New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-06-23
AFFAIRS IN TEE wEAT.

The earnest, undertaking UnionistS OF the
West feel that they have been wounded in
che house of their friends by the recent sub.
stituton of Gen. Schofeld for Gen. Curtis in
the command of the great Western Depart
ment whose headquarters are at st. Louis.
This change has been followed, as was expect
ed by the removal of Gen. Ben. Loan (Eman-
cipation n. c. eect) from command in West
ern Missouri and Of Gen. Blunt from command
in Kansas. Gen. Thomas Ewing OF Kansas
son of the Hon. Thomas Ewing Of Ohio) sue.
ceeds Gen. Blunt He was known ia other
days as q Conservative Republican. Provost
Marshal Dick at st. Louis has gwen way to
Col. Broadhead, who, The 81. Louis Democrat
offers to prove if he will deny it, recently de-
cared that he :" ,could like to see all the ID
Abolitonists hung, Nth Stanton and Chase at
their head" The Hon. Austin A. King, "Con-
seryative" N. c. elect from the Platte District,
in n speech made by him at Lexington (Mo.)
few days since, said to an audience Of eI-
uting Copperheads-
"Yeu all know never voted for Abraham Lincoln. am
Prsssyery man, opposed TO tn. Prs'dens' Proc'ms0n
and utterly opposed to Emancipation"
We shall be apreeaby disappointed il the
Presidents yielding to tho strong influences
which urged this oyerturn does not inaugurnte
disaster to the Union cause in Missouri. The
Missouri Convention Of 1861, just resurrected
by Gov. Gamble to eare the fall of Slavery IN
that State, is thus classified by The Democrat:
Copperbeads. Conservatives ..... 30
Rebclr- .........H Radicals. ...lo
Total. .-...yZ
st. Louis, which is now overwhelmingly
Emancipation, is represented by Radicals
and II Conservatives. and so with other dis
tricts. Fo,y.hro districts are unrepresented-
some of those chosen as delegates being now
in the Rebel ranks. In fact, it would have
been about as sensible to summon the Conycn.
ton that. some twenty years ago, made the
present Constitution Of Missouri to consider
the present exgency as to recall to life that
of 1861.
Aud vet we do not feel at all sure that this
Convention will not utterly aud instantly abol-
ish Slavery, should it continue in session two
months. Events are stronger than men; and
it is impossible for any one who has eyes not
to see that Slavery Is the citadel OF Rebellion
in Missouri, and that the Unionlsts OF that
State can never be safe from midnight murder
until Slavery shall have been demolished. Let
the War closc with Slavery still vigorous in
their State, and, whatever the shape in which
Peace may come, there will be no Peace, no
safety for the Unionists OF Missouri.
Gen. Robert Wilson Of ApdoYer County, enc
of the Conservative delegates, lett home 10
attend the Convention on the 18th inst, aud
his slaves, all but two also left few hours
later And that sort Of Emsncl patton ia very
especially in tue Western counties.
Kansas il half cultivated thls season by runs-
way slaves, her white mrn with many OF the
opposite color being mainly IN the armies oi
the Union.
The Convention has laid On the table q bill
an election OF state Officers for the
residue OF the gubcrnitcral term on the nrst
in August, which Is the regular cleo
ton day IN Missouri. Gov. Gambl. "a mem.
Der OF the COnyenton) had already gwen no
tice that BIO would not serve beyond Tie SIT
ting. OF tins body, 90 thai a new Governor
must somehow he had The combined Con.
servative, Coppsrhead, aud Rebel majorii,
think they can choose a safer man than the
People would Dc likely TO; and II devotion to
Slavery Is the test. they are probably rsbt.
Ii sseIns scarcely credible that the Con
seryatiye" dodge OF aboL-hlug SLAYER, on and
after The III of January. I-s6. eau prevail. IL
would msuilesty alarm aud oIa.perate tLe
remaining Shareholders, while 1t would drtract
nothing from their power Ia aid the iiebe.iio-.
Their Only ground of preference for this over
Immediate Emancipation must be thrr hope
TINT the public peril may somehow pass a"ay,
and that they may then aorcan,o and annui
the ordinance of Emancipation.
The Hon. John W. Socll, Emancipation NJ.
c. elect (by s,rn majority, having died, and
he Governor having ordered special election
on the first Monday in August, Mr.. John q.
Scott, who was Mr.. SOeis competitor gives
notice that hes claims the seat, on the ground
that five hundred Illegal votes were cast for
NOEL IIe rays hes had served no;ce Of con-
test on Noel, aud had taken testimony IL sup
vel satisfied OF NY night to the seat, and
al had stated TO a number OF hls friends that
he was beaten, and would resign IN my favor"
1t seems remarkable that he should not have
made this statement to the public, if to any
one.
On tho whole. Missouri, just at present, |
affords an interesting study; ard the advent Of
Gen. Sterling Price, at the head Of his " fell /
low exlles," is hardly needed to make things