Weekly Trinity journal. [volume] (Weaverville, Calif.) 1857-1972, 1866-07-07
Prom the st. Louis Democrat, June 9th
The Conservative Fiasc0 in Missouri.

Prom the St Louis Democrat June sth.l
The Conservative Fiasco in Missouri.
If the truth were known the Central Commit
tee of the Conservative Union party, so-caled,
of <his city, are relieved daily d" General
Frank P. Blairs appointments draw to a
close. 1t would doubtless appear, also, that the
Conservative appointments to meet Governor
w. NJ. Stone of Iowa." in which General Frank
P Blair and James S. Rollins have figured al
ready, and J. o. Broadhead has yet to figure,
are now considered a very ill-advised and unfor-
tunate measure. Blair has run to tongue and
wind - at divers and sundry places in carrying
out the programme of the Committee and the re-
suit Is the expression of hearty Radical coop
Grafton throughout the State Bar's coarse aud
vituperatve efforts have awakened loyal demon
STATIONS everywhere, and cast at an earlier day
than might have been expected the shadows of
coming events. The india rubber man of the
Conservatives, selected by the Committee with
special reference to his political tumbling quail
ties, and the knack he has of twisting himself
into all shapes and of assuming all positions
James S. Rollins-was assigned the duty of open
ing the campaign with Governor Stone. The
parties met at Macon Tuesday last when and
where the Committees champion squeched.
The taste and comprehension of the auditory,
it would seem, had undergone some change and
expansion through the operations of the civil
II,
once played Enthusiastically and successfully were
no longer interesting and instructive. His intro
ductory, therefore, on that occasion, was receiy
ed with marked disapprobation, and he was
compelled to subside " You're a humbug and
a traitor, Collins was heard from every part of
the vast assemblage we know you and we de-
sire to witness no more of your bogus perform
anees." 1t was in vain that Governor Stone
endeavored to soothe the indignant feeling of the
meeting and obtain a hearing for his opponent :;
the people peremtorily and positively refused to
listen to the Copperhead contortionist, and turn
ed their backs upon him with inefabe disdain.
And so, when Governor Stone addressed the
citizens of St Joseph two days afterward, where
bv special appointment of this Central Conserv-
alive Committee, the redoubtab General Frank
p Blair deputed to make another exhibition
of himself the masses applauded the loyal orator
to the echo and gave to the Committees hero
the CONTEMPT of their silence. Indeed, cor
respondent informs that the applicant for the
Coilectorship obliged to withdraw, with
small number of adherents to some little adj
jacent nook or corner where he might ventllate
his spleen and incoherencies There is one
other individual yet Oh the Committee S pro- !
gramme who is doomed to this popular execration
and torture-this sacrihcial offering to political
treacherv and ambition. He is to meet Governor
Stone at Kansas City and Lexington on Monday
and Wednesday next. In consideration of some
very patent reasons the Committee have been
more merciful and less rash in this instance
few more svmpathzers may be rallied, ana the
ekinning operation or the pubic denunclatlon
NAV be l,ss painful in consequence. Three
R;cbmonds were ordered to the field by this
central cabal 10 meet !" debate and overwhelm
before the people OF Missouri gentleman VINO
has thouoht proper to visit our State, and while
here to discuss matters of a general political
character He declared that he had no wish to
enter Rpon questions of local character with
nil the disadvantages which stranger labors
under Governor Stone by strong argument, the
fair presentation of facts, and n calm and digni-
fed demeanor and expression, has completely
discounted two of these arrogant and Wanting
noliticians The last one remains TO be DIS
posed Of and the sequel viii show that his
chance is no better. These self-sacri6cug gentle
mon started out to convince the people that
rodicaHsm AS they term the loyal, Union senti-
ment Of the country, is the dire foe OF their in
terests politically, socially and pecuniarily.-
Their object is to convince the voters that the
men who barred their bosoms as shields to pro-
tect the life of the Government, and pledged
THAR honor and their fortunes for its preserva-
tion are now anxious, when peace is restored
and our institutions secured, to destroy this
fabric of constitutional liberty, erected by the
men of the revolution: Blair, Hogan, Broad
head Rollins and their associates may proclaim
such absurdities until doomsday without effect
inc n lodgment in single honest and intelligent
mind We rather think that the Central Con-
servative Committee are looking at the matter
in this light 1t the present moment, and that MS
Blair's appointments grow small by degrees and
beautifully less, they more than half delight
cd Nv the middle of the month the Chief of
Cavalry will be through with his campaign, and
W. venture the prediction that il is the last of
the sort he will ever undertake in Missouri