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MILITARY LEAGUE BETWEEN THE STATE
OF TENNESSEE AND THE CONFEDERATE
STATES.
Nashville papers Of Wednesday give the joint
resolution of the General Assembly of that State,
passed in secret session, by which Commissioners
were appointed to confer with the Confederate
States relative to the formation of a military
league. The message Of the Governor, anuounc-
Ing this action, is as follows:
Executive DEPARTMENT,
NASHVILLE, May I, 1861.
~Gettlemem Of the Senate
and House Of Representatives:
BY virtue Of the authority of your joint resou-
ton, adopted on the lst day of May, inst, ap-
pointed Gustavns a. Henry, of the county OF Mont
gomery, Archibald o. w. Totten, of the county of
Madison, and W ashingtnn Barrow, of the county
OF Davidson, commissioners, the part OF Ten
neSsee, to enter into Military League with the
authorltes of the Confederate States. and with the
authorities of such other slave-huIding States as
may wish to enter into it, having in view the pro-
lection and defense of the entire South against the
war that Is now being carried against it."
Inc said Commissioners met the Hon. Henry W.
hlilard, the accredited representative of the Con.
ieuerate States, at Nashville, this dav, and have
agreed upon and executed a Military League be-
tween the State of Tennessee and the Confederate
states OF America subject however, to the ratiiica
tlon OF the two Governments one of the duplicate
originals of which herewith transmit for vour
ratIhcatlon or rejection. For many cogent and
obvious reasons, unnecessary to be rehearsed to
you, respectfully recommend the ratification of
the League at the earliest practicable moment
Very Respectfully,
IsHAM G. HARRIS.
The League is substantially the same as that
adopted by Virginia. The vote in the Senate on
its adoption was II to 6-absent or not voting A.
in the House, 42 to l5-abSent or not voting l6
The Legislature passed two ordinances, both to
be voted upon by the people on the Sth of June
next. One declares the State out of the Federal
Union, and provides for resuming her sovereignty.
The other provides for the adoption of the Cousti
tuition OF the Confederate States of America
The "Declaration Of independence and ordinance
dissovng the Federal relations betw cen the State
of Tennessee and the United States of America, !"
comprises eight sections, of which the first and
most essential is as follows:
"lst. We, the people of the State of Tennessee
waving only expression of opinion as to the ab-
stract doctrine OF secession, but asserting the rpht
as Tree and Independent people to alter, reform
or abolish our form of Government in such n man
her rs we think proper, do ordan and declare that
All the laws and ordinances by which the State OF
tennessee became a member of the Federal Union
OF the Union of the United States of America, are
hereby abrog rted and annulied aud that all obi.
cations on our part be withdrawn therefrom; and
we do hereby resume all the rights, functions and
powers which by any of said laws and ordinances
were conveyed to the Government of the United
States and aOsovr ourselves from all the ubIiga-
tonS restraints and incurred theretn and do here
by hencet0rth become free, sovereign and iude-
pendent State.
The vote on the final passage of the Declaration
OF Independence was-ayes 30, nays A. in the
House ayes 4G, nays 81.