, 1864-02-23


niously on the subject, but Gen. Rosecrans
objects to be dependent on the Whims Of q
State Governor fer the efficiency OF his tfoops
= The power In The Governors being above
the decisions Of Court Martial or orders of
anybody. even that Of the President himself :,
ers were noticed during the moderate
weather Of last week, but the cold snap
which is now with us will send the guerillas
back TO their shelter. They boldly attacked
the mail stage between Lebanon and Wa5nes-
vile, II the Southwest, few days Ego, and,
and passengers, beside running of all tho
s1nge horses but one. It is stated that hun
drcds Of horses have been run oil from this
vicinity, which is only lew miles from q
etockadc where one hundred cavalry are Sta
toned constantly. Another locality Of the
! in Quantrell'e old stamping ground, west Of
Lexington and south Of Kansas City. This
fayorite haunt Of gueri1las will soon be bro
ken up by the extension of the Pacific Rail-
1oad from Dresden to Kansas City. The Rail-
rosd TO-; Company Conn .; MSre Getting ready to send
will be able TO- protect themselves in their
work On the railroad extension.
The adjournment Of the Legislature ia not
m event, to cause mourning. Parties were
20 evenly balanced that few Radicals were
sometimes absent, and then the Conservatives
looA AutaAtkees MAc" HclR'letAlaseu "4en
few Conservatives :werc absent. y: The
loss of the original: New Convention
Bill is the chief regret of the
session, and what mikes us feel the worst is
the knowledge that the proposition was de-
featcd by protested friends The bill us
PASSED calls for On election Of delegates nc1t
November, the convention to meet somc
| time aftcr,, Az they can do no better, it is
| rotablc tho radicals will go to work with q
will to elect q minority Of The delegates, for
the purpose Of substituting immediate eman~
I cipalion for the 1910 apprenticeship and clause
| adopted by the old convention. They arc
| impelled TO this by threats on the part Of
| eolutely and leave elaycry where it stood
prior to the adoption Of my ordinance Of
Emancipation, The Radicals will bc at least
strong enough to prevent this.
Missouri politics are in the "waiting for
something to turn up" State The Leg
! ination and administration is construed by
some as rcbuke, but it is hurdly fair con,
| ttruction, ina6much rs the Legislature was
right On the eve Of final adjournment, and
Was unwilling to consume the time 1t threat
ened to occupy BY an elaborate discussion.
The real object Of Introducing the resolution
was to draw the Radicals into expressions OF
hostility to Mr.. Lincoln In order to use snch
expressions for buncoulbe In Washington
City. Understanding this motive many rea
friends Of Mr.. Lincoln opposed the two reso
lutions and will continue to oppose theil
introduction for that object till doonasday.
Kss'Ss s6W y are eenp aend1
has been called to the matter, and he vii
probably give 1t his attention: Immediately
lie officers having tho work in charge, as
general thing, have no heart In 1t. There ar
few honorable exceptions to this statement
and only few. -:
Tho discussion between the Fenian Broth
crhood and Bishop Dnsg;an: in Chicago is at
tracting attention in THIS city. The remark
Of your correspondents from this city con
!. cerning the disioyalty Of the principal Cath
olic clergymen and pre4ates of this city ar
strictly tue The Archbishop Of this Diocese
Peter R. Kcnrick, is a secession sympathize
: Who has ncvcr uttered word: of sympath
for the Union cause. and whose example ha
poisoned netcen-twenticths Of the en-
: tire Catholic population pr this citJ
The rush OF Irish Catholics for British protcc
lion papers illustrated the ascendancy Of th
: grossly :scandalized the few hundred Cathe
! lies who are loyel to the government Of thel
t Preparatiors for the Mississippi Valley s.1
itary Fair, to be held on the 18th Of alay, NJ
, going ahead quite rapidly. The Executiv
, they hare laid out an extensive programme
They f3x the sum they expect to rAisc at ha
million dollars, and show their, dctermin.
> tion to realize that sum, though they adm
, the difficulty and the hard work Appeals
the German clnsees and to foreign natIor
! have been matu1ed, and are expected to yicl
!, Miss Anna E. Dickinson speaks here q
Saturday night. She will doubtless cnioy Il
! satisfaction Of speaking over her own ab01
!. tion ideas on what is sill legally slave sol
: with more than ordinary unction. HeaSe