The Van Buren press., 1861-09-11
Confederate Congress Acts.

n bill to aid tie State of lMssoari. in repsl-
ling inuasion By the United States. and to
authorize the admi. sion of said State as a
member Of the Confederate States Of
America. and for other purposes
Whereas. The people of the State of
Missouri have been preveuted. by the un-
constitutional interference of the Govern
ment of the United States. from expressing
their will through the legally constituted
authorities in regard to union with the
Confederate States Of America. and are
now engaged in repelling lawless inva-
sion of their Territory by armed forces
and
WHEREAS. It is the right and duty oil
the Confederats States 10 aid the people and
|sassrnaassat Of the saii Ssxte in resisting
such invasion. and in securing the means
and the opportunity of expressing their
will upon all questions affecting their rights
and liberties now, therefore.
The Congress of the Confederate States
of America do enact, That the President oil
the Confederate States of America be, and
he Is hereby authorized to cooperate through
the military powers of this Government
with the authc!i tiles and the people Of the
State Of Missouri, in defending that State
against lawless invasion by the United
States, and in maintaining the liberty and
Independence of her people and that hi
be authorized and empowered, at his dis
crctlon. to receive AMI muster into tn,
service of the Confederate States. in til,
State Of Missouri, such troops of tha
State as may volunteer to serve in tn,
army of the Confederate States, subject t
the rules and regulations of said army
and in accordance with the laws of Con
gress-and troops may be received int,
service by companies. battalions or regi
ments, with their officers elected by tn
troops and the officers so elected shall b.
commissioned by the President and whe,
mustered into service, said companies, bat
tallons or regiments may be attached t,
| such brlgades or divisions az the Presiden
| may determine, and the President shal
have power to appoint field officers for al
battallons and regiments formed out O
separate companies mustered into service
and to add to battalions o sufficient mum
Der OF separate companies to complete thei
organization into regiments, and TO appoin
the additional field officers necessary TO
the complete organization of the regimen
so formed and all vacancies that may oc
cur amongst the commissioned officers O
troops mustered into service under thi
act shall be filled in the manner provide,
IN the act entitled " AN act for the estab
llshment and organization Of the army o
the Confederate States of America" Ap
proved 9th March, 1861.
SEC. .. That tie STATE >! NEsso,,r; sl,s, !,
De admitted as Il member of the Coufe,ie
rate States of America, upon IN eaua
footing with the other States under tn,
Constitution for the Provisional Govern
ment of the same, upon the condition tha
the said constitution for the Provisions
Government OF the Confederate States shall
oe adopted and ratified by the properly ano
legally constituted authorities OF said State
aud the Governor of said State shall trans.
mt to the President of the Confederate
States An authentic copy of the p: oceediny.
touching such adoption and ratification by
said State OF said Provisional Constitution
apon the receipt whereof, the President, by
proclamation. shall announce the fact
whereuron. and without any further pro.
teedlngs upon the part o: Congress, the ad
mission OF said State of Missouri into the
Confederacy, under said Constitution TO,
the Provisional Go >rnment of the Confed.
crate States, shall be considered complete
and the laws Of this Confedleracy shall be
thereby extended over said State of Mis-.
souri, as fully and completely as over other
States now composing the same:
Sec. 3. That the Congress of the Con
federate States recognize the government Of
which Claiborne F. jackson is the Chief
Magistrate to be the legally elected and
regularly constituted government of the
people and State of Missouri and that the
President Of the Confederate States be and
he Is hereby empowered at his discretion, at
any time prior to the admission of the said
State as member of the Confederacy, to
perfect and proclaim an alliance, offensive
and defensive. with the government, limited
to the period Of the existing war between
this Confederecy and the United States, the
said treaty or alliance to be in force from
the date thereof, and until the same shall be
dissffirmed or rejected by this Congress.