Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-11-20

Convention bssWesn ths CsaGsderS te
s0nrt.
wHnlzsAs, It is the common desire Of the Con.
federate Stases Of America and the Ssa.e Of Mis-
souri, that said State should become member Of
the Contederecy, add whereas, the Accomplishment
OF their purpose is now prevented by An armed in
yaslon Of the territory Of said State by the United
States; and whereas, the interests of both demand
that they should make common cause in the wal
wseed by the United States against the liberties 81
both:
Now, therefore, for these most desirable objects
the President of the Confederate States of Americs
has conferred full powers on z II. T. Hunter, then
Secretary of State and the Executive power of the
State of Missouri on Edward Darlington Cabell and
Thomas L. Snesd, who, after having exchanged
their full powers in due and proper form, have
agreed to the following articles
ArticlsI. 1880
The State Of Missouri shall be admitted
into said Confederacy on an equal footing with
the other States composing the same, on the
fuflment of the conditions set forth in the second
section of the act of the Congress of the Confed-
crate States entitsd, "sn act to aid the State of
Missouri in repelling invasion by the United Stat
and to authorize the admission Of said State as q
member Of the Confederate States of America and
for other purposes" approved August 20. 1861.
Article IL
Until said State Of Missouri shall become mem
Der of said C0nfederscy, the whole military force
material Of war and military operations, offensive
and defensive of said State, shall be under the
chief control and direction of the President of the
Confederate States, upon the came basis principles
and footing. as if said State were now and during
the interval q member of said Confederacy-the
said State force together with that of the Confed-
crate States, to be employed for their common de-
fense
Article III
The State of Missouri will, whenever
she becomes a member of said Confederacy,
turn over to said Confederate States all the
public property, naval stores aud munitions
Of war; Of which she msy then be in possession &C
Quired from the United States excepting the pub
lie loan) on the same terms and in the same man>
ner as the other States of said Confederacy have
done in like cases.
Article ". -ar
All expenditures for the prosecution of the exists
ing war incurred by the State of Missouri from
and sitter the date Of the signing Of this convention
shall be met and provided for by the Confederate
States.
Article Y.
The alliance hereby made between the said Cons
federate States and the State of Missouri, shall be
offensive and defensive, and shall be and remain in
force during the continuance of the existing war
with the United States or until superseded by the
ADMISSION of said State INFO the Confederacy, and
shall take efectfrom the date thereof according to
the provisions of the Sd section Of the afol eaid tc
approved Aug. 90 1861.
In faith whereof we, the Commissioners of the
Confederate States of America and of the State of
Missouri have signed and sealed these presents.
Done, in duplicate, at the city of Richmond, on
the 3lst day of October, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and sixty~one.
signed r. n. 7. HUNTER, [L.sl
E. G. CABELL, [L.s1
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