The New York herald., 1863-10-02
THE MISSOURI NElEaA1IoM.
Address Of the Committee from the State OF
Missouri 10 President LintVln -.-r.s


hr. psspxn-0a the Is day Of the prese us anoath o
6eptsnoer mass cosvsutios H the radical Un 0n men o.
Misso1rt was held ~ Jstssson Guy Iwss thu largest
mass convention ever held in that statemen fromevsy
quarter * the state beins presenaii actoa,ed ~ s
spirit OF unconditional and unwAvasng oyalsy 10 the Yen
slituon and the Unos ~ sncsrey attached to saa
the Chief haGstrsSe 6 tho nson cad oil earnestly dcs
ing that your dminssaoa should rebound 70 the homo
Of your own and the good Of our beloved country
Previous to The assembling or that Conyestion public
meetiags wore hold IN tho s,ea oritv Of the counties
Of the STATE 10 almost every Of which resolutions
wore Adopted cordially sustaining your Admnissratiou
and distinctly satossing those great features OF your
pooy-she proclamation OF cmanoipatlon and tho en-
ploymen, Of negro troops spoa which. in opaion,
tho eary Of tho goyernmen subduiag tho
bsssea largely depends rhs convention. likewise.
emlhstcaiy declared ia approvs, q those In
inArked CONTRAST With tho Aoten taken tho amos.
ustor sssnce Of our oppooea In thor ecnss In regard
10 those great measures soA 70 pour adnlsaea. You
can judge Mr. President from these faos Who arc your
frionas In hissoui
Among thspreosed.ags OF that convention tbs
Apps'ntrscasof acomm.ss Of from each
" OF tho state thers represented proceed % the city
Wsshngtoa. sad snAeavor. ~ psssoaa with
you. 70 remove from your mind INJURIOUS Impressions
which oar opronoass have long and ndusrcasy cough.
70 create. Ant 10 procure. possible change the gov
erumeo,ai policy Ia refcrssce Missouri In pursuance
d that Appoiatn,ens we. whose hereto sub.
scribed, seventy osmbsr coming from nfsy seven
counties c that state Containing according 70 the ceusas
o 1900. more thAa ecarths OF entlre population
and representing all tho iadastria syccztons OF ine
have journsysd moro than thoussad miles perform
tue duty assssuet as. some Of dong under orr
cums'ances Of much tiaca,y AMI pcrsons' Danger We
wit A uuap andoo IA r.
your patriotism, generosity aud integrity and uaaaes
tloning belief IN your readiness do whatever right IN
regard 70 our state, yhsnover yoa fully advised
We rccsesent we verify believe large majority OF
the people o' Missouri aad still larger majority OF hs
lawful voters. 80 .r = 'HIl
We from ioys, people, Through the fsry trials
OF the last thirty moahs tacy have been willing to peril
their oil tor the linton cause; aud uuItit,los OF tben
have not only poried a bat los, all but their lives in
that cause in consequence OF thci tdentidca
!ion with H. Nc accumulation OF wrong and calamity
has been sufficient TO thcm for 4 moment from
Their devotion 70 Il and 70 your adminstra ion in
eyory step you have taken TO subdue the rebellion.
No doubts nor cavis have held them back no dcpun-
Citations deferred them from rendering an OPEN coa
rageous and honest support TO all your measures
toward that great end. For ourselves. and ON
their behalf. VIC bid you Codspeed ia eyery po,,cv
tending 70 re estsbl' tho rigul authority the nation
Ihe radical Uuion OF Missouri. recogniziuing II.
Che institution o: slavery the sole The
hearts that the continued existence OF that institution is
utterly Inconsistent with the safety country nave
TO IT, They demand its Immediate removal from Ms
souri, not only for her own sake but as her
extirpaton from American soil They are opposed 10 ii
gradual REMOVAL because al time when the OF the
begun continued solely Tor tho extension and per
petuation OF slavery. they do believe that II has
any claim TO the consideration or forbearsnce %
the true frienea " the Union any wEere. they hnd
the institution. than interested it, re goa-
sible Tor all tho horrible evils which have afflicted
country Tor neary three years they nd ia the oaiy
element which could have prsc pitatsd eivs war IN
this land they that all the srngs sectional dis
cord past present or future ara In IL they know from
bitter experisnce what wrongs sutages and caamae
il scapale Of ndictius and they appreciate aud
do not bssys IN that tenderness Toward thosc ints
rested in it, @hich would prolong It's mschevs exist
once single day beyond that at which il can be legally
destroyed. wereoce that 10 your procalnai ion Of an.
AIRY 1855, you the mighty hand OF tue nation on
that gigantic enemy or American liberty we and our
We and they hold thai thai oa did in ~" sv
lis ownforce berate every the region il covered
thea II s rrevocable and that from the momen, rs
issue tho American people sIood 10 posi-
zion beore the world ahd tho rebellion rcc1ived lis
dsanbIow II you, Mr. President, el. that day 70 yoar
country demanded that sho1d unshackle the SLAVE,
why the people Of should not from 3 tie ss
,ratorous and parrichal institution in their midst
such, in brief are .ae Distinguishing traits Of The por.
ton oi t4e paope or missouri who have csed
radicals. "1hey accept the true sgnno, nee
IN regard to the rebellion and slavery aud desire other
Till both the rebellion and slavery extirpaied.
We opposed iu Missomi by party which holds 10
conservatism as It's fundamental idea. We desire that
ann.aU,
dsloyal msn in the state. every MAJ, ,,na 1."i,
slavery was the cause OF the rebsll.r erer rn., a
desires 10 n, hold slayerv evsrv man ,sh %
with IN. rebellion; every pnan wbcse L.ra ars
red With ths blood OF Union iaen: every man who
opposed me ISSUE Of your proclamation Of emancipation
bic, and that It's revocation would return %
slavery The hegroes "a freed: eyerv ma, wLn a.,
poses The enlistment OF negroes ia osr army every man
who earns al the radca policy yoas admiastrsion;
every msa who denounoes you, and every man who
would enlburass your Efforts tho Union and he
oonstitu,irn from the assaults ol slavery With them
are associated a small bldy q t'non nop who vere
50 from the outbreak ~ thu lebelliol aud a
larger body of those ~h1 tn Openly dis
loyal. ana who have since q. l,solcssedy Uut /,
mea, only because they iouna u daDgetoIs 10 DO any
thing ec, and who At heart more pl,riots now
than when they bitterly denounced yot FOR your early
Efforts TO array the power VI c hsln FOR The overthrow
" the rebellion.
From party go constituted ho eonser, r,atsn could
expected, nor has any been resled but o the instf
the ssaaap d So,s OSsad.sCa CoSs'cf % VIM more re- :.
the eas. q political power. II vas the rcpresen.
istive. OF that party VINO, IN the Site Convention
of Missouri dl-rc 3artied the loyal sentiment of the