, 1863-09-19

= Gr. LOUIS, Sept. Is, 1868.
Gen. schotle1d returned to the city the lat
ter part Of last week. So quiet was his advent
that had it not been for the notice Of his ar
riyal in the papers, nobody would have been
aware Of the TACT. HIs tour Of Investigation
Was marked by nothing ofimportance enough
to make his movements an object Of interest
to our citizens. What may have been his pre-.
ciee motive in undertaking the journey, is
known only to himself, but It was probably,
IS I hare already intimated, to satisfy himself
By personal observation, ot the condition Of
af1aira along the border, and see If 1t would
be eafe for him to comply with the wishes Of
bis conservative friends, By the revocation Of
Gen. Ewiug's Order, md the adoptlon-or
rather continnation-of lenient, conserva-
live policy.
The 1een1ts Of his mission are not appar-
ent. He went, he saw, but he did not con-
guer, In any sense. The guerillas still roam
Is free and.sas 1awless as ever. Gen. EwiDg's
Order No. II, still stands unmodiled, and is
being carried into effect. Ifthe General ever
any idea Of rcvoking 1t, his cxpe-
rience among the people of the Northwest
must have completely dissipated It. He sim
ply went to see and returned, bringing no
sheayes Of victory with him. And Jet, in
one sense, his journey has resulted In defeat
mensely disappointed At the non.fuldl.
they have sadly failed, the one
resulting from the other, however 1t Was
their purpose to induce Gen. Schoflcld to re.
yoke Ewlng's order, and continue their do
nothing huTt.nobof , policy. This, Of course,
would have excited The indignation and con
tcm1t Of the people, who would be all the
more ready, thertupon, to take matters into
their own hands. It vas thought that jim
Lane would incite the people Of Kansas to
take up arms In their own behalf, and make
q raid into Missouri. In order to accomplish
this, the Conservative organs harped upon
the subject day after day. daring him to come
ard threatening him With ~ sorts Of imagi.
at their word, and some dey make his appear
ance In The western counties Of the State.
Gen. Gchofeld issued his order No. 90, for
bfddi1 r such raid or invasion, and the Con-
eeryatives were in high glee, thinking that
1a1e Wou1d come, Of course, and thus prec1p-
ltate collision which would bs made an ex-
cusc for an indiscrimirate warfare upon the
radicals Of the State. Thus they hoped to
nuke capital and bolster up their falling FOR
tunes. Already defeated at the baliot-box,
with still more disastrous overthrow await
ing them at the next TRIAL, they would appeal
to the bullet. Unlike their Southern friends,
however, they had not themselves the cour-
age to manifest the movement. but enaeayor.
ed, by shaping the policy Of the military and
State authorities to euit their ends, to f,rce
the radical party into what might be tortured
into m appearance Of AIMED resistance to the
said authorities and thus give them pre-
tence for 4 thorough, relentless persecution
OF nil who would not toU the knee to thelr
BAIL.
irg braips Of the conservative leaders. but it
cid not work. Gen. Sehot1etd, though here
tofore as wax in their hauds, deserted them
at the critical moment and would not re-
vcke Ewins'B order. Nay, On the contrary,
announced his determination to uphold md
enforce It, He even went further aud, in q
speec1l at Kansas City. promised II the peo'
pie would only render tho military Ill the
assistance in their power, to take such steps
as would result In the speedy expulsion Of
the bushwhackersfr from the State, *'and then, II
said be, ttbut few months will elapse before
you can all return again to your farms, aud
jackson will again become, as formerly, one
Of the finest and wealthiest counties in the
State" The people listened: and were so ilr
EAtA6u[A &4A4l lAEy WEAS ~ n AN $A44A
zee what would come Of thess fair words.
Lane did not invade Missouri. because there
wae no necessity for it, even had he ever In
tended so to do. Gen. Ewing's order was
not revoked, aud no promise OF relaxation In
its severity Was made. The expected COLI
sion did not occur, and not even shadow Of
excuse could be found for m onslaught upon
the radicals The conservatives were badly
defeated and we're compelled to again resort
TO their old weapons, words md hard names.
So much, at least, has been accomplished BY
Gen. Schofeld's visit to the border. He has
evidently had his eyes opened somewhat to
the true condition of af1aits, and, possibly,
may hare discovered the dangerous nature Of
the path in which his conservative friends are
leading Mm..
Gov. Gamble is still absent from his post,
matter which does not cause any particular
regret So little indeed, is his absence no.
ticed or felt, that venture to say; that not
orc fourth Of the population Of the city could
to, day, If asEed the question, tell whether he
atyltd 't provisional GOVERNOR" but of late
1t has been suggested that ?" Perpetual Gov
ernor" would Dc much the more appropriate
title ol the two. Recent evonts seem to In
dicate that his Gubernatorial term will end
only with his natural lite, for the Convention
having declared itself immortal, Is not likely
70 allow anybody else to occupy the position.
0nlO[tuuAlEj3, uNMGfElf lucy CAuAoA CUulE1
the tame Immunity from death upon the Gov
ernor, and 50 must needs, BY and BY, look
about for bis successor, unless he may still
continue to net after death, through some
spiritual medium. It could be done quite as
we'll as at present, for the present Governor
PSEUDO one, Reynolds.
The city Is quiet, with no excitements or
Blarms to record. The police and magistrate
courts present the usual amount Of business.
Drunkards, yagabonds aud criminals are daily
dilpoeed Of but no one Ia interested therein,
ciety themselves. The military are encamped
1ound about the city, but beyond performing
such daily duty Us falls to their lot, and ex.
hlbiting Themselves in new regimentals upon
Fourth st1est, they play no pant in the drama
of our city life. The theatres have not Jet
Weakened from their summer siesta. Business
has been galvanized into q measure Of life,
tfons cur merchants won1d like to see. Only
the bar md beer-1oons arc thronged with
life and activity, but they are always 80. It
Is quiet, too quiet. =,
One source OF some excitement has been
the formation Of two provisional regiments
for ac,ual service, from the enrolled militia ot
the District. They number eight hundred
each, end have been selected BY lot from the
various regiments-one hundred from each.
No little dissatisfaction has been caused by 1t,
many regarding It as proceeding without
color or authority Of Law. It certainly has
besn source OF great Inconvenience to not q
few, and they arc not to be blamed for o little
grumbliug. It has been found one thing to
draft the men, and another to get them. For
q week 1etachments hare been patro1ling the
city ssgobbling up" the de1inq1eDts, and get
the progress made La but SLOW. Onca caught,
there's no assurance they'll stay caught, and,
in point Of fact, they DO run away neatly as
fast aB they can be gathered up. One Of the
regiments has gone Into camp IN the outskirts
continues nay hope to present tolerabl7 full
ranks in the course Of month. The ap-
pointment of Col. John Knapp, to the com
mard Of one OF the regiments did not add to
the popularity OF the measure, bnt he was
forced to resign, such Wns the pressure
brought upon him.
levee on Sunday evening, destroying four ol
the finest boats at the wharf It was evident.
ly tie work Of an incendiarY, and gTaYe sus
piciouB are entertained that 1t WAS done by
some ore in the interest Of the rebels. The
eity is full Of disloyalists, some Of whom are
here for no purpose except to plot mischief
and embat1ass, as far as they can, the efforts
Of the Government in putting down the re,
hellion. Attempts to burn eteamboats al
New Orleans, the burning ct the Ruth, and
the previous attempt to fire steamers at oul
1evee, would indicate the existence OF deep
IL laid scheme for the destruction Of our rfve1
Navigation. The presence Of SO many traitors
in our midst is an evil that could and should
be avoided. Those Who cannot give goo5
account Of themselves, or who are suspecte6
Of any mischievous ptopenstties, should. bt
cent South at once. Above all the utmost
caution and ylgilauce should be exercised te
guard against Euch condagratlons as that @
Sunday, entailfug heary losses upon indiVid
uals, aEd cu1tailipg the means Of transporta