Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-03-14
Southern News.

FVUttbSaH INcHSs
ST LOUIS, March I0.-After some un-
important proceedings in the Convention
yesterday, Judge Gamble, chairman of the
Committee on Federal relations, presented
and read the following report of that Com.
mttee. The report is long and carefully
written and makes faithful expression
of all the circumstances surrounding the
position and affecting the interest of Mis-
souri; recounts the evils of which the South
may rightfully complain; admonishes the
North that the hostile and fanatical feel
| ings toward Southern institutions man
Tested by largo numbers of the people of
| that section are productive only of evil
and expresses hope that better knowl
edse of the subject will remove their pre-
juaice; does not assume threatning atti-
tude toward either section of the country,
but points at the errors of both, and con-
cludes with the following resolutions,
which are reduction of the main features
of the report
Resoloed, That at present there Is no
adequate cause to impel Missouri to dis
solve her connection witch the Federal I'M
ion; but, on the contrary, she will labor
for such an adjustment of existing trou
bles as will secure the peace and the rights
OF equality to all the States.
ResolOed, That the people of this State
are dovotcdly attached to the institutions
of our country, and earnestly desire that
by iairand amicabe adjustment the pres
ent causes of disagreement may be rcmov-
ed, the Union perpetuatod and peace and
harmony restored between the North and
South
Resolped, That the people of this State
deem the amendments to the Constitution
of the United States, proposed by Hon.
John j. Crittenden, with an extension Of
the same to Territory that may hereafter
be acquired, as u basis of adjustment
which will successfully remove the causes
of difference forever from the arena OF
national politics.
ReSolOed, That the people of Missouri
believe that the peace and quiet of the
country will be promoted by Conven.
tiou to propose amendments to the Con.
stitution of the United States, and this
Convention urges the Legislature of this
State to take steps for calling such Con
vention.
Resoired, That it is the opinion Of this
Convention that the employment Of {
military force by the Federal Govern
ment to coerce seeding States, or the
employment of military torcc TO assai
the Government of the United States
will inevitably plunge the country into t
civil war. and thereby cXtinguish all hope
of an amicable settlement of the issue,
now pending. We therefore earnestly
cntrcat the Federal Government, rs wei
as the seeding States, to stay the arm o
military power, and, on no pretense what
ever, bring upon the nation the horrors Of
civil war.
ReSoiyed, That when this Convention
adjourn it adjourn to meet at Jefferson
city on the third Monday in December
!, Resolced That Committee be select
ed, majority of which shall have tn
power to convene this Convention at sucl
time and place prior to the third Monda,
in December, as the public exigencies re
quire,
The report was ordered to be printei
and made tho special order for Monday
Mr.. kedd, whilst heartily approving
the temper and spirit of the report, dis
sented from the plan of adjustment lai'
down, and asked leave to present a mi
nority report on Monday, which wa
granted, and the report ordered to b
printed.
Adjourned.
h RIouMoNp, March 1l,-The majorit
;, report recommends the people of her sis
ter States to respond at their earlies
convenience to it's positions and amend
ments to the Constitution to be propose
Q hereafter, in case Virginia fails to obtai
( satisfactory responses from slaveholdln
. States, she feels compelled to resume FOL
>. eign powers and throw herself on her re
II served rights 1t is made an indispenss
I BILE condition that pacific policy /
Y adopted toward the seeding States, thG
e no attempt bemade to reinforce or RECAP
a ture the forts or exact payment of Import
" upon commerce, or any other measure
y calculated to provoke hostiities.
j That Virginia will regard any hosti
,e action by either side as hurtful and III
II friendly, and as leaving Virginia free t
determine her future policy.
Il The report recommends conference
|, the Border States at Frankfort, Ky, ii
}, last Monday in May. The foregoin
he will probably not fullymeet the approy'
= of the, Union Members because it apparen
ly recognize the right of secession.