Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1861-08-22
;. F. JACKs0N's DECLARATION OF
INDEPENDENCE. i

In The exercise OF the rigt reserved to
the peo.le of Missouri by tie treaty under
which the United States acquired the tenn
pOrary dominion Of The county ives. of the
Mississippi river, in trust ir the several
sovereign States alterwardsto be formed
out Of it, that people did, on he twelfth lay
of June. one thousand eish hundred and
twenty, mutually agree 10 form and es-
tablish free and Independent, republic by
The name Of the State OF Missouri" On
the tenth day of August, eigheen hundred
and twenty -one, the State wa duly admit.
ted into the Union of the United States Of
America, under the compact olled the Con-
sIitulion of the United States and "on an
equal 10 ting with the originl States in all
respects whatever" The freedom, indie.
pendence and sovereignty of Missouri, and
her equality with ths other Safes Of the
Union. were thus guaranteed, not only by
that Constitution, but by The laws Of nations
requiring the sacred Observance Of treaties.
In repeated instances the Government
and people of the States now remaining in
that Union have grossly VIOLATED, in their
conduct towards The people ad State Of
Missouri, both the Constitution Of the Uni
ted States and that of Missouri,as well rs
the general, great md essentil principles
Of liberty and free government. Their
President, Abraham Lincoln, in svoS.d
defiance of law and tie Constitution of the
United Safes, and under the tyrant's plea
oi necessity, has assumed 10 refulate com
merce with foreign nations and among the
several States, stopping by violence our
trade with our Southern neighbsrs, and de-
priving our citizens of the right secured 10
them by special. solemn compact with
the United States, TO the free navigation Of
the Mississippi river. He has usurped
powers granted exclusively TO Congress, in
declaring wai against the Confederate
States; 10 carry on this unholy attempt TO
reduce free people into slavish subiection
10 him, he has, in like violation Of the Con.
raised and supporle1 armies, and
provided and maintained navy. Regard.
less of the right reserved 10 the States res
pectively, oftraining the militia and ap-
pointing its officers, he has enlisted and
armed, contrary TO law, under the name Of
Home Guards, whole regiments Of men,
foreigners and others, in our State, to defy
Ihe constitutional authorities, and plsnder
and murder our citizens. By armed force
and actual bloodshed, he has even attempted
Is apprlse the people Of thei! right 10 keep
Ind bear arms in conformity 10 The State
avs, and toiorm we'll regulated militia
necessary to the security of free State.
With his sanction his soldiers have
been quarttered IN houses without
he consent of the owners thereof, and
without any authority of law. The
light Of the, people to be secure in their
PERSONS, houses, papers, and effects, against
searches and seizures, has
'een habiluslly and grossly violated by his
'ficsrs acting under his orders. He has
Utterly ignored the binding force of our
constitutional State iswss and carried his
nsoleDoe 10 such an extent as TO introduce;
run other States, free negroes into our
midst, and place them in apositions Of lsu.
hority over cur white citizens. He has
Encouraged the sterling Of our slave proper.
y. lp these and othet proceedings the
iovernment and PEOPLE Of the Northern
States have unmistakably shown their in
eniion to overiurn the social institutions
& missouri, and reduce her white citizens
Q an equality with the blacks. In the ex-
'eution ofhi dssPo,is wi'b'', his 'geni',