The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-07-11

ST. LOUIS, July 10. A large and enthuslas-
tic meeting was held at the Court House last
night, which was participated in by those op-
posed to the action of the late State Convention,
in adopting the present scheme OF emancipation,
in declaring slave property free from taxation, in
denying the people the privilege of voting to
elect their own rulers, and refusing the people
the privilege Of voting on the ordinance of Sc
cessiOn.
Mayor Filley presided and Charles D. Drake,
Henry j. Blow, C. r. Johnson, B. Crafty Brown
and others spoke.
Resolutions were adopted setting forth that
the action of the State Convention in the last
session was arbitrary, tyranical and IN OPP
position to the plalnest principles of the Repub-
lican Government proving that the body from
which it emanated to be unworthy the respect
and confidence of a free people.
That although its enactment is entitled to be
an ordinance for the emancipation of slaves, we
can regard the enactment of the convention IN
no other light than covert attempt TO strength
en- and perpe,uate slavery in Missouri under the
disguised and professed purpose to accomplish
freedom.
That the attempt to favor the owners of slaves
by a body of men, the large majority of whom
were large shareholders at the expense of Others,
by exempting slave property from taxation, ex-
hlbits spirit so mean narrow, mercenary, and
at the same time so unfair. as to equally merit
our condemnation and contempt.
That we hold that the people of Missouri, as
the citizens of State occupying place in this
Republican government, are entitled to the prin-
ciples of popular sovereignty and the rights to
choose their own rulers.
That in condemning the acts of the convention
as body, we exempt from our condemnation a
few men who labored to secure the people their
constitutional rights and the benefit of speedy
emancipation.
That In our judgment the condition of Mssou-
ri demands relief, which can only be effected by
emanci patton, not years hence, but now, and we
therefore declare ourselves in favor of plan of
emancipation which will be most speedy in It's
operations
That we recognize in the authority of the Leg
islature the power to call convention fresh from
the people, which convention can take appropri-
ate measures for obtaining redress from the i'm
positions practiced by the old convention, and
relieve us of the burdens entaied upon US by the
institution of slavery.
We therefore call upon the legislature to or
der an election for members to a neg conven-
ton at as early date as practicable, and he re-
by instruct our Senators and Representatives
from this county to give their votes and infu-
ence to that measure.
That committee of seven be appointed by
the President to fix the time and place for hold
ing the State Convention to carry out the views
of this meeting.
| BALTIMORE, July 10. The Richmond Dispatch
OF Wednesday, 9Th, contains leader on the
battle OF Gettysburg. 1t says;
g We feel as we'll assured that Gen. Lee, il
he has met the enemy in pitched battle, has
inflicted terrible defeat upon them as we do
that we are living, breathing, sentent beings -
The Dispatch then alludes to a teIegraphiC
dispatch announcing great battle being fought
on Sunday last, in which the Yankees were
whipped with the loss of $4,000 men, and winds
up as follows
" We already begin to see glimpses of peace
if this telegram only proves half true, but lie
us have no peace which we do not dictate our
selves. !"
The Despatch contains but one short editoria
on Nlcksburg, which is as follows
1t s evident that Grant begins to feel ;
pressure of the iron hand which Johnston has
cast around him. Everything now depend
upon skill and valor, and in these qualities W
have always been the master of the Yankees >
The following telegram from the Richmon
Dispatch is decidedly rich, when the facts ar
taken into consideration.
MdrtlnSbnrg, Va, July 6. The latest whcI
seems to be reliable is that the fight was con
tinued on Sunday, and was the bloodiest of tn
war. Gen, Hill fell hack in the can+ro oone;o
the enemy to believe that he was retreatine
The enemy upon this advanced. Then Eve
and Longtreet advanced their right and LEI
wings, surrounding the enemy.
We then took the nights for which we ha