The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-15
MISSOURI.
Tho Feeling in st Louis at Jefferson City and
in tho Intsrior-An Ola Ex-slave stumping
h on tho Levee-Thel Negroes In Town
and Countrywide General Result
Prophesied as Good for Greeley.

LOUIS, August IL, loIZ.
Missouri was famous during the war for the In
decision Of its people upon all national questions.
They did not possess in the minds of the residents
of States further South, the dignity of being
''Secesh," while the Kansas free State folks
called them "Butternuts," as much in token
of their supposed Southern proclivities as
In derision of their bark stained home
spun. The battle Of Lexington was fought
and won here by Mulligan while the Kansas Sixth
constituted provost guard to prevent rebellious
risngs in the city from which I write. The popu-
lation is no more homogeneous in politics than In
nationality or birth. The State was, however,
strongly democratic In undertOw, and the senti-
ment thus generated perhaps conduced as
much as any other cause to the formation
of the present liberal republican move
ment, which was born here. have
conversed with people Of every shade Of politics
and all social conditions here, and find that the
liberal movement still exerts strong influence
upon their course Of action. The coored vote, too,
is not here 80 solid for Grant, thus seeming to par
take of the almost universal dsintegration Of sen;
timent y @...-.~ -s,-! -, .s-Sss~~
THE coLoRED FOLKS on THE LEvEE.
All along the levee the colOred men, who are
carriers, stevedores and loafers, congregate in
front Of the German Irish beer saloons, and Oc-
casionaly talk politics. Passing along towards the
Vandailia ferry boat few days since observed q
colored man Of perhaps sixty-1ve years of age adj
dressing motley group Of freedmen who had come
up from 'down the rivern ON one of the ireighting
steamboats,. .Now. lookee hea, Niger" sold he to
one who not altogether Of African descent, but
| who had an athletic form and O cunning leer upon
by no means pretty face 'you tink you's gwine
to make heap by lungein' round for de President,
don't yer 'Spose you tnk you's t.rr
GWINE GRAB GUBERNENT OTFICEq
Now, ole man Greeley what's runnin' for de
President, knew of dat ole man fore you was
bawn. Twas runaway niger once, was, sure,
and dat ole lives up norf in what dey call New
York. and de way he used to shovel out de clos and
de fodder and de whole hams full OBJ bits it would
just make you turn clean white nigger-it Just
would. Now dis GENIAL Grant what your haludln
too so frekently was no whar dat time.
reckon he wasn't jest porned yit. Use an old man,
niger. was slave when your fader was chile I;
euv my ticket to de man what counts dc Greeley
votes, Is" The old man cast scornful glance at
bling gait, and gancing rom side to side as he
went. lie was evidently "hberal republican"
AT THE HOTELS IN ST. Louis.
At the Southern and the Planters House 1t would
be fair to expect that the great share Of the guests
were advocates OF Greeleys election, and, notwith
standing that the former hotel swings to the breeze
banner bearing the inscription, "Grant and Will
son headquarters" found them so. In the parlors
silent census gathered facts showing that about
eighty per cent would vote for their old abotionist
enemy. pr0miscu0us canvass about town gave
as result about seventy per cent In favor OF Mr..
Greeley. .ct.
IN THE COUNTRY DISTRICTS
1t Is claimed that the popular vote will be about
the same but this is doubtful. 1t is universally ad
mitted that In the country the negroes are antagO
nstic TO those In the cities through petty jcaouses
and feuds to such an extent that this cause alone
Will make them vote the Greeley ticket with una
nmity In exact proportion to that with which the
''t0wnn c0lOred men vote for Grant. II Is likely
that traditional feeling OF submissive respect for
former masters also obtains widely here, though 1t
Is little commented upon.
JEFFERSON CITY THE CAPITAL.
A lazy, struggling town, high up on n blum, at
the base OF which the muddy Missouri bends about
Is Jefferson City. The Capitol stands out against
the sky, with It's pillars and dome OF dirty lime
stone, and below IL, also on blum, but with an in
tervenng ravine. stands the Executive Man
si0n," built OF brick with white stone facngs and
bases and marble steps. 1t was built during the
present Gubernatorial term and is occupied by
Governor b. Gratz Brown. The town IL scattered
over precipt0us hills and down In stony gullies,
and is anything but an interesting or busy place.
The negroes have Hooked here from the country and
about eiQhty-five per cent OF them will vote for
Grant, though the county will 90 democratic.
There Is but one paper herethe PEOPLES Tribune
which is a Greeley and Brown organ. II bitterly
opposed the latter named gentleman in his contest
the faults It then found with the candidate, the
charge OF drunkenness now 80 freely asserted by
the republican press was not one OF them In fact
the editor claims thorough acquaintance with the
Governors habits, and that In all his Intercourse
with him he never knew him to imbibe anything
ardent. or course the democrats here promise an
immense majority for their coalition candidate.