The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-06-08

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l.S.UAD cooisR,
ne sa &c or Governor G.. mLic, OF Missouri
to the state Convention.
The following message was read in the State Cnven-
ton now in session Jefferson city, Mo-, Monday
last Juno @ the rst day Of the ion We Lave here
iofsre Civ en- synopsis Of it by telegraph
GESrIExxs or THE CoxyENroS-You have been again
called together because there Is other body In exist
sncs that adopt tho which tie present
dion OF the State demands
In order to proper understanding or our condition
udcious exercise OF the powers with which the
Convention is clothed, 1t may be profitable to glance
rapidly At the events which have occurred within the
past year
and after you had soemnly expressed tho judgment Of
the people OF the State that there sufficient
for disturbing the relations existing between the State
and the United States, there manifest the part Of
those ezercisig the executive and diaiue roicrs of the
STATE persislei purpose dssole connection acith
the gneral government dad attach to The socdsd South
q" military ta Sss e . and do
government and finally produced the battle T Bonneville
on The first day Of June last
authority of the United States charged citizen or
this United States with treason against the
other high executive officers and many members the
Legislature being implicated In the charge of trca
son, in like manner ned and abandoned their Offices.
Thus 1t happened that when you again assembled in
July last you found the State government In ruins
with no msgistracy in condition TO exercise the powers
which conferred upon them by the constitution, in
order maintain the Of the State and the security Of
the people. II was among the wise orderngs OF kind
Providence that the Convention should such crisis
be in existence and capable Of meeting tho emergency
The alternative was presented you OF allowing the
State government TO remain In ruins with anarchy uni
versay prevailing, with no power to preserve order
cept az might BIO exercised by soldiery chiefly from
other States, Of attempting TO again the govern
OF the state that the reign Of law nigh be
shed You chose the latter and organized thu provision
uy The necessity for your action s b.
admitted BY every Tsrson who understands what was
ther the ccndcn Of The state and the wisdom Of your
action world seem be established BY the improvement
that has since taken place In our condition, 80 i
II look hacSto the time OF establishing 1le provi
sional nent, win soc srch state u affairs as
the restoration OF psacs End order. Civil ai!y
inaugurated; dis ga-d " Law unye sally regred: 5
preserve order; there were no arms beHengipg
TO the State TO put into the hands Of
the treasury with which to purchase arms or subsst
soldiers thero state credit upon which 10
money: and, moreover, very large majority Of the
public Offices OF tho state Ia the hands Of persons
hostile TO the government OF the United States, sympa
thizng With those engaged in the rebellion and
your attempt restore peace. Under such circum-
Stances il was not surprising that some should have
dczpared Of the success Of the experiment to restore
quiet and peaceful administration u the state govern
meni. Iot II was the only hope that was left to those
who really desired to preserve the state governments in
actual operation.
the State. call made for forty thou and voun-
tcsrs the gath OF August last six months
After tbs call was made, many hindrancss thrown
ia the az its being answered. Officers and mon be-
longing regiments IN the service OF the United States
deprecated the Stas service by representing the utter
uncertainty Of the men receiving siihers heir pay,
ching, subsistence These representations were
made, Lot only by persons raising troops as Mis-
souri, volunteers, but by others who in regiments
belonging TO ether States, who desired swell their
own ranks Unfortunately tho real state Of facts gave
much color OF truth 70 these representations and
rendered them the mere efrecual hindrapces 20 the
raising ths number OF vount called for Still more
than six Thousand men volunteered and were organized
into battaons aud regiments under the act q 1850,
which had been re enacted by the Convention.
As the recruiting advanced The difficulty of providing
and became apparent and APP
TO The Commanding General Of the Department
personal conference with The authorities at Washington
BY such conference ams were obtained, and the Of
600 advanced BY the United States OF APP
preparation made in July last for the purpose OF aiding
the loyal ctizsns IN States where rebellion existed With
this comp ,ratvely small sum the attempt was TO be
made provide the absolute necsssaes required by the
troops, ia tcuariy the articles which could be pur,
chased only for cash And y y proLer here TO bear
bore the privatons to which they subjected
IT plainly impossible to supply them out OF this
with the full allowance " which soldiers In the ice
Of the United States entitled and II became inds
pensaby necessary 10 practice the greatest economy
order 70 prov de me men with tho most indispensable
obliged listen 10 the recital Of these wants, h the
iu knowledge that they could not be properly met AZ
the Ieod apr cached ~ which they eugl to be paid
the difficulty VI meeting their reasonable demands for
pay be met Your ordinance passed AZ the 0cto
bor pr0yf&au Tor meeting the expense the
whole orce ~ authorizing the issue or defence warsnts
not to lion Of dollars This measure relic we'd
the executive from the apprehension Of immediate
bsrrasment but was inadequate TO tho full support II
any considerable force for long period II plainly
necessary that some more provision should be
made IN order 10 make the force large enough 10 DO
Efficient and at the time free the State treasury
re II burden it could not bear. ~ s~ ~ +
In order accomplish this end another personal con-
ference sought With the President and the result
engagement erected under which the government
Of the United states undertook % bear all the expense
q military force to DO raised for the defence Of the
provided for tbs organization Of the volunteers the
service OF the United states. II was thought that
this arrangement would be nj once received BY the
troops already the eervco Of the state qua,
q future and certain and regular subsistence and pay
and iha. they would promptly embrace me propston
10 ray which they had not received. and as many o.
them could rot leave their famiiis 10 terve in distant
parts Of the state during the war II found that they
hcsitaled TO engage in the rev seryise
II was apparent that 20 have two classes Of troops At
the ssme time IN The service o. the STATE one sup
by the state, would predrcs endless confusion and
dicuty. The expense Of me force orgat lied under
proportion Of officers allowed Cor The number IL
men enlisted a. privatss was therefore judged
sary or the Interest q the state and hs service 70 ray
those VINO could for the might engage Ia the
force about TO be raised and supported At tho expense Of
Ihe nj made with tho Prssden, gave an i'm
petus the stment OF volunteers hit Construction
was given 20 the agreement which required an old
pany Of eghty.three 70 he raised before the men
could lie subssted, clothed ana paid BY the United
states, Although here had been received from the
United States additional sum Of $3.50 GOO Il became
apparent that this money would 5000 be consumed in
furnishing sbsstence and clothing 20 recruits nnt each
company was ready 70 10 mnstersd INTO service with
eighty three men. n became necessary, therefore TO
again personal conference nth The Authorities in
Washington order to have te agreement carried out
10 lis sprit. This Elected and the mon were
ortsfe 10 he mustered INTO service sngy they were
roc usted ant 10 receive their subsistence and clothing
at from he proper rncers Of The United State.
When tho military service ol the state placed
rr0r lis basis II Immediately apparent that all
Diligently raising an adequate force was removed.
Author tics 90 faiss regmoris and companies, and 10
All r. rBs generally, wers given out ard all pro.
efgrag vell whom Congress ntorposcd and rted the
nYYler 20 bo PAID " 200 men, orders hal 10 be
ste o. stop recruiting, but az tho returns Ii
ha hten found that have moro than ~ 600 men, and
n ferails 10 lie known whether Congress- wi with the
rbetaly which has chsractetzed the conduct of the
inru d his When the order 70 stop recruiting