The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-05-18
EXTRA SEsSI0S or THE PROVISIONAL Gov.
GRESS OF TIE CONFEDERATE STATES.
FOURTEENTH DAT.
MoETVoMERr. Al. May II.

MoSTsosgRr, ALA, May II, 1851.
Congress met to-day 1T II A. NJ
After prayer, the Journals of yesterday
were read aad confirmed.
Mr. Thomas X. X. Cobb offered the follow
ing
4 Resolution ia Reference 10 a Day Of Fa.tia9 and
Prayer.
The dependence Of ustioas, as Of Individuals
upon An orerTniinS Providence, at all times W
ioIty Fecoen'te But when penis surround. and
beeaines people to ma nf~st their submission 10
the VIII and guidance Ut the onni petent krler Of
ne OotFer7e. Ii the cause be rightesus and The
quarrel lust, We NAV confidently rev on Him
. no reigueth alike over the armies Of earth and
The hosts OF Heaven Al the ssme time " rec Z :
ME Gus daty 10 appeal hu bly, to Him " no hath
sali, " tli be iLqu'ied Of Of my sopls. To
the end, Therefore, .hstthe whole people Of there
'"ui-derate a;es Day In na.son end With one
eoc 10, approach The hr"ne OF the muht bigh to
invoke hir hi-~sing upon o. in our defensive
s'ru.gie for the right Of seN government and the
EMO! meus OF Ae iiOerty hs v-ucb afsd to our
!asorr, and - protect frsil lore DO hreaten
ar b ZONES - 18th IRE and swofd, 'uC domestic cir
oi+r tn GulhIes- .u.t our father. sra. es with
ir'a1cts Ieet,and oGr aiiarn with inhdsI deseer6-
ton
he.o'crd by the Congress Of the Confedsrats
state, bat ihs fre-i deGt he req c.tsd 10 issur
rs rfoc amAttou Appointing cay ol Fasting and
Prayer, IL the observance u ~ b .eh al snail be
tGFitcJ 70 io no Tecos pl2c our DEF endence upon
God, aud b y happiness and sscuIity OF that peO-
pc WAose 90 /, he LORD
The preamble and resolution was unani-
mously adopted.
Mir. - .anan, OF Texas, offered tho foisoW-
ing which we adopted;
Ac,gite!. hat the Committee Oh Commercial AZ
taIro 10 directed 20 tLlGlie luo tue peulcDcy Of
mAaibs tae cry OF Np..-tua, ia the otale Of
pVit %! entiy and delivery aGd tina. they report
~ bin or Otherwise.
MT. Clingman, the Commissioner from the
State OF North Carolina, pIesep ted the follow
!, = preamble and resotu tiOu, ana stated that
the Government OF the United States had de-
ciAred war against his STATE. North Caro-
ana has proclaimed THAT she is an indepe n
d"ut Commonwealth, aGd has determined &c
cooperate rcIth The Con fatrl..tn States lie
JrsiToi The preaun BILE and resolution read and
a. tered on the Journals.
i%,Jtpl. Hutiol>i17 the Lonc TO u.e al the ygg,
- u nc siat', ''t and t'iurrr consistent tn III
cu,-sas, 4ai e. r5tInt an and d END tie homer u
/ hJ'tt 1ory's4a:
Uacreas, h. Constitution Of the United State
Az L, IL gGIrrly sGDvLIisd dna I, G9vvraipea
Las oeeA con ..rtcd int d military desp0t SIN
ny tLy Ganip& ions :, The Aun. njstr4t!Vn .
Abraham D!"cg - I'd, where's, tao raid Aura
Il Ia L'ActiA nAs pfomul5 IL Il d piocinma.loi
tcr.a ILS tina pV4to OF Aprtn LarUli4h ia
s'a-e - blVcA&Ie, and a. eciiag our shlps
. ns.Eed ia aA.iul cUmm7Ice, 10 DO re zsd
.nu whereas, eucE measuros re, ~ the lawo .
civilized nttioa', only ~ oe iesarl @ aga'n;i
4 foreign state, snd Que aga mt S~Da war ha
. oeeH dec4-Ie1; aud, whulehe, surtn Caro-. u,
ma, no 81 erGs1ve, consistent " ith hss safety
4onoI, but to accept tho push - thus "sesne'
~ n"F 40 being .Iat % ~ indeFtrOs. aud foieiK
state:
I,a,rfore, be i Reso'ceJ, That the Governor /
.
atHle, cIFIi aud mI itary, consistent with ths Con
. atuutloa, 10 pr0lcc- the per-"ns aud property
o1T ciuh"ns, asa - ma! aLain aaI deiead ia
/ unauf OF -HuTth tTiDliEa.
\ true copy from las minutes Of the House c
EULlluups u -yurtE NafoIIGA.
tDTAED LANFtEIL, {. II. G.
The preamble and resolution were ordere
- b" entered u pon the journals OF Congress
Pre.Iuent.-Ihe oniy business on tile pun
lie calendar Is the bill TO organize Ii PateL
O.nee, out as the chairman Is absent, Con
I grees wall now ~ III 10 secret session.