New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-09-01
MISSOURI.

TIE POLITICAL CAMPAIGN-RBBEL THREATS
wICKEDNEss or THE DEMOCRATIC LEADERS
THE NOMINEES IN THE FIRST DISTRICT
PRANK BLAItS FENIANISM-CoLORED STATE
CONVENTION, ETC, ETC.
GFROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 27.-The Democrats in this
State terribly in earnest. but this circumstance
will servo to stimulate the Radicals TO earnest zeal
aud activity. Their trump card now Is threatened VIC
ence I'm case they deprived Of what they term their
rights" which being translated into plain English
the privilege OF voting undisguised Rebels
and deiyng the Test Oath and Registry
game does not work az well expected The Regstra
ton officers know their duties and VIII execute tho law
regardless VI consequences There has recently been
brought 10 light documents showing cOnclusyey that
tho Democrats intend 10 rely upon tho old time Rebel
strength for their most active support They appeal Yr
drill with view Of asserting their rights az the polls
that is resisting tho law aud ask opony for contribu
tons Of money 30 DO sent TO headquarter In tbs city to
purchase arms and ammunition. This u evidence that
they mean 70 carry the State by far or foul means but
the state authorities ore Io prepared I9t We emergency
aud Il not DESIGNED that the law be dead letter One
OF the most wicked well as impudent papers In tho
West s The Louis Times OF thls cy-a pepper oontlnu
ally filed with praises OF the Southern Confederacy and
10 officers and soders In recent number roierTng TO
the alleged procedures OF one OF the Registering OceTs
In the SOUTHEAST The Timer said - with q
IN H c Sses' Ike tits the Register. be "0 settled Y NTH
personally. II this means anything IL clearly
crafty your wishes Here In ST. Louis, such wicked
may pass for naught; 1t Is comparatively hArmless
hut IN the interior whore Rebel DurhwhaCkerB do most
abound tho effect of such advice Is most perncious Al
late Seymour Blair meeting In Clay county exRebe
proclaimed from the stump that they had night 20 vote
as citizens Of Missouri under the Presidents Amnesty
Proclamation Of tho Fourth OF July and they didn't mean
Such conduct as tMs was on q par with tho erpe-
rieuce OF 81. Lotus commercial agent lately In
Saline County, where he came near being murdered
by about forty hOrsemen returning from Seymour meet
ing. They charged upon him In puolc road at full
stopped aud chated with him. saying they had him
of the road for fun as they expected to be drilling again
test for the Radical nomination In the Ist Congressional
District Is oyer Gen. W 4. Pile, present member was
evening lively contest took place In the primaries for
election Of delegates TO the Convention Tho contestants
Chas Johnson The latter was personally Absent, bug
hls friends urged his claims WITH vehemenee and zeal
delegate and johnson had only eight or ten out Of ninety
cot used TO that lighting Rebels ia the war aud viii not
shrink from the task on that account His Democratic
Y6rk. though an old resident OF 81 Louis Mr.
Wells was formerly owner OF a line OF Omnibusses
projectors and builders Of line of street railways lie
Is an active wirepuiler an energetic politician, pausl
for election In 1855 he was an active Know Nothing aud
II elected, he VIII become q cipher in Congress.
In tho East as II they were OF some Importance Tho
that he s politician by birth aud practice, aud thinks
that the Irish arc useful when they vote.
S Es SaS1 n Of sS Bay n S rsD
Republican he used to take great deal OF stool m the
Ceilnans He drank lager with them; talked sweet TO
them; drank lager aud vowed there was none 80
dear as tho German IL his opinions then could have
been asked concerning tho Irish they would have
been very complimentary; but 10 has turned
completely, and thinks the OF the Germans that no
formerly thought OF the Irish Among the gossip the
day, about two years ago was a story
that Gen Blair one evening attended q 70.
in mellow mood he exclaimed Rurrah for the fnne
gans" An Irishman objected, and said he should say
"Fenans," but Gen Blair SAID his pronunciation had
been neglected and his friends must excuse him. The
story widely told, however that the term Fin
negan" supglaned Fensn" almost entirely St Louis
and rare thing even now 10 hear the Organization
spoken OF excepting as the "FlnDegans."
The registering OF names OF now in progress
II this city TO the great discomfort OF the Rebel sympa
thzers who are obliged to commit perjury and then DO
rejected on the voting lists. There Is any quantity
Of perjury being committed present under the advice
Of Rebel demagogues who profess be sincere n beev
ing that the test osIh s nuty and that II no oenso
therefore 70 supscfbe tot They 10 further than
this aud secretly say that IL any prosecutions for
perjury are ever commenced under the law that
as John :. Phelps is elected Governor lie Will grant
general amnesty for Ofenses under the Registry law.
This Is abOminahle doctrine but IL IA al the bottom OF
many cases OF fragrant perjury durng tho last few days
The Radicals have hit upon the excellent idea 81 nubsh
ing the names and residences OF the registered,
that everybody can read them. The list viii
10 most SeeNey purged before the election polls arc
Among the Democratic martyrs is exJudge Moody Of
us'y. Eltcted as Circuit Judge by tho Radicals In
1879 nc yea prejudice against the COnstitu-
non IN lst6 and as Judge openly dened provisions
Tor waeh nc was removed from office by the Legislature
, no il1s apsed INTO full communion with the
Rebel democracy Having fallen from grace he was
peed rom the Presbyterian Church. and then joined
the Roman Catholics, with whom he Is now in ful sympa
thy. Moody was yesterday placed on the rciected |
list by the Registers for using disloyai language
on aoS0u ny 9n winch he has rushed into print de-
suit, as he Is famous for that sort OF thing |
STATE Convention OF colored people has been in ses
sion ee seseIa Gays 10 devise measures for properly
bringing before the people tho subject impartial SUI
Ts5 composed OF delegates from dozen coun