Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-08-29

Admission of Missouri Is Al Member of the
COnfede. aCy.
The bill admitting Missouri into the tontederacy on GER
tain conditions passed by Congress DAYS but
returned until yesterday afternoon the President
The following is copy of the bill II passed unanimously:
Bill to aid the State of Missouri pe,g i2lUdSiOn By
the United States, and to authorize the admission Of scid
and for other purposes.
WHEREAS The people of the State of Missouri have been
prevented by the unconstitutional interference Of the Gov
ernment of the United States, from xpressing their will
through their legally constituted authorities in regard to
union with the Confederate State Of America and
engaged in repeng awless invasion of their territory
armed forces and tcereCS, is the right and the duty OF
the Confederate States to aid the people and government Of
sad ate in resisting such invasion and III securing
and opportunity of expressing their will upon all
questions affecting their liberties now, therefore
The Congress Of the Confederate States of america do en-
dct That the President of the Confederate States Of Amer
lea be and he is hereby author TO cooperate through
the military power of this Government with the authorities
and the people Of the state of Missouri in defending that
State against awless invasion by the United States and in
maintaining the liberty and independence of people and
that he be authorized and empowered at his discreon to
States in the State of Missouri such troops Of that State
may volunteer to IN the army OF the Confederate
States subject to the rules and regulations of said army and
in accordance with the laws OF toIgess and said "ops
may be received into service by companies, baalions
regiments, with their ocers elected by the troops and the
officers SO elected shall be conmkslohed by me reslden
and when mustered into service said c0mpaD battaOs
regiments may be atacf ed to suc gades divisions
as the President may determine, - the PRESIDENT sAa
have power to appoint field oc~r Tor ali battaons and
regiments organized of separate companies mustered in
to service and to add to battaons sufficient number OF
separate companies to complete their organization into
gimen and to appoint the additional field officers neces
sary for the complete organization OF the regiments sc
formed; and all vacancies that may among the
mssoned officers of troops mustered into service under M
act shall be filed in the provided in TIE act entitled
" for the establishment aud organization Of the
Of the Confederate States of America approved 9Th
SEC 2 That the State of Missouri shall be admitted
member of the Confederate States America upon equa
footing with the other States under the Constitution for The
Provisional Government of the same, the condition
that the said Cons tuon for the Provisional GoVernmento
the Confederate states shall be adopted and ratified by TIT
properly and legally constituted authorities OF the
States and the Governor Of said State shall transmit to h
President of the Confederate States an authentic copy OF t
proceedings touching said adoption and ratification by
State said Provisional CONSTITUTIONS upon the receip
whereof the resident by proclamation shall announce h
fact Thereupon and without ther proceedings upCl
part of Congress- the admission of said State OF Mis-
souri, into the Confederacy under said Constitution for t
Provisional Government Of the Confederate States shall b
considered complete; and the laws OF this ConederacJ
shall be thereby extended said State of Missouri
fully and completely other States now composing tn
SEC g. That the Congress of the Confederate States
cognize the Government of which Claiborne jackson
Chief Magistrate be the legally elected and regula
constituted government people Of Missouri
and that the President of Conedersa States be ard
hereby, empowered at his on, at any tune PRO
to the admission Of aaid State member of the Confed
eracy perfect and proclaim Alliance offensive ard de
fensve, with the said government limited TO the period
the existing between this Confederacy and the Unite
States the treaty alliance be i'll force from tn
date thereof and until the shall be tsarmed or re
/ ected by this Congress.
Our FOREIGN MIssioNs:-Ihe following bill has bee
passed by Congress secret session and approved b
! the President:
b,u to be entitled act to enpo1cer the President Of
Confederate States 10 appoint additional Commissioner
to Foreign Nations
SECTION /. The Congress Of the Confederate States
America do enact That the President of the Confederat
States be- and he Is; hereby empowered determiGe
designate to what nations the Commissioners of the Coz
ederate States in Europe shall be accredited ehe
separately untedy and to prescribe the duties he
think proper TO assign to each OF them
2. And be 1t further edcted That the President
and he is hereby empowered to appoint tyo her Con
mssoners represent the Confederate States either
rately unitedy such foreign nations he dee
eXpedent
Sc. g. And be 1t further enacted, That the addition
Commissioners authorized this shall receive the
pay and emoumen the Commissioners now in EuroE
receive the President shall appoint the secretaries
clerks required by said MISSIONS and determine their
peHsation.
Report ID Victory in Texas
New ORLEANS, Aug. l6-The following is from extra
the Houston Telegraph August 10th There reports of
fight on the 25th of July, between Col Boyers commaI
and the Federal troops at Fort Fillmore, resulting in
Iieuts among the killed. The Southerners unhurt
The Federals fed and pursued and the whole col
mand taken prisoners five hundred in number The m
to Tucson was cleaned by the Apaches, and all han
killed.
PENETRATING THE NEITHER REGIoN.-A letter from w
county Va, relates the following:
A gentleman in the oil region IN western virginia "
boring for oil land and anxious to complete the o
kent his darkies at work night and day The nights we
cold and fire was built near the well. About midnig
they struck of gas which rushed out with great lore
and ignpg from the fire, shot up great streams OF Or
ant flame one hundred and fifty feet in the air umlnatl
the country round The terrified darkes broke for IN
masters house, and cried out " Get up, Massa Tomk
get up views done and broke through into nell !!