Des Arc semi-weekly citizen., 1861-05-14
Arkansas Ordinance of Secession
 AN ORDINANCE

To dissolve Me asaion now eristing betupa the Nate of .Arkansas and fhe. oth,r States united with her under the compnd entitled, "7he Constitution Of fthe Unaa Hates Of .4merfca."
 WHEREAS, In addition to the we'll fonnasa causes of complaint set forth by this conyeD.
 tion in resolutions adopted on the 10th March A. D. 1861, against the sectional party now in power at Washington City, headed by Abra. ham Lincoln, he has in the face of resolutions passed by this convention, pledging the State of Arkansas to resist to the last extremity
 any attempt or the part of such power to co. cree any State that had seeded from the old Union, proclaimed to the world that war should be waged against such States, until they should be compelled to submit to their rule, and large forces to accomplish this hare Dy this same power been called cue, ard are now being marsbafled to carry out this inhu- man design, and to longer submit to such ruIe or remain in the old Union of the United States would be disgraceful and ruinous to the State of Arkansas
 ! Therefore, we the people of the State of Arkansas in convention assembled, do hereby declare and ordain, and 1t is hereby declared and ordained that the stordinance and accept.
 ance of compact" passed and appoved by the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, on the 18th day of October, 4. D. 1856, where b,y It was by said General Assembly ordained that, by virtue of the authority vested in said General Assembly, by the provisions of the ordinance adopted by the convention of dele
 gates assembled at Little Rock, for the pur. pose of forfHing constitution and system of government for said state, the propositions
 set torth Tn San act snpplentary to an act enti- tiea an act for the admission of the state of Arkansas into the Union, and to- provide for the que execution of the laws Of the United otates within the same, and for other purposes
 were freely accepted, ratified and irrevocaby confirmed articles of compact and union be- tween the State of Arkansas and the United states" and and all other law and ordinance, whereby the State of Arkansas becamea mem per or the Federal Union be and the same is nereoy In all respects and for every purpose herewith consistent repealed, abrogated, and fuily set asidey and the union now sabsistig OetWeen the State of Arkansas and the other otates under the name of the United States Of America is hereby forever dissolved.
 And we do further hereby declare and or dain, that the State of Arkansas hereby re- sumes to herself all rights and powers hereto. fore delegated to the government of the United oeates Of Fmerica-that her citizens are ab- soived rom all allegiance to said government or the United States, and that she is in full possession and exercise of all the rights ana sovereignty which appertain to free and in- dependent State. f8&N
 We do further ordaine and declare, that ab fights acquired and vested under the constitu.. ton Of the United States of America, or or any act or acts of Congress, or treaty, or un. act or acts of Congress, or treaty, or under any law of this State, and not incompatlbN with this ordinance, shall remain in full forcs and effect, in no wise altered or impaired, ane have the same effect as if this ordinance had not been passed. aa sifa iTsas
 [Here follow the signatures of all the mem bers, which we omit.
 ., Adopted and passed in open conyention, oD the sixth day of May, A. D., 1861.
 Attest; ELIAS c. BoUDINoT,
 Sec'y Arkansas State Convention