The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-02-22
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bama, had unanimously elected the Hon.
Jefferson Davis, of Mississippi, and the
Hon. Alexander H.Stephcns, of Georgia.
President and Vice President of the
confederate States of North America"
1t was also stated that the same body had
adopted the Constitution of the United
States with few hAmaterial alterations.
as the proposed fundamental law of the
Provisional GoverFtnent inaugurated for
the confederation oiit the Seeding States.
The decision th1P4nsss,, =. :. :. :. not un-
eGTus;sissd fG ss;sisd5s. sss Y bad lhe
secessonists in advance OF the meeting of
the Montgomery Convention. Indeed,
our readers will remember that this por-
ton of the disunbn programme" was
devised and concerted in this city on the
9Th ultimo at caucus of Senators whose
proceedings and determinations were ex-
posed by our correspondent Eaton" in
the Inteligencer of January 1lth. The
plan pursued in carrying this programme
into execution was marked out by the
Convention of Mississippi, in an ordinance
adopted ON the 22d ultimo, as follows:
"We, the people OF Mississippi in Con-
vention assembled, dodeclare and resolve.
and it is hereby declared and resolved
First. That this Convention will pro-
ceed to the election, hy ballot, of seven
delegates, whose dutyit shall be, when
elected, to represent the State of Missis-
sippi in q convention of those States which
have seeded or which may hereafter se-
cede from the Government formerly
known as the United States of America.
"Second. That this Convention receives
and adopts the suggestion that the Con-
venton hereby contemplated shall meet
and hold its session in the city of Mont
gomery, and the State of Alabama, and
that the time for said meeting shall be
the first Monday and the fourth day of
February, A. b. 1861.
Third. That this Convention accent
the suggestion that each Of the States se-
ceding from the Government of the Unit
ed States, and concurring in the forma-
tion OF a Southern Confederacy by said
Convention, shall be entitled to one vote
in the said Convention, upon all oues-
tions which may be acted upon therein,
and that each State send as many dele
gates to said Convention as are equal in
number to the number of Senators and
Representatives to which it was entitled
in the Congress of the United States.
Fourth. That the said delegates be
authorized to provide for the formation
of Provisional Goyeinment for the
States represented in Convention, to be
! organized and put in operation as spccdi-
. ly a5-possIbie: 90 81 ''r<i. 10 the saul Con-
yention the Constitution of the United
States OF Amaic lea rs a basis of such Pro-
+, yisional Government; and to provide in
the plan of said Provisional Government.
or otherwise, that, as early as convenient
ly and properly may be- a Convention OF
the States forming such Government, and
such other states as may have seeded,
and may then desire to attach themselves
thereto, shall be assembled to revise the
constitution and plan of government so
established. propose amendments and al
terations therein, and adopt permanent
plan of Government for such States, to be
submitted for ratification to Conventions
OF the several States represented therein,
and that the said Provisional Government
shall continue until the permanent plan
of Government be adopted and establish
ed"
The proceedings thus taken by the
Montgomery Convention, in compliance
with this Mississippi programme, are he
lieved to be such as fail to command the
approval of that influential body of the
Secessionists who recognize in the Charles
ton Mercury the oracle of their political
opinions. Certain it is that the Montgom
cry correspondent of that journal, in his
letter under date of the Sd instant, speci
flying the various plans proposed by the
several States represented in the Conyen
ton, does not seem to have regarded the
project of Mississippi, as actually adopted
with any favor. He wrote as follows:
"You will see from the names that few
of the most distinguished men from Mis-
sissippi are in the Southern Convention
The Mississippi State Convention elected
full representation to the Congress to be
established by the Provisional Govern.
ment. They consist of the late members
of the United States Congress, both in the
Senate and House. 1t then sent deputies
to carry out here its other arrangements,
which are, to elect, by this C5nrention, SEN
ator Davis President Of the Southern Con.
faderacv' and 10 take tbe' Constitution Of
the ITn;ted states nst.~r.iuusG -
cv Of Nfe.T--+P,i I lSds
no further a nerml mi llonlpitu,ion
ror n narmonent (iovernment is 10 he
tbro,yp over This nolicr is the Wash.
;naton nol;cv oot nm bv the nolitici,ns
thsere and e | mistake not adyocoted r.
snue oxtent at least in vour Convention
IN the f;rst nloce, bos his Convention
ana, ,o,,Lo,;,, to clect n President and Vica
a,1 pr1esident of the Southcrn Confelerocv -
Eycenting in Mississinni IL is donbtful
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