, 1865-11-16
OUR ST. LOUIS LETTER,

Missouri EIcctIons-RadSeelz Vletof3.
ous-P4rdon OF Missouri RebsJ4-
Preaident Jobnsonss Recs@struoSson
PollcJ-IIofse Railway MonoposAsts
Bc~scn-A New Southern aazae-Sla1e
Rights and State Wrongs, Etc,. Etc,
From Our Special Correspondent
ST.. Lor1s, Nos. u, 1Bs5,
The few elections for county of1lcers held tn
this State last week, although comparatively
rnimportant, all point one way. The Radical
party is still In the ascendant. The Copper
heads and Conservatives, vera badly beaten
in this county, where they expected certain
victory On account Of the hue and cry raised
against the New Constitution. They argued
that, as; the county gave 5000 majority
against that measure, in June, Of course an
Anti Constitution candidate, running against
two Pro Constitution candidates, was nor
ally sme. of m election Their expectation
YVES 50 cure that they prepared Gre works
celebrate the expected triumph, but the re.
turns disappointed them. Col. Weydemeyer,
the Radical candidate, was elected by GOO
majority, and the combined vote in favor Of
the New Constitution was over 1,10o over the
Anti. Constitution vote. The Radicals: did
not really regard this election as at all impor-
tant, and We would not crow about 1T now,
but Tor the miserable hunbug inflicted every
afternoon On the credulous public by IN or
gan Of the Conservatives. The Inst dodge is
that Weydemeyer Is opposed To the President,
and has freely denounced that funclionary IS
traitor to the Union party, &c. Weyds-
Tna hNs Fl 4txyfr hfe ~
falsehood and publicly branded Its author as
a liar; but the lie Is unnoticed, and the
calumny falls to tho ground. .,.=- -.
= 8 POLICY or TIE PRESIDENT.
There is considerable anxiety in this city
and State concerning the future policy Of
President johnson. The assembling OF the
Legislature affords IN excellent opportunity
TO ascertain the sentiments Of a people, and It
appears from this source that the reconstruc-
ton Of The seeded States and the pardon Of
prominent rebels Is subject Of anxiety. The
pardon of rebels Is especially feature of In
tcrest- The President has lately forwarded
batch OF Pardons for Missouri rebels TO Gov.
Fletcher Among them are pardons for Dr.
Mnntrose A. Pallen and John ". Reid. Pal
len Is Canadian hero who wns accused By that
mythical scsdndrel Sanford Conorer Of pro-
posing plan for poisoning the Croton Rescr-
yoir Of New York. He has not returned from
Canada yet, but his pardon Is all right. Pres
subsequently revoked II on the testimony Of
Con0yer. Reid Was member Of the u. S.
Congress At the outbreak Of the wnr, and was
one pf The few who voted al the extra session
Of 1861 against appropriations for carrying on
the war, lie was subsequently IN officer in
Prices nrmy. Reid Is The most prominent
rebel TINS far pardoned, and the question Is
whether any more equally prominent are to
be pa1doned. II they arc thus restored to
citizenship In Missouri, the new Constitution
dlsfranchises them. =.
It has been currently reported among the
politicians here for q few days past, that
President johnson WIS debating change In
his reconstruction policy and that the bay
onet grip In the insur1ectionary States il not
to be relaxed so soon as expected. The lote
elections III the North having all gone one
way, may hare been In the nature OF an eye
opener for the President. An officer Of the
army, WHO is said to have been on a private
last four weeks, passed through the city, en-
route to Washington, on Friday last, and
though he garc no clue to his mission, he
was outspokeu as to his own opinions of nf:
! fairs In the South. He said plalnly the Pro-
visional Governors were hunlbugs, and the
lending annsstied rebels IN the South were
| fully committed 10 the policy of providing
hereafter, not only for paying the State debts
created 10 help the rebellion, bnt also 10 sup.
| port IN some manner the wounded rebel sol.
dicrs and the inmilies Of rebel soldiers dead.
! This may be very chivalfic, but It Is luckily
I Numerically opposed to views Of President
johnson, and on that Issue there may be 9
leaders who hare SO successfully worked theil
cnrds thus far. The Union 1ncn Of Missouri
have summed up their political creed concern
| ing the constitution In these words: rebeli
must take back seats IN governing the seeded
States, and must accord political privileges II
the negroes, giving them now or hereafter the
! right Of suffrage.
4 HORSE RA1LwAT LESSON.
One Of the most instructive Lessons In thf
ever occurred may be found In the history ol
very brief contest in this city between the
Horse Railway Companies and the people,
during the past week. The companies sud.
denly, and without notice, put up tho {ares
last Monday morning, on al the lines, from
| five to sir cents. They relied on the act Of
| Congress authorizing tht& &charge Of one cent
on gross receipts amounted to fractional
| cent. This did not satisfy the people, and the
conductors were annoyed incessantly putting
| of passengers who refused to pay An indiEna:
| tiop meeting WIS held in the Tenth Ward, and
the excitement ran so high TINT word almost
l
the rails BY mob Then the Le.islat ust
stepped In, and the Senate passed q Law pro
h1blttng the Companies collecting fares unless
passengers nrc provided with seats. This We,
scare No. !; Then the Council took mp th'
matter, and after free and easy discussion, 2
majority seemed so hostile to the mouopo
lists that they ordered committee to report
hill imposing various restraints on the Com
panies- This was scare No. 2. The mex
morning all the lines cayed In, and the tare'
were put back again to 1--WE cents. Probabl.
| the proposed legislation will be cousummate,
anyhow. This bit of history shows tha
where there Is will there is way.
BooK FOR THE SOUTHERN NARKE1-
A rebel ittrrtieur has hit upon plan 10
making book saleab1e in the South. He ha
advertised for aildayits from Southern sol
oilers who have been imprisoned from to tim
in Northern bastiles, concerning their br.ao
treatment by the Northern jailers. Eridentl,
rebel sources, charging Andersonri1la crime
und Salisbury cruellies upon the Union GOV
ernment- The work Ia In copgenial hands
The would-bc editor or author Is small pc
tato fre-eAter, who lost leg in the South
and at the close of the war IVES on cour
The secessiouists in this city are very bite
on the so-ca1led cruelty of the Govemmen
toward Capt- Wifz, aud they omit no oppor
tunity in horse-cars or otherwise to lamen
Inc mass snna aespo, ,!,o;11 "Sn oppresseSs IL
EooI iuloet se.s . y. III @ I,e. nSi'n a..
1osce. eoneuMEg sesaes On oat siiset cai
suEsess p.qnaMsy e9a. ,r nae LEI Hsauot ae seree
pthon " a7 auollsheo " ~" "ceAs wv 7oon'
THE TEST OATH.
The anti-consiitution lawyers are actual
serious about Appealing to tie United State
sunrsme Court. lhe case Of Father Cumu,iu
~ piEe conntv hayinr been decided Nv "a
Supreme Courf in nror Of The test OATH IL
napers preliminarr TO an apneal are now
rnr1rse ef nrenaration. PrnbahIy Tie cnse {
SAMUEL I. Glover, convicted Of practising Ia,
Tit1,cnt taxing ia nafh Mi lstew;se IL AZ
nea5cd. This seems now ike a broad hrct
TFhe fact ia that since The Ierislature hs
tn-nc3 81 formidc,;1V roi7icn1 theTe Is no hor
for fhc lawrera and preachers fnr At least
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