Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-11-21
Convention between the COnfede-
rate states of America and the
STATE of Missouri

State OF Missouri.
wHgRrAs. IL is the eommon desire of The
Confederate States of america and the state
of Missouri, that said State should become
member of The Confederacy, and whereas,
the accomplishment of their purpose is now
prevented by an armed Invasion of the ter
ritory of said State by the United States;
and whereas, the interests of both demand
that they should mskecommon cause in the
war waged by the United States against the
liberties of both:
Now, therefore, for these most desirable
objects, the President of the Confederate
Safes of zAmerica has conferred full powers
on r.. NJ Z. Hunter, their Secretary of
State, and the Executive power of the stale
of Missouri on Edward Darlington Cabell
and Thomas L. Sneed, who, after having ex-
changed their full powers in due and proper
form, have agreed to the following articles:
ARTICLE l..
The State of MissouHf shall be admitted
into said Confederaoy on an equal footing
with the other States composing the same,
on the fulflment OF the conditions set forth
in the second section of the act of the Con-
gress of the Confederate States, entitled,
''An act TO aid the State of Missouri in res
pelling invasion by the United States. and
TO authorize the admission of said State as
a member of The Confederate States of
America, and for other purposes approx
ed, August 20, 1861.
ARTICLE II.
Until said State Of Missouri shall become
a member of said Confederacy, the whole
military force, material of war and militia
ny operations. offensive and defensive of
said State, shall be under the chief control
and direction of the President of the Con-
fafa To tha hos
ciples and footing as if sad State were now
and during the interval a member of said
Confederacy-the said State force, together
with that of the Confederate States, to be
employed for their common defense.
ARTICLE ILL., As
The State of Missouri will, whenever
she becomes a member OF said Confeder-
aey, turn over to said Confederate States
all the public property, naval stores and
munitions of war, of which she may then
be in possession, acquired from the U.
States-(excepting the public loan) on
the same terms and in the same manner
as the other States of said COnfederacy
have done in like cases.
ARTICLE ". -
All expenditures for the prosecution of
the existing war, incurred by the State
of Missouri from and after the date
of the signing of > this Convention,
shall be met and provided for by the
Confederate States. s
ARTICE V.
The alliance hereby made between the
said Confederate States and the State of
Missouri, shall be offensive and defensive,
and shall be and remain in force during
the continuance of the existing war with
the United States, or until superseded by
the admission of said State into the Con-
federacy, and shall take effect from the
date hereof, according to the provisions of
the Sd section of the aforesaid act, APP
proved Aug. 20, 1861.
In faith whereof, we, the Commissioners
of the Confederate States of America and
of the.State of Missouri have signed and
sealed these presents.
Done, in duplicate, at the city of Rich
mond, on the 31st day of October, in the
year of our Lord, one thousand eight
hundred and sixty-one.
Signed r. NJ. T. HUNTER, r.. 81
E. G. CABELL, FL. S.
THOMAS L. SNEED, IL. s.