Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-29
Convention Between the Confederate States
OF America and the State OF Missouri.

OF America and the State OF Missouri,
The following treaty, entered into and signed in this
city, the last day Of October was on Tuesday the 2elh
inst accepted and ratified by the Provisional Congress-
now in session:
Whereas 1t Is the common desire Of the CONFEDERATE,
Sates of America and tie State of Missouri that So
State should become member OF the Confederacy nd
whereas the accomplishment Of their purpose pre-.
vented by armed invasion Of the territory Of said
state by the United States and Whereas the interests
OF both demand that they should make common in
the war waged by the United States against the b
Of both
Now, therefore, for these mos Desirable obecs the
President Of the Confederate States Of America
serred full powers r. T. Hunter their Sscrt tary Of
State and the Executive power Of tho State of Missouri
on Ed ward Caring Cabell and Thos L. Srie.d Who
after having exchanged their full powers la due and
proper form, have agreed to the following articles:
AETIcLE l. Toe State of Missouri shall be admitted in
to sail Conederscy equal footing with the other
States composing the same the fuhmeht Of the
dons forth In the second section Of The act Of the
Congress Of the Confederate Staes entitled An act
aid the State Of Missouri in repelug invasion by the
United States and 10 authorize the admission of said
State as member Of the Confederate States Of Amer
ica and for other purposes approved August 90 1861.
Art III. Until said State Of Gissour shall become a
member of said Conederacy the whole military force,
tra Of aud military operation, offensive and deien-
sye OF said State shall be under the chief control and
direction oil the President OF confederate
upon the same basis, principles aud footing If said
State nov, ald during the interval, member Of
said Confederscy-the said State force, together with
that of the Confederate States be employed for their
common defense.
Art III TIE State of Missouri will whenever she be.
comes member Of the said Con ederaoy turn TO
said Confederate States all the public property, naval
stores and munitions Of OF which she may then be
10 possession acquired from the United States except
ing the public loan ION the erms and 10 the same
amer the other States Of said Confederacy have
done In like cases.
Art ", Al expenditures for the prosecution OF the
existing war; incurred by the State Of Missouri oin and
alter the date Of the sgnng Of this Convention, shall be
met and provided for by the Confederate States.
ARTICLE V. The alliance hereby made betSeen the
Confederate States aud the State Of Missouri shall
be offensive and defensive aud shall be sad remain in
force during the continuance OF the existing with
the United States or until superseded by the admission
of said State into the Conlederacy and shall take effect
ON the date hereof according to the provisions Of the
Sd section Of the Aforesaid act approved August 90
1861.
In faith Whereof We the Commissioners Of the Con.
fedeae States OF America and Of the State Of Missouri
have signed and sealed these presents.
Done, in duplicate, at the city OF Richmond, the
st day of October in the year Of Lord thou
sand eight hundred and siIty-one.
Signed r. n. T. HUNTER, L. s
Z. @. CABELL, L. s
THOMAS l.. SSEAD, L.