The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-03-15
Virginia and Missouri Conventions.


ST.. LOUIS, March TO-.
After some unimportant proceedings in
convention yesterday, Judge Gamble, Chair.
man OF the committee on federal relations.
presented and read report OF the commits
tee. The report is long and carefully writ
ten, and concludes with the following res
olutions, which are reduction of the main
features Of the report:
Resolved, mat at present there is no ade-
quate cause to impel Missouri to dissolve her
connection with the Federal Union: but on
the contrary she will ask for such an adiust
ment OF existing troubles as will secure peace
and the rights and equality of all the States.
Resolved, That the people of this State are
decidedly attached to the institutions of our
country, and earnestly desire that by fair and
amlcaple adjustment, the present causes of
disagreement may be removed and the Union
perpetuated. and peace and harmony restored
between the north and south.
Resolved, That the people of this State deem
the amendments to the Constitution of the
United States. proposed by Hon. Jno. j. Crit.
tenden, with an extension of the same to Ter.
rltorles that may hereafter be acquired, as a
OASIS OF adjustment which will successfully
remove the causes of difference forever from
the arena of national politics.
=. Resolved, That the people of Missouri be-
lleve that the peace and quiet of the country
will be promoted by convention to propose
amendments to the Constitution of the United
States. and this convention urges the Legisla.
lure OF TINS state to take steps for calling such
convention.
Resolved, That in the opinion of this conyen.
ton, the employment of military force by
the Federal Government to coerce secedin1
States, or the employment of military force by
the seeding States to assail the Government of
the United States, will inevitably plunge the
country into civil war and thereby extinguish
all hope OF an able settlement of the issues
now pending. We therefore earnestly entreat
the Federal Government as well as the seced.
lug States to stay the arm of military power,
and on no pretention whatever, bring upon the
nation the horrors of civil war.
Resolved, That when this convention adjourn
it adjourn to meet at Jefferson City, on the
third Monday in December.
Resolved. That committee be selected, a
majority OF which shall have the power to
convene this convention at such time and
place prior to the third Monday in December,
as the public exigencies may require.
The report was ordered to be printed and
made the special order for Monday. Mr..
REID whilst heartily approving the temper
and spirit of the report, dissents from the
plan of adjustment laid down, and asked
leave to present minority report. Ordered
to be printed. Adjourned.
ST. LOUIS. March IL.
The convention met at ten o'clock. Mr..
Birch called attention to a communication
in this mornings Republican, limiting at
secret conspiracy to force Missouri out of
the Union, and offered resolution to ap-
point committe to investigate the subject,
and if possible ascertain names of conspira,
tors 1t passed 81 to 80.
RICHMOND, March IL.
ln the Convention, the committee on
federal relations have presented their re-
ports. The majority requests, on behalf of
the state of Virginia, that the people of
her sister states respond at their earliest
convenience. to its positions, and amendments
to the Constitution to be proposed hereaf.
ter. In case Virginia fails to obtain salts.
factory responses from the non-slaveholding
states, she will feel compelled to resume
sovereign powers, and throw herself on her
reserved rights. 1t is made an indispensa.
BILE condition that pacific policy be
adopted toward the seeded states; that no
attempt be made to reinforce or recapture
the forts or exact payment of duties on
imports; or any measure calculated to
provoke hostilitles; that Virginia will re
gard any hostile action by either side as
hurtful and unfriendly, and as leaving Vir.
glnla Tree to determine her future policy.
The report recommends conference of
the border states at Frankfort, Kentucky,
on the last Monday in May. The foregoing
will probably not fully meet the approval
OF the Union members, because it apparently
recognizes the legal right of secession.