. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . OMERY. change of ekciunstauces and of men, the cardinal points for which theSouth had contended, and on which the separation of sections had occurred-might be lost sight of; so it was decided to impress at once upon thenew government the constitutional amendments regarded as essential The committee, of which Mr. Ehettwas chauTnan, agieed at its fii-stmeeting that the Constitution ofthe United States should he adopt-ed, with only such alterations asexperience had proved desu-aljle,
. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . OMERY. change of ekciunstauces and of men, the cardinal points for which theSouth had contended, and on which the separation of sections had occurred-might be lost sight of; so it was decided to impress at once upon thenew government the constitutional amendments regarded as essential The committee, of which Mr. Ehettwas chauTnan, agieed at its fii-stmeeting that the Constitution ofthe United States should he adopt-ed, with only such alterations asexperience had proved desu-aljle,and to avoid latituflinarian cou-stnictions. Most of the importantamendments were adopted on mo-tion of the chainnan. But theUmits of this paper do not pennita specific statement of then- char-ai-ter and scope. \ The pennaneut constitution wasadopted on the 11th of March,1861, and went into operation, i^eiTQaneut government, atRichmond, on the 18th of Febru-ary, 1862, when the Pro\-isionalCongiess expired. Those men who had studied thesituation felt gieat anxiety aboutthe keeping open of the ports of. STEPHEN It. MALLOKV, SECRETARY OF THE NATT TO THECONFEDERACY. FROM A PHOTOGRAPH. cliaracteristic delicacy, declined to accei>t my offerto him. I had intended to offer the Treasury Department toMr. Toombs, of Georgia, whose knowledge on subjects offinance had particularly attracted my notice when weserved together iu the United States Senate. Mr. Barn-well hiiving declined the State Department, and a col-league of his, said to be peculiarly qualified for theTreasury Depai-tment, having been recommended forit. Mr. Toombs was offered the State Department, forwhich others beliered him to be well qualified. Mr. Mallory, of Florida, had been ehaii-man of theCommittee on Naval Affairs iu the United States Senate,was extensively acquainted with the officers of , and for a landsman had much knowledge ofnautical affairs ; therefore he was selected for Secretaryof the Nav
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