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nor again convened the general assembly in extraordinary session for the purpose, as stated in his message, of taking such action as will most likely contribute to the defense of our rights, the preservation of our liberties, the sovereignty of the State, and the safety of our people. He informed the legislature that President Lincoln had called upon the State of Tennessee to furnish 2,000 troops to aid in suppressing the rebellion, and that he had declined to honor the call. On the 1st of May, 186, the general assembly provided for the appointment of commissioners to enter into a military league with the authorities of the Confederate States, and with the authorities of the other slave-holding States as may wish to enter into it, having in view the protection and defense of the entire South against the war that is now being carried on against it. On the 7th of the same month, Henry W. Hilliard, commissioner for the Confederate States, and Gustavus A. Henry, A. O. Totten and Was