Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-06-18

Eerg respectfully. ynnrs s
JOHN v. ELLIS.
His Excel.ency, JOINS LETcnEK,
Governor Of Virginia
! AN ORDINANCE
Fs'ing in The Co.ffderate States et .tmcrics
7ari"iictio!. orfr certain tr1cts cJ hGd in
The tonnJ Fayetteville and c0gniy w Nr:h.
ambtrluhd:
VIC, the ncople Of North Carolina, in Con.
verticn z.s n,acd. Gu DECLARE and OF Laii, ard
il is hereby declared ard ordained. .ha. tte
jurisdiction Of the Slale Vi North Carolina IS
hereby ced-l 10 Ih3 Confederate States ot
America, for the purpose of iuuintainIrg ard
1rcc!irs thrTcci arsen,!s, magazines. or ether
necessary buildings. over all thai t,ac'. piece
or parcel of land, situate, lying, AMI beny il
the town Of Fayetteville, cau1ty cf Cun.hel.
aI.''; the Jurisdiction over which vas ctdr,i TO
'he Cni:.H S'"':s & America, by ar act OF tie
GeE1i.l Assembly at ihe STATE II Moth Caro-.
lima, ratified m the S:h day Of January. 1854.
aud is enlt.icd, An act. vesiipg in the uni;ed
States of America, jurisdiction over z certain
tract Of land in the town of Fayrt:e: iile sn,:
county Of Cumberland"
And be il further declared aud ordained, TIA,
| jurlsliclnr, ia Ike marr"r md for Ike pur.
poses, is ner=hy crdci 10 ihs Confederate
States Oi America over ell tracts or raTcsis Q;
lani at;j.c"rt 10 he same. heretofore purci,as.
ad by the C.i:.,! States OF America.
AUD be i5 further declared ard ordainet..
That The juriclIction, 50 cedcd 20 !hc Cur!. J.
| CRAZE Stsrcs ni I,m"rIrn, is granted upon tho
express corditi0n that the State Of North Car.
ol:::: shall rean Jurisdiction in anl over he
tracts Of lard AFORESAID. so far trat civil pro-
| j, al
NAV issue Under tic authority Of the STATE Il
North Carolina. against g-;:y' person or persons
| charged wi.h crimes, committed without slid
tract Of land, may be executed therein, IN the
same way aud msnrc: as if This Jurisdiction
bad not be. n ucded The Confederate States
to retain the said jnrisdictou. 50 ,arg ss sad
tract OF tracts OF land chal! Le used for the
PURPOSES cxp.essrt in this ordinance. and 10
longer.
Is. j, farther hr,iaiucd, That the title prd
possession ci said lands is hereby ceded TO tho
! sa' Confederate Safes, OIL the terms and con.
G.iolS aforesaid.
Trslr: W " EDWARDS.
President OF the Couvect;ou
Waller L. STEELE, Secretary.
I. is iIricby certified that the FORGING IS :
true copy Of an ordinance adopted by the
Convention Of tho people Of North Caroline.
! the 9th CAV Of Jure 4 D. 1851.
WALTER L. STEELE,
Pripcpe. Secretary Of Convention.
Mr.. pRcs-I nave that the com,nunica
ton ana accompanying documents tc ilt
upnn hcAkble
The inuLrn was agreed 70.
TIE iXiCCTlvE COUNCIL.
r.-ci fnllntrtpr rr,:;.
nance:
III ornianncs authorizing mprcreme.ts ard
7eI0:2s 10 bG n.tt'ie m tic S!uu"tch G!.a l'Gr-
ltrs5ury Y"rnp;ds HDad.
Is; it ordained, Tha; lhe 'vcrEo-, CT IL ca>,
Of his absence from the SCAT Of government,
ne Executive Cpurc,l is hereby author q ii to
cause such bridges to bc rebuilt, or such r'"tr
rcpairs to he made or the Stauntnn nrG Par.
kersburg Turnpike Rad E:st Of B.:crlcy. n
| Randolph county, as may be necessary ~ lie
Use OF said road for military purposes and cpe.
rations; and sufficient amount fsr the iur
pose is hereby apr.UpT 'atcd by the 9, ,ivrs o!
| the Governor or the said Council, as t'I: case
may be, 10 be paid out ci any hon;s that have
been set apart iur the defence Of the State
Ti::s ordinance shall be in force from irs raS-
sage, subje,:: to amendment by the ConrenliaH
| or the General Assembly.
Mr.. TREp~AY-l would suggest 10 the gen.
ieuan wac!Iig; il Is not better III chmwt .nis
business to the Board o! Public Works. rather
than To the Gureircr aid Executive toUuc;i.
! Mr. ilAYMG.D-I was ab"u, - rnnne 70.
mark upon that subject. TIC Bard Of Pub
| lie Works, il taking action in regard 10 con.
tracts, have usually let them ont 20 the loves.
| bidder a disposition whirh requires sometime.
| | can.c to this city by way ot The road be
tween Bsve'ley anil S;a"ntcr, which is tho
onlY military col,NectiDn between this and lha
| North Western par. Of tho State. fund
,Cat q. Grcenbricr river, Which i, niota.
;sir stream o. considerable Siz-. the .5:dsc is
iccayed aud f.l!:Gg East of the Shcna. loan
! :aoun,aia, over a stream %h'"c name d. not
! remember, hut also Of considerable s'z' thtr:
are two BRIGGS ahich are likewise falling.
We have u large number Of men in The Sorlti
Western part Of he State, ard many are m;:'i ,
in That 6.rcc:;2n - L@r. it may he necessary
to transmit supplies, or tF,rd facilities for
marching as military ex'gences may rcn'lcr
necss sary. Bit assure This CYnrcutio3 that
! if there should happen to be a sudden freshet
| in either Of these ..rearS, both would ba I'M
passabla BY either man or provisions. Tic
cost CT The improvements will probably not Dn
| moro thnn fifteen hundred ur Two thcu and
dollars. ] lcsj j:c, tp referring tho mat or 10 IN"
Board OF Pubic Works, for the reason hct,.r
stated. that. in lc:ti"s on: tho wn,k 10 ;l!c
lowest bidder, year will elaps" before the Oh.
j.ct ID accomplished whereas, II It be r'lerTed
TO tne Governor ard Council, the bridges m1y
be r=hulit with the dcapaIca necessary, and
plnccd ia an Immediately ser"lc"ablc c0Ldii O..
F; have offered the ordnance because my o"'
personal ohSerrarbr. while coming here, Salts
+; fed mo that it was absolutely necessary as II
par. Of the military drfeuce Of The S.ate thal
! something Of this hind "i.ould be doac.
Mr.. Flsurn.- nave no otjl c!ion ~ the o..
Marion, and hnpo il vii: 10 adopted Bu,
shuniI ike to udi m amcnducn, to his bro, o.
si,.r, Which trust he will accept That j..
! to s.rike cut re Executive Council. | have h:
lore me an ordinance to this effect, there being
no longer any necessity for such body and
# the gentlemen chooses 10 amend his ordinance
accordingly, il shall cheerInily receive my vo,,,.
The Confederate Government having ta.cr
charge OF all matters which it vas the Ctj:ct
:he Executive Council TO consider, nuthiag rnoic
rcmlins for them to do. Asrcgards the absence
| Of the Governor, from Whist have learned i.
is not likely to take place.
| Mr.. IIAYaoHD.-l an. not at all urgent tns.
the Cuuncii should lakc especial charge OF IT,!
! ordinance but, at the last n;tctlns =! this
body, re were officially irf1rrncd that the Gov.
rrnor vas atou! ~ leave the city. 'ne!""'H
prepared my proposition ln such manner as to
secure, j. liz atsenc7, tine consideration o! MIS-
advisers. Still have 10 Objection to the
amendment
differ with the gentleman from Northamp-
ton, hcwcTer. as regards the po"er Of the Con
Tolerate .vernrneE: over this Convention or
over the State, though mention it ONLY hy
way of suggestion. believe that the Press.
dent has no more authority over the militia Of
The State Of Virginia Than existed undsr the
old Constitution, and that vas an authority