The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-21

soldier commits any crime against the law ne
State he Instantly surrendered 70 the cvu auh0uee
Tor trial In fact martial law may be said to be At an
end in Missouri although general order TO that eject
- f~-.r-te RBRrls IN TIE MfERI0R
There Is distinction In the interior between rebels
who In the southern army legitimate soldiers
from the beginning Of the war and those who Joined
gangs Of bushwhackers andn raids the property OF
ns nm The first they :,
that their presence is disagreeabe and they must quit
II is certain death TO rebel 10 DO known "a member
jackson. Todd or Joe Shelby These gangs were noted
for their ourages and the Union men OF the country
turn home Governor Fletcher stated long ago, in
private conversation, that from information in bis pos
session he believed at least two hundred retuinea rebels
cssss Gnon %sn had been robbed and
set up In paaton Of the retaliation in other paroed
rebels There is safety for returned rebel in the
very have sn
and Howard counties, rebel editors who abandoned their
to Join the Southern ss saline ne
county man. as his paper was originally rapid, oter
sheet threatening revenge on various parties by name
rolled rebels have gone TO workhe mass OF them are still
drones in society,"
The section heretofore quoted requiring the ironclad
oath be taken by the preachers priests and bishops
has lately caused among Inc
be told that nnetenths Of the clergymen OF this
State at the outset Of the war Of all denominations,
disloya and threefourths Of these have in some
way given aid and comfort to the rebels This fact as
regards the Baptists was openly confessed before
notorious as regards the Methodist Church
South, and admitted by loyal Catholics to be true
rule Of the Catholic priests Of the state Now what s 70
be in this caseY These threatened by the
Governor with prosecutions for perjury II they take the
oath and, with prohibition against further exercise
way they are in aquandary and must decide Their
day of grace is up the I'd Of September, and If BY
for the Governor he has lately in stump speeches in
the INTERIOR avowed his intention to enforce this provi
sion Of the constitution.
While rebels comparatively safe in st. LOUIS tnere
are some who would not Dc safe even here. Neither
Sterling Price JEFF Thompson would have been safe In
ST. Louis and both wisely staid away. young st.
Lousian, who served In the rebel army as an artillery
Ssrd e4s
be unsafe for him TO return to city few who were
identified with the Camp Jackson struggle have returned
in the South. Another is Dr. McPheeters, who was
surgeon General Sterling Prices STAN These men
and others of the same stripe are obnoxious TO Union
men, but they wisely keep quiet and therefore are not
troubled They are Tine or
their gallantry and bravery. few Of them have re-
sumcd business or profession or whatever occupation
they formerly engaged in and express the heariest
concurrence in what General Grant used to call the mex
orabe logic of events St. Louis is sufficiently radical
that the returned rebels obtain no undue ad
MISCELLANEOUS INCIDENTS.
From long string Of incidents illustrating the present
condition of the State extract the following
On the 18th ult. two returned rebels entered Flag
Spring ,eting house, Andrew county with brace OF
revovers strapped around EACH Their appearance thus
equipped created intense Indignation among the con
gegation but prudence prevailed and the armed rebels
Saturday last and resolutions adopted concerning the
matter in which learn that the citizens declare that
they not opposed to the return Of the conquered
rebels (save few OF the leading spirits and most OBJ
noxiOus but that when they do so return they must
behave as quiet orderly citizens and not faunt their
murderous weapons the faces Of people who are will
ing to forgive II they will do SO their presence
| not long be tolerated in loyal old Andrew
turned 70 Jefferson city made an u4rovoked attack on
crippled United States soldier In the Virginia Hotel Of
that place. They were arrested oy the military, but
released the request Of committee Of citizens who
proposed more summary and complete punishment The
fellows however, lodged into building and got out
not been seen since The citizens therefore, gave no
tce that no returned rebel would be permitted, unde
70 enrry arms IN Morgan county
composed mainly of returned rebels. Some Of these
coundres got drunk lately and amused themselves by
sending notices to citizens Of Syracuse on the Pacific
Railroad TO quit the town in twenty four hours but thu
people retaaed by sending squad Of men, who cleared
out Knoxville IN brief space OF time.
| The st. Louis Democrat says one Of the twenty-s
| who reeking with the blood Of civil officer and o.
| MANY Cn!on men recently murdered by them, surren
dereS At Lexington. Missouri short time SINCE was sho
at Warsaw Benton county, on the 18th inst Some forty
men, strangers to the citizens OF that place. came oy
night closed around the house where, IN the sheriff
| custody the pr soncr then His name was JohI
Hill Overpowering the guard, they seized Hi, tied hi
hands placed h m q no sc behind one OF their mum
Ter crossed the Osagc and halted the opposite bank
In few moments a single shot was fired, and ollowe'
vocy after which the party mmec co nG is
now In session Greenfield for the trial Of one man 70
horse stealing and four others for murder Three OF tn
accused have been bushwhacking In that section LOT IN
last year more and are of the party who went int
Greenfield on the 18th OF October last and killed thre
men and afterw ards went few miles into the counr
andt " "A tvvno
the same who robbed and burned Melville ON the 18th
June year ago They were then recognized as oon,s.
They been indicted, and will unquestonably swint
Accommodation appears in the warrensburg Case
saving that the Union OF johnson county VIII extcn
| 10 the returning rebels cordia welcome, provide
that Non coming back they will comply with the law
restitution and restore to every Union man every morse
gun an all money and everything else stolen by ther
| when they went OH
Emory Foster, Esq, new state printer, ard editor {
the state Time. formerly major or the Eighth Missouri
cavary a crippled soldier refers thus in his paper to
certain rebel surgeon named DIR. Caldwell, who has lael
taken the cath OF allcg ance:-
ITbis man was a practising physician In Warrensbur
| before the war commenced In 1861 he went OF wit
Price In August, 1862 the writer Of this whiie lying
prisoner and us he and others thought MORALLY wounded
at Lone jack had the pleasure OF receiving Visit iroi
this chivalrous gentleman. The writer has never near
such outrageous abuse he at that time received roi
| him He gathered around him q crowd OF bgshwhackcI
and murderers and harangucd them for nearly an hou
urging them TO take sne lnerha ans son s1,he
he referred TO one Who the time, could not acknow
edge the civilty by reason Of physical disability How
ever we do sincerely hope that this pink oil chvalr
will return TO johnson county. We shall certainly
out Of our way 70 'conciliate' him. T"
The loyal people of Lewis county lately met In mas
convention at Monticello, and passed the Following res
| ution:--
Resolved That returned rebels who have been in arm
against the United States and eneoged In bushwhackin
horse stealing and other notorious crimes IN mis- stat
not wanted by loyal men IN Lewis county, ana sue
are here the sooner they leave the better IL VIII be
them and and hereby request them to leave peac
fully II not, they must suffer the consequences VINO
are certain 10 follow the refusal neglect 70 do So as
s our solemn conviction tina. loyal men and rebels cal
not live in peace together. -,
the Warrensburg Standard warns the returned rebels
J johnson county TO go a little slower to lay aside
volvers and deport themselves more meekiy Two
them we're hung in eflgy few nights ago at Ramey
The Springfield NO. Grand Jury has refused 10 swe
Nathan Robberson the rebel Postmaster at that pace
1861 on whose house the first rebel flag was hoisted
r,ncRAroS TO MISSOURI