The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-04-26
AN ORDINANCE

AN ORDINANCE
For the ADOPTION Of the Consiur,ioa OF the P,ovisiona
Government af M Con federa,e States Of An,er,ea
We, the delegates OF the people Of Virginia In
Con ention assembled, soiemniy impressed by
the perIis which surround the Common " saith,
and appealing to the searoher Of hes rts for the
rectituds Of our intentions in assuming the grave
responsibility OF this act do. by this Ordinance,
adopt and rafyythe Constitution OF the Provisional
Government of the Confederate States Of Anne ricd,
ordained and established At Montgomery, Ala
baina, on the eighth day OF February, eighteen
nance shall ceass to have any legal operation or
effect, Ii the people VI tnis Commonw ealth upon
the vote directed 10 be taken on the Ordnance Of
secession passed by this Convention, on tue nth
day OF April, eighteen hundred and sixty one,
snail reject the same; true Copy,
JNo. L. ErBAsK. secretary.
Cenpsntien betpeen the Commonwealth Of pIrginia
the 10 fedsrafs States V Ameried.
i The Commonwealth OF Virginis, looking to a
speedy UNION OF said Common eaitn and the other
sias states with the Confederate States VI Amer
ion Tor the Provisional Government of said
states, enters into the following temporary con
vention and agreement wlth ssid Stsses, toa me
Tie common rights. interests and safety OF SAID
Common ealth and said Confederacy
lst Onlil the union OF said COMMONWEALTH
with said Confederacy shall be perfected and
said Comma W cath shall become = member OF
Of both powers, inc whole military force and mil:
itary operations, offensive and defensive, of said
C"mmon In the inpehang c1 comm corn
aud direction OF President Of said Confederate
States upon he same principles basis and footing
as il SAID Commonw eaIth were now, and durlAs
IN. interval member Of said ConfederAcy.
"a. The Commonw ealth Of Virginia Will, after
the contamination Of the Union contemplated in
this convention, and her adoption OF the Constr.
tuition for 4 permanent Government OF the said
Confederate states, and she shall become u mem
Der OF said Confederacy under said permanent
Constitution, II the same occur, turn over TO the
said Confederate states Sli the public property,
naval stores and munitions of war, &c may
then be in possession OF, acquired from the United
states on the same terms and In like manner
the other states of said Coniederacy have done in
ike cases. -.s- ~
sd. Whatever expenditures Of money, IL any
said Common Cd itn Of iirginia shall make before
the Uniun, under tue PasSisional Government as
be met and provided tor by said Confederate
States.
This Convention entered into and agreed to, in
the city of Richmond, Virginia, on the twenty
fourth day Of April, 1851. BY Alexander Ii. Ste
nhens. the duly authorized Commissio to act
in the matter for the said Confederate States, and
John TYLER. VIM. Ballard Preston saml Med
Moore James 7. Holcombe James G. Bruce, and
Lewis K. Harvie. parties duly authorized to &C.
einia-the W hole ubect to the approval and rati-
fcation of the proper authorities of both Govern
ments respectively.
have hereto set their hands and seals, the day
and wear aforesaid, and at the place aforesad-in
duplicate originals.
Commissioner for Confederate states.
WV: BAlLARp PRESTON. seal, Commits
s. Med. MOORE, Seal. slcPers
JAMES p. HoLCOABB, Seal, ! Tor
JAMES c. BRUCB. lSeal.I Virginia.
LEWIS &. HARvIH, ISeal,1
Approve ed and ratif ed by tn Convention OF Viz
JOHN JANNEY, President.
JOHN L. EUBANK, Secy.