The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-03
How the Bogus Confederacy was
Set AnOat.
&C., Sc. SC.
Our Athens (GaJ Corrsspondence.
ATHENS, June 10, 1855.

tho CandOr honesty Wnlcn nave marked MS entre
since his surrender of himself and command
General Wilson, delivered them up upon the 6rst de-
mand made for them by that officer
MAJOR L. GREENo,
division Provost Marshal arrived here Saturday
ing with order from Gen. Wilson for the archeves
Gen Cobb at once directed them to be turned to him.
Yesterday unday at three O'Clock M this done.
There three boxes which, doubtless for convenience
stored in Of the recitation Of Unver
sity Of Georgia From appearances it was the OF
she Professor Of Ancient Literature the walls were
beautifully embellished with Of heads OF classic
WRITER'S orators poets and divnties and maps Of ancient
geography &C There the Chancellor Of the Uni
verity Of its professors and two other gentlemen
besides Major Greene present at the delivery Of the
papers As much private matter also in the boxes,
which were not full but seemed to be used mostly for
convenience everything had TO be taken out and
ned, and all the books and papers, after labor,
were packed away large box, making weight Of
nearly half ton.
These papers embrace the journals Of the conventions
which framed the provisional and permanent constitu
ons the journals of the Provisional Congress- messages
reports Of departments, &c. With these IL would
the government had all the most important docu-
mens OF the late Southern conedeacy certainly enough
70 make complete history of the whole movement
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF SECESSION
These are generally done up in good handwriting
parchment with State seals affixed The from Louisi
ana is particularly neat The credential of the South
Carolina delegation much lost in verbage and cir
cumlocuton Indian trail in the everglades of Flor
da while those Of the Georgia and Louisiana delegations
brief pointed. No doubt it mattered not in the
Of the Chvay State whether the words many
or few. The design was fully known.
DESIGNS FLAGS.
The people very generous in their offers 10 the
oonederacy of designs Of flags There every conceiva
bic shape, size color and design the majority
ming less into the stars and stripes After look
ing over tins lot person will really be surprised TO
ect how hard IL ia TO get up original flag, sufficiently
different and distinctive from all others in the world.
THE ORIGINAL DRAFT THE PRovmoNAL CONSTITUTION
found reported by and in the handwriting Of Mr.
@. @. Memminger, Chairman of the Committee Con-
ttituon II appears TO have been considerably altered
from the old federal constitution judging from the fact
that portions Of that instrument, printed pieces Of
paper, pasted in the report, which otherwise
written. The difference however, may have been in mere
sEssIoN-sECREr sEssIoN
There were distinct journals kept fooscap Sheets
which bound together with red tape OF the differ
snt sessions. The writing is in good legibe STYLE and
On alternate pages and alternate lines
CLERKS
johnson Hooper, at time editor Of the Daily
Montgomery Mad, chief; Robert Z. Dixon and A. r..
Lamar, assistants Hooper also the author Of Simon
guggs As explained his handwriting rather rregu
lar, letters somewhat crooked; Lamar's much better
but Dxon's was superb for the business. II would be
hard 70 find who could do better. Hooper died in
great poverty in Richmond, Dixon killed by one
yord who Of the assistant clerks Of the rebel
House Of Representatives.
THE ooNvuTIom
These simply mean the came men as composed the
sProvisonal Congress- with the officers They
would "open session Congress- resolve into
ssecret scssion-then II organic law under consid
Grafton, they '1n convention The reason OF
plurality because thsre constitutions
sidcred and adopted. According 70 this theory
grsss legislature had right TO enact fundamental
NV, without specific authority from that law ITSELF
Srom tho people appointing them.
couRTlEN.
II very evident that courtesy, harmony and remark
able unanimity prevailed throughout their deliberations.
Nothing frivolous personal ever introduced bat
everything seemed 70 go smoothly
DILIGENCE
equally certain the men this concave hard
working men. They seem TO have lost time They
organized themselves adopting their rules oicers
&C. considered discussed and adopted two constitutions
a.d put in operation provisional government with all
Che appointments and functions Of government
not work for you, then am no Judge.
One or two propositions made TO admit and swear
IN two senogsphers 70 take down the debates but hev
we're enphaucally voted down. that buncombe had
show whatever and hence the progress made In business
TIE RHPurrLc ov WARRINGTON
Boon after the COMMITTEES reported the pr DIVISIONAL con
stisution while the preamble under consideration
che proposaon TO bap,ize the institution with the
Of 'TheuRepublic OF Washington" Cobb, OF Georgia,
on The interesting occasion snoud Judge there
considerable discussion just along hcre khett doubt
s.. a. rcasn, ~ 'ns MS was % move anu ,o
She states The Cobbs, you remember, dd not use 70
rsn out OF breath afer the transcenden'a hair splitting
doctrine OF State sovereignty and hen just grounds for
saarm Many arguments we're made for the expressive
appelaton of Confederate ssies America aud rhe
BY one majority. Ills crcdltable 10 this body sod its
oncers any way that such before told
TRUST
The preamble the constitution was hard 70 get rsngh
with The expression ''invokiog the aid OF Almighty
S0d Sa 90, n. sSs aa wsn n s sr
Chiffon we'd 10 amend by the words Invoking the aid
Of Almighty God, who is the God Of the Bible and the
rightful sour OF all power and government &C But
tbis might take In the New Testament part Of the
Bible and thus admit the divinity Of the Saviour and this
was shocking 10 Jew Benjamin. snd u was finally soed
prcoesIrrox ov IHK sA#BArH
The attempt made 10 have recognition Of the
Christian Sabbath by Cobb-doubtIess the elder
IN the Presbyterian churchn the mdest form possible
thu9-"No man shall be compelled to do cvh duty
Sunday" But u rejected. subsequently, the
pious endesvorcd 10 have recognition OF the Sab
tah engraftcd the Law with reference 10 carrying and
delivery OF the mails. Perkins moved an amendment
that iDasmuch the people OF Louisiana believed In
tting everybody TO worship God the days and 10 the
wys preferred therefore the State Of Louisiana should
be xrcepted from said provision Texas desired the
ssms exception, and In this the move was killed on
ADHESION sTArKs
long debate must have ensued the proposition 10
place In the constitution the provision that no new states
should be sdne unless they recognized 10 their con.
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