The Kingwood chronicle. [volume] (Kingwood, Va. [W. Va.]) 1861-1861, 1861-02-16

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Of the six seeding States at Montgomery
have put the Southern Confederacy fairly
afoat a provisional Government. to con
tlnue one year unless sooner suspended by ;
permanent Government, is formed with Davis
Of Mississippi, as President. The present
Constitution, with some amendments, is
adopted as the organic law Of the Confedcr-
acy. The importation Of African negroes
from any other than the slave holding States
is forbidden, and Congress required to pass
laws to effectually prevent the same. Con
gress also has power to prevent the lmporta-
ton Of slaves from any State not a member
Of the Confederacy. Stringent provisions
are made for the return Of fugitive slaves,
and the Congress authorized to settle all
questions with the Federal Government upon
principles Of right, justice, equity and good
faith The laws of the United States, passed
previous to the meeting Of the present Con
gress, are continued in force until altered or
repealed BY the Congress Of the Southern
Contederacy. a committee was appointed
toreport tariff for raising revenue to sup
port the government, and the impression was
that duties will be laid upon all goods brought
from the United States. A committee has
also been appointed to prepare Constitution
tor the permanent government Of the Con
federacy
Montgomery, Feb e-The Constitution Of
the provisional Government Of the Southern
Confederacy has been printed and is now
made public The preamble says
We, the deputies Of the sovereign and
independent States Of South Carolina Geor-
gia, Florida. Alabama, Mississippi and Lou
isiana lnvokeing the favor Of Almighty God
10 hereby, il behalf Of these States, ordan
and establish this Constitution for the Pro
vlslonal Cove rnment Of the same. to continue
one year from the Inauguration Of the Presi-
dent, on until permanent Constitution or
Confederation between said States shall bc
put i'll operation, Whatsoever shall first
occur
Article 9th. second clause, provides -
The Government hereby instituted shall take
steps for a settlement Of all mat
tiers between the States forming it and their
other late confederates Of the United States
OF North America, in relation to public prop
erty and the public debt at the time OF their
withdrawal from them; these States hereby
declare II to Be their wish and earnest desire
to adjust everything pertaining to common
property, common liability and common obli-
cations Of that Union upon principles Of right,
Justice, equity, and good faith \
TIE CoTToN-C CARRYING TRADE. We find
the following suggestive statements, in re-
laton to the. cotton-carrying trade, in the
Pittsburgh Evening Chronicle.
The secession movement bids fairly to
change altogether the route Of - much Of the
cotton crop Of the South as was wont to find
its way via New Orleans and Charleston to
the Eastern States. Instead Of taking the
seaboard route now, shippers have their cot
ton brought to Pittsburgh by river from Mem
phis, and sent hence By the Pennsylvania
railroad to Philadelphia Large quantities
are also carried over the Central Illinois.
Southern Michigan, and Grand Trunk rail
ways, and from Parkersburg over the Bati-
more and Ohio road The distance is accom-
plishcd with incredible speed. and the rates
but little higher than under the old system.
There are three steamers running regularly
between Pittsburgh and Memphis. all Of
which set as much cotton as they can carry
for the return trip Besides these the tran
,ient steamers bring up more or less every
rip 50 that, between all, the quantity arriv-
ng here every week now is large beyond pre-
.edcnt
In November, as we find in the books of
the Pennsylvania railroad six thousand one
hundred and six bales went over that line. -
The amount shipped ill December, owing To
he condition Of the river, was but three
thousand and sixty-six bales but IN January
It reached eight thousand nine hundred and
fifty -one, 50 that for the last three months we
have total Of eighteen thousand one hun
ircd and twenty three bales. There arc
three hundred bales on their way here now
and much more lying at Memphis and Gin
:lnnatti, the whole destined for Philadelphia.
New York, Lowell, &C., via the Central road.
And with all this the business has begun To
levelop itself Six months hence, should
he present troubles continue, and the great
bulk Of the cotton-carrying trade Of the Sc
;eding seaboard cities will take the inland
route to the Eastern States.
The Norfolk Day Book says :-All the blue
,ockades that adorned the hats Of our citizens
before the election have been removed. .-
Those who wore them say they have done
Iii they can do by voting for secession. and