New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-08-04


out the schemes OF your own officer, who ought 10
tave concerned to your will as you had made it known
a. ele tons and had expressed it by your delegates IN
Convention.
Sill further to execute the purpose of severiug the
connection of Missouri with the United Staes, the
| Genera Assembly was called, and when assembled
sat In secret scSson aud enacted laws which had for
their OF ect the pseng 10 the hands of the Governor
large sums Of morv be expence ed in his discretion for
military purposes and law for the orga zaiiOn Of
military force which 10 he sutsned by extraord
nary taxation, and to be soluey subject TO the or
des Of the Governor, TO oct agabst all opposers, IN
GLIDING the United States. by there acts schools are
clio ed and the demands Of humanity for the support Of
lunatcs denied and the mooey raised for The pnr
| poses of education and beneVoenee may swell the
| fund 10 be expended In war.
Without referring particularly TO the provisions
of these several acts, which most extraordinary
and extremely dangerous precedeDs IL sufficient
20 say that they dpay the same purpose to engage ~
conflict with the General Government, and to break
| the connection Of Missouri with the United States
witch had before been manifested by Gov. jackson.
The ooudu, OF thefe officers OF the legislative and tx.
eeutve Departments has produced evil aud dangers OF
| vast magnitude, ana your delegates in Convention
have addressed themselves 10 the important and deli
cle duty of attempting to free the State from these
| evilr.
The high Executive officers have fed from the Gov
eminent and from the Stale, leaving us without he
officers to diebarge the ordinary necessary Exc 'uve
funci ns. But, than thi- they actually en-
gagged IN carrying On war win tie State supported
by Troops from in the Southe Conf defacy; 50
at tie State, while earnestly deirous to keep out Of
the war; has become the sceue OF conflict without any
on Of the PEOPLE assuming such hostility. Any re-
Tor prtse evil, to be adequhte must De one
which tha vacare the Offices held BY tie officers who
have thus brought orr trouble upOl rs.
Your delegates desire that you shall by election fill
these ollces BY pro of your choice, and for
II i. purpose they have directed by ordnance, that an
election shall he held On he hfst Monday IA Novem-
ber. His line, rather than one nearer at hand, was
sected as 10 conform to the sli1l Of the provision
in u Constitution, which requires three months no.
tie 70 be given o election 10 I'LL vacancy IN the
Office of Governor. But IN the meantime, much dam
nee might happen 70 the state By keepiog the present
Leumbeuts IN Office, not ouly 10y leaving necessary tx
ctiye duties unpefomed, willie they prosecute their
war measures but by continuing and increasing the
internal social stIiie which threatens The peace OF tie
| whole ate.
Yoar delegates Judged It necessary that in order to
preserve tie peace aud IL order 10 arrest nvasipDs IL
the ate these Executive Offices should be vacated 1T
ooce and be billed by reroDs select Ell by your dele
gaies until you could I'll them By election. They have,
iher,fofo made such selection as tley trust wal be
found lie judicious N serving tie peace o. the
State. The Office Of Secretary Of State has not been
Toned before, and II Is sufficient 20 say that Ben
ainin r.. classy, tie present Incumbent, has aoan-
djI ed tie seat OF government, aid bHs followed tie
fotuhef Of the Governor taking With lin the Seal Of
State AZ OH instrument OF evil. lie may be employed
by The GOyeInor ia action deeply injurious 10 the
Saie aid he has been dealt with by your Dc egafes IN
the same manner tie Governor aud Ii, ulenant-
| Governor.
In regard 10 re members OF the General Assent w.
II J. only necessary 10 say that 10y the enactment OF tie
law called the aiitary iill, " len violates 'he Coz
situiiD and places tie rB military str agb Oi tue
State al he amu-t unlimited couro ot the Executive,
spd imp-cs burdens uion the citizens for the
support OF array and 10y the passage OF general a.
uf,isiaion acts wui,h give 10 tie Executive the
and Of large funds TO be expended al lis discretion
for military purposes thus uuins the control Of the
pure and tie sword in the hands they have de
played their Willingness 20 snsalu tue war policy Of
the Executive, ana place the uest lee OF tie stale III
the la De OF tue Governor.
Tie Offices OF tie members 81 The General As emily
have Therefore been vacated aud Lew election Or
dcr.d r. that Won may have opuou Gul,y Of choOs
irg sth Legal i've Representatives as may carry out
Your own We've oi policy.
la orcr that the chemes OF tbOse who seek 10 tske
Missouri oct 81 tie Union may uU, ilri or TO aided by
the 4te secret legislation Of he bentTnl Assembly,
vclr Dele ars have b. vTdiuAue, Snesded the Mill
tsry law aud suc Oler acs a. were doubtless fassed
foi purpose OF disturbing tie ieaiOas Of The Sae
with the Federal Government.
Tlc-eere tie freaurcs sdoTted by your Delegates
n Conv,Aos for tie purpose II restoring peace D. our
dituiied Slate and enabling you O. selcct ucers Tor
your, ive- 10 declare "a carry into tAc-t view.
Of TIE trne policy Of the = lie. They are measures
whi-h seem TO be- imIertiyely d-nauoed by The pre-
eut aiming condition cf pa lie giairr, and your dele
gtits have 20 en- nit them TO you for your
aptr val or de pproVhl, tla they ray have the
totity oi sanction il yon Hud them To be adapt
co. 60 ecurc tbe pea and welfare Of the , ste.
Ihctc are who question the power Of tie Con-
vtnon 90 adopt these measures. very b1ef eNani'
mtiin 4 tits question of power, will show that the
Iowe- eX r., beyond doubt. IL - one oil TIE iauta'
me- ntl nac lcs OF ioyernment, that all political
uower resides "a the geo, lc and II il esiab,hed be-
Npd auction Lat Convention OF Dvl-r ates Of the
ieo h. when regularly cplled and emnlel, ro-se-ses
ali IL goliicul power which The people themselves
po,s ts AMI sauds In the place OF the as.embagc oil
at 10. lecple ~ Que va, II there 90 no liIna
lion upun lac power O the Convention, made 10 tie
cal o. ne body, ten e body Il po<fesed Of unlmii-
Cd rDl.lica! power.
In We "a ). ie Convection, then there is a lima-
ton utol il, in;oreG by the Constitution OF the Unl cd
state. Ii ge paic the iostlou Oi the opponents OF
The poa now exercised 0y This Convection 10 the
! strongest form, il in thh: The Convention Was called
J, nh act oi Tie General Assembly for ep.tihc par
pctes ,elaIed IN tbe ac uud tereiJe, the people In
,eefirg delegates under that net in ended - limit the
Convention TO the subj -es therein speced, and this
At on taken by tie Cohgou iun Ia yacaiing State
Office. within the scope q the subjects thus sub
i nj ted 10 tie Coayoniipn
Iisy very vel understood by all taat Convention
OF che ieCyla docs not derive any power from any act
of The lc.i.ture. All its power Greedy the power
OF toe pcO e. aud II not dependent upon any act y! the
, Ordinary iuGct Onaries vi tic state IL cannot De-
chained ia TIE present case, ttat We are 10 look at
IL act Of Assembly referred 20 fof any other par
pyre than 10 fnd whether there Is any limitation in
posed by tue peOIle upon the powers OF tue COhyeG-
Iion by electing Convention under toe act. IL II be
& ,ned Nth that vic y, aad II II be conceded that
AM oft. pOyisoDs were dtsigled 10 ali the powel7
Of tr Convention n VIII bee tven thTt all the ConNen
ton has doue clearly within tie scope OF the
power, gLe 10 We eAeIols IL lie On sselon II he
act Ir d I'd that the Convention, wien assembled,
cha pro eel 70 cousider the then sAisting relations
. tween the Government OF The United states, the
Ie0piu aud SoSeTlaenis ! Tue diiuent Sln'es ana
tDe goI eTAieut and peOpie of The state If Missouri
M d 10 ADOPT suci measures fOr NilfIcGing the foy-
eleouty II the state and the rOte, lion Of It's stitu-
tious a, shall appear 10 tI'Gm 10 be demanded Toe