Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-03-12
Missouri Convention.

NJ 1SsOufl convention
ST LOUIS, March 10.-After some unim-
portant proceedings in Convention yesterday,
Judge Gamble, the Chairman of the Commit
tee on Federal Relations, presented and read
the report of that committee. The report is
long and carefully written, and makes
faithful exposition of all the circumstances
surrounding the position and affecting the
interests OF Missouri. 1t recounts the evils
OF which the South may rightfully complain,
admonishes the North that the hostile, fanati-
cal feelings towards Southern institutions,
manifested by large numbers of the people in
that section, are productive only OF evil, and
impresses the hope that better knowledge
of the subject will remove their prejudicies.
1t does not assume a threatening attitude
towards either extreme section of the coun-
try, but points out the errors of both, and
concludes with the following resolutions,
which are a reduction of the main features of
the report:
Resolved, That, at present, there is no
adeuuate cause to impel Missouri to dissolve
her connections with the Federal States, but
on the contrary, she will labor for such an
adjustment of the existing troubles as will
secure the peace, rights, and equality of all
the States.
Resolped, That the people of this State are
devotedly attached to the institutions of our
country and eminently desire that by a fair
and amicable adjustment the presentcauses
of disagreement may be removed, the Union
perpetuated, and peace and harmony re-
stored between the North and the South.
Resolped That the people of this State de-
mand that the amendments to the Constitu-
ton of the United States proposed by Mr..
Crit.enden with the extension OF the same to
all territory hereafter ito be acquired, should
be accorded as basis of adjustment, which
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ence forever from the arena of national poll
tics.
Resolved. That the people of Missouri be-
lieve that the peace and quiet of the country
may be promoted by a convention to propose
amendments to the Constitution of the United
States, and this convention urgessthe Legis.
lature of this State to take steps for calling
such convention.
RESOLVED, That as in the opinion of this
Convention, the employment of a military
force by the Federal Government to coerce
the seeding States, or the employment of
military forces by the seeding States, will
inevitably plunge the country into civil war
and thereby extinguish all hopes of an ami
cable settlement of the issues now pending;
we, therefore earnestly exhori the Federal
Government, as well as the seeding States,
to stay the arm of the military power, and
on no pretence whatever bring upon the ma
tiun the horrors of civil war.
Resolred, That when this Convention adj
journs il adjourn to meet at Jefferson City on
the third Monday of December.
ResolUed, That Com nittee be elected, a
majority of which shall have power to con-
vene the Convention at such time and place,
prior TO the third Monday of December, as
the public exigencies may require.
The report was ordered to be printed and
made the special order for Monday.
Markets by Telegraph.
New ORLEANS, March u.-Cotton firm;
sales to-day $500 bales; Middling ll4a12;
Sugar steady 4ia53; Molasses 26a2s; Flour
25a5 80. Other articles unchanged.
CINcISNATI, March 11.-Fiour quiet; 4 SO
al co. Whisky 131a1Sa. Corn steady; 80.
Oats 26a. Mess Pork quiet and no minal;
II 00a17 %. Lard dull; Sc.
River News.
LouIsvfII.E, March 1.-THE river is falling
with feet inches water in the canal.