Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-12-27

facilities for thEs purpose auoE 60 fe| otfef
places in tie cour!tc possess.
Mr. HAEvtg.-I 1cu!i ask If tho cenVi1'
tioa entered into bet ssen tais oodY aeo NO
Vice-President Of the Confederate States ism
me possession OF the Stctc!sEy. Aao, iSaol'o
Ike 10 hsve it read.
think il was the intention 6 that treat7to
pass over from the STATE C! Virginia tc Tie
Confederate States all tic iuiini.ions OF w,
ard, in fsct, every description Of properly ~
! took from the Fsd.laI government, 10 DC ush'
! by the Confederate S:si,s GoreInnsr! as thtj
should think prol cr. have no mihncr q
doubt that tic nsrril's Ferry lnach,asr:
! stands pu cistlc on iho saIus i"9tlnk VIA 'ilo
| cuns tbs; were ,;k.;, at the NesJ F.'d, ARD
| that !, = .h:, k: tlgta. o. transferred &. onae
IN lha CorE,d. "a e. 'nr ;!;"ir n,c. hsre
~. q. M, Tia ~; :~m.i.isa o! .::sE3 S:a:eH
con n.r,. r,.6 * 20. dr. ihis machinery ava'!
a.lr lr r.. t.. u.n;urv ui = us rhau wa sa",
Il, der rur : sic G r.rnnent. VII l., IS p
c,z-n q: Vu.ln.s, | IN I'D Ike 70 see his
machinery IN opv:s,!cn in Virgins, yet, tina.
c consideration falls in.o imSi :nrdcsnce IN view
of ;he rccess,t: Of ruT putting Ourselves up0h
tie b-S, war footing hat 80 can. | nope tnc
c,mmi;;s4 w,I aid tsa Itself 80 the considers
! ;iyn, wi;r;he. Il j. .aaahis,,5 tclons, 10 Ehgi
lin or tho Cuni.d=. ste S:a'os, { ID :: - 'rSi-
n;s, whe!har !: :nsh: 30: % os transferred 10
The Confederate S:a:%s. ,
The Secretary .s.a lie s2HYea;;7a referred
10, as follows:
Tho Commonwealth Of Virginia. looking
20 Il speedy anion =: Soi5 Couam1n"eaiih s:'a
The o:her slaves Sta'ss si'h Ihs 6 n'e1eTatr
states y! Anvlics, according 10 !;e provisions
/ sac constitution for the provisional g17eTli-
ment Of said States, enters iu!o tbs following
temporary Convention AMI agreement viii SAID
States for The purpose OF meeting pressing
exlgencits affecting the common rights. inter
ests AID safety OF said COMMONWEALTH aud said
ConlcCeIacy:
lst. Until the union Of sad Comm onweal.h
with SID CJnfederacy shall Go peril c:ed, and
sad moa wealth shiIl b become & members oi
said Cuniederacp according 10 the constitutions
OF holm powers. the whcie military force llld
military Operations. uI-us!r. and defensive, ct
said Commonwealth, il the impending coat CT
with tie United States, ehsli be under The
chic. control and direction o! tho President o!
said Confederate States, upon the same pTll,cI
piss, basis and footing rs t sad COMMONWEALTH
were DCw. AID during The interval, Il me'noer
u said Con!cHeIaGy.
-. Use Commonwealth Of Virginil will.
afrr the cJusulau alton of the union contep-
o!a!ei in This Convention, and Ter adoption OF
the constitution lor ! permanent government OF
said Confederate States. and 40 shall become q
member Of said Coaiederacy, under said per
u.anent constitution, If the sama occur, turn
over 10 said Confederate States all tho pubfc
property, naval s.urcs and mutations oil war,
eic., she may then b. in possession Of acquired
from lne Uui:od States, on the same terms and
in like manner as the other States Q! SAID
Coniederacr have done 10 like clses.
81. Whatever expenditures Of money, il
any, said Commonwealth OF Virginia shall!
make before the un.on under the provisional
government, as above Contemplated, snail ot
c5nsumna:ed, shall bs mot AMI provided lor
oy said Oonfedsra.e States.
This Convention. entered INFO and agreed Il
in the city OF K chmond, Virginia, on toe
tTenty-fourth day OF April, eighteen hundred
and sjxty-ons, By Alexander Il. Stephens, lhs
duly authorized o,nulssioncr TO act il the
matter for the SAID Ooaiede ate Stlics, and
Jlhn T. Ter, Vim Ballard Preston, Snuue
VI DoTeli Moore, J INES P. HJiconibe, james
. Bruce and L,wlsE H.rvle. parties duly AL
thorlz:d to nc: IN like manner Tor sad C1mn1'
Hea!tn of Vlrglnia-the whole sui C. - IN,
approval and ralI6cltion OF me proper al!!i~r
ties oI both governments respectively.
In testimony whereof, the parties Aforesaid
ht;vo hereto sen: their hands sad sseis, n:
day and year 4ipreaa!d and al the place aio1e-
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