Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1861-09-27


officers Of the Confederate States shall be removed
from Office on impeachment for, and conviction Of
treason bribery, or high crimes and nsdemeaners
ARTICLE ILL.,
SECTION /.
|. The Judicial power Of the Confederate States
shall be vested in one Superior Court and in such
Inferior Courts as tho Congress may from time to
time ofdain and establish. The judges, both Of
the Supreme and Inlerior courts, shall hold their
Offices during good behavior and shall, at stated
times, receive for their services. compensation,
which shall not be diminished during their con
| tinuance in Office.
sEuTIoS 2.
l. The judicial power shall extend to all cases
arising under this Constitution, the laws of the
Confederate States, aud treaties made or which
shall be made, under their authority; to all cases
affecting ambassadors other public ministers and
consus to all cases Of admiralty and maritime
jurisdiction; TO controversies TO which the Confede-
rate States shall he party; to controversies be-
tween two or more States; between q State and
citizens OF another State where the State is plain
tic; between citizens claiming lands under grants
Of different States, and between State or the cit-
zens thereof and foreign States citizens or subjects
bat no State shall he sued by citizen subject of
any foreign State
2. In all cases affecting ambassadors other pub
lie ministers, and cousuls, and those in which a
lOedNt SHali pdTty SDaii nave
original Jurisdiction In al the other cases before
mentioned, the Supreme Court shall have appellate
jurisdiction, both 10 Law aud fact, with such ex-
Iceptions, and under euch regulations IS the Con-
grrss shall make.
3. The trial Of all crimes except in cages Of i'm
parchment, shall be by jury, and such trial shall
be held in the State where the said crimes shall
have been committed but when not committed
within any State, the trial shall be at such place
or places as the Congress may by Law have directed
eEcTioN g.
| l. Treason against the Confederate States shall
consist only in levying war against them, or in ad-
herring TO their enemies giving them aid aud COM
fort No person shall be convicted Of treason IN
ees on the testimony Of two witnesses TO the same
overt act or on confession in open court.
| 2. The Congress shall have power to declare the
punishment of treason, but no atainder Of treason
shall work corruption Of blood forfeiture, except
during the life of the person attainted.
ARTICLE ".
BEcTIos /.
l. Full faith and credit shall be given in each
State TO the public acts records and judicial pro-
cecdings of every other State. And the Congress
may, by general laws, prescribe the manner in
which such acts, records and proceedings shall be
proved, and the effect thereof
SECTION q
l. The citizens OF each State shall be entitled to
all the privileges aod immunities of citizens 10 the
several States and shall have the right of transit
and sojourn in any State of this Confederacy, with
their slaves and other property; and the right Of
property in said slaves shall not be thereby i'm
paired.
2. A person charged in any State with treason,
felopy, or other crime against the laws of such
State, shall, demand Of the Executive authority
of the State from which he fed be delivered up to
be removed to the State having jurisdiction Of the
crime.
Al
Dor in any State or Territory of the Confederate
States, under the Laws thereof escaping or lawfully
carried into another shall, in consequence of any
law or regulation therein be discharged from such
service or labor but shall be delivered up on claim
of the party to whom such slave belongs, or to
whom such service or labor mag be due.
l SECTION 8.
| !. Other States may be admitted into this Con
federscy by vote Of two-tbirds Of the whole House
of Representatives and two-thirds of the Senate
the Senate voting by States; but no new Stat,
shall be formed erected within the jurisdiction o
any other State; nor any State be formed by thu
junction Of two or more States, parts of States
without the consent Of the legislatures Of the State
concerned az well as Of the Congress
i O. The Congress shall have power to dispose 0
and make all needfu rules and regulations con
corning the property Of the Confederate States, in
GLIDING the lands thereof
8. The Confederate States may acquire new ter
ntory; and Congress shall have power to legisIat
and provide governments for the inhabitants of al
territory belonging TO the Confederate States lyinl
within the limits Of the several States; and ma,
permit them, at such times, and in such manner
as it may by Law provide, to form States to be sd
mitted into the Confe1eracy In all such territory
the institution Of negro slavery il now exists il
the Confederate States shall he recognized and pro
tected by Congress and by the territorial govern
ment; and the inhabitants of the several Confede
2 Co. II II
take to zach territory any slaves, lawfully held b.
them in any of the States Territories of tue Con
j federate States.
g. The Confederate States shall guaranty to ever
I State that now is or hereafter may become mem
Der of this Confederacy, republican form of gov
crHment and shall protect each of them agaius
invasion; sn1 on application of the legislature 70
Of the Executive when the legislature is not in ses
o stony against domestic violence.
ARTICLE V.
q SECTION l.
Il !. Upon the4demand Of any three States legal
assembled in their several conventions the Congress
! shall summon a convention, Of all the States t
j take into consideration such amendments to tn
: Constitution as the said States all concur in suggest
ing at the same time when the said demand is made
c and should any of the proposed amedments to tn
Constitution &c agreed on by the said conventio
IT --votng~by States-snd the same be ratified b
by the legislatures oftwo-thrds of the several State
II or by conventions in two-thirds thereofas the
or the other mode of ratification may be propose
e by the general conyention--they shall thencetol
ward form part of this Constitution. But II
! State shall, without its consent, be deprived Of il
/ equal representation IN the Senate.
7, ARTICLE VI.
; l. The Government established by this Consttr
ton is the successor of the provisional GoveTnmer
)f of the Confederate States of America, and all ii
d laws passed by the latter shall continue in force III
/ til the same shall he repealed or modlfedi and a
lie the officers appointed by the same shall remain
i Office until their successors are appointed and quail
S, fed, or the Offices abolished.
= 2. All debts contracted and engagements entcre
At into before the adoption Of this Constitution sha
l. be as valid against the Confederate States und
this constitution as under the Provisional Govern
e ment.
i 3. This Constitution, and the laws Of the COME,
ID crate States, made in pursuance thereof and all tire
Mt ties made or which shall be made under the autho
a. itv Of the land. and the JudpeS In every Sta