New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-05-05

To fA< Editor Of TIE ~ Y Tytbune.


columns, it is than right that you should give
the other side a hearing
As to myself Their. is no principle which the Missouri
Radical party has been advocating that have not sd
,ocstcd for many years am one OF the present Radi
cal party.
new constitution is submitted to the people Of Mis-
souri, for their adoption rejection. Ore man under
takes TO it upon the people Of Missouri by shout
ing "Copperhead" TO all who do not indorse IT. thai
nan claims 10 be the father Of the new constitution
that man is in possession Of the only American
daily newspaper Of any considerable circulation in MI
sour tbs is the only consequence thai has that
man is Charles ID. Drake.
The new constitution ]. rs Radical, oppose. And
I'm in the company Of our Radical Governor. Thomas
lC Fletcher Of Senator b. Graz Brown. Of Speaker Of
the House Walter 3. Loyelnce. Brgadisr-Gen. John
Mcneil Judge Owens Of Franklin Co.. and hosts Of
other Radical men who were Union men when Sir.
Drake publishing the obnoxious secession sermons
Of Dr. s. j. r. Anderson aud making speeches against
immediate emancipation in Missouri When you
were calling upon the President DO charitable to
traitors and to issue proclamation in the interest OF
humanity and civilization, Mr. Drake opposed you Ia
the late Convention. in the following language;
Mr. Drake spoke against the proposed amendment o;
arms before the 7it OF December ls6l from disran-
chisement.. As to magnanimIy. he had none
for traitors and Rebels lie admired the virtue bu. lie
would reserve the exhibition Of II for loyal men. lie
denied that We could not fight always. We could fight
al ways and be is traitor and coward who proposes
end the short Of the complete suppression OF the
Eebeon even II II requires forty years to do IT. and
EHcpffrf should rfr b, raR 10 9ire up "a, oOHtes.
short II 1 he hoped Bruus uOnd be found strike
hir du m a siagle kor Mr. Linton said as he need
not 'ndieate his Unionsm. he could afford to speak
freely 80 man hated rebellion worse than he. lie
came heio To vote for distrnnchisement and enamel
patton, and those the only things he did come foi.
lie spoke II Nr. Drake most warke man. and he
Thought that the President Lad better be cautious in
view Of NJ. brakes threat Of assassination. The
genieMsn ought TO remember the fate Of Brgtus as
v ell Ms tue fate VI CHsar.
Allow me to make prediction. The new Constitn
ton and its apostat- author viii he severely beaten
by The loyal people Of this State the 9th June next
that Drake will thereafter deny there ever cleo
ton.
Why do we Radicals oppose tn ] viii tell you. In
the first place. need not for 1t 10 prove our
loyalty. Drake aud other eleventh hour converts need
do that. but 90 not. We among those who
stood guard around The Missouri in s6l when
the friends Of Charles d. Drake would have burned 1t
down We oppose It because 1t has In it odious dis
tinctons TO color and give. chance hereafter
to conform TO any spirit Of enlightened progress
We oppose 1t because gives the Legislature oppor.
unitcs 10 cufrance Rebels but opportunity TO en-
franchise LOYAL men Who biaek. We oppose it be-
cause II increases the intrcacies Of litigation and en-
courAges wrong by soaring tid people from the court
roon-in this. TINT II muTlies the number OF courts
aud forces suits in successive stages into each. thereby
frghtfuly increasing legal expenses and counsel fees
We oppose IL because II taxes orphan asyun,. charity
schools. hospitals and grayeyards- We oppose it be-
1t prohibits private charities and takes from the
different counties unable to secure competent teachers
any tie school fund arising from the dis
position and sale ofswamp and other State lands. and
give. il to counties where they more fortunate
We oppose II because it forces tie preacher and the
,cLoolmnser TO rigid lest to what may have been
their thoughts in years gone BY and II they can
prove their thoughts they are prohibited from teach
ing But most " al We oppose II because IL disiran
chises Thousands Of loyal men. Mr. Iussmann O
Radical member OF the Convention IN public card has
announced that Mr. Drake dare not take his oath
There Thousands more who in isGl. when We were
armed and In the arsenal or capturing Camp Jackson.
were known by US to be hostile to the Government.
Jares l.. Yeatnan since then President Of tho West
ern Sanitary Commission. and who by his subsequent
conduct Las endeared himself 10 every Union man.
Joined with the traitors in l56l in demanding OF Presi
Dent Lincoln the removal of the brave patriot. Gen.
Lyon, from this place.
Drake IN January 1851 listened TO a secession ser.
mon and then signed his to a call demanding its
publication. and publicly ayowed he listened to the
mon with pleasure and WHY'S King Radical mem
Der OF tie recent Convention. signed the same call
Richard RayenscToft a Rebel soldier. deserted and
Joined Missouri regiment a private. Before his
fret year expired. he put duty as FIRST Lien
tenant but Government refused TO commission him on
account Of lis having been Rebel. Time wore on,
and such was the galanty and bravery OF Rayenscro,
and such bis thoroughly tested patriotism, that finally
Government commissioned him, and know OF many
Richard Rsyenscrofts But under this new Consiitu'
ton RAvenscroft and Yeaman and King and Thousands
Of us good Union ever lived and died for the
cause are disfranchi5ed. The Germans who hate Mr..
Drake and who opposed Mr. Lincoln in 1862 and 1863,
because Of bis cleuency to such men as Drake, are
disfranchised under this Constitution. The Con-
stitution il an expression o. Mr. brakes hatred Of
Catholics but l. rs Protestant an unwilling to be
bis avenger.
You In New.York get your IDEAS OF politics from
The Missouri Dmoerat. That paper las, Fall defeated
our regular Radic, nominee for Congressman because
he would not obey tho mandates Of that clique That
paper is now warning upon Governor Fletcher. and en-
deayorng 10 defeat his usefulness TO the Union cause
because the Governor has chosen to differ with The
Democrat As Il Ia our only English Union paper, 1t
puts on superclous airs and not only attempts to
direct the policy Of the Union party but the special con-
duct Of individuals in the partyi and 1t will not hest
tate To destroy the party in order to break down men
who will not completely serve its interests as In the
case of johnson. the regular nominee for Congress-
.o.in., whom Tb< Democrat summon cd Knox q bOter
The conduct Of The Democrat last Fall has impaired
its influence wonderfully-its present conduct will
destroy IL completely party organ. We do not OBJ
lect to The Demoera, supporting Drake. but we do
despse lie threats TO read out Of the Union party