Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-05-02
Virginia Annexed To the Southern Conisd-
eracy. 5; cnoU. pr


An Ordnance for the adoption Of the Constitu-
tion of the Provisional Government fthe Con-
federSte States Of america. f a.lv
We, the delegates Of the people Of Virginia,
in Convention assembled, solemnly impressed
by the perils which surround the Commonwealth,
and appealing to the Searcher of hearts for the
rectitude Of our intentions in assuming tile grave
responsibility of this act, do, by this Ordinance,
adopt and yatifu the Constitution Of the Proyi-
sonal Government of the Confederate States Of
America, ordained and established OF Mont
gomery, Alabama, on the eighth day OF Febru-
lary, eighteen hundred and sixty-one; provided
that this ordinance shall cease to have any legal
operation or effect if the people Of this Com
monwealth, upon the vote directed to be taken
on the ordinance of secession, passed by this
Convention on the 18th day Of April, eighteen
hundred and sixty-one, shall reject the same.
"a true copy.) John l.. EuBANK, Sec'y.
CONVENTION BETWEEN THE COMMONWEALTH OF
VIRGINIA AND THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF
AMERICA. y.ra fr-
The Commonwealth Of Virginia, looking to q
speedy union of said Commonw ealth and the
other slave States with the Confederate States
Of America, according to the Provisional Gov
ernment of said States, enters into the follow
ing temporary convention and agreement with
said States, for the purpose of meeting pressing
exigencies affecting the common rights, inter
ests, and safety OF said Commonwealth and said
Confederacy. vi g 3Gi Ek u 2
Ist. Until the Union of said Commonwealth
With said Confederacy shall be perfected, and
said Commonwealth shall become member Of
said Confederacy, according to the Constitution
of both Powers, the military force and military
operations, offensive and defensive, Of said Com
monWealth, in the impending conflict with
the United States, shall be under the chief con-
troll and direction of the President of said Con.
federate States, upon the same priDciplef, basis,
and footing as if said Commonwealth were now,
and during the interval, a member Of said Con.
| federacy.
2d. The Commonwealth of Virginia will, Of.
ter the consummation of the Union contemplated
in this Convention, and her adoption Of the Con-
stitution for permanent Government OF said
Confederate States, and sho shall become q
member of said Confederacy, under said perma-
nent Constitution, il the same occur, turn over
to said Confederate States all the public prop.
erty, naval stores, and munitions Of war, &c.,
she may then be in possession Of, acquired from
the United States, on the same terms and In like
manner as the other States of said Confederacy
have done in like cases.
3D.. Whatever expenditures of money, if any,
said Commonwealth of Virginia shall make be-
fore the Union, under the Provisional Govern
ment, as above contemplated, shall be consum-
mated, shall be met and provided for by said
Confederate States.
This Convention entered into, and agreed To-,
in the city of Richmond, on the twenty. fourth
day of April, 1861, by Alexander II. Stephens,
the duly authorized Commissioner TO act in the
matter for the said Confederate States, and
John Tyler, VIM. Ballard Preston, Samuel
McD. Moore, James p. Holcombe, James G..
Bruce, and Lewis E. Harvie, parties duly au-
thorized to act in like manner for said Com
monwealth of Virginia--the whole subject TO
the approval and ratification Of the proper au-
thorities Of both Governments respectively. !.
In testimony whereof the parties aforesaid
have hereunto set their hands and seals, the
day and year aforesaid and at the place afore
said, in duplicate originals. a|