Year: 1866

| view with ihe President.


NEW YORK, August 21.--The Worlds
special says: The Missouri delegation to
the Philadelphia Convention yesterday
| called upon the President. The mem.
bers present numbered one Major Gener-
al, Morgan L. Smith,) three Brigadier
| Generals and several Colonels, all OF
| whom had seen service, and also a num-
Der of the wealthiest and most influential
| citizens of Missouri were present, among
| whom was the Ex-Governor, Charles u.
Morrow. The delegation was introduced
by the Hon. John Hogan, of Missouri,
and Colonel James O'Broadhead, step.
ping forward, said: 1t gives me great
pleasure to congratulate you on the
| Important events which have recently
taken place in Philadelphia. am hap
py to be able to say that the hearts OF
the people of our State are in perfect
accord with that movement and fully
sustain your national and patriotic
| policy. But Missouri te-day does not
possess Republican form of Government,
and, although we are not to-day to ask
for any action on the part of yourself or
any other branch of Government, the
day may come when it will be necessary
for us to fall back upon the general
Government and ask it to guarantee to
us Republican form of Government, for
we are now subjected to the tyranny OF
q faction that has deprived our people OF
both religious and civil liberty. / will
now, Mr. President, present you with
these papers, containing a brief state
ment Of the condition of affairs in
Missouri, which hope you will examine
at your leisure, as | deem it important
| that you should know and that the
| country should know our true condition.
| Governor Austin o. King then said:


Mr.. President We would also call
YOUR attention to the fact that the off,
ces at the disposal of the Federal Gov
erpment are now in the hands of the en-
emies of conservative men of our State.
I might name numerous instances, but
will simply ask you to look into the mat
ter with such attention to it as it de-
| serves, and with reference to a change
therein, We feel that Federal Offices in
our State have been accidentally or
otherwise so filed as to put great power
into the hands of those who are the
greatest obstacles to the restoration of
order and liberty in the State We
would not ask action in this matter but
that it is necessary to have change in
this for the good of the people and to
enable them, in accordance with their
desires, to sustain the administration.
The greatest obstacle to their doing 50
being these holders of Federal Offices
who are even now using their influence
against the restoration of harmony in the
State / presume not to know how you
feel in this matter, but the New Hamp-
shire delegation have spoken at length
upon it, and l would not have recurred
to il only that in Missouri we are m ore
peculiarly situated than are the people
of any State in the Union. Our people
feel oppressed and borne down by bayo-
nets. We are threatened by it and I'M
less some steps are taken by you to re-
lieye us from the Military Governor OF
that department, our people must con-
| tinue powerless. But If some demon
strations were made, some show of
protection by the General Govern
ment, and some assurance that it
will protect them in all their rights they
would 90 fearlessly to the polls and cast
their votes for the Union. | do not ask
that any man shall vote, who cannot
take the oath of 10y ATTY; on the contrary,
we have always inculated and insisted
that they must take the test oath, or not
present themselves to vote at all. But,
say such is the state of feeling among
the people, that unless they can have
some assurance of being protected, given
them by the federal Government, there
are thousands who will not 60 to the
polls, though they could conscientiously
90. The late proclamation of the Gov
ernor of the State is an additional source
of intimidation, and l think there might
be means, through the military com
mander Of that department., to restore
peace, and order. But while the Govern.
ment rules, every step he takes it is cal
culated to set us back. Three-fourths
of the loyal men of the State are now
disfranchised under the Government
they love. If we can, in any manner
cain the assurance of the general Gov
crnment that it will stand by the people
our success is certain. In the absence Of
that, have no guarantee that single
man would como forward supporting your
administration. In speaking OF ap
pointments, know there may have been
circumstances under which certain ap-
pointments and removals were inevita
BILE; but, in the future, those circum
stances can have no control


The President, in answer, said: We
try to perform everything that depends
upon us here, and think you will find
the protection of the Government, as
far as practicable, afforded to you


General Hancock will be upon the
ground, and give you every possible
assistance within the legitimate sphere
of his duties.


Ex-Governor King remarked: We
should like it if he could be put in the
foreground.


To this the President replied: He il
the commandant Of that department.
: Colonel Brodhead said: l am instruct
ed by the delegation to present to yor
this paper, which recommends an ap
pointment to the war Office. 1t is sale
J that certain changes are about to bt
made, and without knowing that the!
are, upon the simple possibility, we take
great pleasure in presenting the name
of General Blair for the position. may
add that it is endorsed by every member


of the delegation from Illinois, with on
or two exceptions.


The President received the papers anC


the delegation withdrew.


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