Red Wing sentinel., 1861-03-27
MISSOURI CONVENTION.

In Convention this forenoon a committee
Of one from each Congressional District was
elected to call 2 Convention together preyi-
Gus to the I'D Monday in December if the
public exigencies require it. The following
gentlemen were elected Delegates to the
Border State Convention:s Hamilton r.
Gambell, John d. Henderson, William A.
Hall, James A. Moss, William M. Douglas,
Littleberry Hendricks and WIN. G. Pome
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!. A resolution was adopted instructins the
President Of the Convention to transmit Ger
tilted copy Of the prceedings Of the Cenyen.
tion to the President Of the United States
and the Governors Of each State. The
Convention then adjourned till the Sd Mon
day in December. t,7,' ~.
The following from an editorial in the
Resublican is very fair resume Of the pro. rt,
ceedings Of the Conventions. .3,..5rfos' u. .,l5
The voice Of Missouri has been SPOKEN
through the Convention called for that pur-
pose, and pronounced that. further conces-
SONS should be. made;with view to Tcstorr
alton Of the Union 81 the States. Definitely.
these concessions should nave thc Critten-
den resolutions for their basis. Declares
that re- union would be Finlpstil.e4 by the
use OF force on the part Of tie Federal
Government against the people Of the sece-
ded States, specially adyices that tho Fed.
eral troops DO withdrawn from the States
where collision, threatens. Firm and steady
IN its expressions Of devotion to the idea Of
reunion, it declares for a National Conven-
ton that its deliberations may result IN
measures which will secure the same voice.
consequently pronounees, 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.
. Ii convention yesterday, Mr. Henderson,
Chairman Of the committee to- which was
referred the communication of the commits.
sioners from Georgia, prcsentcda long re.
port declaring against secession, ard exhort-
ing Georgia and other seeding States to
desist from the revolutionary measure COM
mcnced by them, and unite their voice with
us in restoring peace to the Union. t.ss
In other respects the report does not
materially from the minority report.
:, NIT presented minority report
denying the legal right Of secession, but
recognizing the right Of. revolution. While
deplorng the sectional disregard ol duty we
will not despair Of future justice till our
complaints shall have been Of no avail, and
shall have been submitted to the people. Of
the Northern States. Property iu slaves is
q constitutional right, and If the Federal
Government impairs that right, the slave
holding States should be found 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 to be printed
and made the special order for the Sd Mon
day Of December. The resolutions proyid-
ing for the election.by the Convention Of
delegates to the border States, convention
was pcssed. Adjourned. Il =
The inference may bc drawn from the &C.
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 pcaceablc separation be-
tween the Union and the Southern Confed-
eracy. Also her mind is in a, state of sus-
pensc as to the question Of retiring from the
Union upon the happening Of contingencies
which have been mentioned.