The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-02-19
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

At u o'Ilock precisely, tn House was calico
to order ny Hon. HoWKLL OoBB, OF Georgia
the presiding officer Of the late Provisional
Congress, vino stated that it was made hi
duty by an act Of the Provisional Congress
TO preside over the Permanent Congress IN.
Ill is organization. An earnest Gnd i'm pree
slys ycay Ell Was delivered 10y the Rev. mir.
UuEcAN, CT .he n. 4. Church.
The call o. lhe roll OF tho members was
then commenced, and at its conclusion the
presiding officer announced that q quorum
YVES present. AZ sr which he proceeded to ad.
minister the following oath, which was done
by csliipg up the delegations from the ssve'
raj states of the Contsderacy:
"You and each of you do solemnly sweal
that you will support ths Oonstitu tioE OF Thu
Confederate States So help you God"
This was the most deeply impressive par
OF the whole ceremony. As the delegation
from zach State gathered around tho desk OF
the Speaker, . solemn stiffness pervaded the
entire hall, and the whole crowd, mem beri
and spec Ia tors, seemed to feel the responsible.
ity which rests upon this new, and as yet un :
tried, body.
Each delegation having thus reverently
qualified to assume the high and honor BILE
responsibility OF supporting the Constitution
OF tho new Government, Mr.. COBB announced
that the next duty devolvinE upon them was
the election ofa Speaker to preside over their
future de iberatiors.
The nomina ton Of candidates for Speaker
being in order, Mr.. FooTE, OF Tennessee,
offered resolution declaring hon. THos. S.
BococK, Of Virginia, the choice OF the House
fo- speaker. The resolution Of MIR. FoorE was
adopted with but one CT two dissenting
ycoss, and Mr.. BoCoCx was duly declared
the Spea Rer elect of the first Congress n 10 Ter
the permanent Government Of the Uonfede.
rate Sstaias.
On molten Of Mr.. Bo1cx, of South Caro-.
Ina, com mit-ee OF two was appointed to
conduct hirs. to the chair.
The presiding officer appointed Messrs.
BoycE, OF South Carolina, and Foorx, Of Ten.
aessee
After assuming tho Chair, the new EpxAxrR
which was listened to with marked atten ton.
and was received, at its conclusion, with
warm applause
tSea.lemeu Of the House Of Representatives..
return TO you my sincere thanks for the
honor yon asye done me, in selecting me 10
preside over yoar deliberations, during this
IN frs. gong ress under our perm anent Con.
sti.ution. And desire TO say tina. IT will be
ny one great sIm, IL dfscharRine tho duties
OF this Office, SO to conduct myself as % show
to you aud &c the world that your conf aerce
has not been altogether Misapplied.
I may De PERMITTED to say that ] have q
firm deterMina12n, SO Tar as may be able
to ynaia tain ,ne dignity and preserve the dc.
coxum OF this body; 10 administer its rules
with firmness ana courtesy, and 70 conduct
its business with strict iInpartiality.
II such deter mlnatlon, united with sin.
cers desire ID sas our legislation take such
.
dene., maintain tha honor, and advance the
weltare Of Ibis entire Oon.ederaey-N this
could command success, am sure nigh
expsci TO succeed
which IL is not for me 20 rromtss. Iftn any.
thing may iail short, trust that the sam
kind partially which has called me to this
position will throw thu mantle Of charity
over my detects. and will give ms In every
time OF trial that kind co operation and rem.
erous support which my deficiencies may re-
quire.
The unanihi,y with which you have made
this election is a happy ausury Of the spirit
vi which your pl oceedings wiil be governed.
This Is ne lime Tor resen I'M. nts, NO time for
jsalo asies or heart burnines. Influenced By
great common purpose, sharing together
the same rich hope, and united By . common
destiny, let us hush every murmur OF dis-on.
tent and Danish every feeling Of psssonAl
grief. Here let ~ know NO man, save ~ =
CO .laoorer In the same great Gauss, sustain.
Ing those whom ciIcumstances may designate
. g Z; seeking e, ne s.as
rather - Yield everything for the public
good in honor prsferring one another ;"
That soIne Of ycu, Influenced BY moment.
AIRY impulse. should grow FESTIVE under The
enforcernents OF those rules which ron NAY
make for your own government {, voald IS :
matter neither Of eorprias Nor of Complaint.
Hut hswili prove htmsen ettAsr vsak Or
Bad man who; on rsneeticn, fails to cali
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