, 1862-06-04
MISSOURIs



JEFFERSON C1Tr, June 2.-The State Con-
yention met at Representative Hall at noon,
President n 5lson in the Chair. There not be-
ing quorum present, adjourned TIL =. m.,
when the ConVeatiOn reassembled and pro-
eeeded to business, there being eight members
more than quorum present.
A communication from the Governor Was
received and Tead. He reviews the history OF
State affairs for the past year IN detail, espec-
tally IN reference to the Provisional Govern
presses the obligation the State is under to
The general government for the promptness
and liberality With which its wants have been
supplied.
There have been issued to discussing officers
$2O,000in State defense warrants, and further
amount Of 50 GOO will have to be eissued. $780,
0G0 have been redeemed BY the receipts for
taxes from forty lone counties The deprecia-
| tion Of this paper the Governor attributes
| to interested parties, but gives assurance that
i Is better secured than any bank paper IN tue
State, as it is receivable for taxes, and in one
! year will be redeemed; besides this it has the
couateral security OF bank stock, and the debt
will be assumed By the general government
The Provisional Government began with an
empty treasury. The State credit vas gone,
Sheriffs resigned rather than collect taxes,
and even now only forEy-one counties have re.
turned tax books for 1861, and out Of s64O,'
220 due from them, only sas53, 1856 have beer
| pa1d H. fr0m EeFeNly-tHEee couutlts Hot
Heard from the a1nonnt due is very Large, bu.
officers are finding it more easy to make col
lections, and altogether the condition 0:
things is not worse than when the present
authorities received control Of the Govern
| ment.
The bondholders will hardly expect tht
July Interest to be paid, but Go not doubt the
| ability of the State to pay ultimately.
The appointments to ill county offices made
vacant by incumbents refusing TO take th'
oath Of allegiance, have generally been accept
able. In most parts of the State courts 0
justice are open and the laws properly admin
istercd, but in Others disturbance and crimt
a1c perpetrated under the name OF guerTills
} warfare. Sufficient force Is now readE, how
! ever, to compel the cessation OF such out
RACES, Troops hostile to the people and i.
stltutions OF the State have been snpplantet
, | by home volunteers, who Will be less objec
tionable. The praise OF securing peace mt
| prosperity will be due, under the providence
; Of God, to the patriotism and wisdom Of tn
convention.
be allowed to distract the attention aud euer
.. . gy Of all classes of the people from the mean
!, heretofore employed.
! The Governor is doubtful as to the wisdom
, | OF e1ectirg members Of Congress seventeen
months before taking their seats, as question
' those on which they were elected; but b
ventures no recommendation on the subject
AS TO the ordinance passed last November
J ordering an election Of executive officers an
for the. ratification Of the provisional gover1
: ment, which was postponed till the comm
. August, he submits whether it should not b
annul1ed in view Of the fact that $4,000 cit
zens are absent from the State as volunteer
8 rho ought to hare voice in this matter
AS to IN oath OF loyalty for the qualldcatio
+ Of voters, he submits the question withoI
j, recommendation, although he thinks the Stat
Il ought to be protected against the influence (
e those who have been recreant to its interest
s Resolutions were passed, authorizing tt
: President to appoint committees on Congre
; sional districts, elections, elective franchis
J. finance, militia, and State constitution
8 Some members are confident that the que
g tion Of emancipation will be voted Out of
Is consideration in the convention, while othe
e are sanguine that the Presidents propoE
it tions will be discussed and recommends
;e AL seemed resolved on stringent measur
le against allowing active secessionists to.yo
lie at the approaching election.