, 1865-10-25
FROM ST. LOUIS.

FROM ST. LOUIS.
Conviction Of a a1.RgTycr-Atarm Among
the C0nteryatITex-Gcn. Bfuir on the
Rampagc-More Trouble About the
New ConEt1tution-xlcbcl Victory In
Clay County Another Acbcl Out
rage, Etc. Etc.
From our Special Correspondent
ST. LOUIS, Oct %, 1869
Another chapter has been written in the
test-oath business. Judge Primm has disap-
pointed his Conservative Copperhcad friends
hy deciding that Samuel T. Glover is guilty
Of practising law contrary to the New Con-
stitution, Hnd must pay a line Of 500. The
decision Was bombshell among the Conscr-
vatives, as 1t hnd been postponed twice. The
delay, they thought, was favorable to Glover,
but it proved otherwise. The decision OF
stands, as a barrier to any young fedglius
who wants TO mike martyr Of himself.
Glover was refused a new trial, and has 2led
bond for IN appeal to the Supreme Court.
That court has already decided the principle
involved by refusing to allow anothe. Conser.
vutive lawyer, named Garcschc to practise
before the court. Consequently, Clever has
no hope there. The next step will be to get
tho case, By hook or crook, before the 6n
preme Court Of the United States. Verify,
the martyrdom of these Conservatives requires
perseverance.
Gen. Frank P. Blair, jr., and 3 few Lesser
lights, chiefly Mcclellan men, hare started
out on u stuulp-spe nkipg campaign through
Al. II %nS1r 10
overthrow Of the New Constitution. The idea
is 10 get up such pressure before the as.
scnbling Of the Legislature that that body
will call new convention, or at least revise
the Constitution in such manncr rs 20 re-
more lis many objectionable Failures. Allthc
mock trlrls, sham indignation and nlNtSf:
dom gotten up here In St. Louis Is q sort Of
side show belonging really to the other game.
II may work and it may. not. nlair's frat
speech came off Mt Rolla few days
since, and II his friends arc satisfied
are 1t was IN ont mud out
Blair TRADE nsuinst cycry Radical man in the
land md against negro sntfrage-a mere repe-
tiiion Of the thoughts and ideas Of 3lontgom-
ery B1air. ut the Coppeyhead meeting In New
York few days ago. 1t Is about time the
people q The North began to rtsalize that tue
party, but Is associated with the great Cop
pethead Democracy which supported McClel-
Ian and Va11andigham.
Tho complications which have arisen in re-
lation to the new Constitution and Its enforce
ment have broken up many Of the cid
issue is painfully felt. The Germans
who opposed The new Constitution
on the ground Of Its violation Of free thought
arc now among its most vigorous supporters.
They are supTeme1y disgusted with the out
raEeous manner In which the conservatives are
hunting down Gov Fletcher, and believe that
the new Constitution it should be enforced.
4 few oa the old radical so1eheads who hare
more numerous personal than political griev-
'ances to settle, continue to cooperate with the
Blair conEer yntircs In this matter, but their
personal influence Is limited to small knot
md their spouting is Of the most harmless de-
sc1ptfon.
Accounts Of tho whereabouts of various
rebel MissouIians who Terc prominent In the
Corfcderacy during the late war, show very
clearly that these distinguished rebels have
very fair conception OF the danger which
might attend their return to this State. Tho
few rebels ofprpm1nence who hare any mems
In Missouri are affected at present with the
Brazil fever. Several families are already In
that empire and more arc preparing to fol-
low. Why they wish TO ernigrate to coun-
try where negroes are allowed to vote Is q
question they must answer to themselves,
but It Is certain many Of them are selling out
ard preparing to emigrate- Stcr-
ling Trice and Ex-Governor Reynolds
schemes 10 help Mazimilliaa, and they hare
forwarded large quantity Of printed circu-
Lars On the subject to friends IN this State.
VIC may safely wish them success, on the
same principle that It is hoped the Fenian
movement may carry back to old Ireland
large number OF noisy Democrats who are
conspicuous in large cities on election days.
Of his respectable Conservative friends from
Missouri, the State could afford to make
him donation sufficient to pay their passage
The old rebel spirit crceps out occasionally
in the interim. An instance OF 1t occurred in
Liberty, Clay county-an Intensely rebel
helped JeI. Thompson to carry. oil govern
ment atms in May, 1861. A county fair was
being held here, when four returned Union
soldiers were present. Some Intoxicated
rebel ordered them away, aud being backed
by other rebels, boldly threatened TO kill the
soldiers If they did not lcarc. Now note thr
conduct Of the people Instead Of putting
cut the clustering rebels they advised the
Union Soldiers to quit to save tronblc, and
prevailed upon them to comply with the
advice. Alter thnt the rebels had matters
their own way. This Is one Of the precincts
where the New Constitution Is decidedly un-
popular. Gen. Blnir will probably lare a
warm reception ut Liberty. He deserves It.
In various portions Of the interior. the con.
ecrvatiyes and secession sympath1zers conceal
and defend outrages On Union men and
ncorpcs Just tho same rs they used to hatbor
bnshwhackers prior to the end Of the war. In
Cape Glrazdeaa lately, d rnan named McMan.
was fooltslly allowed to proceed to Jackson
to Crt bail. On the road, his brother armed
to The teeth, came out Of the bushes, drove
of the Sherif7s deputy and spirited OF the
murderer to parts unknown. The most dill
gent Eearch failed TO find any traces Of the
rcscurer and fugitive, and It Ii apparent neither
could have escaped without this connivanec
that locality. II Is tho occurrence OF such
sccpes as tits and tho one last described TINT
exasrcrpte the Uniouists Of Missouri, and
compcl thcm to ask that the rebels be harshly
dcali with till they learn to keep quiet, and
they would Keep quiet, hut for. such men as
Blair. Foy, Broadhead and G1oEct, Who @ teach m
them to believe that the id radicals are
used up and must be resisted at oil hazards.
A strong and concerted Increment Is IN
prorrcss anon. orr merchants to revive the
aortlern trade which was formerly enjoyed
by this city to . large extent The steamboat
| facilities are now better than ever before. Thf
| railroads of the Southern States arc only par
| L4ANy repaired, Du4 Us IaSL u lACf AAN eAo w
mand for goods increases There Is one fca
ture in this effort for Southern business, how
ever, which prevails here as elsewhere
Merchants TOO often scll their principles q
| well as their goods, to Southern customers
! II Is proper to add that the struggle to Oh
/ tain trade Is by no means confined to th'
South. The custom Of the West and North
west IS considered quite as desirable, and NOR
reliable even than that Of tho South.
A conspiracy trial In which ex-Judge Dry
! den, OF The suprene Court, claims s5o, %
darnarea Tor being ousted from the bench,
Mining tti TO light many interesting facts, and
among Others, that the decision Of the o1
Cont to hold on TO, their seats Was IN ,pursg
ancr OF RESOLUTION at q Caucus meeting !
Which several prominent Conservative pol
ucians figured. One Of them-cbarley CIT
son--thc fugle1nan Of Edward Bates, and q