New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-03-23

| Confederate States, composed OF delegates iron,
the States Of South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Ala
oarna, mississippi, Texas and Louisiana, the
| eleventh day Of March, A. D. eighteen hundred
and sixty-one is hereby approved and ratified, and
we hereby obligate ourselves the same to maintain
protect and defend. And for the support Of this
declaration, with firm reliance on the protection
of Divine Protection, mutually pledge to each
other, our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred
honor.
Mr. Stocker here stated that from intelligence
Just received, he would be compelled to absent
himself from the Convention, and asked leave to
have his vote on the ratification of the Constitu-
ton recorded in advance of its being taken, which
being granted him, he voted "no."
Mr.. Bienyenu asked leave to present and have
spread upon the journal, the reasons governing
him in the vote he should cast the ordinance OF
ratification which was refused.
Mr.. Hodge moved to amend the ordinance pre-
scented by Mr.. Bush, by striking out the words,
g and it is hereby declared and ordained" in the
ordaining clause, and all after the words, cap
proved and ratifed,'' to the end of the ordinance,
which was carried.
Mr.. Semmes presented the following a subst
tute for the ordidance presented by Mr.. Bush:
He, the People of the State Of Louisiana in Con-
uention assembled, at the city of New Orleans, on
the 2lst day of March, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and sxtyone, having fully
| considered the Constitution of the Confederate
States of America, adopted by the Congress of the
said Confederate States al the city of Montgomery,
| in the State of Alabama, on the 18th OF March, in
| the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and sixtyone and submitted to US for consideration,
| do assent to and ratfy said Constitution, hereby
| announcing to all those whom it may concern that
the said Constitution is binding upon the people of
the State of Louisiana.
Mr.. Lawrence called FOR the yeas and nays on
the adoption of this ordinance, the result of which
was as follows wiz.
| Yeas Messrs. Adams, Avegno, Barrow, Bermu-
dez, Bonford, Bonner, Briscoe Barton, Bush, But
ler Caldwell, Cook, Connolly, Conner of Concordia
Connor of St. Tammany, Cottman, Davidson of
Sabine, DeBlanc Dorsey, Dufel, Duprf, EIgee, Est
lin, Fuselier Fuqua, Gaudet, Gladden. Gill, Girard
Graves, Gray, Griffin, Hernandez, Heron, Hough,
| Hodge, Hodges, Hollingsworth, Johnston, Ken
needy, Kidd, Labatut. Lawrence, Lagroue, LeBour-
geois, Lewis Of Benville Lewis of Claiborne, Man
ming, Marshall, Marrero, Marks of Caddo Marks of
Orleans, Martin of Assumption, Martin of Carroll
Magee McCloskey, Mcfarland, McNeely, Melan-
con, Meredith, Miles, Miller, Moore, Mouton, Nor
ton O'Bryan, Patterson, Perkins of Lafourche, Per
llins of Madison, Perkins of Orleans, Peck, Penn
berton, Pike, Polk, Pope, Provosty Pugh, Richard
son, Scott of Claiborne, Scott of East Felciana,
semmes, Slawson, Smith, Smart, Sompayrac, Spar
ST. Charles, Taylor of St. Landry, Texada, Todd,
| Towles, Tucker, Valentine, Verrct, Warren, Wal
ker, Williams of St. Helena, Wilkinson, Witt and
| York-l0l.
Nays: Messrs. Bienvenu, Garrett, Lewis of Or
leans, Roselius, Rozier, Stocker and Talaferro-7.
Before the announcement Of the foregoing vote
was made,
Mr.. Briscoe moved that the Hon. A. MOuton, Pres
dent be permitted to cast his vote on the said or
dnance, which being agreed to, and his name be
ing called, he voted yea.
The ordinance ratifying the Constitution of the
Confederate States of America was consequently
adopted.
Mr.. Butler presented the following ordinance:
AN ORnTN relative sion of Public Property
Quircd from the United States:
Be it ordained by the People Of Louisiana IN
ConUention 0SsefnJled-l, That the State of Louis
lana doth hereby cede unto the Confederate States
of America the right to use, possess and occupy oil
the forts, arsenals, light houses, the mint custom
house, and other public buildings acquired by the
State from the late United States Provided, thai
this section be subject to modification and repeal
l by the General Assembly.
2. Be il further ordained That the State of Lou
isana doth hereby transfer unto the Confederate
States of America, the revenue cutters acquired
from the late United States, to be accounted for b,
andcharged to the said Confederate States.
And, on motion, the Convention adjourned.
]. THOS. WHEAT, Sec'y.