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

General Government, nor will she furnish men
and money for the purpose Of aiding the General
Government in any attenpt to eoerte a seeding
Stats, (which amendmen, he supported in aspeech
Of some lsngth.
Judge Hall opposed the amendment, and aefen-
ded the report Of the Committee. : ..-.
Mr.. Redd also opposed it; when on motion q
Col. Doniphan, the resolution was ordered to be
printed, and the Convention adjourned.
In the morning session, Judge Birch offered the
following
WHDREAs, An article appeared in the Missou-
ri Repabliean Of this morning, of which the fol-
lowing is.a copy:
PLOT 70 ,PREcIfITArE. MISSOURI INTO ,DrsuNIoN
III - EXPOSED. t......... ..r-t
Mr.. EDITOR; Within the last four daysa promi-
nent gentleman of this city, who was candidate
Tor this Convention on the Constitutional ticket,
was waited upon sbyseyeral gentlemen, who sta
ted that the Convention which is now in session,
was Hnsound, and thatit was necessary to take
measures to have this State secede; and to bring
about that result the gentleman, to whom allude
was invited to meet his visitors on a eertan de-
sig evening. at an appointed place, to take
The gentleman referred 10 answered, his visit
ors by informing them that they had mistaken
their man--that he was not . secessionish and
was opposed TO secession. HIS visitors charged
MIN with changing his ground, which Charge was
denied; and the matter was cut short by the gen.
tleman beng distinctly and emphatiesliy told
hat 4 they bad their meeting they would be ex-
The Meeting was not held at the place indica-
ted and is not known Whether It was held at
any other place or not. e. t-..st-.ss,sa aTJvEn .
The gentleman who gave me the foregoing in
formation is the same who was waited upon by
the party Of secessionists; and although / have
not attempted to give his language, l give the
substance OF the facts told me, and doubt not
that they can be substantial, if need be-. My in
formant Is man Of truth, and will not eat his
words. s..@.. tt-,rt,.-,- .I5- s "a
Resored, That q committee be appointed to in
aurrs into the facts and circumstances connected
WIN SO daring con;piracy as one foreshad-
owed; mat said committee have power to send for
persons and papers, and to sit during the sessions
OF the convention. - G. d. ~f.5.ts
After some discussion, the preamble and reso-
lutions were adopted by, the following vote: ?
AYEs-Messrs. Birch, Breckenridge, Broad
head. Bridge, Bush, Calhoun, Douglas, Drake,
Eitzen, Foster, Gant,'i GFavellY, Hendricks,
Hitchcock, Holmes, Holt, How, Irwin, Isbell,
jackson, Jamison, Johnson, Leeper, Linton, Long,
Marmaduke, Marvin, Maupin, McClung, Nc
Cormaek, Nc Dowell, McFerran, Meyer, Nor
row, Moss, Norton, Orr, Phillips, Ray, Rltchey,
Ross, Rowland, Scott; Smith of Linn, Smith Of
ST. Louis, Turner, Woodsen, Wright, vanbus-
kirk, Zimmerman and Mr.. President-52.
NAYs-Messrs. Allen, Bartlett, Bass, Rogy,
Brown, Cayce, Collier, Cominse, Crawford,
Donnel, Dunn, Frayser, Flood, Gifens Corn,
Hardin, Hatcher, Hill, Housh, Howell, Hudgins,
Kidd, Knott, Matson, Noel, Sayer, Shaekeiford
OF Howard, Shelly, Waller-3o.
Messrs. Birch, Zimmerman and Breckenridge,
were. appointed the committee. .,,,
On Tuesday, the. discussion wa, continued,
taking wide range. Messrs. Dunn, Hall of
Buchanan, Knott, McFerran, Shaekelford of
Howard, Henderson of Pike, and Ex.G Gov. Stew
art spoke. No vote was reached on Mr.. Moss
amendment