Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1861-03-14
MISSOURI CONVENTION.

f'"hoS Iesoiusion Wts inf0anced py 61f
Lopes So ~ -
RssotrsI, Tha. the inaugural Addres. Of
President LihcolR lie one OF peace, and mol
81 war -
Mr.. HOWELL. move 10 lay The rssolu.
LIN On The table.
Mr. Moss. Is tina, motion debatable?
hid CAzIa. NO 1r. ii is hOt. aEO
Mr. -Mess.y Then ! wish the gentlemsn
TO withdraw the motion for a moment.
Mr.. HOWELL. l will do SO ss q matter
o. courtesy.
;Mr. hssrfsro.e yesterday in my seat,
.ir. and advocated the prpposiiiaa- a sub,
NIT the Presidents message 10 this House
for discuss Son, and did 50, sir, from The
best ,poiiTes. l did 50, sir, Knowing the
sfFeei that this document would have. upon
ihe people Of Missouri, In the hands Of de-
signing men, whose hearts are bent upon
breaEing up this Cehfedsracy. Sir, hail
from a coudS in which Lincoln did rot ge,
single vote, and, sir, when the seces-
sionists raised tiieir fsg id that county, and
wsntto The ballot box they did not gel two
hundred totes in; the county. Ny conslit.
uents, sir, are Union men-devo,ed 10 the
UniSn-and they lean ts no sectional party.
They are msn, that dare, in thi, hour Of
Z trial, TO stand between the tive sections and
demand pence. And. sir. I tell the friends
Of Union m this Assembly, that if tha, mes.
sage, inSths hands Of sharp and designing
politicians, is permitted 10 BE used as Ie-
yer TO force the war question in Missouri,
friends Of the Union win melt away like
snow. fakes. now tell you Union men,
fycu desire to hold your forces together,
you must give encouragement 10 your
friends in the country. They are looking
10 your for counsel. They have. sent men
10 this Convention in whom they have faith,
and fell you the construction put upon
that message will have telling influence
upon the fate Of this Union, and decidedly
upon the fate Of Missouri, and ! hope that
the Union men in this Conventisn-men Of
age und experience-msn who hare got
reputation in Missouri-men whose voices
will BE- heard and counsel relied upon
will come to the rescue this day, and send
out 10 the people of Missouri proper in.
depreciation Of this message. sm enc Of
those, gentlemen Of The Convention, who
believe that the message looks 10 peace
lam Southern man in every sense of the
word. Every impulse Of my heart beats
In unison 10 hsinterest and cause of the
South, and desire 10 protect Southern in
situations, and in doing SO, to preserve this
Union as the greatest guarantee OF, protec-
tion Tor those institutions. / desire the
friends Of the cause advocate, TO come for
ward to-day, and lei the people of Nilsson
rl.uhders'and what this Convention thinks
OF that message. / believe sir, that any
man OF common sense can demonstrate that
Lincoln IS inclined for peace, and tina, DO
,.sitlon can be sustained by reference 10 his
message; and now, without further, discus.
sion, thope that you win pass this resou-
ton, for, tell you, friends of the Union,
that upon wha, is done here today will de.
pend greatly the fate Of Missouri. This. az
Iremarked before, VIII bsa lryuil ct, ls-
yer In the hands Of The enemies of the I'M
MON, and warn you 10 head of ,hslr ope-
ratIens by sending out 10 the people q prop
sr Interpretations Of this message. [Slight |
.Applsu.e. 90 ..
Mr.. HEKDaIck,. ! beliers I sh.ll en-.
press the sens. Of py constituents if vote
for that resolution. -
Dir. CAAwTeas. move TO lay it On the
Nj. -. I call for the aye. and noes.
sc y's,. IIPLASAnos or VOTES.
Mr.. Boo1. wish before voting on this
proposition 10 explain nv vote. / do not
wish 10 be understood by my vote az ex-
pressing an opiniOn in regard 10 the resolu-
lion. | shall vote 10 lay the re.olutian on
The table because | look upon it as being
rather fire brand than otherwise. -
Dir. CokIsao. / wish 10 state nv req.
sons IN favor oflaying the resolution on the
isole,snd i would be willing 10 discuss
ihis matter This morning if | thought BY so
dong we could give quiet 10 the country,
but believe. the construction we MIGHT mt
sPon Il xeutdiirow no light upon the sub
Jscs, and ltihink we have no more power
or ability 10 eonstrue that instrument Than
our constituents have iwho sent us here. I
presume they have their opinions In regard
TO u. presume our opionion would eiye
oa little ASSURANCES To- the people In regard
TO The character uf that message. Then.
sir, We have nolmoreTight than our con.
.tltueots have to inteppre, This message. -
We may have noresligh, upon tie subject
by the Presidents own acts in a iew dsr,
The President may Enthusiastically interpret, ,
the meaning Of this inaugural nnessare..-
Although we may have the power to inter.
pref 1t, yeti trust If we have the nower
thai the Convention wiIi--l.sis. ff's.
The CHaIR. The gentlemen must merely .
gives bfief staten emit as 10 the ressc,, why ,
Mr.. CeMlsco.. We'll sir,1 vote aye. aas q
mar. CnhwroRD: I7made die motion 10 I
lay this resolution onihe table, no, because I
have snyfsar of expressing my opinions ,
m regard toihe message OF President Lin.
'olp. but because thought this Convention /
lad better meet here, and continue 10 meet ,
n the same spirit OF Cancellation end com. {
'roDise, 10 which We have heretofore mel; s
'ecsuss | thought that if that u,esssee was
lsbatsd here this morning, and before We
Foeseded 10 consider The report of uas a
y -.