New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-25
THE MISSOURI CONVENTION

st. Louis is city sure TO exercise great influences
on the future of The country. The present population
of the city and suburbs il about 900. The nun.
her Of slaves does not exceed 2,OO0 The Germans
number between $4,000 and 10000, almost unsni-
mousy opposed to Slavery. Three fourths of the
merchants and prominent business men are from the
Northern States, and have no interest IN sustaining
Slavery. These facts fast coming to the knowl-
edge of the ProSlavery men of the Southwest, and
cause them great deal Of uneasiness. They well I'M
dersand that the detection Of st. Louis from their
cause would be an event compared TO when the 1888
of Kansas would be Of little moment.
The present position of this important town upon
the Slavery question is clearly illustrated by letter In
recent impression of The 81. Louis Republican, mar
rating the attempt Of the Pro-Slavery party to get
Delegates chosen to the late rodrving Convention
at Lexington. This letter is as follows:
The writer begs leave TO state that Messrs LOugh-
borough and Hill were duly appointed delegates TO tns
Convention by highly respectable meeting OF mem
bers of the bar members of the medical profession,
merchants and others. This meeting was held early
ia June in the rooms Of the United State. CGs.. Ec.
delegates we.e appointed and it appears that the two
above named participated in the action of this pau0us
and important Convention. II was stated and e1-
pected at the same time that the Chamber OF Com
merce would also appoint delegates. Owing 10
formal vote of the Chamber admitting to its files vile
abolition journal which denounced Mssourians %
border rgfaas, THE TRIBUNE most likely our
merchants had been denounced IN some parts OF inc
State az den of Abolitioniss. TO rcfute this Islander
preamble and resolutions were drawn up approving
OF the Pro-Slavery Convention to be held at Lexng-
ton, and appointing thirteen members as delegates;
but after consulting with several prominent mer nan1
it deemed best that SO important matter should
be submitted to general public meeting OF all classes
without regard to party. The writer was requestea 70
have Call published in the morning papers OF July
for such meeting. The Republican, and I~tentyeae1
not only published the Call but both Journals Warmly
seconded the movement. The Democrat however 10,
clined publishing il. At the time appointed rev 81
our citizens attended with resolutions prepared win
great care befor hand and With list OF names OF sew
eral active practical business men, who had, u h1
understood agreed TO attend as deegaes II apP9iIhe-
After waltz long time for full meesing end mere
not being present at any one time more hant"enIy
five persons, the meeting adjourned without any luz
her action"
Thus we sec. that the merchants Of st. Louis woaA
have nothing to 90 with the affair, even When De-
came question of clearing themselves from t1e
charge Of being den Of abolisiopis's,' while tne
abest and most independent journal OF the city reaS'a
to publish the call of the meeting at all. However
these delegates, chosen at a highly resPec'ao'
meeting Of members Of the bar, members OF .o'
medical profession, merchants, and others, met WIZ
cold reception at the hands of the Convention iD'
sec ct meeting at which they were appointed oOD,
pos-d as was Of men ashamed to have theif hsios
appear in print, was looked upon with Suspicion "
those who knew the feeling in St. Louis in reference
the business before the Convention. Nothing H
than guarantee from the great Atchison niicss,,
would be taken for their orthodoxy. We copy n0A'
the report Of the Convention for July -: ,..,s
"Co Doniphan said be had been requested % n ,' p
that two geDtIemen-Col. Lougbborough a ,., ,hey
Hill, ESQ were present in the Convention .nS1 nv
had been appointed as he had been informed, "
meeting in ST. Louis to represent that CITY ana '"A''