New-York daily tribune., 1863-09-03
H,sssOCHEFy TRANSITION.

has made more notable progress on the PAIN ol
liberal principles, and liberal reforms, than Mis-
souri,. The change Of public opinion, in many
respects, has even exceeded the sanguinc cx-
pcctations of the Liberal party. Who, for IN
stance would have expected few years ago
that Missouri would send four (Gnd perhaps hve)
Radical Emancipat,onists to the House oi KEEP
rescntatiyes. out of total delegation OF nine
members. and that T. L. Blair, heretofore the
only Republican that has been sent to Congress
from Missouri, would have remained so Tar behiha
the march of public opinion aS now to be cias'ed
among the Conservatives. This tide OF pubic
opinion. which bids fair to make Missouri ere
long not only free State, but State with radi-
cal sentiments on tie Slavery question, Snch as
Vermont, Kansas and Massachusetts,, is steadily
going on and increasing in strength. iew
facts will illustrate the importance Of the trans
formation which is now taking place.
I'm the first place, the large number md the
large attendance of the Radical Emancipationist
meetings in all parts of the State are justly de-
serving attention. Tic calls for the numerous
meetings which are now being held by the Rad
ical Emancipa.iorists are always extended TO al
citizens. Yet all these meetings passed roSolu-
lions of immediate emancipation, always, or al
most always, unanimously. On the other hand
a number of meetings called by tho ClaybaEka
or gradual land, in many instances, reiuctMi)
Ennnoipntiouis;s declared themselves by an
Overwhelming majority in favor Of radical FeSo-
luiions, although an invitation to attend the
meeting bad only been issued 10 snoh as agreed
with the principles Of the CleybanA party Inc
openly Anti-Emancpation party ha0, II seems
giycn I'D .hc contest a. far as Eman' paiion IN
Missouri is concerned, for We neither hear oi
meetings called by them nor Of resolutions
pa ,scd by them in meetings called by other par
ties. II would thus seem that the party itsei
has no confidence in its future.
Another point Of Importance is the unanindty
with which the influential German element o'
the population is ranging Itself on the side oil
emancipation. We have already mentioned the
fact that all the German political papers OF the
State save one, are in favor Of Immediate Eman-
cipa.ion. and this one is nota PTo.SDivcTy Dem
ocra,ic, bu, ClAybank or Gradual Emancipa-
ton organ This unanimity of the German
press, and tho commanding influence of the
party Of the Radical Emancipaiionists, will Sc
cure 10 the Radical party tho largo German
emrra,ion into tho state, which will begin The
moment that sufficient protection from gucTillas
hall make It falo to remove TO the State.
Very significant Is, In the third place, the
An,i.Slarey movement going on among tho
churches of the state. Until the outbreak OF
the rebellion, both Pro-Slayery and Anti-Slavcry
churchcs were represented in Missouri, the for
mcr aided, and the latter discouraged, as much
n possible by tho State government. The
| chief representative of the former class was the
Methods, Episcopal church; tho chief rcpresen-
ta'iyc Of the second tho Southern Metbodists.
The former has for many years been subject
! 10 the most cruel persecution. Its
meetings having been broken up; its
ministers expelled and threatened with
assa as,ration. il university at Jefferson City
Vas refused a charter. ard in many counties it
was altogether eticrminated. But since the
supprc sion of the rebellion in the state, Won
deriul change has taken place. A. the Southern
Church had more than any other denomination
Of the United States identified herself with
slavery, those members that were unhinchingly
| loyal began gradually to think of disc0nnecting
themselves from tho Rohol communion. AT
hrat a thought was entertained Of forming a
new religious denomination, rs the Anti-Slayery
yosiiion Of the Methodist Episcopal Church
seemed 10 be too outspoken for the latc MEM
bers Of Pro-Slayery church. But gradually
they have grown, a. III loyal 20 " Anti-Slaycry
principles The idea Of an independent organi-
za,ion has been abandoned, and tie loyalists OF
the Southern Church arc coming over in large
numbers to the Anti-SIayery Methodist Eplsco-
pal Church. The organ OF this latter church
gives every week gratifying instances Of this
| important movement.
| 4 single number Of last week informs us that
Jones Chapel, on tho Plattsburgh circuit, has
almost entirely returned 10 the NJ H. Church;
that prctractod meetings were in progress hy
loyal members Of the Southern Church at other
points on the circuit and that they wcre calling
for n minister Of tho VI. l.. Church that in the
Louisiana District four rev charges had been
formed. the pastors Of all four of which had re-
Gently Withdrawn from tho Southern Church;
,hat . society OF fourteen had been organized in
Clarksyilc; that the pastor of Edna Circuit
had, sin,e Conference, received "a mombcrs
| from the Southern Church. This, rs already re-
marked, il the record Of ono weeks paper, and
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