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

VINO has Just proceeded me, and who has
very properly given you history Of the
proceedings Of the Peace Congress. There
10 one point in which, according 10 my rec
lection. he doss no, speak exactly accord
ing to the record, and, that is this: Al the
first ballot. the proposition of which hs
speaks, was rejected, Missouri voting on
the negative. There was then motion Of
reconsideration, which was carried and in
that reconsideration Missouri did not vote;
as I understand. Ito Col. Dsniphau) u
am correct in that am not? @ ~
Mr.. DoNIpnAN. On the test vote as to
whether Missouri would support that prop.
osition or not, Missouri voted against IT,
On the motion 10 reconsider Missouri did
did not uote at all, according tomy recol-
lection. When The question came up sec
ond time, Missouri having placed herself
right on the record, was perfectly willing
that proposition snould 60 to the country
(nct with her sanction) and therefore by
the unanimous consent Of her whole delegs.
ton she declined voting.
Mn. CoALrER. That is true. If Mis-.
souri, had voted against the propositions the
second lime, they would have been rejected.
But we all thought that il was better that
they should 60 before the country for what
they were worth. 1t was The best we
could get there. The responsibility there
alter devolved upon Congress. who might
accept or reject them or on the people whs
might pass upon them. So that there was
no diversion of opinion in the Missouri
Delegation as would seem from the first
statement Of The gentleman. Upon the Il
nal vote, Missouri was unanimous that
the proposition should 60 before the peo-
people for what they were worth, not be-
lieving them to amount 10 anything, but
still holding that il was the best they could
do.
Gentlsrnsh or the Convention: My col
league has very properly stated to you, that
We felt how important was the occasion
which had called us together, in Washing
ton. We felt the condition of ths country
was such that peace was needed, in order
10 bring about any good and valuable re-
suits. We were met there by distinguish
ed gentlemen from every part Of the Union
twenty enc States in all and we found
one great difficulty in the beginning, and
that was the gentlemen from the
Northwest had come 10 the Convention,
thinking themselves pledged TO a psrtic-
ular platform and in other ways. They
thought they had gained great victory and
they must reap the fruits OF it. That seem
ed the prevailing sentiment. They said:
I'VE are well satisfied 10 have peace on
our own terms; and although we are vii.
ling for peace yet we tell you at the same
time that we abhor your institutions" Well
gentlemen, when any of US could get the
floor we defended our institutions with
what ability was at our command. We
told them: "This was prejudice on your
pert. And l must say that in this posi-.
lion we were SUSTAINED not only by the dele
gates from the South, but very ably, too, by
some Of the delegates from the North. y
Your hostility to slavery has prejudiced
you and the sooner you get rid Of that pref
udice the better" We asked them more
over, the'pregnant question if you sbhor
eur institutions, how long q step will il be
before you abhor usl if you sbhor slavery,
how long will it be before you abhor slare.
hofdrsr This We represented to Them,
was the very point which had reused the
Southern mind. II was the idea that they
were ho,t,ie to us in feeling, and that this
hostility could not be rsconciIed, but wcu,d
show itself sgain and again, and produces
perpetual disssnsion. We told them in sub
mitting our propositions, it was not so much
our object TO gaia anything valuable from
them, a. 10 see that the Northern mind
could Be reached upon them, that we wan
ted 10 60 behind them 10 their constituents
that We wanted TO have something upon
which the Northern mind could vote, show.
ing lis readiness to acknowledge and euf p
sntee the rights of the people Of the South.
We said: Do not let US, in view Of this OBJ
ject, quarrel about little things, do not let
us disagree on minor points, do not cavil
with US upon the ninth part OF the breadth
Of hair. but show at once BY your action
that You do not recognize the rights of the
South. The people Of The South, Of which
Missouri is part, want 10 understand
whether they can live in peace with you
VI no'' ~ ueIo uo any settie0 hoetlilty
on the part of the North against the South
then We are two people inevitably, and
God forbid we should be two people, We
desire Union; we desire this Union shall
'ubsist, but We want 10 undersiand that you
are net hostile 10 US, and therefore we ask
you to come forward in the spirit Of iiber-
aiity of msgnanmiIy, if you choose, (becsu.e
you are the victorious psrty) and grant
what is liberal, and grant it freely and
frankly. Do not squsbbls with US about
the ninth part Of the breadth of hair. Let
US 60 at the minds of your people and le,
them vote on the propositions, and in that
way LET US see whether you will regard u.
as hostile Or as friends!"
Gentlemen, in that spirit ws were no.
met. They would cavil with Us about ey.
believing that we were trying all
The time 10 take some advantage of them;
upon the great victory, and thai
they must reap the fruits Of il, and ihey
gave US nothing better than the resolutions
my colleague has spoken Of. -.
am sorry gentlemen that those rssolu.
tians; even such as they were, were not
sanctioned by Congress. Congress did not
choose 10 adopt them and what will now be