, 1865-01-14
II A&A1 AAASSVVh4%
Gov. Elcteheres Speech on t1ac Passage
of tho En1an&1pationO Ordinances,

4NE bpeSCA VI dHf- 4eACuGE. OF missouri,
upon the passage If the Emancipation Orii'
nance was as follows:
Ffeemen OF Missouri:
! thank you for the invitation to mingle n;
rejoicing. In the ltgA1Ings chirography he G:ct
IL written err this oSc1 the wtosc land, .1ssoCl1
Is FnEE;" !Applaqsel do not feel Iii:e t3.kia:
struck, and The crowning victory won; words fail
to give IN impression Of the real feelings Of the
victor. Forever be this day celebrated by oue
recurrtncc OF She eleventh day or JanuaF; to meet
n,ornd the altar Of Liberty, and renew their
tl4"nElulnets for our delivesancc: and in the con
our jubilee. .tApplause.] : Through all coming
time the cay should b. celebrated II TIC manner
inticutcd t. John Adans for celebrating the
iil1ne Of carhon and waving Of aags. Thefs i
scmethlng nov in the feelings Of an old bl4cS Re-
publican, On old !Ahelitinuist, who has enl1ecl
Eln%a.uowet in Missouri for the last lrtceu years.
in .!s 'Fee atmosphere hs feels himself heal
member the acts Of that psrty which. when IN the
incipicEt staets Of rebe!ion, declared that Mis-
, Thena eaTs the rs q her 1tsr slave
Missouri has ohtained tho lead. and her si4t.:
slare States shall share her tate. (App!aa.c.l
@ Me @, sre irse: Ihe ..:, forests and fonnt1!ns:
k:r:ts of E1rricst dwellcrs or toll from thought
All glorious forms thsli cal to make this earth,
UuF HOUE7 U1uIE Uc5uutu4. -1Q ~ciCQCG anu o. SIS
ter pocsy sha! cohc in iisu1 ths 1lclds and ei1cs
OF The free The white men Of Missouri arc to-day
cnasncfrated from system which has 20 Ion; Lin
now nd OF every weight and r,ady for taa raco
(Arr!arsc And the h'acS man too. Is free; :nc
Estts Of bright future aye open 10 him 4, well ~
to uf+ (Apllarse.] Let rs now set In work as h.
coiues men to rid ourselves uf uli the effects the
da1aneblc Eystcm Of slavery has left behind 1t.
(Arplanse,J Not the lcast among these arc II:
buthwhackcrs, rcd-h1nded murderers and robbers,
It allies O: tic system which enslared the souls
!9s ss'ion q III }ekiss,loa i eeopsrai,oa VII
hold IN security What We have 60 iairly possessed
Ourselves 9: Missouri belongs TO the loya ncn
Sd Mtaou5 ,5; [ARqRese r.. l9a I'D loat Thsy
title Is such as ie respected by all civilized na-
tiors. Il there IS hat one single nan In any one
conntE ni tis State b. sha stand uq at the county
whole rebel confede1acy. tshouts Of up2lausc.l
Nc viii 60 organize our forces a. to giye perfect
Ii our loyal men be q gooi cheer; raa lei saea
ses s:a i: s:s.ee sas'ss asa =
aii:ns eescr Se Is sb,nSa: aud naaosa a aes: e r.:
1e X 1saf any premium with him. us policy pe.
mit;cd to he carried cut will give Us security nai
inat everybody ssta!n him Yoa viii only see his
policy N its e1rcta, aud it will come upon sone of
our people like p'ai Of thunder FROM cloolless
in free State. who refuse to obey the laws ani
respect :Ac civil anthnrlty. l apprehcnl that "
viii hare ~ cieint mill!1. those who cannot b.
trusted WITH guns Will still he militia and will not
think hard. instead Of being required 70 short
their friends. thrrcbels, they should be d-tailel
70 'he Pioneer corps the Engineer corps, or tts
epades- [Checrs.] We will want bl1ck horses,
flocEa9es nnd foris al around the State. and iu all
exposed places, road!slnd bridges are 10 bc ,naIe
int lie ntIa hight be eaed On mt to asslat t 10 com COM
pletc some Of our railroads military necessity
lKoaIs 9ata of1sugh.eE md buIsta q applaase We
liens, who lore Elavcry and civil war bctt:r than
peace and prosperity, but don't know where they
en- 60; II dangerous to be tlaitor now ony.
arr counties in Ibis State where ths large majority
M ss5 1 70 d T.; o.
Al a'neighh0rs: 1t may I've necessary to have military
io,ce In such counties, and II the circumstances
ttntionea there. fLoud applause.l tell them
thnt the loyal men among them are not to be COM
PEELED 10 nte- Their homes shau be protected
tst m ~ s1ofe Wao DO not atampt to A.
(Applaaee.1 In Tree Missouri We intend lint every
man shall have something to do. and when mn
be comes under the dirt section Of the act 'c con
teli these fellows Who a!e 1oaisrs one dsy "a aud d
ron could te found 10 invest in such chsttes, iii
hope the Legislature viii annex another and
greater punishment to vagrancy, so rs to make the
thoec who cannot give . good account Of them
selves, and have no visible means Of support usa-
ful occupation or known abIding-place. Soon thu
white winged angel Of peace wilfhoyer over Mis-
eonri, and rising mp Ia her greatness, sho will
lcckon on Arkansas and her sister slavc States 10
share with her the gIorions destiny Of free Amcrt-
ca lAppaausc.] One by one they will wheel into
line beneath the flag that waves only over the frec
aLd the land Of Washington will shine forth In
perfect freedom. The star Of her glory will rise
domestic feuds, civil dtscords, reasonable con-
tpiracies or foreign aegreasfons, the gcntns Of
the reunited states OF America, ltke tho star
which the wise men behcld in thSP east, with the
broad seal OF eternal endurance stamped o. her
front, ai11 be the beacon light 10 lead tie peopls
OF the whole earth to the shEine Of 1hers5. and
IN her freedom. Enthusiastic appiause.l