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Show Missouri wants, a State militia. In no other way can she drive out her guerrilla and institute lasting reforms re-forms in her bushwhacking counties and horsestealing precincts. Oov. WWlsnn is moving energetically in this matter. The XewYork National t!uail is pointed to as a bright exemplar, exem-plar, a beacon-light which shall guide Mi.ouri til ''a plane of higher civilization." civiliz-ation." And the governor is right, An efficient militia is a National as well as a Slate safeguard, a reliance in war and a guarantee in peace. |