, 1863-09-23
A PLAIN TALK.
The President &nd the Department Of
the Missouri.

whole country, that the matters In the De-
partment Of the. Missouri are fast approx
mating point where one OF two things must
resnlt-either there must be d change in the
policy which Is being pursued here-under
the eanction Of tire Federal Government, OF
the President will hold different place in
the regard Of the people who elected and have
SUSTAINED him, from that which he has here
tofore held. It y no exsggeratioa! to say that
the present condition Of Missouri would not
fa1oIably compare with that Of Kansas under
Pierce and Buchanan, nor Is 1t particle
more cleditable to the present Ch1et Exec.
utiye than was that Of Kansas to the Admin.
istr.tfons Of the Presidents just named. We
do not know but that the case of Missouri
Is even stronger, at the present time, against
his predecessors. r., They at least favored their
friends. The men who carried war and des-
olatlon Into Kansas for the purpose Of max
Ing It a e1aye state, claimed to belong to the
political party which sustained the ruling
Administration. There was in this, at least,
prete1t for the course pursued By the Gov.
errment. But in the case Of Missouri the
apo1ogfsts Of Mr. Lincoln cannot have eyen
this fact to urge. Mr. Lincoln, In the man
agement Of this department., has lstter1y given
NIL power to bis political opponents and dia.on-
oTed bis political friends. Gov. Gamble, Of
as the head and Disturbing agent Of fofmi-
dab1e local army, maintained In the General
Governments name, wields prob ably as large
patronage as any officer In The nation outside
Of the Preeident's Cabinet; radically differs
as oass 81 81 u @ s;p aas
thized.bn partially with him upon the sub.
Of tie subj rdlnate position in Missouri
held By the PRESIDENT 3 appointees, but a very
ing the Administration's general policy.
There Is in the attitude Of tie President to-
wards Missouri something which ne confess
Is unaccountable. Last fall, when Missouri
decided In favor Of his policy. by. e1ectiug
maJotity OF Its supporters to the national
sued BY all the Northern States holding e1ec.
tions, the President Is said to have declared
that victory in Missouri more than compea.
eated for ali the defeats elsewhere. Yet
eearce]y were the ballots counted In this
State, before he suddenly adopted course
ministration against the men who gained him
this victory. The majority Of Congressmen
chosen we're Radical EmancipationI5ts, aud
we're elected By Radicals. Tie triumph in
which Mr. Lincoln claimed 60 large share,
was the acknowledged triumph OF radical auti-
gratulations ended, before he took from the
Radicals of Missouri q Department Comman-
der In whom they had confidence, (Gen Cur
tis) whom In the very act Of his removal he
pronounced honest and competent, aud rs
hayirg done no Wrong, either of commission
or omission, aud at the instance Of the Radi-
calls bttterest enemies, appointed In his place
man who Of all his officers was least accept
able to them. This has been followed BIZ
counc OF prescription towards tho Missouri
Radicals which has probably had no parallel
In the political history of the nation.
II this course we're such as to meet the
condemnation OF politicians merely, 1t might
he rPpHy6P6 M n en1n11 rrAf}ar Rr1% ne-arau
coneequeEceB are involved Enemies, not
only to Mr. Lincoln's administration, but to
tho Union, hare been embo1dened by it. An
impulse has been given to the rebel1ious spirit
IN Missouri. which has redoub1ed the aftltc.
Y HOE 60 of npion men. Loyal blood has paid
ssnts to-day a Ecene Of confusion and ruin
ueyer before witnessed, In consequence, The
reason Is plain enough. The best Union men
IN Miss souIi are the Radicals. They embrace,
almost without an exception, those uncondI-
tiona loyallsts who expelled the trlttor jack
souri, to the Union. In striking at them the
President has aimed at the very heart Of the
uL1on cause In Missouri He ha3 been uu-
ah1e to strike Radical without striking
Onion man: In proof Of t4ia declaration we
es,G.rcs eaTs what t. Ts r. regasd as eeaelasive
Tiers Is ,.os q CepEerh<ad Journal published in
AissoMrf .chieh does not cordially indorse the
present policy pursued by tAs National 1dmin-
istration tosraTds Missouri. We might safely
60 further, and ray that there is not a Cop
pe1head In Missouri, from the mild rebel
BUSH, who does not giye that policy his ap-
pIova1 80 far as to hope for its continuance.
So much for that portion OF this depart
nent which is included in Missouri. Do We
hsar no complaint from the halances Is
kaneas quiet: 1s lawrence content With the
that devoted and heoHc city avenged? II
not, why not? 49,.
ne are net Jet prepared to wholly condemn
the President for the wrongs OF this Depart
ment. We are aware that N reference t, 1t
be has had come Of the worst counsellors.
others may to bis mlsconception ot facts,
But this species Of charity cannot ns extend
ed forever. It is the duty ef President
to learn the true condition Of the ua-
tion, sand So far as Missouri Is con-
cerned, her loyal people are determined
taken steps to brirga knowledge Of existing
tacts home to him. He will therefore speed.
ily hare to make choice between doing JUS
tlce TO this Department, or separating himself
from the Radical sentiment, not only Of LIS
souri,, bnt Of the nation,
The Missouri question Is no longer confined
to State limits. It is rapid]y becoming IA.
tioDalized. Already tbs Radical Untonists
(all Who support freedom az principle US
well as q policy Of Missouri, Kansas and
Iowa-of the whole Northwest, We might
almost eay-are unit. Nor do the Radicals
only do the farther Moth and East extend
them hearty sympathy, but the uprising
1oJalty Of Tennessee and MARYLAND stretches
ont Its arms towards them. Where there Is q
common bond Of principle, q union Of hands
and effort cannot Be long delayed. It will
not be long. If 1t is the case to day, that
wrorg can be done the loyal heart Of Mis-
souri, without the blow being felt through
out the land.