Show secession ordinance of alabama an ordinance to Diss dissolve olve olvo the union between the state of alabama and other states united under a compact styled the united states of america whereas the election of abraham lincoln and hannibal hamlin to the offices ices of if president and vice president of the united states of america by a sectional party avowedly hostile to the domestic institutions and peace and security of the people of or alabama following upon the heels of many and dangerous dan erous fh Iff frac fractions t ions jons of the constitution of the united states by many of the states and people of the northern section of the confederacy is a political wrong of BO so insulting ah and 4 menacing a character as to 0 o justify the people of the state of alabama in the adoption of prompt and decided measures for their future peace and security sec 1 therefore be it declared and ordained by the people of the state cf alabama in convention assembled that the state of alabama withdraw and is hereby withdrawn from the union known as the united states of america and henceforth ceases to be one of i the states of the said united states and is and of right ought to be a sovereign and independent state sec 2 be it further declared and ordained by the people of the state of A Alaba labama main in convention assembled that all the powers over the territories of said state and over the people thereof heretofore delegated to the government of the united states of america be and they are hereby withdrawn from said government and hereby resumed and restored on the people of the state of alabama and an d as it is the desire and purpose of the people eople of alabama to meet the e slaveholding states elates of the south who approve of such purpose in order to frame a provisional as well as a permanent permanent government upon the leb lea of the government of the united states iles eles ee e it also resolved by the people of alabama in convention assembled that the people of the states of delaware maryland virginia north carolina south carolina florida georgia mississippi louisiana texas arkansas tennessee kentucky and mississippi be and they are arc hereby invited to meet the people of the state of alabama by their dele gates pates tes in convention on the fourth day of or february february next at montgomery in the state of ayaba Alaba alabaman alabama may map for the purpose of consultation with each other aa as to the most effectual effect lal lai ial mode of securing concerted and harmonious action on whatever I 1 hat bat ever measures may be deemed most desirable for the common peace and Becu security rity anil and be it further e r resolved that the president of this convention be an and is hereby instructed to transmit forthwith a copy of the foregoing preamble ordinance and resolutions to the governors of the several states said resolutions done by the people of the state of alabama in convention assembled at montgomery this eleventh da day y of january in the year of our lord 1861 the preamble ordinance and resolutions were adopted by yeas 61 nays 39 after thel the adoption of the digance oi the hall was opened to visitors when a splendid state flag presented by the ladies of alabama was convened con veed to the presidents stand and formally I 1 V presented resented to the convention through mr yancey tancey in the handsome and patriotic address mr air smith a delegate from tuscaloosa county followed making a feeling reference to the stare stars and stripes and invoked a blessing on the new fag nag |