Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1861-08-08

for more iban forty years, that might Sc.
cure the pesee Of those who are the chill.
dren Of fathers with whom was intimate
l thought it'my duty TO serve.
II is, therefore. an entire yielding up
II is the yielding Of all my own schemes,
Of oil my own individual wishes end pur.
poses. When l undertake 10 assume thi.
office, l could give you, gentlemen Of the
Convention, no better idea of my devotion
10 what believe 10 be the interest Of the
State, than | do now, if you could only un-
ders'and the reluctance with which accept
the election with which yon are pleased to
honor me. But, yet. gentlemen, with all
that has been said of the good result TO be
accomplished by me. it is utterly impns.i.
BILE that any one man can pacify the trou
! blsd waters Of the State, that any one man
can still the commotion now running
throughout our borders. No man can do
it. You, as YOU go forth 10 minels with
your fellow citizens throughput the land.
look back upon this election as an expert.
meut that Is about 10 be tried to eDdeayor
to racify this community and restore pence
and harmony 10 the State Il Is an expert
ment by those whose interests are with
your interests, and who.are bound TO do all
in their power 10 effect hi. p,cifcation O;
the State. II may be we have no, adopted
the best plan or the best>mode Of securing
The object " ich We desire, but we have
done what seemed to us in cur mature
Judgment best calculated 10 accomplish il.
AMI now, gentlemen, when you 20 forth
10 tningle with your fellow ciiizrns i,
must depend upon you what shall be tbs
result Of the experiment. II you desire
the peace Of the State-ifyou earnestly de.
sire it, then give this experiment isir tri.
al, give it iull opportunity Of deveIopeing
all its powers Of restoring peace. ask Of
YOU have righ; &c ask of every mem.
Der Of this Convention that he and shua,id
so act together rs will rebound to The COM
nop good Of our State. feel have RICH,
10 ask that when you have by your voice
placed me in such q position that yoi1 shall
unite with me your efforts and voice instead
Of endesYoring TO prevent the result we all
desire. Unite ell your efforts so that he
good which is desired may be accomplish
ed. With that, and with the blessings OF
that Providence which rules over all affairs
public and private, we may accomplish this
end for which we have labored, and which
shall cause all the inhabitants of the State
to rejoice.
Gentlemen Of the Convention, what is Il
that we are now threatened with? We
spprehsnd that we may soon be in that con.
drion of anarchy in which man, when he
goes 10 bed with his family a, night, does
not knuw WHISTLER he shall ever rise again
or whether his house shall remain intac,
until morning. This is the kind OF danger
not merely war between different divis.
ions OF the Stale, but war between neigh.
bors. so that when man meets those with
whom he has associated from childhood,
he begins 10 feel that they are his enemies.
We must avoid that. Il is terrible. The
scenes Of the French revolution may be en-
acted in every quarter OF our State if We
do not succeed in avoiding that kind of war
We can do it il we are in earnest, and en-
dsayor with all cur power. So far as I
am concerned, assure that il shall be the
very hIghss, object-lhs sole aim Of every
official act of mine-to make sure that the
people Of the State Of Missouri can worship
their God together, each feeling that the
man who sits in the same pew with him,
because he differs with him on political
questions, is no, his enemy, that they may
attend The same communion and 90 10 the |
same Heaven. lwi.h FOR every ciiizen of
The State OF Missouri that when he meets
his fellow man. Confidence in him may be |
restored. aud confidence in the whole soci-
ETY. restored. and that there shall be con.
veIsslions upon oher subjects than those
OF blood and slaughter, ihst there shall be |
something better. than this endeavor 10 en-.
coursRe hostility 10 persons who enterisin
different political opinions and something
more and better Than desire TO produce
injury 10 those who may differ from them.
Gentlemen, you will unite with me and
carry home this purpose TO carry it out
faithfully. much can be accomplished, and
much good can be ZONE; AM am persua-
ded that esch one Of you win feel tia, it is
his duty, bis individual duty. for in IL.
case 1t is the duty Of every American cit.
liens TO d. all he can for the welfare of
The State. have made no elaborate prep
arations 10 make an address 10 you on thi,
occasion, but have come now TO express |:
10 you my esrnes, desire that we shall be
Iound cooperating for that same common
good IN which each one of us is equally in.
crested, that, although differing as to mode.
md schemes, we shall be found united in
he great work Of pacifcalion. 2 l.
fHE coHvEHTIoH-ITs POWERS.