[595] Confederate States of America Increase of manufactures, 433. Enlistment laws, 433-34, 439-43.
Congress (Articles of Confederation). Compared with Federal Congress, 6-8, 23-24. Powers, 75. Committee of state, 75. Inadequacy, 75-76. Resolution adopted for a Constitutional convention, 77; powers of delegates defined, 77. Representation under articles of Confederation, 83.
Congress (Confederate States of America). First legislation of provisional Congress, 210-11. Commission to Lincoln appointed, 212-13. Permanent Congress, 223; powers, 224-26. First bill calling for troops, 263-64. Action for public defense, 265-283-84. Government moved to Richmond, 295.
Congress (Federal), 102-03. Slavery question. Interference prohibited, 2; petitions for abolition, 2; act prohibiting importation, 2-3. Indiana territory compared with Congress of Confederation, 6-8, 23-24. Powers, 24, 34, 35, 48, 57, 64. Taxation, 28. Party strength, 32. Territorial management, 34-35. Resolution for amendment adopted, 58. Committee appointed, 58; report, 58, 59. First meeting, 95. Property ceded by states, 179-81. Power to declare war, 279.
Congress, Definition of, 76-77.
Connecticut, 63. Instructions to delegates to Constitutional convention, 79-80. Ratification of Constitution, 92.
Constitution (Confederate States of America). Provisional, 210, 223; text, 552-59. Permanent, 223; text, 559-80. Powers of President, 224. Powers of Congress, 224-26. Regulation of slavery, 225-26.
Constitution (Federal). Slavery, 1, 2, 23, 29, 43. “Covenant with hell,” 49. Proposed amendments and resolutions, 52-53; adopted, 58. Recognition of slavery, 67-69. “Preamble,” 69. Framing of, 84-85; text, 559-82. Right of secession, 86-87. Ratification, 88, 90-95, 113. Interpretation by Virginia, 93-94. Installation, 95, 164. Phraseology of preamble, 104-14. Use of term “United States,” 109. Use of term “State,” 110-14. Provision for ratification, 112. Compact between states, 115-19. Use of new vocabulary, 116-119. Sovereignty invested in people, 121. Tenth amendment, 124-132, 165. Powers, 165. Power of amendment, 166-68.
Constitutional convention, 1787 (See Philadelphia Constitutional convention).
Constitutional-Union party (See Whig party).
Continental Congress, 1st, 99, 100. Expressions quoted, 100-01.
Cooper, Samuel, 21, 308, 392-93. Resignation from U. S. Army, 267. Attachment to Confederate army, 267. Instructions to Gen. J. E. Johnston, 296. Telegram to Gen. J. E. Johnston, 300.
Cox, General, 372, 375.
Coxe, Tench, 109.
Crawford, Martin J., 239, 243. Commissioner from Confederacy to Lincoln, 212-228, 229, 230. Extract from manuscript on events transpiring in Washington, 229.
Crittenden, J. C., 52, 58, 216.
Crozet, Colonel, 387.
Cushing, Caleb, 43. Speech introducing Davis to people of Boston, 473-78.
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Dallas, —, 281.
Davis, Col. J. R., 302, 303. Jefferson. Extension of Missouri compromise, 10. Compromise measures of 1850, 13-14; speech in Senate, 453-56; extract from speech relative to slavery in territories, 457-64. Reflection to Senate, 16, 22. Nomination for governor, 17; defeat, 18. Letter to Brown of Indiana, 18-19. Member of Pierce's cabinet, 20-22. Extracts from speech on master and servant, 26-27. Extract from speech on Nicholson letter, 32-33. Resolutions submitted in Senate, 36-38. Speech in reply to Douglas, 38-40. Opinions on secession, 50, 51-52. Remarks in Senate showing position in Dec. 1860, 53-58. Member of Powell committee, 58-59. Adherence to state rights, 141.
