American politics (non-partisan) from the beginning to date : $b embodying a history of all the political parties, with their views and records on all important questions. Great speeches on all great issues, and tabulated history and chronological events.Cooper, Thomas V. (Thomas Valentine)
History
American politics (non-partisan) from the beginning to date : $b embodying a history of all the political parties, with their views and records on all important questions. Great speeches on all great issues, and tabulated history and chronological events.
Cooper, Thomas V. (Thomas Valentine)
Political parties -- United States; United States -- Politics and government
6th. Resolutions were offered by several members and referred, calling a
Convention of the Southern States which have not seceded, to meet at
Nashville, April 15th, providing for such amendments to the Constitution
of the United States as shall secure to all the States equal rights in
the Union, and declaring strongly against secession.
9th. The Committee on Federal Relations reported a series of
resolutions, setting forth that at present there is no adequate cause to
impel Missouri to leave the Union, but that on the contrary she will
labor for such an adjustment of existing troubles as will secure peace
and the rights and equality of all the States; that the people of
Missouri regard the amendments to the Constitution proposed by Mr.
Crittenden, with their extension to territory hereafter to be required,
a basis of adjustment which would forever remove all difficulties; and
that it is expedient for the Legislature to call a Convention for
proposing amendments to the Constitution.
The Senate passed resolutions that their Senators be instructed, and
their Representatives requested, to oppose the passage of all acts
granting supplies of men and money to coerce the seceding States into
submission or subjugation; and that, should such acts be passed by
Congress, their Senators be instructed, and their Representatives
requested, to retire from the halls of Congress.
16th. An amendment of the fifth resolution of the majority report of the
Committee on Federal Relations, asserting that Missouri would never
countenance nor aid a seceding State in making war upon the General
Government, nor provide men and money for the purpose of aiding the
General Government to coerce a seceding State, was voted down.
27th. The following resolution was passed by a vote in the House of 62
against 42:—
_Resolved_, That it is inexpedient for the General Assembly to take any
steps for calling a National Convention to propose amendments to the
Constitution, as recommended by the State Convention.
July 22d. The Convention reassembled.
23d. Resolution passed, by a vote of 65 to 21, declaring the office of
President, held by General Sterling Price at the last session of the
Convention, vacant. A committee of seven were appointed to report what
action they deem it advisable to take in the dislocated condition of the
State.
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