The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-11

mcnt In relation to the freed people
OF such state which shall recognize
and declare their permanent free-
dom. provide for their education, and
which may yot be consistent as q tenn
porary arrangement with their pres
ent condition ms n laboring, iandless
and homeless Glass;"
The address OF Mr.. Stevens began
with tho conference between Lincoln
and Francis p. Blair. of st. Louis. at
Springfield. ILL.,. In April. 1857, and
closed with the message Lincoln sent
through Blair to General Joseph G.
Sholby and tho Missouri Confeder--
ates. few weeks before the surren-
der OF Ice. In the letter TO General
Sholby. said Mr.. Stevens. Lincoln Of
fercd the aid OF the federal govern
mcnt to the Confedcrates west OF
the Mississippi river to march to
Mexico and Join Juarex who was
fighting tho French under Maxtmil-
Ian.
Tho relationship between Lincoln
and Missouri was continuous from the
conference with Blair In 1857 to the
message sent Shelby In in 1885,.
said Mr.. Stevens. "It was intimate.
It had deciding influence upon ma
tlonal politics. II had no small part
In the fortunes OF tho Civil war.
"In the spring OF 1860 came fruf-
lion OF the Lincoln and Missouri re-
iationship. Following ut once upon
tho defeat Of Lincoln in 1853 for the
senatorshlp. the organization to con-
troll the presidential nomination was
AT n ~ AA MT he ~ g.
a personality not publicly conspiou-
Gus at the timo but Of great force
under cover. ~
blair and tho younger men were
in the forefront carrying the bans
ncrs OF free soil. FREQ democracy.
gradual emancipation. white labor
colonization and the like. ~.
I'm the background was Edward
Bates. counsclling and encouraging.
He had soon the Wing party 60 70
pieces. He was In sympathy with Tho
work OF now party CONSTRUCTION whiGh
Lincoln was doing In Illinois. He was.
not openly active in the Lincoln
movement. He was the Wise ad-
visor. When the time come)to send
u delegation from Missourj>to the Re-
publican nominating. convention at
Chicago, Mr.. Bates permitted his
name to DO used as the ost6nsihle
candidate OF his state. aiis4a
Tho delegation went instructed
for him. but. ns Mr.. Batcs afterwards
explained. this was not with the ear
pectntion. or his or the delegaticn,B
part that he would be nominated.
The well Understood purpose was 20
hold fha dotnrn ttcra fxt~~A l.-as-~<.
an eastern candidate. Lincoln was
the choice. Of the Mlssourians and
the vote was to be given him when Il
would do the most good. The Dor.
der states plan. which Blair and the
other gradual ncipationists, had
bcen organizing. was not to be reveal
cd by publicly committing Missouri
to Lincoln.
Frank Baiir made tho TIP %
Springfield ILL.,. between the election
In November and the departure df
Lincoln for Washin gton In February.
He kept the prcsident-elect informed
of every stop In the game that was
going on for the possession OF the
st. Louis arsenal with its so, 900 mus
kets and munitions OF war. more than
there was In all Of the other sikyp
states. He told Mr.. Lincoln that e
the southern rights administration ~
Missouri gained control Of the afse-
nal and It's contents the state would
be carried into the Confederaey and
with Missouri the other border states
would be lost.
Nine days after his inauguratiun,
President Lincoln gave Lyon COM
mand OF the arsenal and the opportu-
nifty OF the state government WIS
lost" 9ll