The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-21
HIGHLY INTERESTING FROM THE WEST.

ASAAN " WIG AAvSA"s0Ay
Convention in Missouri.
Message Of Governor Reeder to the
Kansas Legislature,
&o., &o., 30,
MISSOURI PRO SLAVERY CONVENTION AT
LEXING TON.
We have received inc Lsxiaston, NO., Weekly
Express Of tue l4sh lost, coLsss ing TIE proceed
ings 1t the Pro slavery 9 s.y-nu n In sh.t city.
We have already given tae pr'oeo hgs Of the lat
day.
SECOND DAY.
FRIDAY MukNIN0, July IL, 1855.
The Convention ass. mDlco tnts n mniBg st 8
oc.ock, pu suant 10 q jonrn nsnr. general 60 I'd
fee'iLe prevailed, ana the Conventien vent to WORK
halHOfljOusly.
variaus amen dmeuts OF minor importance, wore
ad.pted.
Col DoSpuAN said re he b.an ,eqlestsd to state
that tao geptiemen, Col. Loognoor ,agn aud D. P.
Hill. Es4., we're present ia .ha as1afiod; snas
ID. had been sUpGinsea, as no was ,nfor med. BY
meeting in 81. Louis, TO represent thst CITY And
county In this Colyent o. aad he respscssuy asked
that they hight be shown {, tasir sasts.
Inc CHAIk read rule, thas no n -mbst would be
allowed to speak more TOAD oncs 0a any orSpos't 20
or motion, without ieave of the CT ,, sxcsps
he be te mover Of the ne, aud sad E1ss tois rue
you'd Do .g,dH enfo ced during sac rem iinaef Of
Dr.. Lowry, on leave, suggested shat 4 was due
TO DIST Leu shed gentlemAn. DOW Q. eseut Prot
sse Ss rights =
y wait upon him and expcess tnt pasenee OF sns
Convection that 10 slouli sddr ~ TIE peopls 90
fhs sutecs Of slavery, after IL. dsl'o srsuons ware
concluded. The prop oslttoa bsiog second,d. a M
zion was made to lay 1t on tbs table, Tle.soss Oh
this motion waa taken by couas 20 AID xAs reject
e.; Tne origins! propo Is on vas than decided
siderable opposition was made 70 she prooosii ~,
On the grolnc, simply, shat Presiien slsaaoa Vas
delegate in the Conve aroa, aad, liks other dse-
gates, sh, uld take his chances. treh
The CHAIR inquired OF The 81 Louis delegation II
taey bad been Regularly sPpolnssd by = m-etlas. 90
Piled We could not distinctly hear MN, oaa, ss
been 30 appointed, but ne old not state how taa
meeting which made tho sppoiatm'ns had besn
called, or the particulars OF its acr0D. ia, Chair
IN the convention. NJ. Marmsduks, Of Same, said,
1.-The delegatea wefo regularly Appointed ~ Dubic
meeting, called for that purpose IL sne desire Of
ahs delegation from his coouy that they Oh 'ald DO
recognized, but mot otherwise. G,vsrnT King, Ut
Bay, said he hoped tho delagases from St. Louis
would state to the convention tbs circumstances AID
manner Of their appointments. The Cnair declared
appealed from the decisou OF the presi ient dollar
Ing said delegates entitled to seas aaa asata called
for an explanation OF the facts IN toe case. GsaefL
a. Atchson thsreupcn, at tho request o. N. H,il. Ct
St Louis, stated that they were mere p0rsua1: to
appointment made by messing OF pro slavsrY men,
IN the city Of st. Louis Gov. King tisn wlehdres
hie appeal 1a
On motion Of Mr.. 8. L. SAWYER. Of Lafayette tas
Conn itsee on Resolutions was requested to submit
their report, which was then dooo through Jude
". B. Nspton, OF Saline. TIE folio wing Is the
F port Of the committee
Whereas This Convention haze observed deliberate
spd apparently systsmshc effort o. ssvsst
States OF thu Union to urge var OF extern .oa up
% the institution Of slavery - exists undo. thu Goa
stuton OF the United states ADD OF several Sta OF
legislative sractments Annulng OF Congress- plss
cd in pursu ,pce of the Copsatusoa and tncos sus
large Cd associations TO Ab 3ldonixs Kansas
through Kansas to operate upon the contiguous States
Of Missouri Arksnsas and fsxas, thus Convention re-
Affected bstosse movsnsnts deems j. psopsr t. .ss
Known Their opinions snd purposes, ana whst they
Love to be the opinons and purposes o. the whole STATE
and to this end have Agreed to thu f0uownS resolu
TONS
That We rsa ard the nsti utiop Of African slavery
whether relating 20 ita social, moral poll lcs or
mics aspect solely and sIclusivsy qaetlon OF ss.t
iarsd,c.on .nd any sg..aon OF tns quss.'ea in ia,
txs,snce with view TO afsctits conditoa, brag
aout its destruction is direct aud dangerous attack
States and inpsrinsnt int-rferencs in uattsrs no
wise conce ming the ssators aud II psrs'esed IN nus
e. :: s
result In dissolution Of the Union
ON Il: s
70 Admit another sisvshodias State int, this Unoa
uss..at.lly declaration q hostility to federal
oonstution and svows purpose TO disregard il
promises, AMI implies threat OF csptinued agsrsssoa
upon and ultimate dssszuctos o. slavery. under ~hat
). That the diffusion Of slavery over wider surface
tends greatly to amslierAs the condition Of the slave
sdDs.oa o. new STATE. Into sas Onion
nAnteAtng 70 some sxtsnt tbs equilibrium between the
snmsst Is the only reliable Suas.ns.s which tue slave.
holding minority have for the Profession Of their pro-
psry Against unconstitutional and oppressive lssi.la
gcnh nv Ia alnva bNod .ng aortfv nd .~sa
after asstinsd to BE- IN the a.oendency
That '. Cordially approve u. recent act Of Con;
the act Of 1850 populary kn,~n tbs fugitive slave
der the patronage Of states OF this Union for ths
purpose recruiting and ouizns largo armies
HE svowsd purpose Of destroying the value and exist
spcs TIE slave property nov tost Territory In de-
Thereof and the purpose, sqasiiy plain and obvious,
whether avowed not, OF ultimately aoo shing slavery
in Missouri, species Of iegi. lAuon and meds Of sm
grafton unprecedented In history and pt
By Liquidation Indirectly to tn the purposes OF
constitutional and "a aits Bile eDsetnsut Of Congress.
we're eesased to b Jeff 70 the exclusive .naz ssat
mo centred Of the bona Ode settlers thereof
9 That thess organized bands OF colonlsts shipped
Massachusetts, scd othsr quarters, uder Stat pa
nsge, and resembling Ia thsir essential features tns
Ssr Conquered proviness, rather than tie pion -rs
vto hitherto isvtlsd tho ocst aod up
plains y the Wet authorize aeorsbsns on OF an ntaat
D. exclusive occupancy AMI " II nscesssrily esd
panied Resistance on the part OF those Who un Ter
ccnstution and lass Of the unsed States have eau&
rights 70 possession and shist tiy deprcc4,e
kuea results justified In sdvsuoa placss thor
krthe rrpcnsibihty upon thcss who have asnced
HE systen an are the Aggressoss
/ that We escism al light and any intent to inter
srs vA the bona fde Settlers the Terri
oy Of Kansas fIon .bstsvsr quart.r they may ,oms,
b .hstsver opinions they may eutertA'n, bat a
an the risht TO protect ourselves and property
al unjust and
ess or prospective, immediate or tnreassssd ana We
rot hold Il necessary or expsdisnt TO ws,t till ths
orch 70 applied 70 our dwellings,. the kuifs to
hrost before We take measures for security and
he stcpri.s OF our friends.
O. fhst the eighteen counties OF Missouri lying
bear The borter OF Kansss, with only sgnsry poon
Ary Intervening eoutstn . population Of ABOUT hfty
thousand slaves worth, 1t prsssut prices t~eaty ave
Millions OF dollars; and this lasgs amount os pro psrty
bali Of the entire slave property OF tne sats not
persy unsafe, but yAuslssa, II kansas 10 the
As of an army Of hired fanatics recruitod ira soor,