, 1865-09-19
FRCM MISSOURI,

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Three Catholic Priests sArrc>tcd-Am Mar
tyr in Jail-The Lawyers Puzzled
The Rebel TROUBLES
ALout the ConxtItutiou-Gcu,C Grants
Rccept1on-Tllo EnolIsh CnuItalistx,
ETC., Etc.
Iron Our Own corresno,6sn,,
lf'on' 01A wv o. e9f1esponoen'd xor-
IT. LOUIS, sept ~ losa-
lhrce ca'hol'e priests have been arrested
In this State for violating the provision of the
Constitution Imposing a test oath. Their
names ara Crontn. arrested IN usnnth,,. An.
~ .r-a,i ~ t., Iotra..s" - 'o4 ~
wv snlestSe ~ JEFFERSON elly and the thlfa
IS nnmea cummings, arrested at Bowling
Green, Fike county. Cronin WAS quite peace
able So was Miller, though In IN thu cletpy-
n,on who i,ef,ed t6h law ora onraa1.5 ~ ~.
as.s...-s.,n. =. :. ~ appea'su, - n1s
" ops'esa.'oe ~ ne'p nm 70 eslstthe laW'
ahc caeet OF THIS appeal may be inferred from
catholic who hannencd IN ha sbsr{r ~ tho
: county. The third man cnmm,n~s hoveror " sms
has resn1yed 10 fa a 1nar+rr IL - HHnGsJ. pn,
hefore fhe E,rcnif Tndoa Hon = "e1 r o'Tous Tos1
iWho was Tho Bell-Eyerett cani1datc 1T
Lieut., Goyc1nor in Iris Stato IN Isss0 far for
examination Ho rnnfneroI TIN ~, r<ro and
was fIned s5O0. Ia Was rnmmittcd f. thc
BE- no,,nt<s ~, ~ @ aas eotLsu 70 ~
- AZ ~. ~ ~ teu 1t Is.u
;Hao3 oti ~ W Na';tha III Siah enun - ,s1a Az
fttes,ds +mna., .a e,snet ~ tsn ~ ~ Pelmt ~
nieuus 70 Pay INC lne' and as he y resolved
not 20 fay, OF course ne VIII pc kept. IL Is
kept. II - ulnchlt 70 sec what martyr Cnm-
mines ean az ABOUT II. Iho supreme Court
Ii me last resort IN snch case, aud 1t Is con
aaea taat the supreme Conrt as now consh"
tnted Will decide that the oath is constitu-
tional. tn Ihls i, Is II the court agains. which the
How surely the Gar-maIks OF sq1essionlst
Will appear IN all the obiectors and objections
to thls test oath: Just Witness the opposl"
ton to inc oath N the Criminal Court. The
motion 70 rescind Il tnaoe ny one Mcdonald
WHO 4as Geen tnfee 1ines arrested toE dl5loy-
atty. Its ch1et supporter is ono 7. g. G.. Davis,
who IS said to be cousin Of Jetf. Davis. But,
whether cousin or not, 20 Is known ns = seces-
zionist, a1yho" Another lawyer who has
supported THIS motion y Judge Laeiiand,
Who was arrested Tor disloyal speeches at
CopPGrhead meeting in 1851, and so all The
way through. The only leading advocate on.
this side who has ever been accused Of loyal
ty Is Samuel 7. Glover Esq: He was good
Union man IN 1861, but Of latc years he has
switched oil the track and travels hand In
glove with the Copperheads. Beside bis per
sonnl weakness y mnItyrdom, TO which
end he hns notified the Circuit Attor-
ncy that hc meant TO practise Law with
cut taking the oath. This means that be
courts an indictment; but the laugh may yet.
be upon him, il nll the Judges take tho same
stand that Judge ffimm has taken, and re-
qnlIe the oatA as condltlon 70 practising.
The Legislature is pro-Constttutlon, md will
doubtless impcach my Judgc VINO refuses TO
require the oath Your readers will perceive
from these statements that our troubles con-
corning tho ne" oath arc but commencing
several l1rcult slnugcs IN inc interior nre en-
1oFenE The test OATH "tIn rigid vlsor, but ecy-
e1al others Ignore i. The Jndge-a former
!:adscal at tilat-in Hay county has declared
the oath unconstitutional-ihat i, contrary
TO the Constitution Of the United Statcs-and
that lawyers need not tnke It. Tho Legisla-
turc VIII be after him With sharp stick An
other IadicA, venerable anli-s1oyery Ger
man, man known Us Father t NJ Muench, q State Sent
of the Leg islature meet In Caucus and suggest
amcndments to the New Constitution. Father
aluencn belongs TO lie society ot Free Think
eff, and was opposed TO the New Constltu-
lion 1ut y cou!tini y Ms p[opokltaon Is
aeeGptaole 70 LUG 1Saaicaas III the t'enelal As
ee;nDly.
Guy. lae presence 81 zen. Gfant and the
pa.ty o. Enslisn capitalists Stirred up our
citlzt1s TO an unusual dcgrce- There Is mis-
Apprehension IN Inc minds OF some OF the
ptlty "Lo accompanied del. Gfant 10 Lnls
Gly concerning the failure OF the city authors
ties to otter q grind demonstration 1n his
honor. The fact Is, That the City Council
made IN appropriation, and the Union Mcr-
Chants Exchange appointed 4 committee to
provide Tor proper reception Gen. Grants
old personal friends, including Cen Sherman,
and several OF Grant's relatives, wcze con-
suited, and they unanimously Earo m opinion
thai It would be more pleasing to Gen Grant
himself 4 q grand turn out and reception
were omitted. In accordance With these sug-
gestions, rooms were engaged at the Lindell,
and the Mayor and Council Committee pro-
ccetcd to East st. l.ouis 10 await the t;encfats
arrival. It Is questionable whether the injudl-
cious remarks Of his friends, Or the failure OF
the city to provide moro brilliant reception
viii excite the most cersurc In the Generals
mind. When hc was here eighteen months
ngo he was banouetted, and received
distinguished honor. Nor can It be charged
low cur city il wanting either In politenesa or
patriotism because tle brass bands were
omitted,
The English capitalists were certainly treat
cd 10 The American way Of tlofn. things In q
hurry while they remained here. Arrived at
d, H., they brsaktastetl al eight. at ten took
steamer OF, the river for IN excursion. re-
turned at one, took carriages, Witnessed steam
fire engine exhibition, at two started for
Tower Grove and the Missouri Eotanfea1 Gar
dcns In tho suburbs, dined at five, and at nine
sat down TO supper at the Southern Hotel,
Which broke up at ! a. m. AT scven they
were up agaln to breakfast, and at eight
started of In a special trim for Chicago.
They were much Impressed by St. Louis as
they viii he By Chicago doubtless, Their
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