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Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 1., Chapter 11: the Montgomery Convention.--treason of General Twiggs.--Lincoln and Buchanan at the Capital. (search)
of the President and Vice-President at six years, and made the former ineligible to re-election; it provided for the government of new Territories, and prohibited the enactment of any law denying or impairing the right of property in negro slaves. There were several provisions for securing an economical expenditure of money. The delegates from South Carolina and Florida voted against the clause prohibiting the African Slavetrade. Davis had already been authorized by the Convention March 28, 1861. to assume control of all military operations between the Confederate States, or any of them, and powers foreign to them; and he was also authorized to receive from them the arms and munitions of war acquired from the United States. At the middle of March, it recommended the several States to cede to the Confederate States the forts, arsenals, dock-yards, and other public establishments within their respective limits. These recommendations were cheerfully responded to by all except the