Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-03-25
eICHMOND WING.
a,s7r-ov og THE STATE OF MISSOURI.

POSITION OF THE STATE Or AIocOORl.
c,,,,rtion Of th, State Of Missouri on Tuesday
-.,r,ss voting on the resolutions reported on
S, i-.t,a. by the msjor.ty the Committee on Fe-
s,.,lEsstc1s.
-.s-s Of ;rese resolutions was passed unanimously
min the following words:
p.1-.} That AZ present there is no adequate cause
N uiss,1ri 20 dissolve her cOuuexiOn sih the Fe-
I-;on but or the contrary, she Il labor for such
E,saent OF the existing troubles a. viii secure the
a.: ,bs rish.s aud the equality OF sll the States
r,s s,,ond resolution was then considered. Il Is in
,ss1l,w.ng form:
.pr,,E That the people Of this State are devo,edly
- % The Institutions OF our country, and earnestly
..g- nv fair aud amjcSols ADJUSTMENT, the preseu.
.of disagreement may be removed, the Union per
go .ll peace and harmony be restored between the
S,a.b ana the Norh.'
rus proposed to amend the above resolution by add
;-, hereto the following
.rs,t wishing to restore peace TO our country, we
- -be Federal Government 10 withdraw the trcOr
c.- ,be forts now occupied by them in the seeded
amendment wa. laid on the table, and the resOlu-
+,7 was then adopted with on. one dissenting vote
Tn, rd rs.o.utior then came up in its order. /. is
A. follows:
.Ps,orr.I That the people Of this State deem the
anon lrn. TO he Constitution OF the United States pro-
l bv NJ Cr .,cci.u, viii the extension OF the Slme
y Tr cries hereafter 90 be acquired basis Of adj Isle
s8, shch win successfully remove the causes Of diiler
,r,s forever from the arena Of national politics"
The following was proposed as an amendnea; to be
AIDED 70 the resolution:
,rd that in the event Of refusal by the Northern
SOS TO r-se % such an adjustment OF the slayery cues
, s-d our sister Border Slave States shall decide 70
rs their relations with the General Governmen his
-i s MOI: hesitate TO take her stand in favor OF her
southern brethren
Us amendment was rgjected-yels -, nays IS. Two
Or three other amendments we're also offered bu, they
we're respectively laid on the table, aad ordered to be
p-.tsd. that they mi igh, be hereafter considered.
Tie third resolution vas then adopted reported BY
tie Committee and also the fourth, which is follows
aPao,.l Thl, the people Of Missouri believe that q c
mace and quie, Of the country viii be promoted by
Convention 10 propose amendments 20 the Constitution
,s M Cai.et Safes an1 that ;hjs Convection urges c
legislature Of this State to take steps fer calling su,h
Convention"
TIE f1h resolution Of the series was next taken up
Lrsai, as follows;
"Rsa'rsf That in the opigion Of this Convention the
EMPLOYMENT Of military force by the Federal Government
% cos-c, the Seeding States, the employmsu' Of
N es bv Che Seeding States assl the Government OF
he i.ci States viii inevitably Viuoge t-e country int
civil s4r aud thereby eNlngush al hope Of au aulca lie
ss-.su.n. Of the is-ues now pending. We therefore
earnestly er.rel hs Federal Government, az well as the
Seeds; States TO say the Of military power and
or no pr5aaca whatever bgug upon tde nation the hor-
r55s Of civil war;
Til, resolution was amended 50 as 70 aihrm-
"Trat the Convention hesh earnest desire TO pc
ys- civil war and shat this would be promoted by the
Nlirlea Of che Federal troops from Ll0se iors where
there Is dtrger Of collision, aud that the Convention re-
commend the adoption Of ,lis policy
l. ibis form the resolution was passed, yeas 50, nays g.
The concluding resolution, providing ;hat when the
Convention adjourn adjourn to meet at Jefferson city
on the tbirj Monday ia December, was also adopted