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CHRONOLOGICAL RECORD, ETC. 5t
14th-Legislature of Alabama met. Davis and Brown, of Mississippi, with-
drew from the Federal Senate.
15th-Legislature of Mississippi met. Ordinance of Secession signed unan-
imously.
16th-Georgia Convention met. The Lone Star Rifles, a volunteer military
company in Galveston, seized a large lot of property on board the Steamship
Texas at that port.
17th-The Crittenden Compromise Resolutions were defeated in the Federal
Senate by a large majority.
.8th-Fort McRae taken.
19th-Georgia convention passed the Ordinance of Secession-vote, 208 to 89.
2lst-Lgislatures of Texas d Louisiana met. Florida and Alabama Sena-
tors withdrew fronmtie ederal Congress. -
22d-Florida Convention adjourned.
2'd-Louisiana Convention met.
24th-Federal Arsenal near Augusta, Georgia, surrendered. It contained a large
quantity of arms.
25th-Louisiana convention passed the Ordinance of Secession-vote, 113 to 17.
28th-Texas convention met. Texas Legislature adopted a joint resolution re-
cognizing the convention. Iverson, of Georgia, vacated his seat in the Federal
Senate.
29th-Gov. Houston, of Texas, sent a special message to the Legislature en-
dorsing fully the Tennessee Resolutions, passed in response to those of New
York.
31st-Mint and Custom House at New Orleans taken.
Febuary 1861.-1st-Texas convention passed the Ozdinance of Secession-
vote, 166 to 7.
2d-Texas convention unanimously adopted a declaration of the causes which
impelled Texas to secede from the Federal Union.
4th-Convention of seceded States met at Montgomery Alabama. Messrs
Slidell and Benjamin announced the secession of Louisiana and bade the Federal
Senate farewell. Peace convention met in Washington.' Virginia election held
for delegates to convention.
8th-The Congress of the seceded States unanimously agreed upon the " Con-
stitution for the Provisional Government of the Confederate States of America."
Texas Legislature adjourned. Federal Arsenal at Little Rock surrendered tothe
authorities of Arkansas. It contained 40 cannon 9,000 stand of arms and a
large quantity of ammuntion.
9th-Jeff Davis of Mississippi was elected unanimously President and A. H.
Stephens of Georgia Vice President of the Confederate States under the Provis.
ional Government-
1 th-Lincoln left Springfield Illinois on his way to Washington.
12th-The Confederate Cozigress assumed charge of all questions between the
States of the Confederacy and the Federal Government.
13th-In the Federal Congress, the electoral 'vote for President and Vice Pres-
ident was counted under the shadow of Federal bayonets and Lincoln and Ham-
lin declared elected. Virginia convention met.
14th-Louisiana Legislature met.
15th.-Texas Ordinance of Secession was presented in the Confederate Con-
gress by Judge Gregg. President Davis arrived at Montgomery.
18th-Constitution of the Provisional Government signed. President Davis
inaugurated. The military posts and other public property in-Texas surrendered
by the Federal commander to the State authorities.
19th-400 Texas volunteers under command of'Col. John S. Ford left Galves-
ton for the Rio Grande on secret service.
20th-State, Treasury, Judiciary, War, Navy, and Post Office Departmehts
established by the Confederate Congress.
21st-Lincoln first promises the people, in a speech at Newark, New Jersey,
he would "put the foot down firmly." Col. John S. Ford's command arrived at
Brasos Santiago, took possession, Lieut. Thompson surrendering. By thisIdove a
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