The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1861-01-23


lei in the history Of any. country, or recon.
Oile 1t with any other purpose of your Gov.
ernment than imposing on the State the !
OF conquered province.
F. w. PIcKENs.
The following is q second communication
from Msjor Anderson:
To His ExcELLENcY GOVERNOR PIcKENs:
SIR: l have the honor to acknowledge
The receipt OF your communication, and say
that, under the circumstances, have deem
ed it proper to refer the whole matter to my
Government, and intend deferring the course
indicated BY my note OF this morning until
the arrival from Washington of the instruc-
tions I NAV receive. | have the homer to
hone that no distractions will be placed in
his way, and that you will do me The favor
of giving every facility to the departure and
return OF the bearer, Lieut.. T. Talbot, who
is directed to make the journey.
R. ANDERSON.
Governor Pickens Immediately granted
the permission desire', and directed that
every facility and courtesy should be extend.
ed to the bearer of dispatches, Lieut.. Tai
bot, for his Government, both going and re-
turning.
CHARLESTON, Jan. ll.-A private despatch
to the Courier, from Montgomery, Alobsma, /,
says that Fort Pike has been taken by
Louisiana.
The Federal troops have abandoned all
ltthe forts1n Pensacola hsrbor except For /
Pickens, where they are concentrated.
Three hundred men have lett Mobile to
surprise Fort Pickens.
MoETGoMEnY, Ala, Jan. ii The ordi-
nance OF secession was passed ct 2.3O o..
clock this afternoon.
The city is in blaze of enthusiasm
Sautes are litng and bells ringing, with
other Manifestations of rejoicing.
The following is the ordinance of seces.
sion:
ORDINANCE OF SECESSION
An ordinance to dissolve the Union existing
between the State of Alabama and the
ether States united under the compact
ard style OF the United States OF America.
Whereas, The election of Abraham Lin.
coin and Hannibal Hamlin to the Gffic es of
President Ond Vice President of the United
States, by sectional party, ovowedIy hes
tie to the domestic institutions and pea ce
and security OF the people OF Alabama, fol.
! lowing upon the heels Of many and danger.
| ops in!rec,ions OF the Constitution OF the
United States by many of the States and
people Of the Northern section, in a poiti-
cal arcng Of so insulting and menscing a
character IS TO justify the people Of the
State of Alabama In the adoption of prompt
and decided measures for their peace ant
security.
Therefore be ii declared end ordained. BY
the people of the State OF Alabama in con-
yention assembled, Thet the State of Ala
bama now withdraw, and is hereby with
drawn frcm the Union known us the U0ite
States Of America, and heucetorih ceases to
be one Of the said United Stetes, and is,
and by right ought 10 be, sovereign and
inde pendent State.
And be it further declared and ordained,
by the people of the State of Alabama, in
convention assembled, That all the power e
over the Territories of the said state, and
over the people thereof, heretofore delega-
ted to the Government OF the United States
of America, be, and they are hereby with
drawn from the said Government, and are
hereby resumed and vested in the people OF
the State OF Alabama.
And as it is the desire and purpose of the
people OF Alabama 10 meet the slaveholdiDg
States Of the South, who approve of such a
purpose, in order 10 frame provisional as
we'll as a permanent Government upon the
principles of the Government OF the United
States.
Therefore be it resolved by tho people OF
A!sbama, in Convention assembled. That
the people of the Ststes Of Delaware, Mary
lsnd Virginia, North Carolina, South Caro-
line, Florida, George, Mississippi, I.ouisi--
ana, Texss, Arkansas, Tennessee, Ken
tucky and Missouri, be, and they are hereby
invited 10 meet the people OF the State OF
Alabems, by their delegates in Convention
on the 4'h of February next, at Montgomery,
in the State Of Alabsms, for the purpose OF
consolation with each other as to the most
eGeciual mode Of securing concerted and
harmonious action in whatever mansu,es
may be deemed most desirable Tor the com.
mon peace and security.
And be it further ResoI"ed, That the
President of this Convention BE-, and he is
hereby Instructed to transmit, forthwith,
copy Of the foregoing preamble, ordinance
ard resolutions to tbs Governors OF the
several States named in said reaolu-
,,OAs.
Done by the people 0! The State Of Ala
10 hlot NJ MppE-
gomery, on this the eleventh d'y Of Janusry,
1861.
The preamble, ordinance and resolu tions
were adopted by the following vote, yeas.
81, nqys 80.
4 ter the adoption Of the ordinance the
hall was open to visitors.
WASHINGTON, Jan. l9.-The Senate was
in executive sess ion four hours.
Mr. Holt was finally confirmed, 80 against
l3.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Mexican in the
House on Monday, was to repeal the law
making Charleston, Georgetown and Beau
fort ports OF entry. Even in time of peace
the collection Of revenue at these ports costs
more than it amounts to.
Dir. McKean's desire is to stop foreign
trade and send sufficient naval force to block.
ude the harbors, and he is not alone in thi;
view.
MrLLEpGEvILLE, Jan. l8.-The Coaven-
ton was in secret session ill four O'Clock
when resolutions we're adopted declaring i
the duty of Georgia to secede, and appoint
ing Committee of II to draft an ordinance
of secession. The resolutions were adopt
ed--l60 to 1870.
New YoRK, Jan. lSth.-The washington
orrespondent Of the Commercial Advertis e
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