Red Wing sentinel., 1861-03-27
MISSOURI CONy:ENr.ON.

Ol one from each Congressional District was
elected to call Convention together preyi.
Gus to the Sd Monday in December If the
public exigencicS require it. The following
gentlemen were elected Delegates to tho
Border State Convention: Hamilton r,
Gambell, John D. Henderson. William A
Hall, James A.. Moss, William NJ. Douelas
Littlcberry Hendricks and. VIM. G.. Pome.
roy. a7:!- -,,.,.. II ~
=, A resolution was adopted instructins the
PRESIDENT of the Convention to transmit Ger.
titled copy Of the Proceedings Of the Cenvcn.
ton to the President Of the United States
and the Governors Of each State. The
Convention then adjourned till the Sd Mon.
day in December. 4@
The following from an editorial in The
Reeutlicae is very fair ,esu1nc Of the pro.
cccdings Of the Convention:
"lhe voice of Missouri has been spoken
through the Convention called for that pur.
pose, and pronounced that further conces.
sions should be made with view to trestor.
alton Of the Union of the States. Definitely
these concessions should have the Crittcn.
den resolutions for their basis. Declares
that union would be imperilcd by the
use OF force on the part of tie Fedora
Government against the people of the sece
ded States, specially adyices that the Fed
cral troops be withdrawn from the States
where collision threatens. Firm and steady
In Its expressions Of devotion to the idea q
reunion, il declares fcp-a National Conven.
ton that its deliberations may result In
measures which will secure the same voice,
consequently pronounces, at present, NO
adequate cause for retiring from the Union,
and refuses at this time to pledge Missouri
to secession, even in the event that no plan
Of adjustment will be accepted by the North.
In convention yesterday, Mr. Henderson,
Chairman of the committee to which was
referred the communication Of the commits
sioners from Georgia, presented long re-
port declaring against secession, and exhort-
ing Georgia and other seeding States to
dcslst from the revolutionary measure COM
mcnccd by them, and unite their voice with
US in restoring peace to the Union j !a
In other respects the report does not
materially from the minority report.
Mir presented minority report
denying the legal right of secession, but
recognizing the right of revolution. While
dcplorins the sectional disregard ol duty, we
will not despair Of future justice till our
shall have been OF no avail. and
shall have been submitted to the people, of
the Northern States. Property iu slaves is
a constitutional right, and if the Federal
Government impairs that right, the slave
holding Stat cs should betfound united in its
defence, and in such events as may legiti-
mate follow, Missouri will dare the dangers
and act with her sister slave States.
Both reports were ordered 10 be printed
and made the special order for the 81 Mon
day of December. The resolutions proyid-
ing for the election by the Convention of
delegates to the border States convention
was pussed. Adjourned. &*
The inference may be drawn from the ac-
ton of the Convention, that Missouri is in
favor Of peaceable mode of adjustment cal
culatcd TO call back the seeded States, and
in default Of obtaining auch measures, favors
bringing about peaceable separation be-
the Union and the Southern Confed.
eracy. Also her mind is in state Of sus-
pensc as to the question Of retiring from the
Union upon the happening Of contingencies
which have been mentioned. GG