The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-09-07
Correspondence of the Tribune.
Liberty, CLAY County, Mo, /
August 18th, 1868. I

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Mn. EDlToR-DEAR SIR:- lIav-
ing formerly lived in Seneca County,
and having of late received several
letters Of inquiry from there in regard
to this country, and will answer
them through the medium ofyour pa
per if agreeable with you.
In the first place, then, would say,
| have lived in this State for the last
eight years, and have been in nearly
every county north Of the Missouri
river. The question has been asked
what counties do you like best?
would answer, that | like Ray, Clay
Platt, Holt and Andrew Counties
best of any other counties north o
the river. think the counties alonI
the river are better soil, and the sea
sons are more regular than other coun
tics farther back from the river. Th
above named counties are very goot
for wheat, and cannot be beat for corr
fruit also, in abundance. Their,
are great many fine orchards. II
Clay, it is thought many fields of corr
this season, will yield from seventy
five to one hundred bushels per acre
1t is very fine, and there is n large
amount planted. There is but little
stock here to cat it, and it will proba-
bly, not be worth this fall over fifteen
or twenty cents per bushol. Missouri
has now cmancipated her slaves, and
disfranchised every rebel, disloyol and
sympathising citizen, The new Con
stitution went into effect on the 18th
of July, and within sixty days after
it went into effect every State, District
and County, civil officer, every officer
of any corporation, councilman, dircc-
tor. trustee, or other manager of any
corporation, public or private, every
officer, every professor or
teacher in any educational institution,
or in any common or other school, ey-
cry person holding any property in
trust, every counselor or attorney at
law, every bishop, priest, deacon, min
ister elder or other clergymcu of any
religious persuasion, sect or dcnomi-
nation is required to take and sub
scribe to an oath prescribed by the
new Constitution, to-wit;
SEo. 3. At any election held by
the people under the Constitution, OF
in pursuance of any law of this State,
or under any ordinance or bylaw OF
any municipal corporation, no person
shall be deemed qualified voter, who
has ever been in armed hostility to
the United States, or to the lawful
authorities thereof, or to the Govern.
ment of this State; or has ever giver
aid, comfort, couutcnance, or support
to persons engaged in any such hos
tility OF has ever, in any manner, ad
horod TO the enemies, foreign or do
nestle, of the United States, either hN
contributing to them or by unlawful,
sending within their lines, money
goods, lettors, or information; or hai
ever disloyally held communication
with such enemies; or has ever adyis
ed or aided any person to entor th,
service of such enemies; or has ever
by act or word, manifested his adhor
once to the cause of such enemies, o,
his desire for their triumph over tn,
arms of the United States, or his sym
lpathy with those engaged in exciiin.
or carrying out rebellion against tn,
United States; or has ever, execp
under overpowering conlpulsion, sub
mitted to tho authority, or been in III,
service of the so-called "Contaderat,
States of America or has ever lell
this State and gone within the line,
Of the armies of the so.ealled "Con,
fedorato States of America, " with th,
purpose of adhering to said States o,
armies or has over been membe,
Of, or connected with, any order, soei,
ETY., or organization ipimieal 10 m,
Government of the United States o,
to tho Government Of this State n,
has ever been engaged in guerrilla
warfare against loyal inhabitants Of
the United States, or in that descrip,