The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-10-09
THE GATE CITY.
Prom the osntrsa Christizn AdvoaaAa-
Religious View 81 tho CendtsAoA 81
Affairs IN nisSouris So
CIVIL AFFAIRS OF MISSOURI.


In Missouri our civil affairs are in rath-
er an anomalous condition. There are
here now, in opposition parties, the un-
compromising radicals, or anti-slavery
party, who up to this time have been the
only supporters of the Lincoln Animals
traitor. Then there are the conserva-
tives, who have mingled with them, the
anti Benton Democrats, and remnants OF
the Wing party, with fair sprinkling of
Copperheads. Up to recently these we're
the pro-slayery portion of the communi-
~ Mr.. Bates, the Attorney General,
and brother-in-law of Mr.. Gamble, is
asid to affiliate with them, IS he was at
the Convention that formed the State
Constitution, an active partisan in making
Missouri slave State. Montgomery
Blair, they say. is also on this side of the
question. And Frank p Blair has,
within the last year, seen fit to be of the
same mind. Aud with these are TO be
found the leading politicians OF old stand
ing, such as Mr.. Henderson, Ex-Governor
King, and others. All these were OPP
posed to Mr.. Curtis, and were instrument
tai in edecting his removal. The Con-
servatiyes have heretofore been generally
against the Lincoln Administration until
he removed Dir. Curtis at their instigation.
Since then they seem to be Lincoln men
in some sense.
The contest now seems to be the change
In regard to the administration that ar
rested Union men and favored the BUSH
whackers. The burning of Lawrence by
the bushwhackers has added fresh fuel to
the antagonisin of the parties The rep
resentatives of the radicals from the recent
Union Convention have gone to Wash
ington to insist on change of admins
tration for Missouri. These are rein
forced by delegates from Kansas. Our
worthy President will be really put under
seige.
Besides, as far as we can read the times,
the radical party will have majority of
the people on their side, and hence they
call for new convention in order to ac-
complish immediate emancipation. For
the emancipation of the late convention
seems to have two elements of nullity 10
it. The one is that il is enacted contrary
to the State constitution. The other is
that it has not been laid before the peo-
pie and adopted by them. The enacters
seemed to have lad this reserved cause
in view, viz: that should the times
change and pro-slaveryism retain its rule,
or recover it, in Missouri, emancipation
could be pronounced null and void by the
Supreme Court Of the State. This seems
to be sustained by the debates Of these in
regard to emancipation, as they never
brought to view the immoral character Of
the system, as to its theft, bastardy and
sinfulness. On the other hand, mere
considerations of policy, of profit and
loss, were their arguments.
But Providence is manifestly thwarting
their plans. By aiding in the rebellion
Missouri, to considerable degree, has
broken down the fugitive slave law, as it
is now dead letter. The con6scation
act, constitutionaliy, deprives rebels Of
their slave property as we'll as of their
other property. The slaves Of all parties
are now rapidly leaving Missouri and en-
listing in the United States army And
while the returned soldiers of Price are
now harrsssing the State with their
friends and eom torters aud aids, the
slaves are rapidly becoming freedmen
and soldiers, and there will soon be nc
need of emancipation or fugitive slave
laws in Missouri.
AS matters now stand, we must ador
ingIy praise the God of our salvation, who
is the Lord of armies, and who will Gauss
truth and righteousness TO prevail oveI
the errors aud injustice of men. Pro
slaveryism nov, in Missouri, has not only
the free State men Of Kansas to content
with, they have the free State men Of
Missouri also against them. And MIR
Lincoln will soon be against them. The
veil drawn over his eyes viii ere long b
taken from his honest face, and he wi
see where his error lies. Or should h.
become the willing aid of these men-al
event We cannot imaginable that rule
in heaven and earth, and who raises on
and sets up another, can and will obtail
a substitute, as be did in the case of Saul
by substituting David in his place.
Since the foregoing was written W
have read General Blair's great speech
delivered at Mercantile Library Hall, s.
Louis, on last Saturday evening. 1t read
more like the production of a crazy ma
in very bad humor, and it matters no
on what side it was intended, as it seem
to have hodge podge enough for any.hin
you please. The speech would go in ia
vor of restoring the rebels to favor.
treats Generals Ewing and Schofeld a
imbeciles; it makes Colonel Boyd pony
it urges pro slavery dynasty; Sccre'ar
Chase is a kind of rowdy and blackguard
DC. Other cruelties are mixed up Wit
these discordants, and all We can gathe
from the whole is that Mr.. Blair wants
govern Missouri at the expense of Nj
Schofeld aud Mr.. Gamble. What pit
that Mr.. Curtis was dismissed Frol
this mistake of our good President. man