New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-08-24
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The people OF Missouri remole'el their Constltu-
ton while most OF tie Rebels were absent in Prices
army. They abolished Slavery. anj provided that the
Right of Suffrage should 30 restricted to those who
were loyal to the Union during our great trial Every
one who apple, 70 DO registered As a voter must
swen that be Jill no. fsh Cor sympathise With the
Shareholders Rebellion.
The War being over. .ae Rebels have returned arl
want 70 vote Ia, Constitution ssy3 they shall not
but thev mean 20 override the Constitution. So
Frank Bllir-ViO has succeeded Pr.ce in command
undertook to vote llf year without taking the oati,
sued the election officers who refused his vote, and
was beaten. Tie Court decided that he could not
vote without taking tho oath.
Coy. Fletcher voted against rsCging The new Com
stilution but Il was adopted AMI be will uphold and
enforce the laws to the extent OF his ability. SUI,
the Rebels and RebegymPathzers arc determined to
vote, and thousands Of them will doubtless do 40.
They are the boys who used - poll Dix or eight thou
sand votes in Kansas, whom they had not over two
thousand voters there. ini al these residents Of
Missouri who had come over on purpose to vote; and
their right hand has not forgot Il, cunning
The leading Copperhell, Of tho State, having At.
tended the Philadelphia Convention proceeded thonce
to Washington, and urged d, President to help them
out as he did their New. Orleans brethren last mouth
Says The n. /. Tmes
THE language used by th, Delegation to toe President
shows the excessively sf % f,sas % sel a, tho log;
tor protection 90 Coa'eryige Unon gen IN he els.ss
Of their political rights sgaia, the assaults 81 ihe nn.cr.pa
The tsrfbs Iogsey lei, ~ "a, saovs torcby TIE
eI,repi,ie, 70 wa.o1 aY nae oegb aSa csI', d
uments eoEtlbing sii'el,a. o. snaiFs IA hI,''.tL
tyr.uSy Of faction TIA. have deprived DE people o.
Missouri OF both ciS and is'"' gf Ss emo M r. 10
GH Sscs spoa sGsrTS Goe,rg~iHt al 5's Gio sssHt
(MssourD rgstleas (gs s;,t..ti wslei today 's-
being borne down b. ne sayoagi saa " eess
military measures taken for their ses they mast
Time powees He asked at least show Of protection from
rights would be protected and they would 60 fear.
e.sy to the polls and cas-. their votes but une' ms
be just and peaceful election in Missouri lie ssd vas
desired that any man should vote who cond not ase hs
Of loyalty the test oath; but uaier The eIsDg al
minaton Of The state three fourth, OF q. loyal mea o
nov dsancbed The Goyernor Of The state had h,aei
proclamation which addition OF nilmdaons
and Mr. KING asked the rresien there might not be means
through the military eonDsndsr Of ihs Department 10 rsor
peace and order 20 tbs distracted peopls."
We cannot believe the President viii lead him
self to the uses OF these desporadoes Can he desire
more Of the kind Of reputation which the New.
Orleans massacre has given him Gov Fletcher |,
the servant of the Constitution and laws OF Missouri
and he will faithfully fulfill bis trust unlcs. crushed
out by conjunction of Presidential usurpalion and
Rebel butchery as Gov. Wells has been.
Gov. King" (who was never chosen GOVERNOR.
asserts that faction has deprived the people OF
Missouri of both civil and religion, liberty" How
religious" The Constitution Of Missouri prO'tdes
that public teachers of religion in that State must
swear that they never aided nor sympathzed with the
Rebellion That is the sole excuse for "GCy. Kings"
-. till ,1,.fi..
he was Rebel or not and he takes the oath or no,
as he chooses If he takes it, he can preach; ii not,
not
Gov. King SAYS " three .lourhS' Of the loyal Mis-
sourians "are now DISTINGUISHED The returns will
prove this gross lasehood. Missouri in 1860 poled
for President 1888 votes That was desperate
contest and every vote east that could be had.
In ls64-the War having meantime sent thousands
OF her voters to bloody graves, and driven thousands
more Gas Rebel solderS) away from the stae-the
total vote for President was l03,302 The new Con-
stituton had not then been adopted; and eight
counties gave anti-Lincoln majorites, Mcclellan re-
ccivng 81 ,G26 votes
Here, then we have data whereby 60 test the
untruth Of " Gov. Kings assertions. If " three
fourhs Of the loyal votes are unregistered the vote
polIcu VIII uc NciJ ISHI W. PiSu'Nt NH" -
will exceed 100 00O unless the Rebels close the polls
by force Of arms. Aud they are far more likely TO
seize them, at certain localities where they are ply
scally strong, and there vote old Prices army several
times over. Give Gen. Hancock such orders as were
sent month since from Washington TO New Orleans
and they will carry the election or drown the polls 10
blood.
The Times continues:
THE country has had occasion 10 know omening ihe
hohstdsd and reckless Missouri wLo cen ihemse,
Radicals. Every remember no" uty
bulled President Lincoln for nearly two year, ubtI ast
that patient and sendnrng cen wac ofven hmos
oct OF his wits ard entirely out OF lis patience " Anu
be forced preclude them from coming lho s Itenes
and determined retter listen 70 thsn ro seeede 70 he
demands however great might be tLs importrniy tner
threats their fury They Kept the State N an upIosr dnrng
his eiUe Admlnsrstion; and 1t now seems az II 70 cohOsol
hey wJold add widespread and saneuinary stTs 60 ID
some Gay to accomplish their selfsfpwrosst
MI. Lincoln was not the choice Of the Missouri
Radicals for President in 1864. SOLITARY and alone,
they cast the vote of that State for President in the
Baltimore Convention for ULYSSES s. GRANT. But
they promptly aequieced in the decision of the ma
jorty, and gave Lincoln her electoral vote by 4O.O5O
majority We trust M Lincolns "oit-endaring
patienrc was not tried by that proof of their "hoi-
headed and ?, ties. disposition. And. having been
the Vitusasss and v,p, 200 Il lga THOUSAND pb;L9g.