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Debate in the Missouri Legislature,
Upon reported outbreak in Platte County,
.NoremJer IA, 1855.
Mr.. BLAIn rose and said he desired to
call the attention cl the House to a momen-
tous matter. He lad received intelligence
of the most authentic character, that the
county Of Platte was virtually in state Of
instruction. He had received telegraph
ic dispatch late last night, telling him that
mob was organizing and arming itself in
Platte City, TO invade the town OF Parkyille.
The history of Missouri during the summer
months, recorded various scenes of riot and
disorder, o! which the border counties were
the theatre. These occurrences justified
him in believing that the worst was now
occurring or impending. 1t could not be
denied that men had banded together for IA
violent and illegal purpose-had usurped
/ power in their hands higher than the laws
or the thorties-simultaneo creating
and Furnishing new crime-banishing sew
eral citizens from the State, and throwing
printing press into the Missouri river
Several other presses they threatened TO de-
stroy--the Weston Reporter, the Liberty
Tribune, and the Messenger at Indepen-
dence. 1t was TO put down this secret and
lawless association, and in some measure TO
redeem Missouri from the iniamv which re-
bounded from their deeds, that he who had
been expelled from PorkvIlle by this associ-
alton, was late y invited by the citizens of
that place TO return, and in accordance with
this invitation he is residing at present in
Parkvi!le. That the organization to which
he had referred had again threatened to ex-
pei lin, and lie held III his hand a circular
which was signed by many OF the most res
pectabe citizens of Parkvile, that thew
would resist the threatened outrage. To
prevent the deeds, the occurrence Of which
that circular toreshadowed, was, he thought,
the duty of the General Assembly.
Mr. DARNEs rose to inquire what course
of action that gentleman proposed.
Mr.. BLAIR replied that he did not desire
, to be interrupted by Mr.. Darnes. The ac-
ton which he proposed was embodied in
the resolution which he would offer to the
House. He begged to offer the resolution:
Resolved, BY the House of Representa-.
tlves, the Senate concurring, That the Gov
ernor OF the State be requested TO take steps
immediately for the purpose Of aScertaining
the facts in reference TO the reported dis
turbances in the county Of Platte, and tc
quell any riotous or djSorderly movements
which may be found to exist 10 that county,
and that he is hereby authorised and reques.
ted to use the military forces Of the State
and TO call upon the President of the Uni.
ted States for assistance in suppressing any
: such riotous or insurrectionary movements
Nothing but the convictions forced upor
him by the circular which he held in hi.
hand, could induce him TO take the ster
which he proposed. That circular wa.
signed by the most respectable citizens il
t Platte county, by some Of The largest slave
holders in the State, and taken in connection
t with the events which had already trans
pred, and with the information which hi
T had Just received, it showed that most dis
;, turbed and perilous state of things existed
in Platte county, which demanded promp
and efficaclous remedy.
Mr.. DonRIss moved TO lay the resolution
on the table.
Mr., BuRNs asked that the motion NIGH
; be withdrawn to give him leave TO speak
few words in reply to Mr.. Blair. The mo
tion being withdrawn he proceeded to stat
that it was with the utmost reluctance tha
he would speak upon the eXciteable subiec
= from which the debate sprung, He kney
}, we'll that an unsettled state of things pre-
r. vailed, but he assured the House that ther
= was not the slightest danger Of those scene
: occurring, which the gentleman from s.
p" Louis had anticipated, Mr.. Parks who I
= some extent was useful citizen, had re
turned temporarily to Parkville, in order I
l. wind up his affairs. He had no intention
a residing there permanently, and therefor
there was no cause for those threatene
- outbreaks. He therefore considered III
resolution unnecessary and uncaled TO
le and he renewed the motion to lay it on III
n table.
8, Mr.. DAVIS rose and said that the motto
ed to lay the resolution on the table preclude
him from saying more than briefly to sta
the reasons which would influence his vot