Also, page 36 of Rebellion Record: Inaugural of Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States, (for the passages, see Appendix.)
Also, page 61 of Rebellion Record: The President's Speech to the Virginia Commissioners. (See Appendix.)
Also, page 71 of Rebellion Record: Proclamation of Jefferson Davis, with reference to the letters of marque, dated 17th April, 1861.
Also, page 195 of Rebellion Record: An Act recognizing a state of war, by the Confederate Congress,—published May 6, 1861.
[Read Section 5.]
Mr. Lord read from pages 17, 19, and 20, of Diary of Rebellion Record, to give the date of certain events:
| 1861, | February | 8. | The Constitution of the Confederate States adopted. February 18. Jefferson Davis inaugurated President. |
| February | 21. | The President of the Southern Confederacy nominates members of his Cabinet. | |
| February | 21. | Congress at Montgomery passed an Act declaring the establishment of free navigation of the Mississippi. | |
| March | 19. | Confederates passed an Act for organizing the Confederate States. | |
| April | 8. | South Carolina Convention ratified the Constitution of the Confederate States by a vote of 119 to 16. |
Mr. Sullivan: We propose now to introduce the papers found on board the Savannah when she was captured. The history of these papers is, that they were captured by the United States officers, taken from the Savannah, and come into our hands now, in Court, through the hands of the United States District Attorney, in whose possession they have been;—and they have been proceeded upon in the prize-court, for the condemnation of the Savannah. The first I read, is—
The Commission to the Savannah, dated 18th May, 1861.
Also, put in evidence, copy of Act recognizing the existence of war between the United States and the Confederate States, and concerning letters of marque,—approved May 6, 1861.