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	Confederate States Constitution - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Constitution of the Confederate States of America was the supreme law of the Confederate States of America, as adopted on March 11, 1861 and in effect through the conclusion of the American Civil War.
		Congress of the Confederate States, consisting of an elected House of Representatives and a Senate appointed by the state legislatures.
		Confederate officials serving within a state could be impeached by the legislature of that state, as well as by the Confederate Congress.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Confederate_States_Constitution (1216 words)

	Congress of the Confederate States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Congress of the Confederate States was the legislative body of the Confederate States of America, existing during the American Civil War between 1861 and 1865.
		Like the United States Congress, the Confederate Congress consisted of two houses: the Confederate Senate, whose membership included two senators from each state (chosen by their state legislature), and the Confederate House of Representatives, with members popularly elected by residents of the individual states.
		Following the Battle of Fort Sumter in April 1861, the remaining states to secede sent delegates to the Confederate Congress, which met in three additional sessions between July 1861 and February 1862 in the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Confederate_Congress (467 words)

	USA: Constitution of the Confederate States
		Representatives and direct taxes shall be apportioned among the several States, which may be included within this Confederacy, according to their respective numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole number of free persons, including those bound to service for a term of years, and excluding Indians not taxed, three-fifths of all slaves.
		The House of Representatives shall choose their Speaker and other officers; and shall have the sole power of impeachment; except that any judicial or other Federal officer, resident and acting solely within the limits of any State, may be impeached by a vote of two-thirds of both branches of the Legislature thereof.
		Each House shall keep a journal of its proceedings, and from time to time publish the same, excepting such parts as may in their judgment require secrecy; and the yeas and nays of the members of either House, on any question, shall, at the desire of one-fifth of those present, be entered on the journal.
	odur.let.rug.nl /~usa/D/1851-1875/constitution/css.htm (3226 words)

	The Flags of The Confederate States of America
		Although not as well known as the "Confederate Battle Flags", the Stars and Bars was used as the official flag of the Confederacy from March 1861 until May 1, 1863.
		The Confederate Navy Jack was a rectangular version of the Battle Flag with the white border around the outside omitted.
		Although never officially adopted by the Confederate government, the people did and this flag was incorporated in five of the southern states that adopted new flags in 1861.
	www.dixiescv.org /flags-csa.html (609 words)

	John Tyler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		In November of 1861, at the age of 72, he was elected to the Confederate House of Representatives.
		He was elected to the US House of Representatives from Virginia's 23rd District in 1816 to fill the vacancy created by the death of John Clopton.
		He was elected to the Confederate States House of Representatives in November 1861 but died on 18 January 1862 before the Congress had assembled.
	www.civilwarinteractive.com /TriviaVaultAnswer6.htm (629 words)

	Journal of the Confederate Congress Home Page: U.S. Congressional Documents
		The Journals of the Senate, 1st Congress of the Confederate States of America, are found in volume 2 (1st and 2nd sessions) and volume 3 (3rd and 4th sessions).
		The Journals of the House of Representatives of the 1st Congress of the Confederate States of America are found in volume 5 (1st and 2nd sessions) and volume 6 (3rd and 4th sessions).
		The Journals of the House of Representatives of the 2nd Confederate Congress are found in volume 7 (1st and 2nd sessions).
	memory.loc.gov /ammem/amlaw/lwcc.html (268 words)

	W.R.W. Cobb (1807-1864) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		Williamson Robert Winfield Cobb, a Representative from Alabama, was born in Rhea County, Tenn., June 8, 1807.
		He was a member of the State house of representatives in 1845 and 1846.
		Cobb was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the Confederate House of Representatives in 1861.
	www.thelatinlibrary.com /chron/civilwarnotes/cobb.html (239 words)

	The Confederate States of America Constitution
		ARTICLE I. Section I. All legislative powers herein delegated shall be vested in a Congress of the Confederate States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.
		(5) The House of Representatives shall choose their Speaker and other officers; and shall have the sole power of impeachment; except that any judicial or other Federal officer, resident and acting solely within the limits of any State, may be impeached by a vote of two-thirds of both branches of the Legislature thereof.
		But in all such cases, the votes of both Houses shall be determined by yeas and nays, and the names of the persons voting for and against the bill shall be entered on the journal of each House respective}y.
	americancivilwar.com /documents/confederate_constitution.html (3346 words)

	Transcription of Confederate Constitution
		ARTICLE I. All legislative powers herein delegated shall be vested in Congress of the Confederate States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.
		If, after such reconsideration, two-thirds of that House shall agree to pa8h the bill, it shall be sent, together with the objections, to the other House, by which it shall likewise he reconsidered, and if approved by two-thirds of that House, it shall become a law.
		The Confederate States shall guaranty to every State that now is or hereafter may become a member of this Confederacy, a republican form of government, and shall protect each of them against invasion; and on application of the Legislature (or of the Executive when the legislature is not in session) against domestic violence.
	www.libs.uga.edu /hargrett/selections/confed/trans.html (3196 words)

	Kentucky Members of the Confederate Congress (1861-1862) - Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
		When Confederate General A.S. Johnston captured Bowling Green in the summer of 1861, the self-proclaimed Confederates in western and central Kentucky moved to establish a Confederate government even though Kentucky still officially remained part of the Union.
		Shortly afterwards, the Confederate Provisional Congress was adjourned on Feb. 17,1862, on the eve of inauguration of a permanent Congress.
		However as Union occupation dominated the state, the Kentucky Confederate goverment, as of 1863, existed only on paper and representation in the permanent congress was minimal.
	www.kdla.ky.gov /resources/KYConfedCongress.htm (997 words)

	The White House Historical Association > Timelines
		Serving in the House of Representatives from 1816 to 1821, Tyler voted against most nationalist legislation and opposed the Missouri Compromise.
		When Tyler vetoed a tariff bill, the first impeachment resolution against a president was introduced in the House of Representatives.
		In the House of Representatives, he was a chief lieutenant of Jackson in his Bank war.
	www.whitehousehistory.org /05/subs/05_a06.html (1993 words)

	Aldie's Civil War Daily (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		In the Confederate House of Representatives, Walter Preston chaired a committee to investigate this very thing.
		The honorable James A. Seddon, Secretary of War, testified that an understanding between the Quartermaster-General and the Commissary-General in August of 1863 was that Colonel Northrop held the responsibilities of feeding the prisoners.
		According to the report provided, the Confederate House of Representatives in February of 1864, had reported that Captain J. Warner acting as the purchasing agent for the Quartermaster exceeded the cost schedule of the Commissary General.
	www.us-civilwar.com /aldie/quartermaster.html (535 words)

	RICHMOND'S CASTLE THUNDER (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		Used to house political prisoners, spies, and criminals charge with treason, it was considered to be a fearsome place even by Southerners.
		In 1863 the Confederate House of Representatives ordered an investigation into the conduct of the commandant, Captain George W. Alexander.
		Alexander thought the most difficult prisoners were the "pug-uglies of Baltimore and the wharf-rats of New Orleans." But not just the commandant thought Castle Thunder residents to especially tough, the prisoners themselves reveled in their fearsome reputation.
	members.tripod.com /beag27/castlethund.html (163 words)

	Flags Of The Confederacy
		The first Confederate national elections under the permanent Constitution of the Confederate States were held on Wednesday, 6 November 1861.
		Eventually, the House voted 39 to 21 to postpone consideration of the resolution, but it was never again discussed.
		This proposed design to replace the "Stars and Bars" was rejected by the Confederate House of Representatives on April 19, 1862.
	www.confederateflags.org /national/FOTCglory.htm (967 words)

	2nd Confederate Flag :: Civil War Flags :: Civil War Store :: 9Stores.com
		While the debate over a new National Flag for the Confederate States of American was going on, the Army of Northern Virginia had been engaged in several battles under it's Battle Flag.
		Because of this members of Congress, and the citizens of the Confederacy, wanted the Battle Flag incorporated into the CSA National Flag as a way of paying respect to the Confederate Soldiers that were wounded and killed fighting for the new nation's freedom and independence.
		This second National Confederate Flag was referred to as the "Stainless Banner" because of it's pure white field, and was said to represent the purity of the cause which it represented.
	www.9stores.com /shop/catalog/2nd_Confederate_Flag-p-24737.html (462 words)

	Confederate Flags
		There were too many similarities in uniforms and the Confederate stars and bars (1st national flag) looked similar to the Union Stars and Stripes, add this to the dust and smoke of battle, it combined into a confusing battle to fight or command.
		The Confederate First National flag shows you what the flag's CANTON is. It is that area of the flag that has the circle of white MULLETTS on the blue background.
		The is a white fimbration to separate the cross from the blue field and white stars representing the Confederate states are placed on the red cross.
	www.scv674.org /csaflags.htm (4764 words)

	Handbook of Texas Online:
		William Bacon Wright, Confederate legislator, was born in Columbus, Georgia, on July 4, 1830, the son of John Wright and a relative of George Walton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
		In October 1861 he was elected to represent the Sixth Congressional District in the first regular session of the Confederate House of Representatives, where he served on the Patents, Claims, Enrolled Bills, and Indian Affairs committees.
		His most significant contributions to Confederate legislation were the exemption from conscription of all militiamen serving in frontier defense and the exemption from impressment of all slaves employed in the cultivation of grain.
	www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/WW/fwr10.html (464 words)

	Confederate Flags - Second National
		Not more then a year after the adoption of the Stars and Bars the issue of designing a new flag for the Confederate States was raised with the intention to create a flag that was in no way similar to the Union's Stars and Stripes.
		The white field is symbolic for the purity of the Cause which it represented.
		On May 12, his body lay in state in the Confederate House of Representatives, by order of the President, the first new flag manufactured draped his coffin.
	www.anyflag.com /history/2ndnat.htm (175 words)

	Biography of John Tyler
		Suddenly President Harrison was dead, and "Tyler too" was in the White House.
		A year later when Tyler vetoed a tariff bill, the first impeachment resolution against a President was introduced in the House of Representatives.
		A committee headed by Representative John Quincy Adams reported that the President had misused the veto power, but the resolution failed.
	www.whitehouse.gov /history/presidents/jt10.html (583 words)

	The Confederate States Constitution
		No Person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the Age of twenty-five Years, and [been seven Years a Citizen of the United] be a citizen of the Confederate States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State in which he shall be chosen.
		The House of Representatives shall chuse their Speaker and other Officers; and shall have the sole Power of Impeachment; except that any judicial or other federal officer resident and acting solely within the limits of any State, may be impeached by a vote of two-thirds of both branches of the Legislature thereof.
		The Senate of the [United] Confederate States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, chosen by the Legislature thereof, for six Years, at the regular session next immediately preceding the commencement of the term of service; and each Senator shall have one Vote.
	www.civilwarhome.com /csconstitution.htm (3183 words)

	obits.com, The Internet Obituary Network, Obituary for John Tyler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		Tyler's father, John, was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates throughout the American Revolution prior to his election as state governor.
		John Tyler graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1807 at the age of 17, and, tutored by his father, passed the bar and became a lawyer in 1809.
		Returning to Virginia with no hope for the preservation of the Union, Tyler served on the Virginia Secession Convention and was later elected to the Confederate House of Representatives.
	obits.com /tylerjohn.html (1161 words)

	John Tyler
		Tyler was born on a plantation in Virginia.
		In 1861, after Virginia seceded from the Union and joined the Confederacy, he was elected to the Confederate House of Representatives.
		Tyler's body lay in state in the Confederate Congress draped with a Confederate flag.
	home1.gte.net /~vze2rdt7/10jt.html (795 words)

	White House Inn Bangor - Presidential Trivia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		After a 7-year campaign to purchase the house and 200 acres of land, the ladies of the Mount Vernon Ladies Association of the Union took formal possession of the plantation on George Washington's birthday in 1860.
		He was the first president to have a car at the White House (he had the White House stables converted into a 4-car garage), to throw out the first ball to begin the professional baseball season, and the first president to be buried in the National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.
		When she labeled White House trees as a school project, her father thought it was a good idea and made it official.
	www.whitehouseinnbangor.com /presidents/trivia.htm (7384 words)

	Office of the Clerk - U.S. House of Representatives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		Since 1789, 17 presidents and 33 major presidential nominees had served in the U.S. House of Representatives at some point in their career.
		This chart identifies these individuals, listing their dates of House service, and it includes the other major offices they held.
		In Garfield’s case, the only successful instance of a Representative becoming president, he had already been elected by the Ohio legislature to the U.S. Senate.
	clerk.house.gov /histHigh/Special_Exhibits/mem_pres.html (417 words)

	Garland, Augustus Hill - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		Tipton co., Tenn. He became a prominent lawyer in Arkansas and during the Civil War served in the Confederate House of Representatives (1861-64) and Senate (1864-65).
		He could not practice law, however, because of a congressional act of Jan., 1865, that debarred former members of the Confederate government.
		This led to Ex parte Garland (1867), a Supreme Court case in which Garland successfully pleaded that since the act was an ex post facto law it was unconstitutional.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-garlanda.html (290 words)

	Regimental Quartermaster - Civil War Sutlery - Civil War Flags - Confederate
		This flag was also known as Stainless because of the white background which represented the purity of the Cause.
		One of the first official uses of this flag was to drape the coffin of General Stonewall Jackson as his body lay in state in the Confederate House of Representatives.
		This was the flag of the Confederate Navy.
	www.regtqm.com /flags.htm (518 words)

	Monterosa
		Smith also served in the Senate of Virginia, the U.S. House of Representatives, the Confederate House of Representatives, and as a Major General in the Confederate Army.
		Early in his career, Smith ran the longest mail route in the nation and was dubbed "Extra Billy" by a U.S. Senator during a Congressional investigation of waste in Federal spending, which focused, in part, on the U.S. Postal Service.
		Sharing the site with Smith's two-and-a-half story brick house are three outbuildings: an extraordinary Italianate brick stable built in 1847, a brick smokehouse and a two-story dwelling that dates from the late 19th century
	www.cr.nps.gov /nr/travel/journey/mon.htm (193 words)

	Getting Lincoln Right
		John Tyler, the tenth President of the United States of America, was a member of the Confederate House of Representatives.
		Tyler’s service as a Confederate States Congressman is but one fact which must be noted in demonstrating that Jack Kemp, in his article "Getting Lincoln Right," gets Lincoln utterly wrong.
		Of "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too" fame, Tyler was a member of the Confederate House of Representatives.
	www.lewrockwell.com /dieteman/dieteman50.html (3241 words)

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