The New York herald., 1863-06-30
our 81. Louis Correspondents.


ST. LOUIS, June %, lso3
The STATE concertion-Commiuse Report-Amendments-
The Dcciaon-A Neso Elecio~ in tAe IN.
tcrior-KSoW Ae War 10 Carried 0n-Outragss at Cole
Cdmp-7he Raid Ino Indsana-kore Rebel Exiles-Hoo
They Evode the Orders-Arrsst of Rebel Surgeon in 81.
Loais-fNs 7rio'-AcDo.ssu Co.,o~ Cours-Laesr on As
Farms IN the Wes-Arrival of General NcClernand-
Ertracts from Violxburg Paper, &C.
fne State Convention jefferson City, "llke wounded
SNAKE drags It's slow length along" II psrfecs mar
vel Barnum ought have It, With but little apparent
talent manages TO away day after day in accom-.
pishing nothing. may possess infinite quantity Of
ability the reasoning that II has not yet lost any By
letting It ou,. 1t Is q wonder how such immense
amount OF talk from small lot OF brains Il
slke grain of that difuses sufncient TO al
house without any diminution OF It's original quantity
Day before yesterday seat you the report OF the
Committee Emancipation, the majority recommending
tho abolition Of slavery 1876 while the minority male
emancipation immediate. with apprenticeship 10 tho
aforementioned As the bill came before
the Convention there numerous amendments pro.
posed Mr.. Smith OF 81 Louis, moved TO out 1875
and insert 1870 that slavery shall cease at that date
He withdrew bis amendment for the purpose OF allowing
Mr. Drake Of st. Louis, to offer amendment substi
tuting January 1854, in lieu OF all other dates SO
amendment after amendment was offered, until every
body was in a complete mudde. In the discussion the
widest possible range taken. Politics, the war,
gunboats, Pacific Railroad, the ship canal, Gene
raj Butler the rugged Russian bear and the
Emperor OF China are among the subjects that
bear upon tho emancipation question in Missouri IL
impossible to Judge of the result OF all this bu, nd
II the prevailing opinion among the members and out
sdcrs Of the Convention that the majority report will be
adopted, after shortening the tmo for emancipation
measure similar In its main features TO majority re-
b,s A~t.-
In this state shall forever later than 1870 The
question submitting the ordinance 10 the people Ia
strenuously opposed.
There extensive quarrel gong on with reference
70 election. The regular time for holding the election
Ia IN 1854. The present provisional government was
selected BY the Convention and the time OF its inau
guration was expected TO hold only temporarily Cir
cumstnces such that fair election could not be
held 1851, and thus the provisional government, has
continued In power The radicals demand an election the
present year. while the conservative element opposes such
smovement The matter brought up Convention day
before yesterday and that body decided that there should
be no election until 1894 This would seem TO decide A.
The Legislature has power 70 order election but AZ 4,
now stands would likely 10 do co. The rsdo.ls
must possess their souls Ia patience.
In the interior OF the State bushwhsckng st continues
be a war Of determination going on Union men hs Va
banded together and hunting the 70 the
DEATH Cole Camp whchw the scene Of OF the earliest
battles Of the has become the theatre OF blood
she'd Within the past month several " ts Union citl
sens have been sssassnaed In cold blood by scoundos
hiding In tho bushes Last week the Union men Of Cole
Camp organized into company OF militia and gave no.
tice that II any more Union men nterfsred with
property destroyed siucs hsn tSe reSss bsSa s1s ins
more quiet u that section The secessonsts claim 10 ~
ignorant o the whereabouts Of the susra but q soon
their Operations Along the Missouri river Il hss bean
psrfssy quiet toe Tho past Two weeks. no ba havsox