The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-03-14

Wise ana Palrlotic decision 10 regard TO Fort
Sumter.
Rcpors of the Missouri Conventions.
The majority report Of the Missouri State
Convention sets forth the usual long rigma-
role OF the rights and wrongs Of the South
eliminating in the election of Republican
10 the Presidential chair, by the people, with
out the permission Of the South. According
10 this report the South has been an nno-
cent, meek, accomplishing sufferer, and the
North has been guilty Of every crime and
outrage 10 the calendar. Still the commit
tee think that the North is now sufficiently
frightened to behave itself hereafter, and
never again 70 interfere 10 Federal elections,
or seek the control Of the Federal Govern
mcnt, and is even now ready to surrender
and adopt the Crittenden amendments or
any other scheme Of compromise upon which
the South shall insist, and, therefore, and
for other reasons which we will quote in
their own language, the mnj ority OF the CON-
mittce recommend that Missouri shall remain
in the Tn on:
Under the state Of facts now existing, it
would seem almost needless to speak OF the
proprie.v OF the State OF Missouri engaging
in resolution against the Federal Govern
ment. Secession il the word commonly en-
ployed when the revolution now in progress
IL mentioned but as the Constitution OF the
United States recognizes no power in any
State to destroy the Government, the word
'secession, when uscd in this paper, 10 to
be understood as equivalent to revolution.
To involve Missouri In revolution. under
present circumstances, is not certainly lie
manded by tho magnitude OF the grievances
OF which we complain, nor by the certainsy
that they cannot be otherwise and more
peacefully remedied, nor by the hope that
they would be remedied or even diminished
by such revolution.
The position Of Missouri in relation to the
adjacent States which would continue in the
Union, would necessarily expose her. If she
became member OF new Confederacy, to
utter destruction whenever any rupture
might take place between the different rcrub.
lies. in military aspect, secession and q
connection with a Southern Confederaey il
annihilation for our State.
Many OF our largest interests would perish
under system Of free trade.
Emigration would cease. No Southern
man owning slaves would come to the from
tier State; no Northern man would come To
TINS foreign country ayowedly hostile TO biz
native land.
Our slave interest would be DESTROYED. be.
cause we would have no better right to re.
capture a slave found in a free State than v,
now have 10 Canada. The owners Of elav e.
must either remove with them to the South
or sell them, and SO we would in few yearl
exhibit the spectacle Of State breaking ar
lis most advantageous and important rcla.
lions 20 the old Union, in order to enter into
aslaveholding Confederacy, and having it,
self no slaves.
After various general resolutions in favo,
OF peace and union and against coercion an,
the enforcement Of the laws, the following
definite propositions are made:
Resolved, That the people Of this Stat
deem the amendments to the Constitution d
the United States, proposed bv the Hon
JON >. Cristenden, OF Kentucky, With ID
extension VI the same to the territory here
after 70 De acquired BY treaty or otherwise
abssis OF adjustment which will successful
remove the csuss Of difference forever from
tho arena OF national politics.
Resolved, That the people or Missouri no
lieve the peace and quiet OK the eount,v y,
be promoted BY .. convention "a nrona.
amendments to the Constitution Of tho Uni
ted States, and this Convention therefor
urges the Legislature Of this State 10 tax
the proper steas for calling such a conven
ton in pursuance Of the fifth article OF th
Constitution, and for providing by law f.
IN election Of one delegate TO such Con
vent'on from each electoral district in thi
State.
Now, when il IL absolutely certain tha
there are some Northern States and som