The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-02-11
NEW CoysTfTUTfOy,
South Carolina, Louisiana, Georgia, AIaba-
ma. Mississippi and Florida Confedera-

MONTGOMERY, Feb. s.--The Southern Con
iedcracy Congress was in session four hours
TINS morning, and met again tonight. Pro
badly the result will be made known during
the night or TO morrow. The only public
sion to-day was of about a half hours dura-
ton, and was consumed in PRAYER and the
transaction of some formal business.
ten Henningsen Is here.
IsRCoSp DIsPArcH.1
MONTGOMERY, Feb. s.-Congress, last night,
unanimously agreed to the Constitution and
plan of a Provisional Government. A strong
and vigorous Government will go into imme-
| date operation, with full powers and ample
| funds, No proposition for compromise with
| the North, or IA reconstruction of the old Go
| yernment, will be entertained.
The present Congress will remain in session
| TO make all the necessary laws required by
| the new Confederacy.
THIRD DIsPArcH.l
MONTGOMERY Ala. Feb lo--UnuS ual inter-
! est is manifested by outsiders TO day, and the
| Convention hall and galleries were crowded.
Col. Memminger, of ,. G.. presented the
| Convention with beautiful model for q
Southern Confederacy' flag. 1t is a blue
| cross on a red field, with seven stars on the
| cross. Mr.. NJ also presen ted another model,
| by Gentleman in Charleston, with cross
! containing 5 stars on n field OF white and red
! stripes.
| A committee was appointed to report =.
! flag, seal and motto.
The President was directed TO appoint COM
mittces on Foreign, Naval, Financial and
| Military Affairs, Judiciary, Postal, Commerce
/ and Patents.
Hon. Jeir. Davis, of Miss, was unanimous
| " elected President of - The Confederate
States OF North America" and Hon. A. II.
| Stephens, of Ga, Vice President.
resolution was adopted appointing com
mittee of three Alabama deputies to inquire
| and report upon what terms suitable build
| ings in Montgomery can be secured for the use
| OF the Executive Departments of the Confed-
| eracy under the Provisional Government.
A bill has passed, continuing in force until
lnH alt orr hv- no all law c
of the United States in force on the LIST OF No
! vember last, not inconsistent with the consti-
tuted Prov sional Government.
Ii is understoo that under this law n tariff
will be laid on all goods from the United States
A resolution was adopted instructing the
| Committee on Finance to report promptly q
| tariff for raising revenue for the support OF
the Government.
4 resolution was adopted authorizing the
| appointment of a committee TO report 4 Con
stitution for a permanent Government of the
Confederated States.
| The Conyen ton was about two hours in Sc
cret session, to-day, and the rest in open SEES
sion.
| LITER
The Constitution of the Prov isional Govern
ment has been'printed and is now published
The preamble says:
1--WE, the Deputies of the Sovereign and In
dependent States of South Carolina, Georgia
Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, and Louisiana
invoking the favor of Almight y God, do here
by, in behalf OF these States, ordain and es
] tablish this Cons titut ton for the Proyisiona
Government of the same, to continue on
year from the inauguration of a President, o
the formation of permanent united Confede
ration whichever shall first occur"
The eth section, Art. says The importa
ton of African negroes, from any foreign coun
try other than the slavehoding States of tn
United States is hereby forbidden, and Con
gress is forbidden to pass such laws shall
: effectually prevent the same.
Second section. The Congress shall, also
have power 10 prohibit the introduction G
, slaves from any State not Il member of thi
COntederacy.
Art. 4, clause 5, section . A slave in on
State escaping TO another, shall be delivere
up on the claim of the party to whom sal
slave may belong. by the Executive authorit
. of the State in which said slave may be found
and in case of any abduction, or torcible rescue
full compensation, including the value of til
!, slave, and all cost and expenses, shall be mad
TO the party by the State in which such al
duction or rescue shall take place.
Art 6, clause 2-The Government hereb
! ! instituted shall take immediate steps for tn
! settlement of all the matters between til
States forming, and their other late confed'
| rates of the United States, in relation to ii
i, public property and public debts at the tim
of their withdrawal from them, these Stat,
| hereby declaring it to be their wish and earn
est desire to adjust everything pertaining
Z the common property, common liza bilities, al
common obligations Of that Union upon pril
= ciples of right, justice, equity and good faitl
- All the other portions of the Constitute
II are almost iden teal with the Constitution
:. the United States.
, Great demOnstra tons are going on here.
! A complimentary serenadr was given Hol
A. II. Stephens, which he acknowledged in
y eloquent speech.
Messrs. Chestnut and Keitt, of S. c., Co
. rad of La, and Others spoke
: One hundred guns Were fired on Capitol h