The Daily Dispatch: January 11, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 2

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[special Dispatch to the Richmond Dispatch.]
secession of Mississippi.

Jackson, Miss., Jan. 9.

--Mississippi seceded from the Union at fifteen minutes past 5 o'clock this evening.

There is great enthusiasm here.

[second Dispatch.]

Jackson, Miss. Jan. 10.

--Immediately after the passage of the secession ordinance by a vote of 84 to 15, all the prominent places in the city were illuminated.

All the efforts to postpone action in the Convention were voted down by a vote of 84 to 15.

The Convention will sign the ordinance tomorrow.

Fireworks are being let off from the Capitol, and the excitement is intense.

The Daily Dispatch: January 11, 1861. Richmond Dispatch. 4 pages. by Cowardin & Hammersley. Richmond. January 11, 1861. microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mi : Proquest. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.

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[special Dispatch to the Richmond Dispatch.]secession of Mississippi.

[second Dispatch.]

[special Dispatch to the Richmond Dispatch.]
secession of Mississippi.