Ordinance of Secession, adopted by the Alabama constitutional convention of 1861.

Ordinance of Secession, adopted by the Alabama constitutional convention of 1861.

The ordinance declares that "that the State of Alabama now withdraws, and is hereby withdrawn from the Union known as the United States of America, and henceforth ceases to be one of said United States, and is, and of right ought to be a Sovereign and Independent State." It also proposes t...

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Ordinance of Secession, adopted by the Alabama constitutional convention of 1861.
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Alabama--Politics and government--To 1865; Alabama. Constitutional Convention (1861); Legislation--Alabama; Secession--Alabama
description The ordinance declares that "that the State of Alabama now withdraws, and is hereby withdrawn from the Union known as the United States of America, and henceforth ceases to be one of said United States, and is, and of right ought to be a Sovereign and Independent State." It also proposes the creation of a new government among states with similar interests: "And as it is the desire and purpose of the people of Alabama to meet the slaveholding states of the South who may approve such purpose in order to frame a provisional as well as permanent Government upon the principles of the Constitution of the United States."
spelling Q0000026585Q26585Ordinance of Secession, adopted by the Alabama constitutional convention of 1861.The ordinance declares that "that the State of Alabama now withdraws, and is hereby withdrawn from the Union known as the United States of America, and henceforth ceases to be one of said United States, and is, and of right ought to be a Sovereign and Independent State." It also proposes the creation of a new government among states with similar interests: "And as it is the desire and purpose of the people of Alabama to meet the slaveholding states of the South who may approve such purpose in order to frame a provisional as well as permanent Government upon the principles of the Constitution of the United States."1861 January 111861-01-111860-1869Alabama--Politics and government--To 1865; Alabama. Constitutional Convention (1861); Legislation--Alabama; Secession--AlabamaTextOrdinances; Legislative actsAlabama. Secretary of StateOrdinance of Secessionv5274Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/3764
title Ordinance of Secession, adopted by the Alabama constitutional convention of 1861.
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