The New York herald., 1865-01-20
MISSOURI.


Our St. Louis Coxresp0ndence.
sr IoUr, Jan n, lsee
Inmedsass Ems~epatio~ an 10 ApprsasicesAip-A
Jubilee of Reoicig-C Casasyy Expectations i~to Ayho~
sas-Reoess Ktled-Ga~bters Co~s 10 CriE "a.
me passage OF an immediate emancipation ordinanr =
BY the Missouri State Convention although was - a
important acts that has transpired WI Am our
limits attended with very little excter x IN the
itself, and with considerable ,n,ade rne
convention voted for the ordinance 81 ~ 10 four--the
four negatives representing Acc ,lan counties and
almost the only counties IN the ss which did VOTE
The convention clinched the immediate emancipation
provision of the llth by an ordinance passed yesterday
prohibiting any county cstor other body from appren
tcing any freed neg except in pursuance Of some
future oct OF thS Legislature The cause Of this
supplemental anaprentice ordinance the fact that
some Of the COUNTY in tho interior whose judges
elected four years since hey hold Office for six years.
night attempt reduce emancpated slaves 70 practical
slavery after Of under old
laws allowing practice with free negroes found in
Indeed this State Convention is on the verge
OF passing ordinance permitting the Legislature TO
allow negroes vote that body sees IT. Without an
exception 1t is the radical assembly which has ever
sovereign State with sovereign powers since the
foundation Of the government. The excitement which
followed passage Of the emancipation ordinance was
the greatest Jefferson City, where the Legislature is
or was In session. The latter body Immediately
adjourned and organized third house for the purpose OF
having jubilee Governor Fletcher sent kilograms Of
greeting all the loyal governors and made congrau
latory speech the State House. An illumination and
exhibition OF fireworks took place in the evening The
day the Senate resolved to adjourn to st. Louis for
Spree The secessonsts throughout the interior
riby But 1t is not for the loss of property that
they are indignant: they dislike the triumph OF free
Tn gt T thera ia still
and public meeting has been held at which it was
resolved to hold public celebration tonight and
mend general illumination OF dwellings and public
buildings. The Union men delighted with the pro-
gress Of events and believe that rebel sympahzers
will have no further interest trying dctach the State
from the Union
There is no doubt President Lincoln has promised to
suspend the order for the evacuation Of Fort Smith He
has by the pressure OF specua and
Interested parties who have waited upon him for that
purpose. doubt has been thrown upon the reported
fact that the troops have been withdrawn and is
sibe there may be some mistake about the actual with
drwa Of the troops but Of General Canbys and General
Reynolds orders for the evacuation there question
An expedition left Salem, Mo-, about forty miles
from Roa, about ten days ago. grand guerilla hunt
Some time ago Marmaduke's old cavalry division made
its appearance east Of Pine Bluff, the Arkansas
river The rebels then disappeared, and report was
current in Litsle Rack that the whole of this
division had crossed the Arkansas and White rivers for
raid into Missouri towards Rola the strength of the
knowledge obtained by the rebels that General A. J.
Smiths corps had Nashville Tenn Two brigades
Of cavalry sent to Roa 70 receive the rebels but
after waiting days for the appearance Of the rebels
General Dodge ordered three hundred cavalry start
reconnaissance towards Arkansas TO find out where the
rebels The force placed under command Of
Captain Whybeck and have just returned after visiting
Jacksonpor Arkansas and breaking up several guerilla
camps
the time expedition consisting of the Second
Arkansas cavalry, commanded by Colonel Phelps left
Pilot Knob and visited large section Of Northeastern
Arkansas where they had several skrmishes with the
rious Tim Reeve the murderer of Major Wilson and five
OF his men, whom Price captured at Pilot Knob Reeve
escaped by leaving his horse and swimming the Black
river while cavalry firing at him with their
carbines The two commands united captured about
eighty gueras and killed about forty Others The prs
declare that in the spring guerilla warfare Will be
carried in the interior OF this State than
They say that the risk Of being killed guerilla is
worse tbandyng Of swamp fever in Arkansas finish
and Audrain counties by cavalry. On Monday
Ned Chies, the leader Of gang Of outlaws twho
have Of a license from rebels authority to
play guerilla than the King OF Oudc) killed
The provost marshal Of this city has made descent
upon gambling establishments, for the purpose Of
pcllng the propetors to disgorge funds from
officers. The latter go unpunished and many OF the
gamblers paid up, they were released.
The weather quite warm again. and the streets fed
with slush md mud The river remains closed between
Cape Grarcau and Cairo and It s said the ice Is banked
up fifteen feet high thus dammng the river and making
the water fifteen feet higher above the gorge than below
This is Mississippi river story
Proclamation OF Governor Fletcher.
Ex.cUrvs DEPARTMENT, CRY CT JEPrKRsoS, Mo-,
Jan IL, 1865