New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-10-31

Last Of shelby's Bsid-The Peace Fis0
Raised-Poindcx ter's Trfal-PeltsicaA
Hasters-RoIiins q Cepperhead, etc.

Last Of shelby's Raid-The Peace Fieo
Raiscd-Poindcx ter's TriaI-Pelitica1
Massers-RoIiins q Cepperhead, etc.
Prom Our Special Correspondent:
ST. LOUIS. Oct. p, 1861.
The late raid of the Rebels under Shelby and
Coffee still furnishes occasional paragraph for the
local press The Rebels have been chased to the Ar
kansas line in one direction and into conceamenti In
another. Their last was captured at Humans
vie in Polk County. on Sunday last the 18th inst.
Shelby heading party Of the fugitves seeking
cover the old guerrilla territory, along the Kansas
line south OF the Usage. Coffee who knows this ground
well Is with him Col Hunter said TO hold regular
commission in the Confederate service, heads another
band Of the flying Rebels about 300 strong who have
this gained the Ozark region and escaped over the
line more demoralized set Of Rebels escaped
unhung The raid was well planned and up to Ger.
tain point well executed. The Rebels made the usuat
mistake Of stopping to plumber towns when they should
have marched on.
Ouantrelrs share in this raid terminated when Con.
Blunt received reinforcements from Fort Scott ana
turned the tables upon them. QuantrePs massacre o.
prisoners in his hands including the gallant and gifted
Major Curtis has already been fsarfuly avenged and
will long be remembered, especially whenever keoes
guerrlas fall into hands The war-cry on the BOZ.
Der has been raised and the black flag. to al iniehN
and purposes flying. mo quarter Is the Reotl pfae-
tee and orr soldiers not slow 10 retaate NO Rs
oners are now taken None were taken rom oae ls
band aud none win be- The armed bushw hacker Ia
captive 70 death before the bullets Of the Urh CAVIAR
~, bu, is heard Of a. prisoner Lne Oily
rla prisoners now received sle busnwDackers wnC
,har away their Weapons and voluntarily surrender At
military post to save themselves from worse tate:
Quantre viii have occasion to regret the murder o.
Major Curtis in hundred ways. Secession sympathi-
GERS will regret that such an INFAMOUS scounufei -
Qusutrell is dsgrscing their cause
A judicial farce is now In progress which u quite
on the tenderness toward guerrlas Felt
certain quarters. Confederate oolonei-Josepn
Arno. PoindeIter. former leader Of dangerous ana
troublesome guerrilla gangs IN North Missouri anu
whose leadership encouraged the men under INN 20
commit the most horrible oniraees IN that seciion
actually on trial fcr trsasI9 ana eas oee IN ss c.r
PorGoxier is OF the yo.s Rebels who ever preyso
upon the peace Of this State He raised TWO dstincs
Guerrilla gangs ard led them in person upon raids on
The lives ard property q Union ien Nos he occupies
one Of positions he IS either prisoner OF w en-.
lted to an exchange OF ne !. an OUTLAW VINO .hoe
or hAnsed-yet he Is now arfagned Tor treason ana
viii get OF With few years in prison he has pleaded
CITY but clam. hi ps t hal IA tSs sam Of
psltry sum set of against the hundreds Of lives ~
BY the treason Of this man 1t Is proper 70 add thai 20
has even published an address to the Rebel symps-
thisen Of North Missouri advising them TO discounte-
nance guerrllss and avoid brahwhacking
Their are no REBEL n tbs snfe Il prssehs
\ gorous IN themselves manage to Inlet considersbe
damage By the sisaiay manner IN which they skalk
around stealing ane soeSas n localities 70 Iao
Eoa we've robbed pf Ii horse atsy, within earshos a
II militIry stocAlsseyar houses were robbed ia the
vicinity eaol that time. Another suaL guerrilla
X gang prvwing around between Pilot Knob ard The
II river. Several citizens robbed in Pennington lat
week. ard solder returning - Desoto on Saturday
This the substance Of the reports received from near
y every portion Of the state and still no projections
against such maraaders sesms possible while the wa
lssk.
Political matters are waxing warm The canvass fcr
Judges ~ the Supreme Court exciting u
Missouri The Conservatives are Thoroughly alarmed.
I aud have engaged Mcssrs Rollins and Hail. NJ CO.
s. T. Glover esq W. l. Switzer. esq, John ;. Phelps
and others 70 do little stamp speaking on their behalf
An address the loyal voters signed by the Cayb ,nk
and Copperhead leaders, has been widely circulated.
though il is bad e.cctioneerng document for the
Radicals The burden of the song is that Tie Rae cef
threaten to ruin the State and therefore all shades %
opposition (Which includes of course returned and res
de0i Rebels should rally to beat them lac Radicals
are wide awake They have local 9Fs1nI is s, "a
their enemies in majority OF the interior counties.
Twenty newspapers support the Radical ticket and Ito
prospects very encouraging.
! A fusion has been perfected apparently between the
former Democrats and the Cybank leaders In this city.
which viii be extended 20 the whole state The Demo
cratic Central Committee has passed resolutions to
| affiliate with the Chyhlnks though il should have
been reversed tie Cayhluks being the minority party
Of the two. The immediate object OF this fusion a 10
dtic0t The JtcohLs, rs the kAdiOli> tuo
State election. The remote oblee. on is face bui the
only next to the heart Of those who contriyed IT.
TO elect two Conservative United States Senators on the
reassenbling of the Legislature The plan depends NJ
its success ON the defeat OF the Radicals ia November.
II the Copp,rleadS and ClsybgnAs beat us now tey
! will cloct Seuaors who VIII oppose lreSiGent LIN
coins kadioal measures tn the Senate every sge.
Yet IN spite of this contingency stiling the Auuunis.
tration m the face the President nnwlseE insists o.
retaining officials ia civil as WEI as Lllti! uspsrs-
mepts here who are STRIVING tnelf u."ost W orlhx
about the results Indicated 10 "e"Aeh t-e sHc"5V"W
Mr. lincoln in the SENATE
Recent in,cstga have shown that the ehcnleie
in the river opposite The city have materially chang e9
during tie last years. The tclryboats, ich used
a. run straight tue river ut al seasons now run
Ne ing course cutie pnlzng 10 the stranger. IL IS
curious fact that the first improvements IN TINS haroor
were under the supervision Of the Rebel Gen Koiere
T. Lee These improsoments were never finished ana
the result is the present ueecton IN the CHANNEL ~
which toaIs have arisen that. without further exsndfs
fure OF money, boats viii be unable 10 approaoh
nearer than ~ feet from the ieree.
An evil has been easg for some months
pact which ssud be stopped al once hentioSy slave
raders tauc advantage Of low prices and insecurity
OF slave property have been carrying on negroes " that
State through Illinois and Indiana The negroes arc
free the they touch free sol and their kecpcr
are kdlappeIs when they carry them into Kentucky.
The tendency Of this practice Is 10 give certain yaa
~ negroes Missouri without which they would be-
come vniue!,s and an REMEMBRANCE TO their masters.
Hence the Immediate emancipation of all the slaves 10
by the nee consent of the masters Is retaTsd
by the Kentucky kidnapperS.
Gen. Schotold doubtless by the order ~ tie Presi.
dent has issued General Order % prevent Rebels yot
ing NJ elections and rcsriv; voting ~ those who
take the Con, eniou oath Of allegiance This timely
document and rgidly enforced. viii help the Radical
ticket 5CpO votes.
THE JglBuNE's confidence In James s. Rollins Of Ms.
souri, Is misplaced. lie s out.and-out Copperhoad-.
dawn the Proclamation down on aruing the negroes
ard W savage against the Radicals Austin A. king
or judge Birch.
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