Daily national Democrat., 1861-09-19
The Confederate Congress upon Missouri
Affairs.

The rebel Government Of jeff Davis makei
no pretensions to decency. It's movements
nre as reckless and irregular as those of {
banditti The fugitive Governor of Missouri
the infamous Claib Jackson-and such mis-
ereants as dare own sympathy with his pre-
tensions to authority in that State, from
which be is self-banished traitor hes,
villains, the Confederate Congress treats AZ
'ihe authorities Of Missouri" Among the
closing acts Of tie Davis Congress was the
adoption of the following preamble and res
lutions relating to Missouri
"WHEREAs, The State Of Missouri having
been prevented hy unconstitutional interfer-
ence Of the Federal Government from cx
pressing their will in regard TO their union
with the Southern Confederacy, and that the
Missourians are now engaged in reppllInq
lawless invasion from their territory by armed
forces, the Confederate Government consider.
it their right and duty to aid the Govern
ment and people of Missouri in resisting in
vasion, and in securing them opportunity &c
express their will upol all questions affect
ing their rights; therefore.
RtSolUed That the President is authorized
TO co operate through the military power o.
this Government, with the authorities Of Mis-
5ouri, in defending their State against lawles
invasion by the United States and maintain
ing their liberty and independence with Mis-
rouri. with power TO accept the services 0
troops sufficient to suit the purpose"
7he Act also provides for the admission q
Missouri into the Confederacy upon an equa
footing with the other States when the Pro
visonal Constitution viii be ratified by th,
legislature and constituted authorities o
Missouri, and an authentic COPY communi-
Gated to the President. The President is ther
directed by proclamation to announce the ad-
mission of Missouri Into the Confederacy
The reigning monarch Of the internal re-
gions coull never attain to such audacity as
this. To steal is bad enough, but for the
thief to assume indignant airs, and complain
that the stolen goods had been wickedly kept
from him by the rightful owners, il a sub
Unity of impotence, which causes us to won
der if we have not forgotten TIE meaning Of
language. The Confederatcs think il theil
duty to aid Missouri out of the Union, be
cause she does lot want to 60 "1he Mis-
sourans are now engaged in repelling law.
less INVASION" says the preamble And il
speaks the trlth. 1t is true that rulhan,
ftom rebel State have invaded Missouri ant
that they seek to steal the State, and driy,
out or sui jugate the people and the heal
managers Of the invasion, sitting at Rich
mond, Virginia, speak ofthe matter as thougl
their invading troops were Mssourians, an(
the Mssourians, living in their own homes
were intruders who ought not to get in th,
way. And this lying crowd have friend.
although their lying is as plain as the yer,
nose on q mans face They tell 10 shrew,
plausible lies. They lie outright. They tel
You Mt night that ii is the sun that shne
and IN the day, they viii swear vehement
that the noon is giving all the light. The,
seem to have come to the conclusion that th
truth was "played out" with the American
flag. They seek not to deceive They only
Try to lie. They will fight the man who say,
that two and two do not make five, and al
wLo have gone mad. or who were born idiots
cry aloud, "fyc," Give" When will the
Confederate Congress generously condescend
20 help us. by driving Ms all out Of this State
and taking possession themselves? They
have as mueh right here as they have in Mis-.
eouri, and they will about as soon make a
conquest of one State as of the other.