on june 11, lyon met face-to-face with jackson, price and their aides at the planter's house hotel in st. louis. they argued for four hours (much of it over jackson's powers under the "military bill") before lyon abruptly ended the meeting, declaring "rather than concede to the state of missouri for one single instant the right to dictate to my government in any matter however important, i would see you, and you, and you, and you, and every man, woman, and child in the state, dead and buried! this means war. in an hour one of my officers will call on you and conduct you out of my lines."