, 1864-07-14

formed under this order. But the Conserva-
tives say that every body who will advocate
the doctrine Of suppreselug bushWhacking
Is entitled to voice In the formation Of such
companies regardless Of their past Life. Upon
THIS rock the TWO sides havesplit. The Rad
1cas I fearing from the experience Of the Paw
row militia, that the Government muskets
ana powder will be used to overawe Radical
Union men quite as much as to hurt rebels,
II not more, the attention of Gen Rose
craps has been called to this matter and it Ia
psooablo an amendatorY order may be issued.
Ihe Blair orean OF this city has been doing
us IT'S. 9est to thWart the Union cause by pitch
throwing the whole selection OF officers into
the bands Of Copperhead Governor.
There are no political events OF Import
ance to 1otice this week. The extreme hot
weather is not favoyeble to the busy agitation
Of politics. Yesterday, the Northwestern
tional Executive COMMITTEES Of the Union
party, met here at the Lindel1 Hotel, and
proceeded TO preliminary organization, for
the p1rpoee Of carrying on the November
campaign in the Northwest The Commit
zee have determined to make their hcadquar-
1era IN this city, and send out immense quan-
titles Of documents to enlighteu. the people
upon the issues Of the campaign. Many
delicate and Important questions will be
brought before theAdrisorJ Committee, Goa.
nected Nth the election, and the advantage
OF being near the ground is quite import
ant.
The Copperbeads are quite as deep in the
mud, over the Mcclellan question, as the
Radicals are upon the German lisatfection
and the nomination Of Fremont. The Mis-
souri R'publ'can has come out openly for
Mcclellan, which has disconnected the
scheme Of the Fremont agitarors considera-
big. Ihere IS very strong peace faction
among the Copperheads, who want man
who is unequiyocally pledged to peace-Val-
Wood, of New Yofk. They arc active and
uncompromistDg,. and will not give up the
fight eusily. Their organ is the Deuaocratsc
.F/ce Pftss, "a traitorous sheet which ought to
be suppressed,) published in this city.
The female secessfonists here have been in
q ferment during the last week, in conse-
soldiers scull, labelled 'Wilson's Greek,
1861, )" n the trunk Of one Of their number,
Mrs. G Warwick Hough, Just arrived from
the rebel army, who was arrested by the
Provost Guard. The husband OF S1rs Hough
was Adjutant General at the time Claib Jack.
son was organizing State troops to coerce
Missouri into the Southern Confederacy.
Previous to this discovery the st. Lonis
female rebels were accustomed to deny tho
skull and bone ornament stories told by our
prisoners, but now they are mum and fear
stricken. AS IN evidence Of the unauimity
ofthe support given to Lincoln and johnson
by the Radicals of this State 1t is only ncces-
cary to mention the fact that out Of thirty
Radical papers, tvs nty-yx support the Balti.
nomination, three German and one English
paper support Fremont. Of the four or five
Clay. bank or Blair Journals the st. Louis
Union alone pretends to support Lincoln,
while one Of the Others has come out fat
footed for the Copperheads. The balance
t,O rfy nkRf ha nj lar
though Switzler, of the Columbia Salesman,
says 1incoln's letter is tame and spiritless.
The Congressional nominations Of the
Radicals are destined TO give considerable
trouble to this county. Mr.. Blow, from the
secCnd District, has come out for Fremont,
and will. probably, be reelected, but In the
First District the Germans wont support a
Lincoln man, md want to nominate full
blooded Fremont Sucha course will give
the District to the Copperneads.
There are thirty steamboats, now laid up at
this port. Cause-loW water and guerillss.