Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-08-22
SIXly-One Deaths In Cincinnati
by Cholera Yesterday.
Washington News.
The Missouri Delegation Visits the
President

NEW YoEE, August 2I.=The World
special says: The Missouri delegation 10th
~fhiladelphia conventioq yesterday Gale.
upon the President. The members of til
delegation present numbered one -Msje
General, Morgan L. Smith, three Brigade
Generals, several colonies, all of whom haC
seen service, and also a number Of th,
weslthiest and most influential citizens Q
Missouri, among them Charles II. Elleard
Charles G.. Mature and Ex-Governor King
The delegates were introduced by Hon JOIN
Hogan, Of Missouri, and Colonel James o
Broadhead. The latter, stepping forward
said
1t gives ice great pleasure to congratulate
you on the important events which nave re
Gently taken place in Philsdelphis. l an
happy to be able to say that the hearts o.
the people Of State are in perfect accord
with that movement, and fully sustain youI
national and patriotic policy. But Missouri
to. day does not possess R-republican form
of government and although we are not
hero to-day to ask any action on the part o.
yourself or any other branchof the gov
ernment, the day may come when il will be
necessary for US TO fall back upon the gem
eral government and ask it 20 guarantee US
a republican form of government, for we are
now subjected TO the tyranny of a faction
that has deprived our people of both relig-
ious and civil liberty. IWll now present
you, Mr.. President these papers, containing
q brief statement of the condition Of affairs
in Missouri, and which 1 hope you viii ex-
anime at your leisure. We feel it important
that you; should know, and that the country
should know, our true condition.
Ex-6oV Austin @. King then said;
NJ. President-We would also call your
attention to the fact that the Offices at the
disposal Of the Federal Government are now
in the hands of the enemies Of the Conser-
vative Union of the State. / might refer to
particular names, but will now simply ask
you to look into tho matter with such at
tention 10 il as it deserves and with refer
-ence 10 = change therein. We feel that the
federal offices in our State nave been acei-
dentally or otherwise so filed as to put great
power into the handle Of thOse-who are the
greatest obstacles to the restoration of order
and liberty N the State. We would not
ask action in this matter, but that it is
necessary to have a change in them for the
good of the people and to enable them in
accordance with their desires to sustain the
administration; the greatest obstacle TO
their doing so being these holders of fed
eral Offices who are sven now using all
their influence against the restoration of
harmony in the State. / presume not to
know how you feel in this matter, but the
New Hampshire delegation have spoken at
length upon it, and would not have re-
terred to II only thatin Missouri we are more
peculiarly situated than are the people Of
any other State in the Union. Our people feel
oppressed and borne down by bayonets we
are threatened by thema and unless some steps
are taken by you TO relieve us from the
military governor of that department our
people must continue powerlesA But if
some demonstration were made, some show
of protection by the general government, !
some assurance that it will protect them in
all their rights, they would go fearlessly to
the polls and cast their votes for the Union.
We do not ask that any man shall vote who
annot take the oath of loyalty. On the
contrary we have always insisted that they
must a K the test oath or not present them
selves to vote at all. But IsaY that such is
the state Of feeling among the people that
unless they can have some assurance of be-
ing protected by the Federal government,
there are thousands who will not 90 TO the
polls, though they could go eonseiencionsly.
late proclamation by the Governor of
the State is an additional source of intimi-
and we think that there might be
means adopted through the military
of that department, to restore
tCaI0 ~ uAAGIf buh Willie the NGNtIHDE ]
rules every step he takes, it is calculated to
set us back. Three-fourths Of the loyal men
Of the State are now DISTINGUISHED. If we
IN any manner gain the assurance of the
government that il will stand by
people, our success is certain. In the
absence of that have no guarantee that a
man would come forward in support
your administration. In speaking Of ap-
/ know there may have been
circumstances under which questionable ap-
pointments and removals were inevitable,
but in the future those circumstance can
no control.
The President in answer said:
We will try to perform everything that
depends upon us. Here I think you will
ind the protection of the government as far
as practicable, afforded to you. General
Hancock will be upon the ground and give
you every possible assistance within the le-
sphere of his duties.
Ex-Governor King remarked:
We should like it if he could be put in the
~u $500
To this the President replied
He is the commandment Of that Depart
Colonel Brosdhead said:1
/ am instructed by the delegation 70 PIE
sent to you this paper, which recommends an
appointment 20 the war Office Il is said that
certain changes are to be. made, and not
moving they are, upon the simple possibil-
ty we take great pleasure in presenting the
OF General Blair for the position. l
nay add that it is endorsed by every mem
of the delegation from Illinois, with one
" two exceptions.
The President received the parer, and the