Glasgow weekly times., 1866-09-07
AsrEGK OF WAN


AsPECK OF WAR.
ThelRepublican Of Thursday, August 30th, con-
tains the following article, showing the threaten
ing attitude ofparties in the state in view Of The
coming election, &
SHOWING THEIR HAND. -.
The Radical revolutionists Of Missouri are
growing more bold and defiant In their declaration
OF liked purpose 10, control the majority OF the
people OF the State by force. They menace the
President OF the United States with armed resis-
lance to the exercise OF powers vested in him by
the laws. They insult Conservatives by remind
| ing them that they are in the grasp OF a despotc
power that will grant no relief from grinding OPP
preston except at their own pleasure. They
mock the people by telling them they have no al
Tentative but to submit to the laws until they are
changed by due process Of law, while they them
selves have concocted the legal machinery by
which majority of the voting population Of Mis-
desire to vote for change Of rulers so that there
| may be change Of laws. Under the forms Of
| law they have concentrated in the hands of the
| Radical faction the power to shut out from the
exercise of the elective franchise majority Of the
people who would vote at once for change OF Gov
ernor, Senators and Representative, with view TO
a reformation Of the odious legislation through
which attrocious injustice and intolerable wrongs
are committed against the great mass Of the peo-
ple And then when the great Conservative Un-
| ionpartY complain and demand the full enjoyment
OF their rights, tyrants respond, obey the laws
! until they are changed - well knowing that, by
the very laws themselves which they have enac-
ted, oil change is made impossible, except at the
will of the despotic minority now governing the
State. They tolerate grievous outrages on the
rights Of person and property, wnking at the mur-
der OF Conservative clergymen and encouraging
the breaking up Of lawful Conservative assemblies,
restraining free speech inspiring entire neignd1Or d
, der, organizing and srming Unauthorized ard ut
terly illegal companies OF white men and negroes
for the express, declared purpose OF controlling
by force the actions Of the majority Of the people,
and fastening upon them the odious despotism
against which they struggle. And, when the peo-
pie, thus outraged by their rulers, and denied the
sacred privileges and rights guaranteed by Demo-
cratic institutions and Republican form OF gov
eminent to the entire body OF the people, boldly
demand their rights, and ask the countenance of
the Central Government IN maintaining those rights
our Radical tyrants grow furious and defiant, and
menace the President with bloody rebellion il
he responds to the call made upon him by the ma
lJority OF the citizens Of Missouri. Charles ID.
Drake on Thursday last struck the key note OF the
new rebellion, and said
"If this really meins anything--if it is anything
more than mere bluster, it means that the Presi-
dent, or some military commander, is to Judge
whether Governor Fletcher performs his duty, as
chief magistrate of the State, or not and IT he
happens 10 think that he does not, then the Presi-
dent, or some military officer, is to assume the
Governors functions, and take the reins OF Gov
ernment in Missouri. If it meoas that, the Presl-
dent and all his officers might well know at once
that there will he dead bodies, and good many
of them, to march before such game oil
wholesale and lawless usurpation can be suc-
cessfully played.
"Now with these points plainly settled by the
Constitution and the laws, lei US see President
Johnson, or any Of his officers, open his campaign
in Missouri to perform Governor Fletcher's work
| for him. The sooner they DO it the sooner will
the country see what it seems slow to perceive
that the whole power of The President is to be
recklessy welded 10 put this great nation under
the control Of the rebels whom 1t but Yesterday
put down by arms. Ard when the nation does
see that, it will not be slow to act as befts the
| occasion.
"If the President presumes to interfere in our
local affairs, except in the case provided FOR In the
Constitution and laws, he will find that not to the
, borders of Missouri alone will the succeeding con-
fict be confined"
On Saturday Governor Fletcher proclamed
himself an autocrat subject to the supervision OF
8 no earthly power, defanty declaring his suprem-
acy above the chief executive of the nation, who
by the Radical Civil Rights bill is empowered to
enter the limits of Missouri with army and navy
= to compel obedience TO the laws. This Radical
i. Governor puts TO the blush all past rebel Cover
: nors by his proclamation Of sovereignty, snd
&c throws down the challenge of rebel at the fee
-s ~. ~ n-..idNnt of the United si-feO. Hs says.
"
: outside Of the Supreme Judicial tribunal of the
nation that shall tonch word or one letter OF
g any law Of free Missouri l am responsible ia
}, the people Of Missouri for my acts as their SER
vant and am subject 10 the surveillance of no earthly
power. This fact never having been controver-
ted, the President did not think It necessary to in
:. form the Missouri delegation who was Governor of
d Missouri when he gave them the information that
s. Maj. Gen. Hancock commands this Department y
e The same day H. T. Blow, Esq, spoke at Ca
l. rondeet, evidently after consultation with Cover.
l nor Fletcher, for in his speech he used portion
OF the very phraseology we have just quoted from
n the manifesto and challenge Of the Governor. He
proclams that President Johnson "will never
dare to intrude his power within the State of Mis-.
souri, ," thus echoing the old cry of rebels in 1861
e making twin rebel Of himself with Charles
D. Drake, and indorsing the rebel defiance of Gov
ernor Fletcher and what is more significant ant
h alarming, calling for instant preparation and ar
j. ming on the part of the Conservatives, is the bold
= ly insolent and defiant statement that "Governol
n Fletcher is independent OF the Executive and hi
orders, and he will have an organization for the
protection Of the polls, that will not require th,
military authority OF this Union" He said:
"Governor Fletcher is Independent Of the Exec
uve and OF his orders, and he will have an organ.
e zatlon for the protection of the polls--that will
not require the military authority of this Union
Cheers.l And my prayer is no American citi.
zen may ever be cursed with living in State thai
has to go out of its confines for protection for the
administration of the law. [Cheers.J The Pres.
lueht look goOd care 10 ell that delegation who
the cammandant of this Department. That NIGH
give them little comfort, but il was not
, 10 mention to such men as jim Broadhead and
Bart Able ard those other men who have beer
trying to arouse the bad blood OF the people OF
Missouri it was not necessary to mention 10 these
men, who will so signally fail in their purpose,
that Thomas c. Fletcher was Governor Of the
proud and free State Of Missouri" TLoud
cheers
There is no misunderstanding this. President
Johnson cannot misunderstood It. The Military
Commander of this Department cannot misunder.
standit Conservatives perceive its true meaning
e u IS combined defiance Of the Executive author
iy OF the Nation, and declaration in an authen-
tic quarter, by one who uses the privilege OF
adopting the very words of Gov Fletcher, that the
elections in Missouri are again to be carried by
military Interference and force. "Forewarned,
0 toresrmed." Let Conservatives ponder the mean
ing of the declaration in its full length and
breadth, and prepare TO meet force with force.
There is no alternative, nor should there be any
delay in making full and complete preparations to
defend rights so ruthlessly assaed by the despot-
. ic faction that eonspires now TO perpetuate its
u power by force of arms
! Let every Conservative organization tbroupbout
the State take this matter into immediate consider
alton, with view 10 the adoption of plan OF
9 armed defence against the armed oppression with
n which we are threatened There is no time TO be
IS lost. Collect arms and amunition Organize and
E drill. Assert boldly the fundamental right of re-
n publican citizens 10 bear arms in self defence