Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-11-29
Convention between tho Conieoere
~ .merfcn and tho State Of Missouri.

Whereas It is the common desire OF TEE
Confederate States of America and the STATE
If Missouri, that said State should become a
member of the Confederacy. and whereas, Inc
,ccDmulishment of their purpose ls no" pre-
ycnted by an armed invasion OF the territory
If said State bythe United States; and, where
&C The interests of both demand that they
| should make com mon cause in tho war wageo
no the United States against the liberties Of
both; ,,,.:
Nav, therefore, for these most desirable Gu
;s.ts the President of the Confederate States
of AIncrica has conferred full powers % t. M
| r Hunter, their Secretary OF State, and the
| r,.cutivc power of the Stale o! Missouri on
Edward Darlington Cabell and Thos. L. Snead,
who, after having exchanged their ta!! powers
in due and proper form, haze agreed TO lie
| following srticlts:
ARTICLE |. The State Of Missouri shall be
adailtted into said Confederacy on an equal
footing with the CHER States composing the
same, or tho fu;N:nunt of the conditions set
forth in the second scctor Of tie act OF the
Congress Vi the Confederate States, entitled,
"Au act to aid the State Of Missouri in repel-
ling invasion by the United States, and to
au horize the admission Of said Suite rs u,eln
for other purposes approved, August 20,
1861.
ARTICLE II. Until said State of Missouri
| shall become Ii member Of said Coniederacy,
the whole military force, material OF war and
military operation, offensive and defensive CT
said S,ato. shsl! be under the chief cuntrrl and
direction Of the President Of the Confederate
! States, upon tho same basis, principles and
footing as if said State we're now and during
the interval member Of said Conftderscy-
the said State force, together with that OF the
Confederate States, " DO employed icr their
common defense.
ARTICLE III. The State OF Missouri will,
whenever she becomes 5 member Of said Con-
| iedrracy, turn over to said Confederate States
al the public property, naval stores AID Auni-
lions Of war OF which she may then be in pos
session, acquired FROM tho United States
| excepting the public loan)-on the same terms
and in the same manner as tne other States Of
said Coalcdrracy have Jpne in ike cases.
ARTICLE ". ali expenditures for the prose-
cution Of the existing war, incurred by the
Stale Of Missouri from and after the date Gi tie
signing of this Convention, shall be met and
! provided fer hg the Confederate States.
ARTICLE v The alliance hereby made between
! the said Confederate States and the State Of Mis-
souri,, shall be offensive and defensive, and shall
! be and remain in force during tho continuance
Of tho existing war with the United States, or
until Superseded by the admission OF said State
into the Cuncdcracy, and shall take effect from
the ds.e neres!, according to the provisions Of
! the Sd section Oh tie Aforesaid act, approved
Aug 90. 1851.
! In faith whereof, We the Commissioners Of
the Confederate States vi America and CT the
State oI Missouri have signed and sealed these
presents.
Dsne, in duplicate, u: the city Of Richmond,
on tho 3lst DAY OF October, in the yenr of our
Lord ono Thousand cisn. hundred and sz one
(Sign=:D r. Il. 7. Hus7ER, il.
! + o. CasELL, II. S
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