, 1865-09-06
FROM MISSOURI.

The D5sloynl Preachers Preach On
Tho Fenlan EIcitcnlent-Flrtory for
: the AFchbf4hop-Thc Rebel Wriehts
n:aHn-0ut1nEeouB Conduct of! eI-
Gucrallas--Scoundre1 Coming to
Grief, etc., etc.
tFrom onr Own Correspondent =.
ST. Lor1a, Sept 4, 1865.
Yesterday Was the day when 1t Was sup
posed by the trainers Of the New Constitution,
all the clergymen who could not or did not
take the oath prescribed by That instrument,
would cease to preach. Certainly 1t was not
psesumptuous thing 10 suppose that plain
provision Of Law sanctioned too BY majority
Of The people Of the State, requiring an oath Of
loyalty, would be respected. Aims these
wise 1awgivers did not forsec the boldnass aud
audacity OF the disloyal element. They mo-
mentarily forgot that men who arc traitors
are capable Of my inftaction Of law, aud al
though they affixed penalty, they left the
matter IN doubt as to the precise mode Of
punishment. Accordingly the preachers Of
several denominations who are rated IS dis
loyal not only declined deliberately 10 take
the oath, but they also with deliberation con-
tinued to preach the same as II no oath
were required. II Is lamentablc feature Of
this business that nothing can be done: under
the luWs Of the State to punish the refractory.
The duty dero1ycs On the Legislature Of pro-
yiding the regulsile machinery for the punish
mcnt Of Offenders, and the question Threatens
| to be the most prominent before that body
| A new political hcrcsy Is now Advocated by
| the conservative rcsistants. They openly
avow that It is the duty Of the Legislature to
I Ignore the clause In the Constitution requiring
IN oath to be taken. They do not deny that
f..iv *1,nf1 -rtA
| but lbey declare It must, by the conniyaoce
Of the Legislature, remain dead letter. So
| the matter now iernnins In allegiance and
p, omiscs to be The foundation Of 8 lrcly fight
as soon as the Legislature meets.
Tho row among the Fenians has been the
past week, and it Is generally. acknowledge
That although the leading Fenians have talked
loudly Of tl.eir political rights, the Archbishop
has won a victory They were very 1nad
about the eilct Of that probate against Fen.
ianlsm In opposition to rebellion In Ireland.
ians to nsk him whether be approved Of rebel
lion in America, especially ID the Southern
States, and against the new Cousti,ution .el
| Missouri. The Fenlans, Notwithstanding theiI
'Ulubter, hare eaten humble pic. They had q
large turn ont yestcfday, a9d e.
bers, hui tley gracefully left tbc'1
badses md insignia outside the cemetery,
| when they arrived at tho gate, and vent in
! side rs citizens. Such Is Roman Catholic dis.
| cfpliue. They further omitted all services at
lie eTaye-tle colin was lowered and the
dirt shorelled upon 1t without the least dis
r]ay, and all because the Archbishop said
hNay.n IN fact, all the row the Fenians
uede about, the, assault Of the Archbishop
was IN vain. ;: It anybody. should say ..Sboo I
70 tho Archbishop tomorrow, or It that pre-
late should say, 'shIob the nigsers on tht
lcree," the Fenians would jump to the worl
with as much gusto rs il the prohibition O
the funeral honoEs Of Deputy Head Centrt
Mccarthy had peycr been issued.
the rebel Wrights who we're Killed near Roll0
| The EfpaMlea. las. worked itself into .
pllrepzy on the subject and returns to il Iikt
| q dog to his vomit In and ont Of season. Ths
testimony taken before the Coroncr's jury +
now paraded before its readers with infinite
ttnn OF murder. Now, whether Col. Hah
1 cock's men 1.-THE Colonel WIS not presently shot
i tho prisoners in the act oi attempting to es
cape Or while they were securely in theil
Iauds, will never be satisfactorily sott1ed
The unconditional loyal men Of Phelps county
With very few exceptions do not believe thal
Babcock's S men arc guilty Of murder, and Col
i 4 bimSeT has been discharged from custody
there Is no use harping On the matteF longer
Tho Government sent m officer to, ,Roila t
investigate the mAtter who reported mat
i: vus nut case for any unusual action. WI.
|-n,ince matters auy longer. The Wr1shts WerV
re}Iols bcyond 3 doubt, and some o1 theu
Iushwl,ackess. Their fate was the Sam
which threatened every rebel who remnlne'
In the State, and It Is hoped the lesson ma..
not be entirely thrown away.
The rcstlessucss exhibited by Dave roo
and other guerilla leaders, who arc living o.
parole In Lafayette county, Is q warning 0