Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-12-14

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MPoRT.
Itappears that On the 10Th of April last, Ii.
steamer G E. Hllm&n, loaded With military stores
purchased By order of the Executive of Tennessee
e the city Of st LOUIS. staoe Of Missouri. Uas
seized in transit from The city last aforesaid 70 the
city of Nashville, Ttnnessee, at near CalrO STATE
{ IllinOis-s&id State OF Tennessee being at the
time Of such SECURE ember or sovereignty Of
the United Stat of America under the Consttutiou
thereof. The Committee would further state that
4t the time of said seizure the people Of Tennessee
we're aDxiouslY looking forward to an early ter
! Minis ton of the relations existing between the
United states Ggd the State of Tennessee; that q
feW days prior 20 said ssiB war. IN tact hal com
msnced between the ~ yfitIts u the Uni ID State
and the Confederate States o. America and thar BY
virtue Of such hOstilites the people Of Tennessee
through her chief orRaBs OF public opiniou-the
LegislaI urs, the Press and the Hastrgs gave un-
mIstak able evidences OF sympathy for and co oper
tJiOn with the authorities OF the said Confederate
States the war thus insuguIated, and tnas in
pursuance Of such opinion, indicated a. afo
aid, the General Assembly Of Tennessee did
IN the 9th day of Nay 1861, pass '.BeclarA-
tiou of Independence and Ordnance dissclving the
Federal relations betwe' u the State OF Tennessee
and the United states OF America. subj sct no EeVer
TO the approval Of m' )riy Of the voters OF the
State Ii appears slso Jnst, Un the Tth day of NAY
1861 the said State BY her duly SIIed sgenis
JF commissioners with the duly accredited sgents
or commissioner OF the Confederate States did en-
ter into s temporary ConveSuO1, agreement and
dIliLaFy League" aud that b. ghe terms ID reot
the whole military force, and military operations
yfsnsive and defensive of said st te, ia The war
then pending with the United States should be III.
Ter the control and discretion of the President OF
aid Confederate States upon the basis and
prlnclplz as II she ~eTG then memuer Of said
; nfrderscy.
Il further appears by the second article Of said
Convention. agree meDt &c, that the S.ate of Ten
h. 18th =.
If said Comic deraey. under the permanent COnsti
tution thereof" TO turn aver to said Confederate
States, all public property scqlired from the United
States the same terms as ether States Of the Con
federsey have done in Ike csses,
Il further spPeaTs that the Executive. 10 cnrae
quencs of the secure EfOrg-ii1, ordered jesse
ruOmss then SurveJOr OF the Port Of Nashville L.
epOsit all the bJnds. moneys Or o her seeurlti0s
wled and belonging TO the UnI5ed S ates, and tina
IN pursuapce thereof said Surveyor did dep sI5, 10
the 3 ,nk Of Tennessee, and sscuri'i of III,
CUited STATS t. tue amount OF (s1i l5U 9J) sev-
emf = rr Thousand tour hundred AID sixty dollars
H-.. srs that the people Of Tennessee
did, on IL. -.- y 81 May, 1861, By fundRmenA
tai act, disso,y connection with the authorizes
sud government Il the United States, and that by
another fundamental act, on he lst day of August
1861, did ratify and adopt the PeruaH ut COnstitu-
ton OF SAID Confederate States Of America; thu
cOlsammsting BY al the f0En5 Of laW kno En to
States IL tie change OF their organic relations TIT
revolution inaugurated by The ion ard the
tall Of Port Sumter At the date OF said 'Conven,
tiuD, sgrsemsnt. &e, Tsnness, WAS = member o.
the cid Federal MON Ia name. but not in any OF
the relations sflnIties which chsracteris5 cN>
Gems or subjects united 10 Z common bond.
Having thus passed, II rapid review, the initia-
ton, progress and consummsuOn Of the revolution
the ties broken and the new relations assumed the
material question 10 be determined By the commit /
zee, is as to the disposition ard ownership # the
lands monica or ,ther FecuIitiCs 90 seiE d by TIT
Executive. A sj1rity Of your committee are sat /
is6ed and 90 instruct NE report that the proper 4
y of the United States, deposited in the bank b.
order Of The Executive, Of right belongs to th, /
Confederate States Of America that their right IL
dear and paiPsoe. from the facts and military
Z &C ue before recited
IL further appears that the owners Of the Hill
nan claim, out OF ths funds so seized the payment
en- account, accompanying the Executive mes