New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-05-20

power without taking tho oath prescribed BY
the Missouri Convention. Just imagine, if you
can. Unionias so lenently treated az they are
in any city undec the sway Of JEFF. Davis
VI. All the cant about "bOme fanatics and
frenetics" of G.. J. y. has absolutely nothing
to do with the case Every man in st. Louis
ia at perfect liberty TO be PrO-Sayery If he is
only loyal to tho Union. 1t is very true that
the loyalty of that State is drifting rapidly
toward EmancipatiOn--and no wonder Most
men are prejudiced against having their tbroats
cut unless they are perfectly sure that the
razor is sharp and skillluly applied; and every
Unioniss in Missouri knows that his life can
never, for one moment, be safe while Slavery
shall continue to exist.
Tho Shareholders and the Rebels Of Mis-.
souri, are substantially identical-tbore arc q
few exceptions. but only enough to prove the
rule-and whenever these grizzly lowering
gentry shall hail - that day, not too remote for
patience" when they shall be III condition TO
glut their vengeance, they will make a clean
sweep. The butchcres Of the Sam Gaty, OF
Quantrells gang, and hundred others, are
but il0a-bites to what they Will infinite should
the State ever falt into their power. The
Unionists, therefore. deserve none too much
credit for their anxiety to get rid Of Slavery
Tor it mainly amounts but to wish TO keep
their heads on their shoulders. OF the l6J,3
Mssourians who voted for President in 1860,
barely II .028 (or a little more than one-tenth)
voted for Lincoln. If majority Of the residue
are now Emapcipatlosi't5, It IS because tney
really can't help it.
VII We call the attention Of loya, Demo
Gratis to toe continual utteralce of such articles
as the foregoing through the columns OF the
City organ of Seymour Democracy. That
Democracy. in ito lato Legislative Addres. to
the People Of our State, set forth its own con
cepton Of its duty TO tbe Republic as follows:
10 th, mll,, ofthe surrounding gloom. With ds,Pe.e
.trure forced upon u the ~ te Democracy a. Now
Yors be- clrluy dircsfus1 II 0Jah'i flo' IN or
iAo'iig az ,,.,ft.o,g! er1, ~. s .el' &c., .s
air. which We heartily cond' mni' bak,r afd "py9s
p rIfsn''y against i'1sT Mt ~ ne tHi must
ct 10 tie nl3n AID s,aud Ly the CJustl.lt SD Uphold
The esu.s Of law ard 'sc ~ r1uf err or wn He'
StIrJ,on ana'ciy ~ni.e 80 msrian %i'h .on'ia-y az
rnce While the elective fsuchise /. ieit ieo and thr
Courts OF Justice iullntanCt IL their functions - mis
frs.t % them Tor tlsIcOa ~ political and rsrfondi
,,gAn Ue NUT 5ryp7-f n- fdwiHsyf07 ~ az c'HtH@-
ti0t1' tpprrH RhttI1i We musi even nih'i
functions ,r in 10 iubeclily Of JIiEn;eut aud !s-k
cd moral rcusgr .ins OF eA-rr- before the spPonird
day Of 10 eIpfot eT w. thoud realize oy ia ceiin a,
bave By a. many is ne, 'he frarit csnry ofth9
Of tie form and fusctis and ie"of
Of cuf federal system u We 10 ih- Ne are hrn % con
,p, patient and reliant upon Providence u GOD 70 3ver
~ a lie f9!s. OF mea-,-e si0N g>f ne Rprbl''
We call upon the People to Judge this
party. its leaders. its organs. its attitude, by
the standard it has thus erected Ii ba, set
forth It's own conception Of .ts patriotic duty;
by that conception let it stand or fall Watch
i, closely that you may render a lust verdict