Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-09-03
Missouri Radical state Convention.


JEFFERSON CRY, September 2--In conven.
ton this morning, committee OF one from each
county in the State appointed to visit
Washington and lay before the President the
grievances of the loynl people of Missouri.
A resolution was passed inviting Union men
from Kansas to send delegatiun 10 Washington
in conjunction with the one appointed by the con
venton.
Henry Glover of ST Louis: Arnold Kro
tel, of ST Charles, and Daniel Wagner, of Lewis
county were nominated by reclamation for
Judges of the Supreme Court.
A resolution was adopted instructing the State
Executive Committee TO prepare and publish an
address calling upon the people TO form Site or
EXAMINATIONS and central organizations in the
United States To give direction and power TO rad
zeal reforms in our Federal relations.
A resolution adopted providing for com
mitee Of FIVE to prepare a system of organization
for the friends OF freedom in the State
The committee resolutions reported a
platform in substance as follows:
Sustans the Government in vigorous
prosecution OF the war until the complete and
| final suppression Of the rebellion.
=. Denounces the military policy pursued in
| the State. the whole tendency of which is 70
throw back the people under the contral of pro
slavery and reactionHry influences. to paralyze
| the Federal power in suppressing the rebellion
|
! section of the State
The third ndorses the Presidents eraancipa
ton proclamation, and asks for il. prompt execu-
ton, and will support one not pledged 10 its
principles Ii is believed that those once liberia
ted can not again be brought lnto slavery. Ii
refuses 10 sustain any reorgnnZ ttion of the
country that does not embody the freedom of the
principles therein contained
The fourth refuses TO allow French influence
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ment 10 reSistn
The fifth demands immediate EN- ncipation in
Missouri.
The sixth favors n constitutional amendment.
The seventh demands that the Legislature call
new State convention to take under considera
ton the grievances under which the State now
labors.
committee was appointed to attend tho
Union meeting at Springfield Illinois, to NOR
row.
Additional resolutions were passed requesting
Gov Gamble and Lieut.. Gov Hall TO resign
urging the President to remove Gen. Scofield
denouncing Quautril's raid on Lawrence; thank
ing the President for arming negroes TO xii
| rebels warning members OF the Legislature
against dsregarding the will Of the people: re
quesing radical members of the Legislature q
vote for b Gratz Brown and Benjamin Logan
for U. 5 Senators.
ne committee on pubic safety reported th'
( following resolution:
In view OF the serious complications arising
out of the hostities Oh the part of the provision
al State government to the national authorit,
and national policy, we hereby entreat the Presi
dent the convention TO appoint general com
mite of public safety. composed OF one from
each Congressional district. whose duty il shall
be to confer with the loyal men of the State 4
organize them for the protection of their homes
and in the event of no relief being obtained iron
our present troubles. TO call upon the people o
the State to act in their sovereign capacity AM
such measures a. shall be deemed necessary.
he proceedings of the convention were char
acterized by the most enthusiastic demonstration
OF fervent loyalty and esrnestness.