New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-01-10
MISSISSIPPI STATE CONVENTION.
Special Correspondence Of the Cre5cept1

members answered to their nameg-two being aD-
sent
The President, after short address, announced
that resolutions were in order.
L. Q. G. Lamar, of Lafayette, offered the follow
ing, which was adopted:
Res0lUed, That committee of - be ap-
pointed to prepare and report, as speedily as pos,
sible, an Ordnance providing for the withdrawal
Of the State of Mississippi from the present edefal
Union with view to the establishment of a new
Confederacy, to be composed OF the secedlhs
States.
After some discussion the blank in the resolution
was filled by inserting fifteen.
The President appointed the following gentle
men as such conmittee
L. Q. G. Lamar, Of Lafayette g. r. Clayton, Of
Lowndes; Wiley P. Harris, of Kinds; S J. Gho-
SON. of Monroe J. L. Alcorn, of Coahoma; II. 7. |
Elicit of Claiborne W. Brooke, of Warren; ID. |
R. Miller of Pontotoc; John A.. Blair, of Tisho- |
mingo; A. NJ Clayton, of MARSHAL Alfred d bolt to
of wilkinson; J. u. George, of Carroll; E. H. San
ders, of Alfalfa: Benjamin King, OF Copiah; Or- |
lando Davis, of Tippah.
All of the above named gentlemen are imnedl-
ate Secessionists with the exception of FIVE viz
Messrs Alcorn, Brooke, Blair, Clayton, and Saun'
ders.
A committee was appointed to inform the Gov
ernor Of the organization Of the Convention and
inquire if he had any communication to make.
The Convention adjourned to meet at 10 A. NJ, on
Tuesday.
sEcoxD DAv-Tuesday-Th Convention met
pnrsuaut to adjournment Tt was announced that
the Committee of Fifteen would net be ready to
report the Secession Ordinance until Wednesday.
4 committee on elections was then appointed.
Mr. Clayton, Of Marshall offered resolution IN
viting the Commissioners from South Carolina Ala
bama and other States to seat OF the floor.
Mr.. D. G. Glenn offered the following which was
| adopted:
Resogrcd, That the following Standing Commit
| tees, each to be composed OF seven members, be
appointed by the President. to-wit:
| 1st. 4 Committee on citizenship i'll MIsssSlppl.
| 3D. Committee on Federal Jurisdiction and
| Property in the State of Mississippi.
3D. 4 Committee on Postal Affairs
4th. Committee on the State Constitution.
| 5th. Committee on Military and Naval Affairs.
| 9Th. A Committee on the formation Of South
| ern Confederacy.
The Special Committee appointed to wait upon
the Governor, reported that that officer would lay
several communications before the Convention in
due time.
Judge Ghoson offered the following;
ReS0lced, That special Commissioner be elected
by this Convention to visit the State Conventions
now in session in Alabama and Florida, and inform
| them that the Convention of Mississippi has
| passed resolution preparatory to secession, and
to invite the cooperation Of those States.
Laid on the table subject to call.
DIr. Walter, of Marshall, offered the following
resolution, which was adopted:
I2es0!ced That the Committee on Constitutional
Amendments be instructed to report as soon as
practical, after its appointment, an amendment to
the Constitution Of this State authorizing US to hor
row money for the purpose of military defence
and to pledge the faith OF the State for the repay
ment of the loan.
In order to allow the Committee of Fifteen tc
meet for consultation, the Convention adjourned
until 10 A. NJ. on Wednesday.
The Committee of Fifteen met in the consulta
ton room and passed an ordinance of unqualified
immediate secession from the Federal Union.
The ordinance will be reported at IL A. M. OF
Wednesday, and as there are seventy odd seces
sionists to twenty odd c0operatonists it will bt
Immediately passed.
Before this letter reaches you the sovereign State
of Mississippi will be separate and Independent
Government, earnestly soliciting her sister South
ern States to Join her, speedily, in the formation @
Southern Confederacy.
The deepest and most intense joy seems to per
wade almost the entire populace.
Tomorrow "wednesday the Commissioner
from Alabama, South Carolina and Georgia, vii
be presented to the Convention.
COOPERATION MEETING.
The Cooperation members of the Convention
met in the Senate Chamber for consultation.
Several spirited speeches were made
The Hon. Walker Brooke, the former WIFI
United States Senator, and tile leader of the CT
! operation party addressed the members in mos
feeling manner Mr. 3. said, in substance, that til
party with which he had always acted Qhe oil
Wing party) were not responsible for the preser
condition of affairs and that he was personally OF
posed to separate State action; but as the majorit
was so large against him he was willing to way
: his personal views, in order to present unite
J. front to the enemy, and Should therefore, recor
u his vote for the Ordinance of Secession. He sal
that he had fought with all his power and ability
Il obtain united South---fang in this he implore
= his colleagues to present united State of hlissi
l. sipp He could never consent to sign his name
II anv paper which savored of submission to Blac
e Republican rule.
I. Mr.. Flournoy addressed the meeting in the san
e strain. He had been c0operationst in order
l. obtain a united South. Failing in this like NJ
% Brooke, lie would never consent to occupy pos
in ton which would give aid and comfort to an e
l. emy OF allow himself to be pointed out unwi
e. ing to meet the responsibility of being loyal al
ID true TO his State.
IN Another distinguished gentleman spoke in IL
|
rs Mississippi enrol their names beneath the bann
- of their coming independence.
IN ORDINANCE OF SECESSION.
or The following is copy of the ordinance of S
O. cesson reported by the committee:
e. An ORDINANCE to dissolve the union between Il
1g State of Mississippi and other States united wi
q her under the compact entitled ''The C0nstit
49, ton of the United States of America
'' The people of Mississippi in Convention q
p sembed do Ordan and declare, and it is hereby
be daiued and declared, as follows, towit:
% SECTIoN l. That all the laws and ordinances
y ber of the Federal Union of the United States
er America be, and the same are hereby repeae
nh and that all obligations on the part of the sa
of State, or the people thereof, be Withdrawn, al
- that the said State doth hereby resume all t.
o rights functions and powers which, by any of 50
NV laws and ordinances were conveyed to the Go
n ernment Of the said United States, and is absolv
hv from all the obligations, restraints and dutes
~ CURED to the said Federal Union, and shall henc
'u' forth be a Free, Sovereign and Independent Sta
I'D SEC 2. That so much of the first section of t
ed Seventh Article of the Constitution of this State
w requires members of the Legislature, and all o
n GERS both Legislative and Judicial to take an oa
las to support the Constitution of the United Stat
gh, be and the same is hereby abrogated and annullt
nv Sec. 8. That all rights acquired and vested uni
~ the Constitution of the United States Or under a
A"' act of Congress passed in pursuance thereof,
under any law of this State, and not inconlpatiE
ys with this ordnance shall remain in force and ha
,,3 the same effect as if the ordinance had not be