The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-04-27
AN ORDIN ANCi

N, tht Abortion of the Constitution Of the Prorsonal
Government Of The Confederate States Of America. l.
We the delegates Of the people OF Virgins, in
Convention assembled, solemniy impressed ny
the perils which surround the Commonwo saith,
and Appealing to the Searcher Of hearts for the
rectituds Of our intentions in assuming the grave
responsibility of this act DO. by this Ordinance,
IF the Confederate States Of America
ordained and established at Montgomery, Ala
hama, on the eighth day OF February, eighteen
hundred and sixty-one; provided that tins Ordi-
nance shall cease to have any legal operation or
effect, IL the people Of this Commonwealth. upon
Secession passed by this Con vention, on the 18th
day Of April, eighteen hundred and sixty one,
JNo. l.. ErBASK, Secretary.
Convention betoeen the Commonwealth Of Irginia ana
tie Confederate States Of Americd.
The Commonwealth of Virginia, looking to a
speedy III ION Of said Comm onw eath and the other
slave states with the Confederate states OF amer
lea, according to the provisions of tue Constltu-
ton for the Provisional Government of said
states. enters into the following temporary con-
yention and agreement with said States, for the
purpose of meeting pressing exigeneies affecting
the common rights. interests and safety OF said
Commo nw ealth and said Confederacy.
list. Until the union of said Comnonw eaith
with said Confederacy shall be perfected, and
said Commonwealth shall become member OF
said Coafederacy, according to the Constitutions
of both powers, the whole military force and mil
itary operations, offensive and defensive OF said
Com on W ealth, in the impeding conflict with
the United States shall be under the chief control
and direction Of the President of said Confederate
States upon the same principles, OASIS apd IgotlnS
As IL said 0oe, monweaith were now, and dufiig
the intervuG member of said Coniederacy.
I'd. The commonwealth OF virginia Will, after
the contamination of the Union contem plated in
this Con eniiou, and her adoption Of the Consti
tution for permanent Government OF the said
Confederate States, aud she shall become a mem,
Der Of said C0nfederacy under said permanent
Consultation, 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 possession of, acquired from the United
States, on the same terms and IN like manner
the other States of said Confederacy have done in
like cases.
Id Whatever expenditures of money, if any,
the Union. under the Provisional Government AS
above contem plated, shall be onsumaated, shall
he met and provided tor by said Confederate
States.
This Convention entered into and agreed to, in
the city Of Richmond, Virginia. on the twenty
fourth day Of April, 1851, by Alexander II. Ste
phens the duly authorized Commissioner 10 act
In the matter for the said Confederate States. and
Moore, James p. H0lcombe, James q. Bruce, and
Lewis L. Harvie. parties duly authorized to ACT
in like manner for said Commonwealth OF Vlr-
giuia-the whole subject to the approval and raii-
hcation Of the proper authorizes Oh ooth govern
meuts respectively.
In testimony whereof. the parties aforesaid
have hereto set their hands and seals, the day
and year aforesaid, and at the place aioresaid-ln
f ALsx'R H. STEPHENS, [Seal.1
Commissioner for Confederate States.
WV: sat sIat PRESTON, SEAL, Commits Conn
8. Med. MOORE, lSeai,l sionefs
JAMES p. HoLCoMBE, lSeai,I Tor
JAMES C. BRUCE. tSeal,l Virginia.
LEWIS HARyIE, lSeai, ,;,n If viz
s'n'a' on the '''h Oh JOHN Ohm JANNEY, President
JOHN L. EuBANK, sec'y.