The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-03-19

sippi convention had been. IN other
words the difference IN opinion I'm the Ala
hama convention was one between i'm
mediate secession and secession a little
later. and after the convention had pass
ed The ordinance. many az the c0-opcra-
tion delegates came forward and pledged
themselves and their constituents to its
support
GEORGIA NEXT.
Georgia was the next state 20 secede,
which she did on January le. 1s6l by
vote in her convention OF 20S 20 so. Alex
ander u. Stephens. afterwards Vice
President OF the COnfcdcracy. and his
brother. Judge Linton stephens. being
the leaders of the So Immediately after
the ordinance was passed Judge Linton
stephens introduced resolution in which
~ was declared that those VINO had OPP
posed 10 did not deny the right Of a State
10 secede nor that the Southern states
I'D not have cause for secession, but
that they only thought that it ought not
10 be exercised until every effort to pre-
serve peace had been exhausted. 1T
must be remembered that AT that very
time the Senators and Representatives In
Congress of an the border Southern
States including Virginia. we're making
every effort 20 induce tho North TO guar
antee the rights Of the South In the
Union by constitutional amendments,
but which the North utterly failed 10 DO
though had &c been done peace would
most assuredly have been preserved.
And then Judge Linton stephens reso-
luton in the Georgia convention went on
and declared that as evidence of the fact
that those who had voted against seces-
sion Old not deny the right OF IL. nor
that the Southern states had cause for
fl. that an OF those members Of The con-
Vcntion who had voted against 81 as well
as those who had voted for it. should
sign the ordinance which had been pass
ed That resolution was adopted and
under fl all of the three hundred and one
delegates who had favored the conven-
ton Of Georgia, there had been four abb
sent when secession was voted ON signed
the ordinance except six. and even those
siN signed and placed on record a paper
in which they declared that they would
support the state in her action. Georgia
therefore. went into secession with prac-
tfcaily the solid support OF her people
as represented tn convention. Louisiana
followed Georgia and seeded on jan
uary &c, 1851. The fight I'm that state
was altogether between immediate seces-
sion and cooperation such as II had
been Tn Alabama, the Uniouists, II there
were any OF them in the State, being too
weak TO make a show. Those who favor
ed immediate secession won over the CO.
opraiionists IN the election and the con-
venti0n passed an ordinance OF secession
by 113 20 IL. The six States which have
been named met together I'm Congress at
Montgomery. Ala, on the fth Of February
1861. and formed the Confederate states
OF America. and In the meantime the
Texas convention had on the 1st OF Feb
ruary passed an ordinance Of secession
by a vote 81 1865 against Z. But ms the
Texas ordinance was 20 be submitted 10
a direct vote Of the people on February
2sd. that state did not join the Coniede-
Jacy until after that date. When 'he
vote OF the people was taken In Texas. II
stood for secession. 3479i against ll2lo
OF rather more than three 10 one In IT'S
Savor Those who opposed secession IN
Texas we're lea by It's then Governor
samuel Houston. and claimed not 20 be
Opposed 10 secession itself but 10 be IN
favor 81 Texas becoming an independent
,euuhlic as IL had been before annexation
10 the United states. Tn a word, that
Texas was 10 have nothing 70 DO with
either the Confederate states or tho
United states The question there then
was between the Confederate States
party and the advocates Of an in
dependent republic for Texas. and the
Confederate States party. as We have
seen. won by very large majority, and
Texas Joined the Confederacy
VIRGINIAs ACTION
Tho next state to seccdc was Virginia.
Aftet an efforts Tor peace had failed.
after the action OF the Peace COME
renee" which she had declared herself
willing 20 accept. had been completely
ignored by the North. the Virginia con-
xention passed April lith. 1861, an or
Sinauce OF secession by a vote OF IS 70
p there being one member who asked
40 90. .euscd from voting. and eight alb
sent. au o these latter afterwards ask
Ing 90 fiora .noir votes recorded In IT'S
favor. or fhr members OF the con-
venflon VINO voted against secession. the
oaforltv Of thea |) were from what IS
no., west virginia. And among the
twenfy-three who were from what now
constitute Virginia were no less per
eonaecs fhan General Juba' 8. Early ana
Williams q. Wickham. 10th OF whom
were afterwards Among che staunchest
Confedcratea. Arain. whom the time
e9me for the signing o. the virginia Or
dinance. ~ Tho original. l5 delegates 10
the convention. 10 giened A. and % re-
fused including the one who had aFked
20 b. excused from voting OF the twfr-
ty-ihree who failed 90 sign only one
was from the State az Virginia. as now
constituted. the remainder being from
~ha. is now West virginia. But though
q majority % the West Virginia mem
hers did not vote for secession. a majority
Of them dld eiRn the ordnance after -
WIS nnsref For what is now West VIZ