Meeting that Helped Keep Missouri in the Union

Publication

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

L9999.999.3609

Description

The Meeting that helped keep Missouri in Union appeared in St. Joseph Gazette of July 13, 1919. Sub head of article is "The Pines" Ashland Boulevard, Where Gen. Robert Wilson Successfully Appealed at Psychological Moment to Swing Northwest Missouri from Secession. Article written by Louise Platt Hauck. At the time of the Civil War "The Pines" belonged to Rufus L. McDonald. Men who attended meeting at The Pines were Ex-Gov. Stewart, Willard P. Hall, Mr. Vories, and Judge silas Woodson of Buchanan County. Mr. Tindall of Grundy, Mr. McPharran of Livingston and Mr. Birch of Clinton County. Wilson was from Andrew County. Wilson called the meeting to appeal to these influential citizens that Missouri was better served by staying in the Union. He cited Missouri as a purchase of the United States as one legal argument that it could not secede, A slave-holder himself, he thought that slavery itself would not survive, with or without war. He felt that Missouri's economic prospects and other fortunes would be better served within the Union. As others agreed, Wilson urged each man to return to his county and run as delegate to the State Convention to consider the question of secession. As a result, all were subsequently elected and voted with others to keep Missouri in the Union, despite the secessionist leanings of its governor, Claiborne Jackson. Hauck mentions that there was a possibility of a plaque being place at The Pines in 1919 to commemorate the meeting. 1/Photocopy/Photograph

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Pamphlet

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Civil wars

Search Terms

Civil War in Missouri, St. Joseph, Missouri, Secession and the Civil War, Missouri Secession Debate, St. Joseph History, The Pines, Ashland Boulevard, Missouri in the Civil War

Publication Details

Author

St. Joseph Gazette

Place Published

City

St. Joseph

State/Province

Missouri

Date Published

1919

Call No.

StJoArea SA

Notes

Copy No.: 1

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

McDonald, Rufus L. McDonald

Person or Organization

Hall, Williard P.

Person or Organization

Woodson, Silas

Person or Organization

Mr. Vories

Person or Organization

Mr. Tindall

Person or Organization

Mr. McPharran

Person or Organization

Mr. Birch

Person or Organization

Wilson, Robert