The Oxford intelligencer., 1861-01-30
GoYERN0R.s alEssAGE.
s4AN ErEEcurrs orl1t1,s4 J
Jackson, Miss, Jan. 18th, 1861. !

Regarding II certain that the Convention
which is now in session would dissolve the con
nection between the State of Mississippi and
the United States, and make many and impor.
tant changes in the organic law Of the State,
thus rendering much ordinary legislation nee
essary TO. harmonize the statute law with the
amended Constitution. and to provide for the
wants Of the State in the new relation she may
assume, have convened the Legislature in ex.
traordinary session. You meet under perplex.
ing and novel circumstances, such as never
surrounded any former sessionyof the Ltgisla.
tureof this State. Numerous, lgraSe, and new
questions growing out OF the present relations
Of Mississippi with the surrounding States, must
be met and solved at your present session ),
Since your adjournment events Of the gravest
moment have followed each other with unprec-
edcnted rapidity.
The hopcso Of The most sangiine friends of the
Southern cause seem about to be realized in the
formation Of a Southern confederney, embra.
cling very large majority, if not all of the
slave holding Statcs South Carolina in an or.
dinance passed on the Goth day of December,
1850 hos soaoaa e.. .Apa,1r. m, :
60 "as $3.50. = -, ~ .ess's. mon me
at your late session, passed an Ordinance Of Sc
zoe, 49, y '~.s''' "a
marked A. Florida followed with her Ordi-
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49, ~ s.'n1'' sn ms iprees
~. 49, '"c ''N''' as soon as
..,.,-,.s.. - I,'''o' VI i-ou'Si''''
''"' '''o'i '''o "'soi'i az ba'oh houge, sent
ooL " IT, armstead, with a letter TO Governor
Moore, requesting him TO furnish Mississippi
with ten thousand stand Of arms. on such FERNS
as hem might deem Just. Col -Arnistead informs
me that his EXceliency has responded 10 my
request by ordering nine thousand muskets,
one thousand rites, and six twenty four pound
guns with carriages, and considerable amount
oil ammunition to be delivered TO him, which
VIII be shipped to MISSISSIPPI as soon as posi-
bic
1his act OF friendship and confidence from
our sister State hope will be fully appreciated
and duly acknowledged by The Legislature and
people OF Mississippi. u cor
Finding the State pressed by emergencies
which were neither foreseen nor provided for
have done only what deemed demanded by the
interest safety, and honor of the people of Mis-
sissippi trusting that magnanimous constt-
uency would judge leniently the acts of an
Executive officer placed in SO novel and trying
positions.
From the Treasurer's Report copy of which
is herewith transmitted TO the Legislature, it
will bcseen fhntJ hsanla-- AVN u1cI Treasury
u. a'''pi,'' o. '''o appropriation, Tor the pur-
s - VI "iis' a'nfnuh'tions, @e., thirty-nine
''''e' VI anu ''io'ch dollars and
oo"s'"e's ier a considerable
' VI arms anu munitions Of war have
-. - 'aa' VINO" nave not as yet been complied
~, AIMS nv having oeen received or paid
nv 'on.'Nes nave probably been made
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