New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-03
of the following extract appears in The Boston
Daily Advertiser:


ST. Louie, Oct 30 1862,
You cannot possibly make me radical except ID inc
most conservative style bat meet the oIgencles
as they rise. and cannot but think thar IN sso.I
they are rising very fast and that under the ]reue.s
new coll and prospective draft (Which i strongly up
proye) decided change Of policy must take p.ee' ~
il now stands the loyal citizens ore suffering ,hs
ay of dslOyaty, and observation-disclosures are h'iu W %
tighter rule than shareholders slaves. zee now !,
stands have two boys % and 20 years ou' wen
educated active loyal. They are ro,th ~ mo1es ,; ~
me more than any slaves that ever lived and u ore
they must support their mother and younger bFo,iis
and sisters. cannot find it In my heart 10 nu'.so
them 70 volunteer for they are the He OF III, hole'
vet they talk OF IT, and shall say one word I" "s
COURAGE them When the draft comes. as II must IL
they are taken, they must 20. Now, one OF my hels
bors has p0 saUcs, stout, stalwnrt men, Yaluano oy
as laborcrs who would gladly volunteer but INC
master s loyal goes for such (his Loyalty vas ~
Camp j Jackson > aud tho men cannot be aceePeu.
When tie draft comes they cannot be included A'e
his slaves better thnn my sons'
! AGAIN the quota from Missouri is based on Con.
rressonai ropresCnta;ion-i. e., with threoiIi,ns %,
slave population. But the slaves are not drafted, iu
who is psir subsij'V,s hut the wlo popmation rom
whom the required number IS drawn Why snould nos
the draft reach the slaves IN treeIiihS propolon
la IL as premium on SaveTyi Some Of our factories
viii be almost stopped by the drain On them; IL Ihe
Aim. nearly one.talf Of our white population,
espeeally the Shareholders have either become Eenes
or are too noorously di,oym 70 ne trustee ,ray
sloull not their slaves be drafted and why should tner
consent be asked If they can manage 70 make Il iar
show Of loyalty before their slaves be accepted
WHY houl tile loyal men Of the state have the burden
,hns donhed md made calling 20 tlemi contend that
Government. should not recognize Slavery under ri"ary
| lar and in military eIgency. The drait should reach
slaves ~ well IS fTecmen either under the Two
~ rds rule because they are represented or uhoeI
divine rule because the. men. And any abe'Donled
man. slave free who wishes 10 enlist a0rla Dc &c
oep'ed thankfully becouse ms service Is Ieeqs 10
consent Of the should be required; bat noyoy
Is clearly proved, tie bounty might DO paid 70 LIN.
thouch OF this am not clear i. would le Ierhhls .e
best way TO settle the legal donbts but think the IN
dcement of bounty should nc offered 70 te Save cl
courage his enlistment Where tie loyal or semi oyai
master brings The slave IA ssbsfit.,s believe the
bounty goes 20 the master. What mean II tbht TINS
Discrimination in the Border States dgGizsf rte mn ana
,a-eaod,rs should cease, and now that the poncy
of negro regiments has been accepted that TIE rue OF
enlistment should be made equal and just Inc poin'
OF COMPENSATION 20 loyal owners is Of secondary import
ance and under civil law may DO no more than justice
| requires. Under military law il may properly DC
granted but the main thing is 70 get the men, ana "
give To oil who willing TO do their part az soIeEs
| the opportunity Of service.
II had any influence at Washington would use II
10 ills end and you may use what have written III
whatever way you please
slavery as ii now exists In Missouri is an unrnixed
evil and the sooner IL disappears from rs The better
II is most mistaken tenderness 10 do any hing to pro-
long its DAYS or to foster il into renewed life Every
attempt TO do ii lessons the loyalty Of the state ana
prcveiis its recupeTntion from the crushing evils OF
civil war Missouri has done wonderfully wen. con
denty believe that her steadasness has been the sal
walton of the Union for If she had seeded Kentucky
would have followed, and the "bg Job" would have
been doubled. perhaps beyond maiae ement The re-
ward we ask is 10 get rid Of the incubus OF slavery.
We ike this sample of Conservatism still bet
ter than the other, and it is growing more
abundant every day.