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them. He approved Gen. Schofield's action in 

 preventing a counter raid into Missouri by the 

 citizens of Kansas, as the only way to avoid 

 indiscriminate massacre. He said that the 

 charges that Gen. Schofield had purposely 

 withheld protection from the loyal people, and 

 purposely facilitated the objects of the disloyal, 

 were altogether beyond belief. 



With his present views, he therefore declined 

 to remove Gen. Schofield. 



Eegarding the enrolled militia, he says he 

 shall ascertain better than he now knows what 

 its exact value is. In the meantime he declined 

 to abandon it, and expressed gratitude to Gen. 

 Schofield for raising it in June previous, there- 

 by enabling him to strengthen Gen. Grant, at 

 a time when reenforcements were imperatively 

 needed. He discussed the propriety of remov- 

 ing Gen. Curtis, concurred in. the delegation's 

 request regarding the election, and concluded 

 as follows : 



I do not feel justified to enter upon the broad field 

 you present, as regards the political differences be- 

 tween the radicals and conservatives. From time to 

 time I have done and said what appeared to me proper 

 to do and say. It obliges nobody to follow me, and I 

 trust it obliges me to follow nobody. 



The radicals and conservatives each agree with me 

 in some things and disagree in others. I could wish 

 both to agree with me in all things, then they would 

 agree with each other, and would be too strong for any 

 foe from anv quarter. They, however, choose to do 

 otherwise, t don't question their rights. 



I, too, shall do what seems to be my duty. I hold 

 that whoever commands in Missouri is responsible to 

 rne, and not either to the radicals or conservatives. It 

 is my duty to hear all, but at least I must within my 

 sphere judge what to do and what to forbear. 



The delegation, in an address to the " Kadi- 

 cal Union men of Missouri," dated October 

 22d, says : " The only point in which our mis- 

 sion was a success, is that of the order of the 

 President to Gen. Schofield concerning elec- 

 tions in this State ; which you will have no- 

 ticed with gratification has already been com- 

 plied with, by the issue of General Order, No. 

 120." 



On the 12th of October, Gov. Gamble issued 

 a proclamation, of which the following is an 

 extract: ^ 



The only design of this paper being to guard the 

 unwary against being led by the artifices of these de- 

 signing men into a false position in relation to the 

 State, which may involve them in danger, it is impos- 

 sible, within any reasonable limit, to notice the in- 

 numerable false accusations which have daily issued 

 from a corrupt and malignant press for many months 

 past. Those which have been noticed above, and 

 which are most important, may be taken as fair speci* 

 mens of the correctness of all. 



It may with propriety be repeated, that no objection 

 is here intended to be suggested to any change in 

 their government which the people may think proper 

 to make by peaceful means, in accordance with the 

 Constitution and laws, but it is intended to warn all 

 persons against any attempt to effect a change by 

 means of violence. 



The principle that every Government is bound to 

 protect itself against violence, is the principle upon 

 which the Federal Government is engaged in suppres- 

 ing a great rebellion, and is applicable as well to the 

 State Government. 



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Our State Constitution prescribes what shall be 

 treason against the State, and our statutes fix the pen- 

 alty at death or long imprisonment in the penitentiary. 

 There can be traitors against the State as well as 

 against the Federal Government. 



In all treasons the masses engaged are misled by 

 arts and falsehoods of a few designing leaders, and it 

 is now earnestly desired that all the good people of 

 Missouri shall be on their guard against all artifices 

 which may lead them to their ruin. 



It is earnestly desired to avoid the spectacle of a 

 social war on this American continent, and that the 

 people of a free country may exercise all their rights 

 under the Constitution and the laws without being 

 hindered by violence, so that at least we may be able 

 to furnish an example of a people capable of self-gov- 

 ernment. 



To the end, therefore, that all the good people of the 

 State may be guarded against being involved in con- 

 spiracies or combinations for violence, and that all per- 

 sons may be induced to exercise their own rights free- 

 ly, and respect the rights of others, I, Hamilton R. 

 Gamble, Governor of the State of Missouri, while en- 

 treating the people to abstain from violence amongst 

 themselves, and from all unlawful combinations, do 

 admonish them that the oath which binds me to see 

 that the laws are faithfully executed, leaves me no 

 choice as to the employment of all the force I can 

 command, to sustain the laws, preserve the peace of 

 the State, and punish those who disturb it. And I do 

 admonish them that, as the highest political right of a 

 citizen is to vote at elections, any interference, espe- 

 cially by the military, with the right of the qualified 

 voters to vote for whomsoever they please, will be re- 

 garded as an offence of the greatest magnitude. 



On the 28th of September, G-en. Schofield 

 issued the following order relating to the elec- 

 tion: 



HEADQTTABTERS, DEP'T OF THE MISBOCBI, ) 

 ST. Louis, Mo., September 2Sth, 1863. f 



The right of the people to peaceably assemble for 

 all lawful purposes, and the right to freely express 

 their will at the polls according to law, are essential to 

 civil liberty. No interference with these rights, either 

 by violence, threats, intimidations, or otherwise, will 

 be tolerated. 



Any commissioned officer who shall incite or en- 

 courage any interference with any lawful assemblage 

 of the people, or who shall fail to do his utmost to 

 prevent such interference, shall be dismissed the ser- 

 vice ; and any officer, soldier, or civilian who shall, 

 by violence, threats, or otherwise, actually interfere 

 with any such lawful assemblage of the people, shall 

 be punished by imprisonment or otherwise, at the dis- 

 cretion of a court-martial or military commission. 



Any officer, soldier, or civilian who shall attempt to 

 intimidate any qualified voter in the exercise of his 

 right to vote, or who shall attempt to prevent any 

 qualified voter from going to the polls or voting, shall 

 be punished by imprisonment or otherwise, at the dis- 

 cretion of a coart-martial or military commission. 



By command of Maj.-Gen. SCHOFIELD : 

 C. W. MARSH, Assistant Adjutant-General. 



The election was held for Supreme Court 

 Judges, and resulted as follows: for Judge 

 Clover, Unconditional Union, 46,548; Bates, 

 Union, 47,229. 



A session of the Legislature assembled im- 

 mediately after the election. The uncondi- 

 tional Union men had a majority in the House, 

 but not in the Senate. Before the close of the 

 session, in February, 1864, a bill was passed, 

 which provided simply for a call of a conven- 

 tion to revise the organic law of the State. 

 The election for delegates is to be held in No- 

 vember at the time of the general election. At 



