The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1861-05-22


Secession ORpINANcE.-UPon the first day of the
meeting Of the convention without hesitation argu-
ment IN ordinance passed forever dssolying our
conneXon with the States composing the United States
Of America. 1t is to us foreign government, and
its citizens foreign enemies. The almost
unauimous-Mr. Murphy, of Madison, being the only
member out of seventy present who voted in the
negative.
Thus has another star been removed from the old
constellation which we viewed so proudly in the
political armament, and not a note Of sorrow or regret
accompanies the deed 1t is hailed with Joy In the
bright hope Of still higher destiny in the new galaxy
which glitters in the southern skies, enter upon
tried paths with uualtering step. The voice Of all the
people says amcnl Washington (Ark.) Telegraph
The ordinance follows.
Az OKDiNANCE-To dissolve the Union now existing
between the State Of Arkansas and the other States
united with her under the compact entitled 'the con-
sttuton Of the United States of America" Whereas
in addition to the well founded causes of complaint
forth by this convention in resolutions adopted the
llth of March, A. D. 1861, against the sectional party
now in power ct Washington City, headed by Abraham
Lincoln he has in the face Of resolution passed by this
convention pedgng the State Of Arkansas resist
the last extremity any attempt the part Of such
power cocrce any State that had seeded from the old
Union, proclaimed to the world that war should be
waged against such States, until they should be
peeled to submit their rule and large forces to
psh this have by this power been called out and
are being marshalled to carry this nhWnan'de-
sign and longer submit to such rule remain in the
old Union of the United States would be dsgracefu and
ruinous to the State Of Arkansas.
Therefore We the people of the State Of Arkansas,
in convention assembled do hereby declare and ordan,
and is hereby declared and ordained that the ordi
and acceptance of compact passed and approved
by the general assembly of the State Of Arkansas
the 18th day of October, a D. 1886, whereby it was
by said general assembly ordained that by virtue of the
authority vested in said general assembly by the provi
SlOus OF the ordinance adopted by the convention Of
delegates assembled at Little Rock for the purpose of
forming constitution and system of government for
said State the propositions forth in Fan act suppl
menmE to act entitled act for the admission of
the State of Arkansas into the Union and to provide
for the due execution Of the laws Of the United States
within the same and for other purposes were freely
ccepted ratified and irreyocabIy confirmed articles Of
compact and Union between the State of Arkansas and
the United States and all other laws and every other
law and ordinance whereby the State of Arkansas be-
came member of the federal Union be and the same
hereby in all respects and for herewith
consistent repealed abrogated and fully aside and
the Union subsisng between the State of Arkansas
and the other States under the name of the United
States Of America is hereby forever dissolved.
And do further hereby declare and orain thatthe
State of Arkansas hereby to herself all rights
and powers heretofore delegated to the of
the United States of Amerca-that her citizens alb
solved from all allegiance to said government of the
United States and that she is in full possession and
exercise of all the rights and sovereignty which apper
tain to a free andindependent State.
We do further ordan and declare that all rights ae-
quired and vested under the constitution OF the United
States of America of any act acts Of congress- or
treaty, under any law of this State and incom-
patbe with this ordinance shall remain full force and
effect in wise altered impaired and have the same
effect as If this ordinance had not been passed