Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-08-30

OF the militia the several States hen called into
the actual service the Confederate States; he
require the opinion, in writing. the principal Oh
in each of The Executive Iepa upon az
subject relating 10 the duties of their respective ON
and he shall have power grant repTieSes and
Iardons Tor offences against the Confederate States,
except in eases Of impeachment.
= He sha II have power, by and with the advice
and consent of the Seste, 10 make treaties, prUyid
Ell two-shirs of the Senators concur: and he
shall nominate, and 10y and with the advice and con-
i e oi The Senate shall appoint ambassador other
publc ministers consuls, Judges Of the supreme
1onr and all other officers of the Confederate States.
| whose appointments not herein otherwise pro
Nfiei Tor, and which shall be established by law
n1t 1s Sohsisss may, by law vest the appointment
of sch inferior officers, they think proper in the
PRESIDENT alone IN the courts oi Law in the heads
| OF Departments.
| d The principal in each Of the Executive Depart
hlehts, ana all persons connected with the diplomat
ie service, may be removed office the plea
sure OF the President All other officers Of the
Executive Department may be removed al any time
by the President, OF other appointing power, when
their services ~, or for ishonesry in
capacity, ineficeney, misconduct, or neglect OF duty
and when 50 removed, the removal shall be reported
To the senate, together with the therefor.
l. The President shall have power o MI II Sacsn-
eles that may happen during the OF the
ate by granting commissions which sha II expire
e emu ot Their next session. bat person rejected
pS he senate shall be ppOin-d . the once
during their ensuing recess.
SECTION :.
l. The President shall from time 10 time civ. 10
The congress Information OF the the Coufed
ertcy, and recommend their consideration sf,ch
measures as he shall Judge necessary and expsdient
he may, ON extraordinary occasions convene both
Houses, either oi them; and in case OF disagree
ment between them, with respect the time of sd-
JouInment, he may adjourn Them such time as he
shah thlhh proper. he shall receive smbasssdor.
and other public minister's; lac shall take care thar
the Laws Ice faithfully executed and shall oummI,
sion all the Oihoers Of the Confederate States
SECTION 4.
l. The President, ice President, and all civil on
GERS OF the Confederate States, shall be
Onioe on Impeachment FOR and conviction of treason
bribery, or other high crimes ami Inis,ie euieanoIs
ARTICLE III.
.sEouoN
l. The Judicial power Of the Confederate St.t..
shall be vested IN Superior Court and m ,ucb
Inferior courts as the Congress uay froDa nm, >,
tiroa ,,rdsr 81 - nay MN blAlS .
Supreme and Inferior courts. shall hold their of.
during good behavior, ami shall stated lines re
oeiAe ior their services compensation which shan
not lee diminished during their continuance IA ore.
=
l. The Judicial power shall extend 10 all cases sr
sing under this Constitution the laws of tb- Cont5
crate States, and treaties OF WHICH shall 4.
made under their authority; all cases auecriDg
ambassadors, other public ministers and oonsuls: ts
ali cases ot admiralty and Jurisdiction: 10
controversies To which the Confederate STATES shall
be party 10 controversies between two or more
States; between State and citizens of another
Slate where the State Is plinti; between citizeps
claiming laais under grants of different States and
between State the citizens thereof and foreign
states, citizens OF subjects; but State shall 10
sued 10y citizen OF subject OF any foreign State
= In all cases affecting ambassadors other tullis
ministers, and cOusuls, and those in which a star.
shall be party, the Supreme Court shall have oris
a. Ihe
toned, the Supreme Court shall have ap1-Ist- -
risdioton, both 10 law and facts viii, such &C.
| shall make.
j. The trial of all crimes except in cases of inn
parchment, shall lie by jury, and trial shall r.
held in the state Mhere the said crime Siii -
been committed; but when moi eommjtt.-s -.
any State, the trial shall Ice such place or nis-
as the Congress may by law have directed
J.
L Treason against the Confederate States shall
tl,eT,-
herring TO their enemies, giving them aid and con-
on the testimony OF Two witnesses tO the same oysTI
act, or on confession IN open court
2 The Congress shall have power to declare III.
punishment OF treason, but no inder Of TT.son
shall work corruption of blood, forfeiture except
during the lie oi the person attaintrd.
ARTICLE ".
SECTION l.
l. Full faith and credit shall be given an e.c.
State 10 the public acts, records a nd Judicial
inss Of every other Stale. And the Congress nav
by general laws, prescribe the manner IN which
such acts, records, aud proceedings shall be proved
and the effect theieOL
SECTION =.
/ The citizens of each State shall lie entitled 10
all the privileges and imnnities OF citizens M tbs
several States, and shall have the right OF transit
and sQiOurn i'll any State Of the Confe,iers,y viii
their slaves and other property; and The rieht -
property IN said slave shall not be t.araLy IN,
paired
=. person charged in any State with treason
ieiony or other crime against the laws Of such STATE
shall, demand the Executive authority of ~
State from which he ned, be delivered up TO be re-
moved To the State having jurisdiction of the crime
- No slave or other person held 10 service OF la
Dor ln any State or Territory of the Confederate
States under the laws thereof escaping or IaWfuII,
carried into another, shall in consequences of any
law or regulation therein, be discharged from sDrh
service or labor; but shall be delivered up ON csiR
OF the party 10 whom such slave belongs or TO whom
such service or labor may be due
/.
1. Other States may be admitted into this Coufed
ericy 10y voie oi two-thirds of the whole House
Representatives, and TWo-thrds of the Senate m.
Senate voting by States; bur new Slate shall 4.
formed erected within the Jurisdiction of any
other State; any State be formed by the iuns-
ton OF two or more States parts Of States with
out the consent OF the legislatures of the States en-
cerned as well as of the Congress.
= The Congress shall have power to dispose of and
make all neestful rules and regulations CONCERNING
the property Of the Confederate Stales including Tie
lands thereof.
3. The Confederate States may acquire new terri
tory and Congress shall have power To egislate ana
provide governments for the inhabitants of all terri
tory belonging 10 the Confederate States living with
out the limits of the several States and NAV permit
them, at such times, and in such manner as il NAV
the Conederacy- In all such territory, the insti-
tion OF negro slavery II exists in the Confed
crate States, shall be recognized and protected by
Congress, and by the territorial government; ana
and Territories, shall have the right take to such
territory any slaves, lawfully held by them in sny
Of the states or Territories of the Confederate
States.
L. The Confederate States shall guaranty TO every
State that now IS OF hereafter may become a
Der of this ConfedeTacy, a republican form of gov
ernment, and shall protect each Of them against
Vasion and application Of the legislature Tor Of
the EXecutioe when the legislature ia session.
against domestic Violence