, 1865-01-12
Ql1llaql5 Ir1bt11re*
THURSDAY. JANUARY L., 1866.



THE NEWS.
Missouri is free. Hrr State Convention, b
:,n action t]rir organizing net makes fina
without further reference to the pcople. haE
adopted 1mmcdiate Emancipation by. yot
OF sixty to four. Tic chains have fallen. III
;hackies IN her progn IS have been broke,
HcnccforstFree Labar is dEgnIled on a so
where the hand Of the lnborcr will deyclo
riches and progress in wealth as yet ecarcc1
dreamed IF by Mussourians. The dark shai
ows Of War and Slavery will rapidly pas
away. The scars Of the contest "precIpitate
III tho behcst6 Of the man-stea1crs will he c
short duratton, and under Peace, Liberty an
Union, The future Of Missouri will be lik
glorious GUNNER compared to rude and sui
Aen 6prlng-ttme. Her redemption has como
The sistc:.tood Of Free States welcome her Il
their number.
The County Clerks arc in Convention a
Springfield for an increase Of foes. We shonld
like to be able TO find among them some re,
preventative from the poorest Of ono hundred
Illinois connties, where tie county Offices
ever went begging for incumbcnts. So long
us tAesr l,osts pay Well enough to Invite men
from all private stutions into IN expensive
scramble for them, go long the people will
continue to think that any special relief act
will be unnecessary. Ifany beginning at re.
form is made, cut down tue fee bill in some
stems, give fixed salary, pToportioned to the
magnitude Of the duties, and the sum eayed
to the tax-rayere will be one ycry confo.ta.
.ae to conf lnplate in a war time
1oe tet'on Us 10 "aethes Vice Preslden
Aaml1n or secretary Fessenecn is to he Tni.
led statcs Senator fr",n Maine for six Year,
:rd.n next Aasch has been decided. But q
Republican nomination was equivalent to al
election, and both branches Of the Maine
Legislature nominated Mr. Fcssendeu on
Thursday evening without dissenting vote.
-Mr. Hamftn made vigorous effort to secure
the nomination, but saw that tile tide of suc-
ceks was against him, and Withdrew FROM the
canvas before the caucus. The country would
lare been well satisfied to have had Mr. Fes-
:scndcn TT; aimed at the head of the Treasury
Depurtn:eat. but his old place in the Scnnfe
Is doubtless much more c.n,p.nia| Il, lin, and
he appreciates md takes pleasure in the e.
crclsc OF his strcnp,h IN TINT hodv- Az for
tue successor to the Treasury nortfnlio. tbc
country demands thc hcst man. IF thcr,. +. a
man WHO, above all OILERS, would be in request
10 conduct the financial affairs Of some ciran.
.ic private ,nou;cl Interest, lie is the one to be
chosen, for ,hr Government needs the highest
talents, financial knowlrd.c combined with
strict int. .rily. No matter what section fur
nishes Lin, or what locality is d1sobliscd in
his sclcc,ion. Wanted, the man.
Advices from the Fur West rcport further
Indian troubles. There will be wholesome
warning conveyed to tl,..se occupyiur posf
tions Of Fcdernl command in those dificult
and dapgc: GUS posts, by the case Of Col. CHR
inrton. rernr:ed in our Washinrtoo dis.
yntchrs. Their. arr limits tn the sererc
treatment n, ,,t]-skin pncm1ca 1,orona wh;cb
mcn in 1-n,,,ts statcs Uniform n,,,st mi n,ss
The announcement of the REELECTION t,f
Senator Wilson If sfossact,usetts IN Vest.,.