The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-05-01
BY TIE GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA.
A OCLANATlCH.

WHEREAS, the Convention Of this Commonwealth
has, on this, the 25th day Of April, 1861, adopted
an ordinance ''for the adoption of the Constitution
OF the Provisional Government Of the Confederated
States OF Americas" and has agreed to a ''Conven-
ton between the Commonwealth of Virginia and
the Confederated States of America" which it is
proper should be made known to the people of this
Commonwealth and to the world: Therefore, J.
JoHN LETcHER, Governor of the Commonwealth of
Virginia, do hereby publish and proclaim that the
following are authentic copies of the Ordinance and
Convention aforesaid.
(~o) GIVEN under my hand as Governor, and
( l.. S. under the seal OF the Commonwealth, at
~ Richmond, this 25th of April 1861, and in
oo'h year OF the Commonwealth.
JOHN LETCHER.
GEORGE W. MUNFoRD,
Secretary of the COmmonw ealth.
AN oRDINANCE
For the Adoption Of the Constitution Of The Provisional
,Goeernn'stt Of The Confederate States Of america.
We, the delegates OF the people oil Virginia. in
Convention assembled, soIemniY impressed bv the
perlls vhich surround the Common wealth, and ap-
pealng to the Searcher of hearts for the rectitude
OF our intentions in assuming the grave response
ollIty OF this act do by this Ordinance, adopt aud
rdtyy the Constitution of the Provisional Govern
ment OF the Con iederate States of America, or
dained and established at Montgomery, Alabama
on the eighth day of February, eighteen hundred
and sixty one; provided that this Ordinance shall
cease to have any legal operation or effect, if the
people OF this Commonwealth, upon the vote di-
rected to be taken on the Ordinance of Secession
passed by this Convention, on the seventeenth day
o April, eighteen hundred and sixty-one shall re-
Ject the same. true copy,
JNo. l.. EUBANK, Secretary.
Convention betlycen the Commonwealth of VIrginiG and
fhe C0ufedeTGfp ,SfgfcS nj
The Commonwealth of Virginia, looking to
speedy union of said Commonwealth and the other
slave States with the Confederate States of Ameri-
ca, according TO the provisions of the Constitution
for the Provisional Government of said States, en-
ters into the following temporary convention and
agreement with said States, for the purpose of
meeting pressing exigencies affecting the common
rights, interests and safety Of said Commonwealth
and said Conlederacy.
lst. Until the union of said Commonwealth with
sad Contederacy shall be perfected, and said Com
monwealth shall become member of said Confede-
racy, according to the Constitutions of both pow
ers, the whole military force and military opera
tions, offensive and defensive, of said Common
wealth, in the impending conflict with the United
States, shall be under the chief control and drec-
ton of the President of said Confederate States
upon the same principles, basis and footing as if
SAID Commonwealth were now, and during the in
terval, member of said Confederacy.
"a. The Commonwealth of Virginia will, after
the conSummatlon of the Union contemplated in this
Confehuon, ana her adoption OF the Constitution
tor apermanent Government OF the said Confederate
States, and also shall become a member of said
Confederacy under said permanent Constitution, if
the same occur, turn over to the said Confederate
States all the public property, naval stores, and
munitions of war, &C., she may then be in posses
sion of, acquired from the United States, on the
same terms and in like manner the other States |
OF said Con Iederacy have done in like cases.
3D. Whatever expenditures of money, if any, |
said Commonwealth Of Virginia shall make before
the Union, under the Provisional Government as
above contemplated, shall be consummated, shall
be met and provided for by said Confederate
States.
This Convention entered into and agreed to- in
the city of Richmond, Virginia, on the twenty
fourth day of April, 1861, by Alexander H Ste
phens, the duly authorized Commissioner to act in
the matter for the said Confederate States, and
John Tyler, VIM. Ballard Preston, Samuel McD. |
Moore, James z. Holcombe, James c. Bruce, and
Lewis E. Harvie, parties duly authorized to act in
ike manner for said Commonwealth of Virginia |
the whole subject to the approval and ratification
Of the proper authorities of both Governments
respectively.
In testimony whereof, the parties aforesaid have
hereto set their hands and SEALS the day aud year
aforesaid, and at the place aforesaid-in duplicate
originals.