, 1866-02-09


and Jackson CuuntIen-Po1ItleAl Feel.
! Ing In the AnterfOr-A Brutal Rcbe
Rcsappearcd-LoAses by Ice, Etc., Etc
[From Our Special Correspondent
1T. LOUIS, Feb. s, 1866.
TIE RETURNED REBELS
are resolutely determined 10 resist arrest II
the interior for crimes committed In this Statt
during the rebellion. AmaJority OF the trage.
dies which have occurred In the country b.
tween Union men and paroled rebels have
proceeded from the Efforts made by the local
authorities toarrcst parties under indictments
for offences committed before the end of the
war, 1t may not be generally known, but It
Is fact, that about a dozen rebel
soldiers are now rustlcating In the State
prison, serving out sentencefo horse stealing,
| arr0n, highway robbery and similar crimes
which took place prior to the close or the
| war. These eulprits deserved no better fate.
| 1hree.fouEths Of the so-called Confederate
gucrillas In this State, were 10 better than
mere midnight robbers, who had no more nu-
thority to press horses or carry on var In the
name Of the Southern Confcderncy than In
the name Of Napoleon III. Yet majority Of
them did actnally manage to secure the beue-
fits Of surrender and q parole. The coun-
Ties of Saline, Lafayettc, Jackson, Bates and
Cass furnished several hundred guerillas of
this class. A few Of them are among the
Slate prison inmates referred to.
REBEL GATHERING b.
Of bushwhackers recently reported IN des-
patch from Kansas City grew out of
ss.n Tue tragedy e which s eliminated ed, In The
nolds, after he had killed deputy shesiT
and two other loyal citizens. Afler this affair
about dozen known gucri1lns were arrested
and confined In the county Jail at Independ-
ence. Warrants were issued for the arrest Of
many more, but the friends Of the accused
flight to Kansas and Illinois on the part ofnot
less than one hundred Of the most blood
thirsty get Of scoundrels that ever disgrnced G
State. Those who had arms took them,
and although 1t Is quite doubtful
whether the Williams ever eontcm-
plated q renewal Of bushwhacking, an
impression prevailed in Kansas City and In
other parts Of the county that raid on the
County jail was intended to secure the re-
lease Of the rebels held In custody there. Ac-
cordingly citizen militia guard was called
oois and the most ample preparations were
made to give the raseals warm reception.
The excitement among the loyal men was in
tense for several days, and It would have been
. dark day when the rebels struck the f]gst
blow to rescue the psisoners. The feeling o.
hostility towhrd returned rebels ia 50; strong
take but spark TO set IN motion var of an.
utilization against the class mentioned.
:. a.. POLITICAL OPINIONS
" the country aFe now all summed up In
t this: that the southern rebels have not shown
tnat eG deg1ee ., returning loyalty which enti
further magnani1nity. Upon this Idea the
radicals q buchanan county lately held o
mass meeting and petltioned the Legislature
10 enanee the name Of that connty to Is Lyon"
4na lnao5slng me vote OF Hon Ben Loan,
sIelss. Maaleal Congressman from the st. Joseph
tEict q Columbia. This is doubtless the feel
mg o. many Radicals n the interior. The
yotes given by Aessrs. Van Horn, Anderson,
Ds51as1 49, 4.oSAis "no "ese etccteQ as
n;ent In iheiF consfft nerc;ae sne o.saaSery eles
them represents dstrict trors avs ~ one e- o.