Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-09-24

.at.fr. m.
& in sn ne opnioH in SIiiins OF The principal
sGLJect restng 10 the duties II tLsr r-sI.cIix =,
D. cess and he shall have power grant reprieyes n
pardons lor offences against the Confsdrr.ts
- except IN cases OF impeachnenr
4. | ne shsu have power, by and With the adyic.
D. consent Oh the Senate, 10 make TREATIES, prVsid
], OF the Senators pieseni concur and hs
shall nominate, snd by nd with the sdyics and cu
sent OF the Senate, shall appoint ambassadors Oths
Poe ministers and eonsuls, Judges VI the SupreIns
Court and all other officers OF the Confederate stsies
whose appointments not herein otherx ise IN
| Sided ior, and which shall lie established by law
4 s may, by law, Vest the appotntrnen
OF such Inferior officers, they think pEper In H.
resae alone' In the eosrts Of Law or in the hes
, The principal in each of the Executive psu.r,.
ments, and all persons with the dipIo
ic service may De removed frvm Office tie pl-s
of the President All other civil osicers Of tbs
hheeuaSe De pspartment may be removed at any time
By the President, or other appointing power when
their services are unnecessary for disAonesty
capacity inefcisncy misconduct, nesieci oi duty.
aud when 50 removed the removal shall be reuOrssS
10 the Senate. together with the reasons tAeTeior
4 The President shall have power TO I'LL all Esosn-
cies that may happen during :he recess Of the Sen
ate, by granting commissions which sha II expire al
the end OF their next session; but person
by the senate shall be pPoinIed 50 me ofc
during their ensuing recess.
| SECTION 3.
i. The President shall, from lime 70 time give TO
the Congress information of the Of ConSed-
| eracy, and recommend 10 their Consideration such
nessures he shall judge necessary -nIedisat;
| he may. On eItrsoIdinary occasions. convene boIh
| Houses. either Of then and In case Of di.asr.s
asnt between them, with respect TO the time Of at
J6nrnment, he adjourn them such tins ss he
ana otsr pubi .sels ns nsA be ,slss
the laws be faithfully sKeeated, sno mis-
SECTION 4.
l. The President, Vice President, and all civil snB
Gers OF the Confederate States, shall be removed I'm N
once on tmpeach hment for, and conviction OF treasO
| bribery, ~ oIher high crimes and misdsmesnUr.
| ARTICLE III.
| .zEcTIoS u
4 J. The Judicial power Of the Confadsrats Srs,..
shall bs vested 10 Superior Court and In snTS
| Inferior Courts IS the Congress may from Tine 10
| time order and establish The Jpdres i-,tb - ,hs
Supreme and Inferior Courts shall hold their otti.
during good behavior and shall At stated i'm T
ceiEe Tor their services coInpensston which sh.u
not Dc diminished during their Continuance otsas
| sEeTIoS 2.
l. The Judicial power shall extend to all Cases sr5
sing Under this Constitution, the laws OF the Cu:so
crate States, and treaties made or which shsII Is
made under their authority; o all cases at3ectjTv y
ambassadors. other public ministers and copspls -
All cases VI admiralty and uzritilne Jurisdiction L.
controversies 10 which the Confederate States shsH
De party TO controversies between OF IacIs
states; between State aud citizens Of snoth.r
State where the State is plaintiff between citzep,
claiming lands under grants of different States a,d
States, citizens subjects; hut no State shsIi e
sued by citizen or subject Of any forsIsn stsse
In all cases affecting ambassadors, other pubic
ministers, and consuls aud thuse in which StsiS
shall be party, the Supreme Court shall have ors
nal Jurisdiction In ali the other cases before nsn
Toned the Supreme Court shall have apI.-Ilsrs i1
Tisdlction both as to Law and facts with such
sha make. -sfeAs
> The trial of all crimes, except In casss Of i'm.
Peseh ment shall lie by jury, and such trial shall .
neld IN The State where the said crime shall hsys
been committed; but when committed yitbtn
any State. the trial shall lie plsoe or pso-z
As Inc CShsfess may by law have directed.
SECTION g.
1. Treason against the Confederate State. shall
consist only ia iei wing against them or Ia .-
e-s 70 men men enc mics, giving them sid aud con-
ioft NO person shall be convicted of treason unIs
On the testimony Of two to the sans 0y.TT
act or on confession in open court
z The Congress shall have power TO dscIsrs tn.
punishment OF treasOu but attaindsr Of tr,.soD
shall work corr apton of blood, OF forfeiture sIcrf
during the uie VI the person Attainted.
- ARTICLE w.
SECTION L.
l. Full faith and credit shall be civan !, ..ch
State ~ The public acts Id judicial pr,ua
ings oi every other State And the Cvngrsss msx
by general laws prescribe the manner IN Hbi,b
such sets records and proceedings shall be proved
aud the enoct Ihseof.
SECTION .
l. The citizens Of each State shall be entitled 10
all the privileges and immuuties Of citizens In th
several States, aud shall have the right VI transit
and soJourn In any state of the Coniedsrscy With
property in said slave shall not be thsrsby i'm
paired. 49,
2. person charged In any State with trssson
felony, Vr other crime against the laws OF such
shall, ON demand ol the Executive authority Of ths
having jurisdieion Of tsS e tss e ne
8 No slave or other person held to service or la
States, under the laws thereof escaping or ayfnIiy
carried into another, shall, in consequences OF spy
law or regulation therein be disehargsd frum such
service labor; but shall be delivered up on claim
of the party 10 whom such slave bslongs or L. shou
such service or labor may be due.
SECTION 3.
/. Other States may be admitted into this r,ons.
eraeJ BY vote of two-thirds of the whole House o
Representatives, and two-thirds Of the senate the
senate voting by States but no Lew Ststa sh.ll ..
formed OF erected wi-.lin the jurisdictiou Of anv
other State; nor any State be formed by the innc
tion Of ts or more States, parts Of States With
out the Of the legislatures of ths sIsLs. -
cerned we'll as Of the Congress.
2 The Congress shall have power TO dispose of and
make all needfui rules and regulations Concerning
the property oi tas Confederate States including the
ands thereof
3 The Confederate States may acquire new tsrri
tory and Congress shall have or 20 IegIslate I'd
provide governments for the Inhabitants of ali t.rrs
tory belonging 10 the Confederate States lying with
ont the limits Of the several States and NAV nsrpjt
them, st such times. and In such nanner As il NAV
by Ia provide ~ iorm States b admitted into
the Confsdsrxcy- In all sut -srritory the institu
tion of negro slavery Il exists In the Confsi
Congress- and =, the sffiolis s0S protected 6
the Inhabitants of the several Confederate Stste.
and Territories shall have the right 70 tale 70 .neh
territory any slaves. lawfully held by them in snY
Si the states or Territories VI the Confederate
4. The Confederate States shsu guaranty to aware
State hat now Is or hereafter may become a mem.
Der Of this Confedsracy, republican form OF gov
yssion; and application Of the IegsI.ture for Of
the Executios when the legislature l. n .,ssion1
ARTICLE
- SECTION j.
l. Upon the demand Of any three States legally s..
sembed In their several conventions, the Gonsr,..
shall summon convention Of ali the States 20 tsk.
into consideration such amendments 70 the Con.if-
tuition the sad States ali concur in Suggesting
the time when the said demand il ms de: s5 .hul5
any Of the ,ossd smendnents TO The Consiitution
be agreed py the said oouventiou-yotinc bx
states-and the same be ratified by the legisIafursx
Of tve-thirds of the several States or by convex
moue of ratification mag bs proposed by the general
convenuon-they shsll thenceforWard form . part
of this Constitution. But shaIl without ia
consent be deprived OF lis equal representation IA
the Senate.
ARTICLE VI
I. The Government established by this Conss.tn-
of the Contsdsrats States Of America, and al he
Ia passed by the latter shall continue force M
the ofneers Appointed BY the sams shsn remain in
Office until their SUCCESSORS appointed and auali-
bed, ths Offices abolished.
2. All debts contrsted and engaxensnts sursreS
into bstore the adoption u this Constitution shall Be
valid against the Confederate States under this
Constitution under the Provisional Government
5. This Constitution, and the " ths feSer-
ate States made In pursuance Thereof. all trea-
ties made or which shall be made under the sHthori
Of the Confederate States shall be the l.v
Of the Hand: and the Judges every tate shsu be
bound thereby thing in consultation or laws
| of any State 10 the contrary Notwithstanding.
e. The Senators and Representatives before men,
snIss. and all ..ssuIiss and Judicial otesr. ssss a
tbs OlnfsdeFzte STATES and Of tbs several stsfse
shall be bound BY oath Affirmation, support this
Consultation; bur religious shall ever be r.
Qursd as qualification u any ofios or public
l under the Confederste ssstes.
/ g. The snumerstiuns in the Constitution, Of car
tain rights, shall bot De construed deny CT ds-
parsgs others rrtsined By the people If The several
States. -rr f.s.f- - 49,
| O. The powers not delegated 10 the Coufsdsrs,s
States ty rhs Constitution, prohitit<d by N 70
the States res-ryed The st4les rssuectysly or
10 the people thsrsots - - =
ARTICLE VII
l. The ratification of the convention. Of v. sf.:ss