lier, Eitzen, Foster, Gantt, Givens, Gorin, Gravely, Hall of Randolph, Hatcher, Hendrick, Hitchcock, How, Irwin, Isbell, Jackson, Johnson, Knott, Leeper, McClurg, McCormack, McFerran, Morrow, Noell, Rankin, Rowland, Sayre, Scott, Smith of Linn, Turner, Watkins, Woolfolk and Mr. President -39.

For Mr. GROVER— Messrs. Bast, Breckinridge, Bridge, Brown, Calhoun, Chenault, Comingo, Crawford, Doniphan, Donnell, Douglass, Drake, Dunn, Frayser, Flood, Gamble, Hall of Buchanan, Harbin, Henderson, Holmes, Holt, Howell, Hudgins, Jamison, Kidd, Linton, Long, Marmaduke, Marvin, Matson,

Maupin, McDowell, Meyer, Moss, Norton, Orr, Phillips, Ray, Redd, Ritchey, Ross, Sawyer, Shackelford of Howard, Shackelford of St. Louis, Sheeley, Smith of St. Louis, Stew. art, Tindall, Waller, Welch, Woodson, Vanbuskirk and Zimmerman-54.

Mr. Grover having received a majority of all the votes cast, was declared duly elected sergeant-at-arms for this Convention.

On motion of Mr. HUDGINS, the Convention adjourned until tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.

FOURTH DAY,

TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 1861. The Convention met pursuant to adjourn- several other States are deliberating as to withment, and was opened with prayer by the Rev.

drawing from the Union; and that, in our opinAndrew Monroe.

ion, any force employed against said States The Journal of the proceedings of yester- that have declared themselves withdrawn from day was read and approved.

the Union (or that may so declare,) by The President announced the appointment the General Government would destroy of the following members on the Committee

all hope of reconstructing or preserving on Federal Relations :

the Union, do earnestly remonstrate and proMessrs. Gamble, Henderson, Redd, Hall of

test against any and all coercion, or attempts Randolph, Tindall, Doniphan, Hall of Buchan

at coercion, of said States, or any of them, into an, Watkins, Hough, Sawyer, Douglass, Che

submission to the General Government, whether nault and Pomeroy.

it be clothed with the name or pretense of exeAlso, the following members on the Com- cuting the laws of the Union or otherwise, and mittee on Claims :

declare that in such contingency Missouri will Messrs. Shackelford of Howard, Pipkin and not view the same with indifference. Harbin.

Resolved, That the President of this ConvenHARRISON Hough, a Delegate from the Twenty-fifth Senatorial District, presented his

tion cause a copy of the foregoing resolution

to be respectfully laid before the President of credentials, and was sworn in as a Member

the United States. of the Convention by Hon. S. M. Breckinridge, Judge of the St. Louis Circuit Court.

Mr. Reds offered the following resolution, Mr. Howell offered the following, which

which was read and referred to the Committee was read, and, under rule adopted by the

on Federal Relations : Convention, was referred to the Committee Resolved by the People of the State of Missouri on Federal Relations.

in Convention assembled, That we are unalterResolved, That we, the people of the State of ably opposed to the doctrine of coercion, beMissouri, by our delegates in Convention as- lieving that any attempt to carry it into pracsembled, being ardently attached to the Union tice would inevitably result in civil war, of the States of this Confederacy, and desirous

would forever destroy all hopes of preserving of maintaining and transmitting it to succeed

or reconstructing the Union; and, so believing, ing generations according to the letter and

we deem it due to our Northern brethren, to despirit of the Constitution, which we regard as

clare that it is the determination of the people the highest effort of statesmanship yet made; of Missouri, that in the event that any Southin view of the fact that seven of the States of

ern State is invaded for the purpose of carrysaid Confederacy have, in their sovereign ca

ing such doctrine into effect, to take their stand pacity, adopted ordinances declaring their con

by the side of their Southern brethren and renection with the General Government dissolved,

sist the invader at all hazards. and have further declared to the world a con- Mr. Gantt, offered the following resolution, federated government among themselves; and which was adopted :

and

Resolved, That the Sergeant-at-Arms be di. Third, To authorize the sale of real estate, recied to cause all persons present as specta- except such as belongs to the State. tors to be seated, and that when the seats for But the Legislature shall have power to pass the accommodation of the spectators are ex: laws to authorize courts to do and perform the hausted, no further spectators be admitted. various matters herein prohibited; provided, all

Mr. HENDERSON offered the following reso- such laws shall be general and uniform throughlution, which was adopted :

out the State. Resolved, That a committee of seven members Mr. Gantt offered the following resolution, be appointed by the President, to whom shall which was read and referred to the committee be referred the communication made to this appointed to take into consideration the comConvention by the Hon. Luther J. Glenn, Com- munication of the Commissioner from the State missioner from the State of Georgia, and that of Georgia : they report to the Convention such action as Resolved, That this Convention, having rethey may deem a respectful and suitable re- spectfully heard the address of the Commissponse thereto on the part of this State.

sioner from our sister State of Georgia, and The President appointed Messrs. Henderson, having thus manifested the disposition of the Birch, Howell, Stewart, Wright, Marvin and people of Missouri to listen with fraternal kindKnott as said committee.

ness to any voice proceeding from any of their On motion of Mr. PIPKIN,

fellow-citizens of this Union, feels that its duty Resolved, That Master J. Fielding Long be to the sovereignty which it represents requires appointed a page of this Convention.

an unequivocal declaration of the dissent of the Mr. Ritchey gave notice that on to-morrow people of Missouri from the proposal of which he would move to rescind that part of the the Commissioner from their sister State of eighteenth rule, for the government of this Georgia is the messenger. Convention, making it the duty of each mem- Mr. Ray offered the following resolution, ber making a proposition to read it in his place which was adopted : to the Convention.

Resolved, That Col. Doniphan be requested On motion of Mr. BRECKINRIDGE,

to address the Convention in reference to the Resolved, That Capt. E. D. Couzens be re- action of the Peace Congress. quested to act as Sergeant-at-Arms of the Con

Col. Doniphan, being present, came forward vention until the arrival of the Sergeant-at- and addressed the Convention as suggested in Arms elect.

the resolution. Mr. Wilson moved that the Convention now Mr. Alles offered the following resolution: adjourn, which motion was decided in the nega

Resolved, That the regular session of this Con. tive.

vention, unless otherwise ordered, shall comMr. HENDERSON offered the following reso

mence at ten o'clock in the morning and three tion, which was adopted :

o'clock in the afternoon. Resolved, That a committee be appointed by

Mr. SAYRE moved to amend the resolution the President, whose duty it shall be to con

by striking out the words, “and three o'clock tract for any and all printing that may be or

in the afternoon,” which was agreed to, and dered by the Convention, and that they report the resolution as amended was adopted. as early as practicable.

Mr. ALLEN offered the following, which, on The President appointed upon said commit- motion of Mr. Smith, of St. Louis, was laid on tee Messrs. Hendrick, Howell and Woolfolk.

the table : Mr. Welch offered the following, which, on Resolved, That the Secretary of this Convenmotion of Mr. Hatcher, was laid on the table : vention be authorized to purchase and furnish

Be it ordained and declared by the people of postage stamps for each of the members and the State of Missouri, in Convention assem- officers of this Convention.. bled, as follows:

Mr. Comingo offered the following, which The Legislature shall have no power to pass

was adopted. special laws for the following purposes :

Resolved, That all the resolutions offered and First, To establish, change or vacate any

referred to the Committee on Federal Relations State road.

be printed for the use of the Convention. Second, To declare minors of age for any Mr. Philips offered the following resolupurpose.

tion, which was adopted:

Resolved, That Judge Hough be invited to Gen. Coalter, being present, came forward address the Convention upon the subject of the and complied with the request of the ConvenPeace Congress.

tion. Mr. BIRCH offered the following, which was

Mr. Long offered the following, which was adopted :

adopted : Ordered, That the Committee on Federal

Resolved, That Judge John B. Henderson be Relations, and the committee to which was

requested to address this Convention upon the referred the communication of the State of condition of the Union. Georgia, as made through her Commissioner

Mr. POMEROY offered the following, which on yesterday, have leave to sit during the ses

was adopted : sion of this Convention.

Resolved, That the officers and members of

the present General Assembly of this State, Mr. SHEELEY offered the following, which when visiting the city during the sitting of was adopted:

this Convention, be invited to seats within the Resołred, That Gen. Coalter be requested bar. to address the Convention in relation to the On motion of Mr. GAMBLE, the Convention Peace Congress.

adjourned.

FIFTH DAY,

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 1861. The Convention met pursuant to adjourn- | April next, in the city of Nashville, Tennesment, and was opened with prayer by the Rev. see, similar Commissioners appointed by MisMr. MONROE.

souri, to consider, and, if practicable, ag upThe Journal of the proceedings of yesterday on some united course of action to be pursued was read and approved.

by said States in securing these ends. Mr. HATCHER offered the following preamble Resolved, That Gen. A. W. Doniphan, Ayand resolutions, which were read and referred to lette Buckner, John D. Coalter, Waldo the Committee on Federal Relations :

P. Johnson, Harrison Hough, Hamilton R. Whereas, it is the deliberate opinion of this Gamble, and Nathaniel W. Watkins, are Convention, that, unless the unhappy contro. ( hereby appointed Commissioners, whose duty versy, which now divides the States of this it shall be, when notified by the President of Confederacy, shall be satisfactorily adjusted, a this Convention that two or more of said States permanent dissolution of the Union is inevit- have accepted this invitation, to repair to the able ; and this Convention, representing the city of Nashville, Tennessee, on the day desigwishes of the people of Missouri, is desirous nated in the foregoing resolution, to meet such of employing every reasonable means to avert Commissioners as may be appointed by any so dire a calamity, and determined to make a two or more of said States, in accordance with final effort to restore the Union and the Consti- | the invitation herein contained. tution in the spirit in which they were estab- Resolved, That if said Commissioners, after lished by the Fathers of the Republic; There- full and free conference, shall agree upon any fore,

plan of adjustment, or any course of action to Resolved, That on behalf of the State of Mis- be pursued by said States, in accordance with souri, an invitation is hereby extended to the these resolutions, the Commissioners hereby States of Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North appointed shall report the same to an adjourned Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky and Arkansas, session of this Convention, to be held at such to unite with Missouri in an earnest effort to ad. time as the Convention may hereafter deterjust the present unhappy controversies in the mine. spirit in which the Constitution was originally Resolved, That the President of this Convenformed, and consistently with its principles, so tion send copies of these resolutions to the Exes to secure to the people of the slaveholding ecutives of the several States herein mentioned, States adequate guarantees for the security of with a request that the said Executives inform their rights ; and for this purpose to appoint him as soon as practicable, of the action of their Commissioners to meet, on the 15th day of respective States in this regard, and that when

informed that two or more of said States have the adjustment of our national troubles, upon responded to this invitation, by the appoint- the basis of the amendments to the Constitument of Commissioners, as herein requested, tion of the United States proposed by Senator he shall forth with inform the Commissioners Crittenden, thereby arresting the progress of herein appointed of that fact.

revolution, and securing our constitutional Mr. Hatcher moved to suspend the rules rights in the Union, and removing forever from requiring the resolutions to be referred to the the arena of party politics the dangerous secCommittee on Federal Relations, and refer tional questions that have brought us to the them to a select committee of five, which mo

verge of ruin. tion was decided in the negative.

Mr. WOOLFOLK offered the following, which The Resolutions were then referred to the

was read and referred to the Committee on Committee on Federal Relations, and ordered

Federal Relations and ordered to be printed. to be printed. Mr. SAYRE offered the following, which was

Resolved, That the present crisis demands referred to the Committee on Federal Relations,

that the rights of the Slave States should be and ordered to be printed :

secured to them by Amendments to the ConstiResolved, That this Convention express the

tution, and that this Convention recommends sentiment of the people of Missouri, in declar

to the Legislature of Missouri that they apply ing their undiminished and unalterable attach

to Congress to call a general Convention of all ment to the Union of these States, under our

the States in the manner provided by the Conglorious Constitution. That a guarantee of

stitution for the purpose of making such amendour rights upon the subject of slavery, giving

ments thereto as will secure the rights of the an equality to the citizen, and protection to his

Slave States, restore peace, and relieve the

Southern mind of apprehension for the future. property that shall secure us against the threat

Mr. Long offered the following resolution, ened perversion of the Constitution of the

which, on motion of Mr. FOSTER, was laid on United States, from the interpretation which it

the table : has received in all the departments of the Federal Government, up to the present time, is in.

Resolved, That the Sergeant-at-arms furnish dispensably necessary; and is indispensably

each member of this Convention, except the

St. Louis delegation, with twenty-five postage necessary to the existence of the union of these States. Without guaranties upon that sub.

stamps.

Mr. Stewart offered the following resoluject to that effect, our Constitution and Union

tion, which was read and referred to the Comcould not have been made, and they cannot

mittee on Federal Relations and ordered to be exist without them.

printed. That in the construction of our government,

Resolved, That in the opinion of this conthe idea of the use of force, as between the

vention a Convention of the people of the BorStates, in holding them together, was wholly

der States for the purpose of presenting a plan discarded. It will not only not avail for that

of Compromise to a Convention of the people purpose, but the undertaking of it would be

of all the States, would be the most sure and usurpation.

efficacious method of adjusting in a fraternal That this Convention appoint- -Commis

spirit the alarming discords which threaten the sioners, and that we recommend that the States

disruption of the Government. of Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Car

Mr. Linton offered the following, which was olina, Tennessee, and Kentucky, to appoint

read and referred to the Committee on Federal Commissioners to meet at- -in the State of

Relations : on the-day of- to confer to

Resolved, That there exists no adequate cause gether, and set forth such amendments to the

why Missouri should secede from the Union, Constitution as will be sufficient for our honor

and that she will do all that she can to restore and protection of our rights, and to urge upon

peace to the same by satisfactory compromises. Northern States, to accede to and adopt them.

was read and referred to the Committee on Mr. Dunn offered the following, which was Federal Relations : read and referred to the Committee on Federal

1. Resolved, That at the time of the adoption Relations and ordered to be printed.

of the Federal Constitution it was the underResolved by the People of the State of Missouri standing and intention of the people of the in Convention assembled, That we are in favor of United States that they were thereby united

the States which have seceded, and upon the Mr. Hendrick offered the following, which

together for all the purposes expressed and con- and the Ordinance of Secession of the State of templated in that instrument as one people, in- Georgia. Be it therefore separable and forever.

Resolved, By the delegates of the State of Mis2. Resolved, That the provisions of the Fed

souri, in Convention assembled, that we respecteral Constitution were understood and intended

fully decline considering the Ordinance of seby the people of the United States to be the cession of the State of Georgia, as to the prosupreme law of the land, and not a mere com

priety of forming a Southern Confederacy. pact; and for violations and infractions thereof Mr. STEWART offered the following, which by the Federal or any State government, disin.

was read and referred to the Committee on Fedtegration was not contemplated, but remedies

eral Relations : as provided in the Constitution to be sought

Resolved, That in the opinion of this Convenand obtained in the Union.

tion no overt act has been committed by the 3. Resolved, That while the right of revolu

General Government sufficient to justify either tion, for adequate cause, is not denied, yet the

secession, nullification or revolution.

Mr. TURNER offered the following resoluConstitution of the United States, and acts of

tion : Congress made in pursuance thereof for the

Resolved, That a committee of seven memadmission of new States into the Union as in

bers of this Convention (one from each Contegral parts of the United States, being the su

gressional District,) be appointed, to whom preme law of the land, no Ordinance of Seces

shall be referred all proposed alterations or sion adopted by a State government can abro

amendments to the Constitution of the State of gate them.

Missouri. 4. Resolved, That the Ordinances of Secession

Mr. SAYRE moved to lay the resolution on adopted by the several States of the Union are

the table, which was decided in the affirmative unauthorized in law and without adequate

by the following vote, the ayes and noes being cause in fact, and when we are called upon to

demanded by Mr. Turner : follow their example it is right and proper for

Ayes—Messrs. Bass, Bast, Birch, Breckinus to consider the legality and propriety of do. ridge, Bridge, Brown, Cayce, Chenault, Collier, ing so.

Comingo, Doniphan, Donnell, Douglass, Drake, 5. Resolved, That the action of several of our

Dunn, Frayser, Flood, Foster, Gamble, Gantt,

Givens, Gorin, Hall of Buchanan, Hall of sister States, in adopting Ordinances of Seces- Randolph, Harbin, Hatcher, Hill, Hitchcock, sion, is no justifiable cause for Missouri to se- Holmes, Holt, Hough, Howell, Hudgins, Irwin, cede.

Jamison, Kidd, Knott, Linton, Long, Marma

duke, Matson, McCormack, McDowell, McMr. Ritchey, in pursuance of notice given Ferran, Morrow, Moss, Noell, Norton, Orr, on yesterday, offered the following, which was Phillips, Pomeroy, Ray, Ritchey, Ross, Rowadopted :

land, Sawyer, Sayre, Scott, Shackelford of

Howard, Shackelford of Si. Louis, Sheeley, Resolved, That that portion of the eighteenth Smith of Linn, Stewart, Tindall, Watkins, rule by which this Convention is governed, re- Wilson, Woodson, Woolfolk, Vanbuskirk and quiring each member making a proposition to

Mr. President—70.

Noes--Messrs. Allen, Bartlett, Broadhead, read it distinctly to the Convention, is hereby

Bush, Calhoun, Eitzen, Gravely, Hendrick, rescinded.

How, Isbell, Jackson, Johnson, Leeper, MarMr. Foster offered the following, which was

vin, Maupin, McClurg, Rankin, Smith of St.

Louis, Turner, Waller, Welch, Wright and read and referred to the committee heretofore

Zimmerman-24.

ABSENT—Messrs. Henderson, Meyer and to the Commissioner from the State of Georgia Redd. as made through her Commissioner.

S1CK-Messrs. Crawford and Pipkin. WHEREAS, The State of Georgia, in Con. Mr. Dunn offered the following resolution, vention assembled, appointed Mr. L. J. Glenn which was read and referred to the Committee a Commissioner to the State of Missouri, to on Federal Relations : present to the Convention of this state the Resolved, By the people of the State of MisOrdinance of Secession of the State of Georgia, souri, in Convention assembled : That we are and to invite the co-operation of the State of opposed to military coercion for the purpose of Missouri in the formation of a Southern Con- subjugating the States that have withdrawn federacy; and whereas, by invitation of this from the Union, and we would regard any atConvention, the said Luther J. Glenn appeared tempt at such military coercion, under any in Convention and presented his commission pretext whatever, as an act of war, which, if

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appointed to take into consideration and reply