Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-12-11
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BETWEEN THE EcoNFEpERATE STATES OF AMER
IcA AND THE STATE OF MISSOURI.
WHEREAS, it il the common desire OF tho
Confederate States OF America and the
State of Missouri, that sail State should
. become % member Of tGc ronfcdcIaaY and
MuEnGh9, the acaalhl hllisblcent Of thci ppr-
pose is now prevented Sytu armed iuvl.
yipG IF the tG,rjiory oiSail Si1te, ty the
United states, and
NAnEAs the interests or}plh dcuaud .iat
tRcv s,Otld maba c5rIs cgtse m tlc
v.r woged by 'hG Gn,ttl States against
tie l.bellca o. both;
AyT, therefore l1r lhesc csirshl1 oh.eu:s
lho President OF the eoniedarate Sla'as Of
America has conferred .ull lowcrs Ga N II.
Executive power of the sthte of Missouri
on Edward Darlington Cabeil and Ihos i.
Snead, who, after having exchanged their
full powers in due form, have agreed to the
following articles
ART. l. The State Of Missouri shall be
admitted into said Coniederaey on an equal
footing with the othe States composing the
same, on the fultilment of tao conditions
set forth in the second sectipl. OF the act of
Congress Of the Confcderatokt States, entitled
San act to aid the State OF Miss ouri in re-
pelling invasion by the United States, and
to authorize the admission If said State as
Il nlCIuber Of the Confederate States of
America, and for other purp,ses' APPROX
cd August 30, 1861
ART ID. Until said Shtc of Missouri
shall become member OF sid Con!cderacy,
the whole military force, Material Of war,
and military operations, of;nsiye and de-
fensiye Of said State, shall be under the
chief control and direction, of tho Presi-
dent of the Confederate Shtes, upon the
same basis, principles and foting as if said
state were now, and durin! The interval, a.
mcmbcr OF said Confedcracy- said State
force together with that of ihe Confederate
States TO be employed TO- their common
defense.
AIT. 3D.. The State OF Missouri will,
Whenever she becomes IL member Of Said /
Confederacy, turn over to sid Confederate
States all the public properly, naval stores, !
and munitions Of war, of fhich she may /
then be in possession, acqui ell from the U.
s., (eXcepting The public loan, on the same /
terms AID in the same manner rs the other |
States of the Confederacy hsve done in like .
cases.
ART. 4th. All expenditures for the pros
ecntiom of the existing ar,ncurred by the |
State Of Missouri rom mil after the date
of the signing of this Contention, shall be I
met and provided for by he Confederate .
States. m +
ART. eth. The alliance lerehy made be-
tween tlls said Confederate States and the
State of Missouri, shall be tfensive and de-
fensive, and shall be and rcmain in force
during the continuance of the existing war
with the United States, or hntil superseded
by the admission of said State into the
Confedeincy, and shall takteflcct from the
date hereof, according to ne provisions of
the Sd section OF the aforesaid act, APPROX
ed August 20 1861
In faith Whereof we the Commissioners
Of the Confederate Statcsbf America and
Df the State of Missouri, lave signed and
sealed these presents.
Done in duplicate, ut th, city of Rich
nond, on the 3lst day of october, IN the
year of our Lord one thou,aud eight hun,
lred and sixty-onc.
Signed, X. NJ. 7. H'sTER, Il. s.
L. q. CABElL, l.. s.
Tnos. L. SsEAp. IL. s.