New-York daily tribune., 1864-04-16
FROM MISSOURI.
Cucrriilas on the sintc Line-The M. Louis
EIceiion-Stntc Polities-Arns In Rebel
Hands-Negro Regimcnis-No Pooling
with Gen. Eosccrans, etc.
From Our speo.L Correspondent

ST. LOUIS April &, 1864.
The only military news to report this week is
the continued activity and sudaoy Of the several hund
red guerrillas roaming between the Ozark Mountains
and the White River. under Col r. G. Freeman. They
have lately captured another wagon-train carrying
forasc 10 Col Liv!ngstons command ., Batcsylc Ark.
and not satisfied with this night couple OF weeks
since captured nearly the entire picketguard around
Batesyille Freeman indeed the terror OF small par.
ties OF Union soldiers In that section and f Is intend.
cd TO maintain gaisons at isolated pOsts, Ike Jackson
port and Batesyie energetic measures must soon
be taken TO drive Frecmans gang TO tie southwark 1t
"a proper 10 add that Gen Ioseorans Is alive 10 the
urgency Of saving the Government from further oeso
by tho activity OF Froemans gang. and has ordered
movements looking 10 the determination OF Freeman at
tho earliest practicable moment The only lear re
naming Ia that Dany Of the smaller squads oi gueTfas
now committing ouirages at night and In secluded
uace- out OF the Immediate reach OF detection may JOIN
freeman and swell his forces " such proportions that
he can successfully harrass our Outposs IN Arkansas
and hazard the occupation OF large district OF country
icr Ia desirable should be within the Union Lines
The city election. which took place last WEDNESDAY,
was glorious triumph for the Radicals and an over
vhelning defeat for the ConGorvaiive Copperhead
frank blair party which has the ear OF President Lin
o,In- Tie Radical candidate. James 5. Thomas ne.
oeiyed majority Of over 60o and that TOO IN sPte oi
most outrageous attempt 70 ihee lae P-oS ~
ideut of Board Of Assessors appointed by Gen bhV
field 10 assess the disloyal caused assessm. NJ Si
tla 900 70 be levied against Archbishop RcnroE the
head OF the Roman Catholic Church IN this state The
cLarre vas untrue though had II been otherwise, no
votes worth mentioning would have been lost az thou'
sands of our citizens despse KeDrck for his Secession
prcyities and refusal to allow the churches under his
charge 10 make any expression OF 10y! Ihe eeclon
NJ M,yor Thomas Il victory for the ificnds OF Gen.
Fremont a. the Mayor elect Is favorable to Fremorts
nomination for tho Presidency Yet tbs Issue would
neyor have been raised had not the Lincoln papers
urgcd II rs q reason why M Thomas should be de-
teaed This Radical triumph VIII certainly strengthen
the nt Lincoln sentiment ia the interior and seal
morn firmly the dOwufall Of Frank Blair.
The oity election In ST. Joseph which resulted In the
election o Col VIM. II. PenoA Mayor. by small ma
oriy wa Bpoi iant Radical victory. The Radicals
Joseph Hannibal, JEFF City, Springfield. Kansas City,
Boonylle Cape GiraIdeau. BOuisana Chllleotle, and
other places. Against Col Penick, all the elements OF
opuoslton were nrrayed. He was originally Demo
at but while in command of the Jth Cavalry Al S NJ,
cleaning ogt the Rebel guerIias along the Missouri
River be saw the of his ways, and proclaimed
war against Slavery in the OF the Rebellion HIS
course toward Rebels only rfe less severe than
that Of Col. JennisOn and the kansns Red Leg
Gov. Gamble could Mt permit such things ana ac-
oordinnly. PCnick was removed from tlh Ttfiicnt
without any pTetenson 'of n tri0l From the re-
the city Of ST. J0scph as iis Mayor tol feIlek,
TOO fayors q Radical Presjdont-Fremont or Ben
Butler
II Is an exceedingly curious problem TO tell where
Mr. Lincoln got his votes nom ~ Missouri even ~
be il nominated. Tho Copperheads are Organizing 10
snrpUrt the Chicago nomncc. They have icrsw0In
sl!cgaLoG 20 the Blair party IN TINS city and VII 90
the cane all the State. Having o0nst uied the
bulk Of the Conservative party which carried the Sule
through ths copniysDee VI the toppersepd County