Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1861-04-04
TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 4, 1861

josttnent which will successfully r,uao,e the
causes Of difference forever from tb. arena Of
politics. To this amendment was offered.
adding that in the event Of the refusal Of the
Northern States TO agree TO such an adjustment
~ the border Slave States should sgree upon.
aud that thereupon the other Slave States should
decide TO change their federal relations. then
Missouri will not hesitate to take her stand
with her Southern brethren. This was voted
do~n-twenty-t~o ayes and sixty eight nays
Gen. Doniphan. lone OF the recent Peace Com
missioners) in explaining his vote. said ,hi.
looked too much like an ultimatum. IL was i'm
polite to say how long Missouri will stay in the
Unio. in ..y event which will impel US to leave
IL. He was willing to serve her seven years
trying to exhaust efforts to compromise before
be would give up the Union. So il was decid-
cd that Missouri would do no more than xpress
IN opinion, and recommcnd an adjustment,
without presenting any ul,imatun. The orig
inal resolution was passed with but four dis
senting votes-sil Republicans.
The fourth resolution recommended q general
Convention OF the States TO make amendment,
TO the Constitution. This passed with bu, nine
dissenting votes.
nent OF military force by either the general gov
srnment or the seeding States, as certain to
eventuate in civil war, and cntreated both par
ties TO desist from such cocrc,e measures. To
this an amendment WAS added that in the opin-
ion Of the Convention, our cherished desire to
preserve our Country from the ruin Of civil war
and its devastating influences, and bring about
n restoration o. harmony and fraternal feeling
between the different sections of the country
would he greatly promoted BY the Federal Gov.
ernmcnt Withdrawing its troops from such forts
within the territory Of the seceding States when
there Is danger OF ,s,ile collision, and recon.
mcnds that policy. The resolution thus amend.
ed passed by large majority. One amendment
offered piedging Missouri to refuse men and
money TO the Government in case of any coer-
c'on. WAS defeated almost unanimously The
State OF Missouri while in the Union would not
be an antagonist Of the Government.
Such Is tho stand Missouri has taken, and
believe all Union men here are we'll satisfied
with 1t. The impression here is, that this State
will he very 10th to leave the Union. in any
event. The Report Of the Committee on Fed
erai Relations discussed very truly the situation
VI nhsour' on tne map, ana argued that IN case
OF disun'on, sls'ehoiders would not bring their
slave property here, N it would soon leave
them, and immigration Of the now slavehoidng
class would also be stopped, thus leaving the
State in the lurch.' While in our present re-
lat'ons nothing but immigration from the North
ern States would expel slaves, in which event
the State would be enriched rather than impov-
erisbed.
Are,olution responding to the movement Of vir-
ginia for general Convention passed. and
strong Union men appointed delegates. The
Convention stands adjourned At the call Of
Committee. IL would have adjourned without
day. no doubt, but for the desire TO be indepen-
dent OF our Legislature, which, as / heard Cen
Doniphan say, is about four hundred per cent
farther South than the people Of Missouri.