Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-01-22
THE oRBIEAScR or sEcEssIoB.


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: The-following is the ordinance If secession By
which The State Of Georgia was taken out Of th'
Union. 3 E1
An ordinance to dissolve the Union between thu
State Of Georgia, and the other States united Wit
her, under ths compact Of Government entitled
the Constitution of the United States;
We, the people of the State Of Georges, in con-
vention assembled do declare and ordain, and it i
hereby declared and ordainsd, that the ordinance
adopted By the people Of the State Of Georgia, in
tha osnvention Of l77S, whereby the Constitution
of the United States was ratified and adopted, and
also sill acts end parts Of acts Of the General As
sembly; ratifying and adopting amendments to the
said Constitution, are hereby repealed, rsscinded
and abrcgated. ~
. We do further declare and ordain that the Union
now sabsisting between the State of Georgia ana
the other States under the title of the United States
Of Ansres, Is hereby dissolved, and that the stats
Of Georgia IN the fu possession and exercise Of
ali nose rights Of sovereignty which belong and
sppsrlain to free and independent State.
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Crittenden's ReseIutions-How they were
.-ea Tableds n
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-The resolutions of Mr..
Critteuden, proposing amendments to the Constitu-
EtioB, were taken up
The pending question was on the amendment Of
Mr. Powell, to insert the words snoB held or to be
hereafter acquired" SO that the first section would
read: sssrs,st p asraat az Z @
ssIn al the territory Of the United States now
held or hereafter acquired situated north Of lati-
tude SO degrees aud 80 minutes slavery or invoun-
tary servitude, except as puniBhment for crime,
IL prohibited while such territory shall remain under
territorial government. In all the territory south
of said line Of latitude held to be HEREAFTER ae
CURED slavery Of the African race is hereby recog
nized IS existing and shall net be interfered with
by Congress, but shall be protected property by
all departments Of the territorial government
during Its continuance; and when any territory
north or south Of said line, within such boundaries
as Congress may prescribe shall contain the popu-
lation requisite for member Of Congress accord
ing to the Federal ratio of representation of the
people Of the United States, it SHALL if It's form of
government be Republican, be admitted into the
Union an equal footing with the original States,
with without slavery, the constitution of such
new States may provide"
Pending vote.
The special order arrived ALL p. m, when the
chair called it up. "aGi
Mr.. Bigler moved to postpone all prior orders in
order to continue the consideration of the resolu-
lions on amending the Constitution.
The yeas and nays were ordered on The motion,
which was agreed to-yess 81, nays 26.
The question then occurred on the amendment of
Mr.. Powell to insert the words named in the first
section, and it was agreed to-yesB 80 nays "a.
So the first section was emended as above print
ed. .- ..r vf-rs,
The'question being on the substitutiOn Of Mr.
Clark's resolution for those of Mr.. sOrittenden-
Simmons addressed the Senate.
Anthony briefly followed.
The question REQUIRED on the adoption Of the fol-
lowing substitute offered by Clark, Republican Of
New Hampshire, for the resolutions of Crittenden,
when they were adopted. Yeas %, nays %:
ResolUed, That the provisions ,of the Constitution
are ample for the preservation Of the Union, and
the protection of all the material interests Of the
country; that il needs to be obsyed rather than
amended; and that extricstion from our present
dangers is to be looked for in strenuous efforts to
preserve the peace, protect The public property and
enforce the laws, rather than in guarantees for
particular interests, compromises for particular diff
feulties or concessions to unreasonable demands,
ResoIUsd That all attempts to dissolve the present
Union, or overthrow or sbandon the present con-
stiution with the hope or expectation of construct
ing new one, are dangerous, illusory and destruc
tive; that in the opinion of the Senate Of the United
States no such reconstruction is practicable, and
therefore to the maintenance of the existing Unien
and Constitution should be directed all the energies
of all the departments of the government, and the
efforts Of all good citizens.
The yeas and nays on the adoption of this substi-
tute were as follows:
Ysas-Messrs. Anthony, Baker, Bingham, Cam
eron, Chandler, Clark Colamer, Dixon, Doolttle,
Durkee, Fessenden, Foot, Foster, Grimes, Hale,
Harlan, King, Sewsd, Simmons, Ten Eyck, Trum-
bull. Wade, Wilkinson and Wilson-25.
NGys.-Messrs. Bayard Benjsmin, Bigler, Bright,
Clingman, Crittend,en Fitch, Green. GWin, Hun
ter, johnson Of Tennessee, Kennedy. Lane, Latham,
Nicholson, Pesrce, Polk, Powell, Pugh, Rice,
Salisbury and Sebastin-23.
Mr.. Crittenden's resolutions (Clarks substitute)
were then laid on the table