New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-06-20
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The State Convention which met IN JEFFERSON
City on Monday has go lar progressed in ito
work US to appoint Committee of nine mem
bers TO whom nll ordinances and propositions
on the subject Of Emancipation shall be re-
ferred This Committee. however. seems TO
represent in q still ICES degree than the Con
venton itself TIE popular conviction III favor
Of Immediate Emancipation. Gov. Gamble
leads of on the let and John II. Henderson
brings up the rear and though we do not
recognize all the intenmcd ate names, the inn-
iority of them are evidently Of that party which
fayors Gradual Emancipation rather than
Immediate, and which in Missouri rcjoicc' IN
tho name Of "Clsy Bank" lna,much n, ibis
Convention was elected at time when II wh-
intended aud expected to contain majority Of
unGisgu.cd Rebels, II il no. remarkable that
the Union representatives should nave been
Conservative rather than Radical. The state.
meanwhile. has undergone change OF opln.
ion on slavery. ulcIamplcd III political history,
but the Convention does no, Keep pace with
the People from whom II sprung.
Gov. Gamble. at the outset, sent Ia t. tie
Convention long Message. discussing the
subect vi Emancipation from hn old stand
point, rscouutins the events which have marked
his administration, ard closing by the offer of
his resignation. ~ take effect the Inst dny
OF The present session Of the Convention. His
prospective retirement seems 10 have been
considered suihcieat excuse ior assuming his
former seat. 1t strikes u. as slightly irregular
that an Executive officer should combine his
proper functions with Legislative duties, uud
especially that he should become a member Of
n Convention which bad given him the Office
/ he It'll holds, but it seems 10 have elected 10
/ oppositon from the Radicals. Beside this joint
/ reception OF the Governor and his Messasr,
/ the Convention has discussed whether 1t viii
admit an openly diSioyal member, ard has
referred to It's Committee some hail dozen
schemes Of Emancipation; among them thr
proposition OF Mr. Drake Of 81. Louis, Tor the
emancipation Of all slaves in the State on the
Ist day Of January, 1854.
We do not know what hope the Radical
leaders may entertain OF carrying Dir. brakes
plan through the Convention, but We do know
that if that body regards the will of the Peo-
pie, from whom it derives all lis authority,
and in whose behalf it PROCESSES to act 1t can
do nothing less thnn Mr.. Drake proposes.
Gov. Gamble sneers at the question Of emanc!-
patton az one Of "mere internal policy" with
which M Governor he has no concern, except
so far as it affects tho relations OF Missouri TO
the rest of the Union. IIo viii probably i've
long enough to perceive and regret his mistake
ii so lenlent u term can be applied ~ his
views. For Gov. Gamble is the iouder Of
party which has chosen to ally itself in this
political contest with faction bitterly hostile
not only To Emancipation, whether gradual
or immediate, but to the National Gov
eminent and the Union. The recent
elections TO the Convention showed most
unmistakably that the COpperheads and Clay.
hunks together are but minority OF the PEG.
pie; yet IT is the misfortune of Missouri that
they control both the State Administration
and the Federal patronage. Gen. Curtis was
removed at the instance of these factions, and
President Lincoln has recently seen fit to de-
clare to a Committee Of the powerful German
party of st. Louis that his sympathes were
with the Gradual Emancipntionis,s and not
with the Radicals. Can it be supposed that the
President knew Of what curious materials that
party 10 constructed aud with what purposes
it is engineered
Still we regard Missouri hopefully. Let the
Convention do what it may, tho majority of
the People are for Immediate Emancipation.
and it cannot be long before their maturcd
convictions and determined purpose will get
fashioned into q valid Law Of Freedom. III
tho Convention chooses to disregard the will of
its constituents. it must speedily take itself