 1863-10-09
TIE MISSOURI DELEGATION.

TIE MISSOURI DELEGATION.
! ANOTBER LETTER TO THE
PRESIDENT.
| The Enrolled Missouri Militia.
tFtom Our Special Correspondent
| WASHINGTON, Oct. 6, 1868.
The Missouri Delegation have addressed an
other letter to Pfesideat Lincoln, giving Jan
| exposition of the immense power Gov. GAM
BILE is now WELDING n Missouri, through what
is called the "Enrolled Missouri Militia."-
There are In that State two bodies denomin.-
ted the Missouri State Militia and the "En-
rolled Militia" The former are volunteer
t1oopF, enlisted into the service Of the United
States. ard supported by the National Gov
eminent. There are ten regiments Of these
troops under the command Of the General of
the Department.,
The enrolled militia are an entireIy different
force, organized by order Of the Governor,
and controlled by him. The creation Of this
force (anounting to about aeventy-tiye regi.
nents, } WAS NJ authorized by any law, but WAS
called into existence by the Governors order
alone. The following orders Issued In refer
ence TO It will show It's character:
''The Enrolled Militia are. under the exclusive
command OF their own officers, except when they
United STATES theT
only By tuch orders As may be is:utd d from these
rolled Militia ATE engaged IN making asaessments,
IN pursuance ot orders from United States com
WILL - s.d tasy WI immediately suepeId al action
aeaEE "Hert saq a3,eT oF9a1s; na sn,,st. win ~
any organization Of EnIocd ieson,i 19 M9a 1fo @
ths volunteer sc,rcc oI thc iiniis statts bso hso
such militia shall have been ietatlsd foracfivn ssr
tic", and slau have been embodied as a force In
the Held"
The power assumed In these orders The cou,
m;ttee ran,.so,t T. 49,, :. s.,s. -,
PREM acy here; for the Governor need only
detyil IL whole Enrolled Militia for active
service IA ahnt +ba door at7.,o,4.1,. - ~
h,e o-aa-s eaa,a ~ w. '.S. snsuslt5' - AAs ~
a9,14 ms otnsis coa1o 10 so, agsinst Government
Yen. Curtis administration. But go soon as
ne vas removed and Gen. schodeld took COM
msIu "r .usfs, ins commana o. these troops vas
.h vn nun On aceount. a. Inc committee
snanh' ot me eRlstenee OF community Of
-nIega'o 10 sla7ety."
II September 2S, 1863, another order was is.
kued and rnon which tha acoo,,r;,toa ,o,,.n,..
q, eo,,ovs. ~''1''AA'N~0 ~''0usi
90 wu.n
q 1ns sie Whether II active
o1iera = oeAetnt ''nn IL. ocaonelo' until further
NJ tmrg1 N t1ls order arrest attention:
- 1Eaa: nDnKe OTder no II, 1t does not
.isia tSnh q '19 an1oied MiAiia" 6nt Of 1.-THE
Mhitla. Whether this change Of terms was
acclusniai at or oengned, We cannot say. If de-
e,gned, We can see no reason for 1t, except an
laaehI 9a me Paft Of The Governor to assert
IL ngnt O. Sommander.t Chief over the
rai,aa ss1n1 M;5 staIe , MILITIA IS vel - the En-
flesaaent, mat he has made earnest efforts to
nave You recognize the former as State
tIools; hpt {o4 haye declined to do so. May
y not ee that this Order No. "a is the begin
maatret e them q o. nght Of ;1,sp supreme CON,
under General seho1eld's command "untA
JnTMer orders" That is, General Schofleld is
70 aoia poe1lon Of dependence upon Gov.
Samole lof ,hat militia; which may be with
d.aMn ifom him at aoy Homsnt By Governor
Gample6 order.
IN connection with this position Of thiEgs,
We cal 10 your recollection the steady effort
TMc4 HoEeftof Gamble has made to hare
tne t uhltea ME states troops withdrawn entirely
!tom a MHeou11, and the military control Of
lave 10 oa6t f4oy to hs
/ r.
ss psesopiet o. missouri, that such has been his
gpJegt 9om tae opening OF his administration.
ae desnto force Of forty thousand Mis-
to9i1 otate hlat1a, sustained by the Nation
al Government, bnt subject to his command,
and was much disappointed when only ten
fhousand could be obtained, and they not ab-
| solnte1y eupject to bis eingle will. Tint OBJ
lect re enafge TO have been at the root Of his
ssnrol'ment Of the entire militia torce Of the
State: sirce that force was embodied, he has
Permitted no effort to get the United States
| troops ont Of the State, and to strengthen
| his hold upon the Department Commander. by
making him dependent on the Enrolled Mi.
Tia for troops. General Curtis refused to
leave himself in that way at Governor Gam.
ble's mercy; but General Echofeld has eyf.
IDENTIFY conEented to It. It rests with Won.
Mr President, to saw whether an arranoa'
ment GO deEogatory to the rightfal authority
We opain re,ne cffrliT caii vo,r attart;or, T.,
the fact that lie EnroiIed EiittI, wI,en noi ~
I'd into active service under the hsnartment 'a
Comnsnder, are armed. snbsisted md trana.
But for this Governor Gambia con15 not Eesn
that fo1ne IN Tna AA1J sou!u .ais n1t hTGp
lave reason to ha1ieve that tbs "sss sas-o+sre me
of War does net know that th;s is anna an33
We claim that there is now law of + the % T1nited ted
an inyesiigatIon r. ha rada ts q 3oa ts ~ caase
fhropph tfe nroner ncnort.rent .uS anS pV9s 3t
ehall F. found fhat thare - ~ r. sfn1 Iau n y
~ for snch an sTnend;tnrs f.ntn ~ - tta ToMnni
TreasnrV ithnt ~ es,o 10 uoI ~ ana Ea..o eta
and I;ove!nnT Gsmh1e as oavn
disband n force Wfich I,a cyes+ad EitIaat y.
law. "'''o@1 ' s4s>'e" "4sAou'
We earnestly assure you. M, President |
that rs Iorg rs Governor Gamble can thrnnah
hie military o1carfzations. i1ictate h,s noiicV
to the Commsndipc General Of The Denari.
ment Of Missouri, our State will be. as It has |
been, source cf anxiety to you, In Zines |
like these, no such autocfatic power a. be has
welded for the Last eighteen months, should |
be entrusted to any State Governor; and |
least OF all to one who has pledged himself 10 |
nee his executive power to the utmost extent !
TO- project the Institution Of slavery.
1t is In yonr power, Mr. President, to set. |
tie the whole difficulty. Only three things |
are necessary to this end:
ls1, lhe cessation Of al support from the |
ed Missouri Militia: '1'|e' ~ A'' f>ofon'
9t1tes ~ nIIioopss ana
oo. 11e appolntme0l OF department Com
Io1icy. >'.''Io1' . 0AA'e'5
THIS is the sum OF our requests in regard to /
mlatary a1alis. II they are granted. We can