Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1855-07-19
Resolutions adopted by the Lexington
Convention.

eUOrt, OH lle part OF SGNerDl OlateS OF lnlS
Union 10 urge a war Of exterminalion up
on The institution of slavery as it exists
under the Constitution of the United
States and of several States by Legisla-
tive enactments annuling acts Of Con-
gress, passed in pursuance of the Consti-
tuition, and incorporating large mcnied
associations 10 abolltionizc Kansas, and
through Kansas, TO operate upon the con-
tiguous States of Missouri, Arkanaas and
Texas-this Convention representing flat
portion Of Missouri more Immediately af-
fected By these movement, deem it pro-
per TO make known their opinions and
purposes Of the whole State, and TO this
end have agreed 10 the following resolu-
tons:
!. That we regard the institution Of AZ
rican slavery, whether relating to its social,
moral, political or economical aspect, solely
end exclusively q question of States iuris-
diction, and any agitation Of this question
in the Congress of the United States, or in
States where it has no existence, with
view 10 affect its condition, or bring about
It's destruction, is o direct and dangerous
attack upon the reserved rights Of the sew
eral slaveholding States, and is an imperti-
nent Interference in matters nowisc con-
corning the agitators, and if persisted in,
mi oooJ CoeIino, Let,,ono th: S,"ios "nI ,is
c;t;zsns tLereoF and vir fnoIl, rcs,,t IN =
dissnlrtion ~ Tho Jrn;o,,
That tLe resolution IN the mart If GOV.
oral IF Tho Nortbern and w., ,,o,,-
sIaveboldinc states revor 70 ADMIT w.
other sIoyoIoIdirrr St,te into iL;s T-,'io, !,
substontinIIv a lec,arotion If bos,;I;t, ~ onr
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a disraoord is Tn,,,;roro; i;nlpr;es
tbroot % on,,,;nTad o,,arossion ,'a,' Pa,J
mItro,e Jostrnn';on Of s1'y roC rJ pr' n,at
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q That Tbo 5,fms;o r'' or .,o,ox. quar- .
,vider ,,IrC'co fowls s..oy ,l,, ~ ,I;ora,a
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snecies oFIeo;sa,ior anJ ,noJe nF o,n
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nn,,arnl,t Lv State no;slation ina;r" ",t'
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unon tbe;. oonn,or,J ,,.o,.;ra'. ,.c,l'a. a.
the nioncers wfo hoya hi,hn,t, Ia,.aIod ' H.,
fnreits and hroI,O 49,, ,ln rI scl w Wv
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n or,,oTi., al roy;,,a,,so m ., y
rLo nd. G'o Ca,,et;tS',, ~ p'.' ~ .','-
the rn;te5 S,atos La,o on''oI ,i ;''i,, ~
session and ,,.b;,i odua w. po,
such results We arc ius,ifi"J ~ JLP .I" !;
w. "ie Jussl'iT' ~ ",'N ''l'.I'
who have commenced the svst:m, and ar
a the ageressors.
y 7. That we diselaim all right and any il,
tent to Interfere with tbc ham, file mGsre,,
dent settlers in the Territory Of Kn1sa.
from whatever quarter thew NAV come. .
whatever opinions they NAV entertain. bu
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