Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-03-24

specifically ard unavoidably submitted to the North
ern peopls; that property in sizres Is constfls.
t.nnal right and if the Federal Government ilnp4t
mat the slaveholdng States should Be united Ia IS
ee,ence and N such events a. may legitimat6i5
slave Statsz
boin reports were ordered to be printed and
nlaue me special order fer the third MouIay in De-
s"oS pr The resolution providing for the election
.le convention Of seven delegates to tie
ST LOGS, March 22--In Convention this mor.;og
one person from each congressional district Ma
elected to call the convention together nrevioas Z,
the tlrd Monday in December, II the public crren-
| cies should require it. S-.--- =
The following gentlemen were elected ,o...o;s
si0ners to the Border State Convention H~r.;fa.
R. Gamble. John b. Henderson VIM, A Hall Ian,ss
y, Moss. VIM. Douglas, Litslebury Hendricks. soi
VIM. G. Pomeroy.
A resolution was adopted instruckino sl,e grs.s
dent Of the convention to transmit certifed e6-v
Of the proceedings Of the convention to the PreSi
dent Of the United States and the Governors Of each
State.
. Adjourned till the third Monday in December.
The following from editorial in tbs Repabiiccn
y very fair resume Of the proceedings Of the
Convention:
The voice Of Missouri has been spoken through
tne convention called for that purpose That voice
pronounced that further concessions should be made
Win view to a restoration of the Union OF the
states definitely. Such concessions should have
Resolutions for their basis. Il declares
ma. reunion would be impered BY tee use Of force
"a me part Of the Federal Governments against the
people Of the seeded States II especially advises
sae "ltnorawal OF the Federal trooos from the
o'A'ss where collision is threatened Il 4 firm and
steaoy ITS expression of devotion to the dea of r.
UNION IL declares in favor of a National Conven-
uon IN the hope that ta dsliberators nav ras,,It ~
measures which viii secure that oi5iect-
The same voice pronounced thst tke,. 4. "A -.
ent no adequate esuss for retiring frar, a.. Trss
ana reinses Al this time to pledge Missouri 10
sion even IN the event that the rest Of ~ Bsrder
states seeede: or no plan Of adjustment win Be .c
cedsd &c By the North. = =
The Inference TO Re drawn from tie set;o, ~ a.
Convention in Missouri is in favor Of svsrT ps.---
able mode Of adjustment calculated 70 csIl 49, -
seeded States, and in default OF obtairirr sraA :
measure, favers steps for bringing about $780,
oblr separation between the Union and he Sosts-
ern Ccnfederssy.
Also, her msHd is in . state Of suspense As "a De
question Of retiring from the Union when the kap-
peziag Of the contingencies which have bsen meg
toned
WeshingtOR Gossip
New York, March 22-The Hsraldgs Washinatea
dispatch says that, notwithstanding powerful e.
fort IS being made to induce the President to maze
the New York appointments. especially the Mar
snai and District Attorney still they are kept back
There IS a hitch somewhere. He intinafsd pretty
plainly to gentlrman who called to see about thsm
that certain men had aisrepresented matters, and
ne had oeea misled In regard 70 certain men who
were prominent for positions