New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-11-14
DAYLIGHT IN MISSOURI.

B. GRAFT BRowS Of 1t. Louis Was yes'er-
day chosen L. :. Senator from Missouri by the
LEGISLATURE now sitting at Jefferson City, by a
majority of seron over al other,. He is the
most uncompromisng Radical IN the state; was
The Editor of The Missouri DcmocTat through
ont the eYenlful years 1-50-j7; was one Of the
first hundred Emancipationist, In the State;
and. if we do not mistake, made the iTst
.traight-out Anti-Slaycry speech ever made IN a
Missouri Legislature. He was for Van Buren,
in ~, for Fremont in 80. for Lincoln IN 90,
and was the Republican candidate for Clerk OF
the House in I-57. lie was unfinchingly sup
ported for Senator by the Radicals IL The pres
ent Legislature throughout the long and fruit
less struggle OF last Winter, but his election
was prevented by prcponderance OF CLAY
bank" and "Coppcrhead vote. We then
thought the Radicals unwisc in % obsiinntely
adhering TO him, believing thcy might have Sue
ceeded by dropping him and pre- cniing some
one Of Ike principles bur personally les. ob-
noxious TO the "Claybanks.' They seem,
however, TO have very well understood their
own bushes. His election noN j. an omen Of
good for the future.
Again We call the attention OF thoughtful
men 20 the current phases OF " Bordcr-Sialc'
politics, and ak that they be dccplyeonsdered.
If we open hundred Conservative" Journal
in succession, We shall find at least ninety Of
them asserting or assuming that The rcvotcd
States are to Dc reconcilcd 10 the Union by new
concessions, new guarantee, 10 Slavery. But
those States themselves cmpha'ically npcl this
assumption. Every man in Delaware, in Mary
land, in Tennessee, in Missouri, who j. heartily
AID thoroughly anti-Rcbcl j. also anI-SlaycTy,
and nearly every one is for Immediate, not
Gradual, Emancipation. They were not Repub-
licans; not one III twenty Of them voted for Lin
coin; they make no special prctcnsions 10 PHI
lanthropy; but they mean to live and die IN the
Union, and they 10 not choose 10 have their
throats cut By Rebels; 50 they desire that
Slavery should die, knowing by practical expc-
ficnce, By personal observation, that Slavery
and the Rebellion are but two phases OF the
same tling--two names for one reality
We ask the Conservative" journals and
politicians to scan these fact. and tell Us what
they mean. II il were Delaware or Maryland
that had presented such results as those now
exhibited in Missouri, they would doubtless say
that the Government Lad intcferod with the
freedom Of elections, and had forced the results
it sought, through the arbitrary Intervention Of
It's Military satraps. But in Missouri the n1u-
cnce Of the Government and It's Military author
ties was excrtcd on the Conservative" side.
Gen. Schofeld, the Military Commandant, with
most Of his subordinate Post Commandments.
favored thats side, yetthrce-fourthso fthe Missouri
Volunteers voted the "Radical ticket. Their
officers doubtless controlled few votes; but
the great majority voted as American frcemen.
The State Government was entirely and ardently
" Conservatives" while the influence Of the
Missouri member Of Dir. Liacoln's Cabinet,