, 1865-02-23
FROM ST. LOUIS.
Revolutionary Proceedings-Corrup
uon in Arknn8nB-No Draft In mis-.
sour1-The O. A. E. Order-A Horse
SHslndunE Operation, etc., etc.
lFrom ouf Special Correspondent

ST. LoU1s, Feb. 20, 1sG5.
The most ridiculous outrage on public SEN
tlment lately brought to notice is the at.
tempt of.a handful Of German Fremont inti-
dels to break up the sessions Of the State
Convention by force. The real objection to
the Convention is carefully concea1ed-it Is
this, that the Convention has adopted certain
sections Of the Bill of Rights recognizing the
existence Of Supreme Being, and the obliga-
tions Of all men to such q belief. The infidel
notion is that the existence OF Triunc God
is not matter to be Incorporated into q
Stale Constitution. This is the source from
which all their objections flow. The leaders
in the movement propose to procure as many
signatures as they can to petitions asking the
Convention to adjourn, and then have the petit.
ticus carried to the Convention by the siguers
or as many representatives as will consent to
perform the part. This is an imita-
tion of the German States in the c7m-
mencement Of revolutions, and the. Pc
titiens thus presented ase called tie
"storm petitions" What is most extrnor-
dinary Is that several members Of the con-
vtntion are in hearty sympathy with the
movement, and one Of them made speech
contents, wherein he virtually advises his
htarers 10 institute measures for forcibly
breaking up the convention. No objection Is
,offelcd to the ordinance <of emancipation or
the Acknowledgement Of rebels, lut on the
contrary these measures are applauded. The
convention, It is said, should have stopped
there and adjourned The whole movement
is an outrage on the freedom Of the conven-
tion, and Is spurned and secuted at by nine
tenths Of the community. The conservatives
are delighted and egg on the disorganizers
sill they can. The expose lately made un Ter
tbc Official sanction Of Maj. Gen. Herren con-
cerning corruptIons in the District of Lii
lie Rock caused no surprise here. The
outngcous abuses practiced in Arkansas,
from Fort Smith to Helena, have long ceased
to be theme Of remark. The removal Of
Gen. Steele secms to have broken the spell.
Gen. Reynolds was not. long IN discovering
las endcayorel to carry. ont various
measures Of reform In the State, and has
partially succeeded. Tho removal Of
Gen. Thaycr from command at Fort
Smith IS step in the right direction.
The General has either been Imposed upon or
allowed himself 10 be used as q tool by noto-
Tious speculatoss. The history Of the cvacu-
alicn Of Fort Smith and Van Buren shows
how completely the government is dependent
for Information from spectators in relation
TO this district. The military rule needs
thorough pnrg'ng.
Great rejoicing took place to-day upon the
receipt Of The news that Gen. Ewing suc-'
cecdcl in procuring from the President IN or
der postponing the draft for the entire State
upor tue condition that thirteen one years |
regiments Of ca1alry shall be raised in sixty
days for State service. Gen. Ewing has prom
ised TINT 1t shall be done, and Gov. Fletcher |
will SION Issue spirited Proclamation, call
ing On our citizens to make that promise |
good. The principal part Of the required |
force may be- raised out Of the number Of vet
e,an militia whose terms were abont expiring.
Req uiting in THIS State under radical Coy I
ernor is far different thing from recruiting |
under a conservative Governor. WHO appointed
all tho Lieutenants, Captains, MINORS and /
Coloncls from the conservative ranks, to the |
great disgust Of tho cnlisted men.
Missouri may be considered out
of The draft. A popular ,}irosx Is needed |
in this city to givc impetus TO recruiting. and
properly managed 1t can be done. Ward