Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-07-25


me service OF the Confederate States; he may
require The opinion, in writing of the pfin.Tsl on
, @ ~ easn Si .he executive Departments, HpOn an,
sutJect reatln 10 the duties their respective N.
ees; and ne shall hsve power grant reprieyes aud
parHos ior oHenees against the Confederate States
except IN cases OF Impeachment.
| = He shs ii have power, by and with the adyfc.
and consent of the Senate TO make Treaties provi
ed t~o-thrds OF the Senators and be
shall nominAte and 10y and with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate, shall appoint ambassadors other
public ministers and eoasuls Judges of the Sur nm.
Court, and all other officers the Conederate States
whose appointments not herein otherwise pro
yided for, and which shall be established bv isxr-
but the Congress may by Law, the sppoini ment
ot such inferior officers, they think proper in the
Presadent Alone IN the courts of law in the heads
| of Departments.
s. The principal in each of the Executive Depart
menis and all persons connected with the dipiomsi-
lc service, may be removed rUm Office at the plrs-
sure Of the President. All other civil officers Of the
| Executive Department may be removed at any time
y ine riesdsni, OF other appointing power, vhen
ther are unnecessary, or Tor dishonesty in
capacity, inefcency, misconduct, neglect Of duty;
ana when SO removed, the removal shall be reported
TO the Senate, together with the reasons therefor
T. The President shall have power IN III rScsn-
cies that may happen during The Of the SEN
ate oy granting commissions which shs n expire st
the end Of their neAt ses-iU; but person rejected
BY the Senate shall be re-apoil,'ed u tie Once
during their eIlsning recess
sEcrIoSs-
l. The President SHALL from time to time give 70
the Congress Information OF the the Confed
erscy, and recommend their consideration such
measures as he shall judge necessary and expedents
he may, on eXtraoI dInary occasions. convene both
case old
ment between them, with respect TO the time sd-
jourDment, he may adjourn them to such time ss he
shah think proper; he shall receive ambassadors
and other public ministers; he shall take that
the laws be faithfully executed and shall oommis-
sion all the officers OF the Confederate States.
SECTION 4.
L. The President. Vice President and aI civil on
GERS OF the Confederate States shall be removed from
ofce on impeachment Tor, aid conviction Of trssxon
bribery, or other high crimes snd n.isdemeanors.
ARTICLE III
SECTION I.
/. The judicial power of the Confederate States
shall be vested In one Superior Court, in such
Inferior Courts as the Congress may from time %
time order and establish The judges both OF the
Supreme ana Inferior courts, shall hold their orce
during good behavior, and shall st stated times,
ceive for their services a compensation, which shall
not be diminished during their continuance ia once.
2.
l. The Judicial power shall extend 10 ali cases arj
sing under this Constitution, the laws the Conie
crate States, aud treaties made which shall be
made under their authority; TO ali Affecting
ambassadors, other public ministers and consus 20
all cases of admiralty aud maritime Jurisdiction 10
controversies to which the Confederate States shall
be party; To controversies between two more
Statesi between State and citizens of another
State where the State is paintn; between citizens
claiming lands under grants OF different States and
between State or the citizens thereof and feresn
States, citizens or subjects; but State shall be
sued by citizen or suffice OF any foreign State
2 In all cases affecting ambassadors, other public
ministers, and cOnsuls, and those in which Ststs
shall party the Supreme Court shall have er5oi
nal jurisdiction. IN all the other before men.
toned, the Supreme Court sha II hsye appellsts in
risdictOn, both law and facts with such exon
uons, and un der such regulations, as the CouRrzss
shall make.
3. The trial of all crimes, except in case. of i'm
parchment, shall lie by jury, ana such shall be
held in the State where the said crime shall NV.
been committed; but when committed within
any State, the trial shall be such place or pIso
as the Congress Insy by law have directed.
3.
L Treason against the Confederate States shall
consist only ia ievying Wsr against them. In
tort No person shall be of treason unless
on the testimony of TWO witnesses 10 the same overt
act, OF on confession in open court.
2 The Congress shall have power to declare the
punishment oi treason, but no atiainder of
shall work corruption Of blood, forfeiture except
during the lille Of the person attainted
ARTICLE w.
SECTION !.
!. Full faith and credit shall be given in Zach
State to the public acts, records Judicial proceed
ings of every other State. And the Congress NAV
such acts, records, and proceedings shall be proved
and the effect IheIeof
SECTION 2.
l. The citizens of each State shall be entitled TO
all the privileges aud imnunites citizens in the
several States, and shall have the right of transit
and sojourn in any Stale of the Coniederacy. with
their slaves and other property; and the right OF
property IN said slave shall not be thereby i'm
paired.
?. A person charged in any State with treason.
felony or other crime against the laws State
SHALL on demand oI the Executive authority of the
10 q be
moved 10 the State having Jurisdiction the crime
;. No slave other person held To service or Ia
Dor IN any State or Territory OF the Confederats
States under the laws thereof, escaping lawfully
carried into another, SHALL in consequence of any
la OF regulation therein, De discharged from such
service or labor but shall be delivered up claim
Of the party TO whom such slave belongs or TO whom
such service OF labor may be due.
SECTION 3.
l. Other States may be admitted into this Conf.d-
by vote Of twO-Ihirds of the whole House Of
Representatives, and two-thirds of the Senate the
Senate voting by States; but State shall be
formed erected within the Jurisdiction of sny
other State; any State be formed by the june
tiOn of two more States parts of States with
the consent Of the legislatures the States
cerned as we'll as of the Congress
2 The Congress shall have power TO dispose of and
make all needfnl rules and regulations concerning
the property of the Confederate States including the
Ia nds thereof
s. The Confederate States may acquire new terri.
tory; and Congress shall have power legislats and
provide governments for the inhabitants OF all terri
belonging TO the Confederate States, living with
them, at such times, and in such il NAV
by law provide, 10 form States to be admitted into
the Confederacy In all such territory, the instu-
tion of slavery IL exists in the Confed-
States, shall be recognized and protected by
Congress- and by the territorial government; and
the inhabitants of the several Confederate state.
and Territories, shall have the right to such
territory any slaves, lawfully held by them in any
OF the States or Territories Of the Confederate
States.
L. The Confederate States shall guaranty TO every
State that now is or hereafter may become q mem
Der of this Confederacy, republican form of gov
ernment, and shall protect each Of them against in
yason; and on application Of the legislature for Of
the Executioe when the legislature il in SESSION.
against domestic violence.