. Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War . Montgomery had its imme-diate origin in the resolutions of a committeeof the Mississippi Legislature, adopted Janu-ary 29th ; and it is another evidence of thesecret and swift concert of secession leaders,that in six days thereafter the delegates ofSouth Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi,Louisiana, and Florida were assembled forconference. The delegates from Texas joinedthem later on. An organization was effectedby choosing Howell Cobb chairman, and thebody called itself a Provisional Congress,though it was merely a revolutionary counc
. Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War . Montgomery had its imme-diate origin in the resolutions of a committeeof the Mississippi Legislature, adopted Janu-ary 29th ; and it is another evidence of thesecret and swift concert of secession leaders,that in six days thereafter the delegates ofSouth Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi,Louisiana, and Florida were assembled forconference. The delegates from Texas joinedthem later on. An organization was effectedby choosing Howell Cobb chairman, and thebody called itself a Provisional Congress,though it was merely a revolutionary council,invested with no direct representation of thepeople, but appointed by the secession con-ventions. Its reactionary spirit was shown inreturning to the antiquated and centralizingmode of voting by States. This same rule un-der the old Congress of the Confederation hadproduced nothing but delay and impotence,and earned deserved contempt; and these ■ Copyright by J. G. Nicolay and John Hay, 18S6-7. All rights reserved. ABRAHAM LINCOLN. 65 \k >. HOWELL COBB, PRESIDENT OF THE FIRST CONFEDERATE CONGRESS. (FROM A PHOTOGRAPH LENT BY GENERAL MARCUS J. WRIGHT.) identical delegates, afterincorporating the rulein their provisional scheme of government,immediately rejected it when framing theirpermanent one. We may infer that they em-ployed it at tlie moment, because it was ad-mirably suited to the use of cliques and thepurposes of intrigue. Very little more thanhalf the delegates of four States could carry ameasure, and the minority of total member-ship could exercise full power of legislation. Aproject of government was perfected on Feb-ruary 8th, and the name of the ConfederateStates of America was adopted. This first project was provisional only, toserve for one year ; and the Provisional Con-gress retained the legislative power for thesame period. The temporary continuance ofcertain United States laws and officials wasprovided for. On the following day (February9th) it elected J
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