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and in going to and returning from the same !;
and for any speech or dcbstc, they shall not
lie questioned in any other place.
SECTION V.
l. Every bill which shall have passed the
Congress, shall, Eefurc it become 1t law, be
presented to the President Of the Comiedcracy !;
if he spproye, he shall Sigu it; but if not, he
shall return it. with his objections, to the Con.
gress, who shall enter the objections at large
ON their journal aai proceed 10 reconsider it.
Il, after such reconsideration, two thirds ot
the Congress shall agree to pass the bill, it
shall become law But in ull such cases,
the vote shal be determined by yeas aud
nuys; and the names of the PERSONS voting
for and against the bill shall be en'ered Oh
the journal. If any bill shall not be returned
by the President within ten day, Sundays
exccptcd) after it shall have been presented
to him, the sume shall be a law. in like man.
ner as if he had signedit, unless the Congress,
by their adjournment, prevent it's return, in
which case it shall not be law. The Presi.
de.,t may veto any appropriation or appropri-
ations, and approve any other appropriation
or appropriations, in the same bill.
.. Every order, resolution or vote, intended
to have the force and effect Of law, shall be
presented to the President, and before the
saue shall take object, shall be approved by
him. or being di$upproved by him, shall be
re.passrd by lwo.lhirds Of the Congress, &C.
cordiag to the rules and limitations prescribed
in the case 0! bill.
3. Until tue inauguration Of the President,
all bills, orders, resolutions and votes adopted
by the Congress, shall beuf full force without
approval by him.
SECTION VI.
l. The Congress shall have power to lay
AID collect taxes, duties, imposts and excuses,
for the revenue necessary to pay the debts
and carry on the Government of the Coufe'.
eracy; and all duties, imposts and cxcscs
shall be uniform throughout the States of the
Confederacy. And this Congress shall also
exercise executive powers, until the President
is inau. .uratel
>. To borrow money on the credit Of the
Con!cIerncy:
3. To regulate commerce with foreign ma
tons, aud among the several States, and with
the Indian tribes:
!. TO establish uniform rule Of naturali
zulion, and uniform laws on the subject of
bankruptcies throughout the Confederacy:
5. To coin money, regulate the value there
Of, and Of foreign coin, aud fix the standard
of weights and measures:
To provide for the punishment of coun.
terfeitiug the securities and current coin Of
the Contedcracy:
I. To establish post Offices and post ronds
8. To promote the progress of science and
useful arts, by securing, for limited times, to
authors aud inventors, the exclusive right to
their respective writings and discoveries:
9. To constitute tribunals inferior to tho
Supreme court:
10. To define and punish piracies and feo.
MICS committed on the high seas, and olonses
arainst the law of nations:
II. To declare wur, grantletter Of lnarque
and rcprisal, and make rules concerning cap.
lures on land aud water:
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2. No State shall, without the consent Of
the Congress, lay any imposts or duties on
imports or exports except what may be abso,
lutely necessary for executing its inspection
laws; aud the nett produce Of all duties and
imposts, laid by any State on imports or ex.
ports, shall be for the usc Of the treasury oi
the Confederaey, and all such laws shall be
subject to tho revision and control of the
Congress. No State shall, without the con-
sent of Congress, lay any duty of tonnage, en-.
ter into any agreement or compact with an
other State, or with a foreign power, or en-,
gage in war, unless actually invaded or i'll
sach imminent danger as will not admit OF
DELAY.
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The Course l'imc.

Seldom ia the worlds history, have the
falling sands in the hour glass of time, borne
down with their golden grains % much of
human destiny, MS in the brief j,criod, already
expired, Of the Revolution of 1860 and '6l.
Born rs was the convul,ion, from outraged
justice and threatened honor, thousands bu.
laughed at what they deemed temporary
spasm; and hundreds yet Mt the North, and
Git is said) !cw ignorant ones at the South,
consider the Present august assembly of the
Confederate Congress but delegation of
men, whose sole business it Is to get back in
the old United States on the best terms pos.
sible.
Mistaken souls who dream Of heaven ("
The first Union, SO far as We of the Sou h
are concerned, has fallen to rise no more; but
the new nation, born amid the breakers ofthe
low Atlantic coast, Eurturcd by the soft
brecaes and crowned with tho orange blossoms
Of the Gulf, already manifest from its era
die Hercuean power, sufficient to strangle
the twin cerpents Of envy and detraction.
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SECTION, |.

l. The judicial power of the Confcdcrucy
shall be vested in one Supreme court, and in
such inferior courts rs are herein directed or
as the Congress may from time to time ordain
and establish.
2. Each State shall constitute a District,
iu which there shall be a court called District
court, which, until otherwise provided by the
Congress, shall have the jurisdiction vested
by the laws of the United States, rs far as ap.
plicable, in both the District and Circuit
courts of the United States, for that State !;
the Judge whereof shall be appointed by the
President. by and with the advice and consent
of the Congress, aud shall, until otherwise
provided by the Congress, exercise the power
and authority vested by the laws of the United
States in the Judges Of the District and Cir.
cult courts of the United States, for that
State, and shall appoint the times and places
at which tho courts shall be held. App ais
may be taken directly from the District courts
to the Supreme court, under similar resula
TORS to those which are provided in cases of
appeal to the Supreme court Of the United
States, or under such other regulations as
may be provided by the Congress. The com.
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such IEuuI.
Si.L1

|. Tie citizens Of :. nc euti-
lied 10 all privileges and inmuaties Of cisi-
zcns in the several States.
=. a person charged in any Sale with trra-
son, felony, or "th"r crir@c, w!:o shsl flee
trcn justice. and be found in another State,
shall, on demand OF the Executive authority
oi the State f:"rl wiaii Er fled, b. delivered
np. 10 lie removed to the State Ga,iig juris-
sl.cliun OF the crime.
J. y >l.vr in ole State escaping Ia anotL-
cr, shall be delivered TIP Oh claim Of Tie par
ty TO wh"n sail slave may belong. by the
rXrcuivc an:lluri'y Of the State in which
s!I,:i, slave s!iai be found and in case Of any
abduction ur incib!s rescus, full culnpcIlsa
tim, iicl'"'i;:s Tic ya!ne uf ike slave and all
cost, and expenses, si.ail lie made to the par
~, hy th.: State in wii:ch such abduction or
le.cuc rIal take place.
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bent over the edge Of tle bed. Joe held his
victim around the n.ck VITA the right hand
and turnel him from side to side as easily US
il he had been child, white the tore.Guger
and thumb Of the left hand graspcd her own
throat, ready to cx,insuslI her life if she
attempted to raise mn alarm.
His face was pale alll dcath.like, his eyes
started, but were motionlesS, and every word
lie altered seemed 70 issue from the very
depths of his soul. The captains looks were
terribly Leyohd descriptions death left the
impress of ierocity upon his darkened fea-
lures. How The maniac entered or left the
room, she nr,cr knew his departure was US
uuiscless as his entrance. So para yzed was
she with fear, tina: an hour elapsed before she
could muster courage to call for help; bnt
she thanked God, when the captains cruel
character became generally known ashore,
that she had been rescued from his alliance.
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G Among the contemplated Law Re-
forms Of lsGl i'll England, is an act enabling
persons to establish their own sanity during
tlcr life time, in order that, after death, they
may not have their wills disputed on the
grounds that when they made them they
were out Of their minds There is equal need
Of such law in our own country.
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F, captain kept him or board, and, in the course
of a wear, sent him often aloft for amusement.
His strength increased with his years, but
his bulk and height remained nearly the same
at eighteen as when he became maniac.
His ribs, breast and back, seemed one case
OF bone, and his snews and muscles made his
legs and arms appear like pillared columns.
He was fair, with light blue eyes and deli
cate skin; his face oval and full, but void OF
expression-neither love, fear, revenge, or
pleasure could be traced in its stolid outline.
His eyes stared at everything, without ap-
pearing to SEQ, and when he spoke, there was
rarely any meaning in his words. He follow
ed the men in their various duties, like dog
following his master. Whenever he was
struck or started by boatswains mate, he
was up the main rigging, screaming at the top
of his lungs, and never paused until he had
performed the first evolution, which had
made him maniac.
AS the sailors story rups, the ship arrived
at Plymouth to be docked and reftted. The
captain, arailng himself of the leisure, was
going to be married, and the news was COM
municated by his servant to the cook, who
soon circulated it on the birth.deck among
the men, who cursed him and all Of his kin.
His servant came on board of the hulk
where the men were lodged, the evening when
the captain was to be married. Crazy Joe
(the name the boy was known BY met him
at the gangway, and asked intelligently if the
captain would be married that evening, and
where? The servant gave him the inforns
ton he desired, and went about his business.
That night, while the captain was undresS.
ing, he was seized by the throat and dragged
to the bridalbed
"Look, fair lady, on me" said Crazy Joe,
"but do not scream, or will kill you. Look
OIL me hold within my grasp devil, who
delights in cruclty-a merciless fend who
has 4courgcd tie backs Of hundreds Of brave
men-a rufian who has robbed me of my
reason: hold him within the grasp Of death,
at the very moment his black soul thought
itself within the reach Of bliss. Monster,
look upon your s,y-tbink moment of the
heaven Of earthly joy almost within your
reac!l-then think Of me, poor Crazy Joe,
and of the hell to which l send YOU! Die,
wretch, die"
When the alarm was given, the s'rang!ed
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body Of the captain was for
side of the bridal bed: but I
killed him was never recOgnl
He belonged to Cornwall, aud
SHELTER from pursuit in TIE hi
excitement passed away.
the lady stated at the time an
afterwards, that the attack Of tn
20 sudden and silcn: that she knt
it until the curtains we-r push
size {, Il the nr, ssurc of the ca
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SECTION III.

l. He SHALL from time to time, give To the
Congress information Of the state Of the Com
federacy, and recommend 10 their c'nsldcra-
ton such measures as he shall Judge nectss:.,
ry and expcdicnt: may. on extraordinary &C,
casions, ronYene the Congress al such linr
as he shall think pra''r; he shall receive am.
bassadors and other public ministers; lie shall
take care that the laws be faithfully executed +;
and shall commissi all the officers of the
Confederacy.
2. The President, Vice President, anl all
civil officers of the Confederacy shall he re.
moved from office on conviction, by the Con.
grcss, Of treason, bribery, or other high crimes
and misdemeanors vote of two.thirds shall
be necessary Tor such conviction.
AR1'ICTE III
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ARTICLE; |; yl.


!. This Constitution, aad The laws If the
Coni.tlcracy which shall be un,le in pursu.
ance thereof: and aIl treaties made, rr which
shall he made, under tho authority CT the
Confrjrracy, shall be tile supreme law CT the
land and the Judges in every State shall be
bound thereby. any thing in the Constitution
or laws Of any State to the contrary notwith-
standing.
9. The Government hereby instituted shall
take immediate steps for the settlement Of
MI matters between the States forming it.,
and their other late confedcratrs Of the Uni
! ted States, in relation to the public property
and public debt at the same time Of their
Withdrawal from them; these States hereby
declaring it to be their wish and earnest de-
sire TO adjust everything pertaining to the
common property, common liability, and com
nun obligations Of that Union, upon the prin.
ciples Of right, justice, equity and good faith.
3. Until otherwise provided by the Con-
gress, the city Of Montgomery, in the State
Of Alabama, shall be the scat Of Government.
1. The members Of the Congress, ard all
executive and judicial officers OF the Confed-
cracy, shall, be bound by oath or alrma-
linn to support this Constitution; but no re-
ligous test Shall he required as a qualiica-
toa to any ctlicc or public trust under this
Conlederacy.
S. The Congress shall have power to admit
other States.
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ra;~ Lieut. Hall, bearer Of dispatches from
and l,,r Major Anderson, reacked the city on
Saturday the 9th, on his return from Wash
:ngton lie proceeded TO Fort Sumter, ac-
c,mnaned by Col<. +. J. Moses, Jr, and NJ.
\. Moore Of the Executive Staff. So says
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...-.....- -. VIC SESSION. OF the congress,
and in going to aud returning from the same /;
and for any speech, or dcbstc, they shall not
he questioned in any other place.
, 1861-02-05

and IN anti-slayey President. In the
former case reform might be peacefully OBJ
tained; in the latter 1t could only bo
reached through bloody revolution. And
yet there are men protesting to be Repub~
licans, who are for, incorporating Tue
Breckenridge platform: into the Federal
Constitution, and who apologize tor Their
action by saying that slavery is no longer
. practical question! XII: =,
+ Once for all, we arc opposed to any COM
promise which gives to slavery any new
guatantces. we are for the Constitution
rs il is, to be administered in the spirit in
which; our fathers made 1t, for the Union,
and for the enforcement Of the lava. If
this; government cannot be maintained
npoh that platform, then it can no
longer answer any useful purpose. We
believe it can be thus maintained.
Wc:hre for giVingit fair trial at all events.
If the result should proYe contrary to our
expectations, then we shall be for preserv-
ing, in some nook Of this country, o home,
however humble and narrow It may be, for
Freedom, ,'and for those who remain true
to her.
, 1861-02-05
The Ring Of the True Metal.

4 large crowd was gathered In the Senate
Chamber yesterday afternoon, to listen to the
debate on The resolutions appointing Commis-
sione to Washington. The speeches OF sena:
brilliant and eloquent, but throughout showed
the ding Of the genuine metal Again and again,
In spite Of the Presidents mnlet, their patri-
otic uttczances brought down the hearty ap--
plausei Of the lobby. While they manifested
most conciliatory spirit In tho matter Of: our
present troubles, they -were yet firm and m
or surrender Of principle can bo even discussed,
the sancttty Of the Union and the violated lawa
Of the country must be vlndicated. twas no
time to Talk of. compromise, when treason wns,
stalking abroad and doing its unholy work in
the land. Such, we nre sure, Is the sentiment
Of tic Anttre people Of the Northwest, notwith-
standing the treason -coufo1 position taken
BY the Douglas leaders of this etate.-Spr1,.q.
nd Journal.
, 1861-02-05


Ii It true that's third party is arising In our
politics, to be called the Concession Partyf #
there Is to be such party, and It Is certainly
not impossible, it will aim no doubt, to bold
middle position between the Republican and
the Democratic parties, but must In the nature
md give aid and comfortto the second For
our part, We propose stu to renaain faith
full to the doctrines Of the platform, and Ike
wise to the spirit Of the Republican party. we
so with Abraham Lincoln, for the Union, the
Constitution, and the enforcement Of ths Laws;
and with Salmon 2. Chase, who saJs that hts
motto Is " Inauguration frst,. Adjustment
afterward;" ind with Henry Clay, who said
that nc earthly power could induce him to
"yote for specific measure for the introduo-
= tloi. OF 6tayery where It had not before cx.
",ss,d." No matter how large OF how small
t,ae Concession party may prove to be, eshall:
erdeayor still to follow the Republican flag,
t.Et. contend for. Republican principles,
, 1861-02-05
Suit Against The N. Z. Central Rail-
road for S5,0O0,O00.

Charles T. Kirkland Of New York has writ
ten pamphlet on this important suit, where
In be re1y forc!bly attacks the gigantic Chin
made against one Of the three great avenues
which admit Chicago to the seaboard- The
claimant {thc State Of New York,) would, If
successful, establish right to toll the freight
Of The road, forever, beside collecting ut once
the sum octiye millions for back tolls. From
the pamphlet VIC gather the following points
Of Interest:
l. The short roads Of which the Central is a
consolidation, were chartered about 1856, and
in some Of the charters, sums not exceeding
the Eric canal tolls were exncted By the State.
q A new Constitution Of tho State went In
to effect IN 1917, one provision Of which Was
that the surplus revenues Of the canals should
be pledged for the State debt
3. The Legislature enacted In 1851 that all
Railroad tolls should be forever abolished.
4. Tho State: institutes this suit, based On
the assumption that the last mentioned act
was unconstitutional nnd void, rs interfering
with the 4xlxn,.ts Of Tie cdnnys.
Mr. E. IVES member Of the Convention
which framed the Constitution, and he quotes
some zeuasks Of Michael Hoffman, the author
Of the clause in question, which remarks show
clearly the opinion Of the writer as being very
strongly, opposed to the policy proposed to be
bascd on this rendering Of the clause he wrote.
Hoffman, in the Convention, called the tax On
Railroads "thc Spanish Bourbon legislation of
pensioniog tho Government on trado and
travel"
i 1t was on The taitA Of the act now c1aimed to
be unconstitutional, that the stockholders in
the old roads abandoned forever tho privileges
granted them By their old charters and .ac-
copied the, new one Of the consolidated road
They would never hare done so otherwise,
Mr. Kirkland justly calls this action !" the at-
tempt Of party to take advantage Of his own
wrong," aud calls 1t M effort by 1.-THE peopIe
Of the State to annul q solemn net Of their
own, done through their Representatives, on
the plca that anotheracto Of theirs, done through
their delegates to the Convention, renders void
and invalid the first described act He dcprc-
cates, and we dcprecate, any such violation OF
| the public faith..
, 1861-02-05
From Maryland.

= Correspondence Of the y. 7. Tribune.]
:. BALTMoEE. Jau- 20, 1860.
:. Al in sv;aanea of how the forced.loan svs-
TEN: OF or % It's eonirnlant' nj mt works In Cuarloston.
The }ollowinr inciaent Ia not wholly wlthout
inteaest: =. :: !
has branch a@cncy in Chaflestou. Ii the dis
tribution. Of the late State loan, the sum Of
$1,000 wps assessed upon this brunch house.
The party In charge wrote to his principals for
instructions. Tho mother house submitted to
the exnctlou, and sent to its branch check
for the amountl- When South Caroiina re-
sumes her place in the Federal Union, tho
will be feather In its cap that will be irre6Is-
Hb.e In a business aspect, il spite Of its pres-
ent reasonable character.
: On the other hand, listen to this experience ::
4 large oyster-packcs in this city had for years
past been aecurnulating handsome fortune, BY
Northwest TIts season there sprane @ y M D. ouito
an nnusnnI demand for hfs nrs,ers t. H. "a.
he1linus statea of Sonth CarolIna and Eeor4r;n
and be WAS too glad to supply Ills orders ffon
fhat nuarter. iotwithstaudiug thew were Maid
for il time-p.oer. Most Of HIS 'paper las ina.
tufed in the present month, and not a dollar OF
It hob vet been paid--the BILLS being returned
dishonoredt By the by, speaking Of oysters.
In,ay here state that the oyster-packinF trads
Of Baltimore for the year 1850 reached lie sum
Of three and q half millions Of dollars in value,
Tho home consumptiou was estimated at a
mft1ipn. =: :. =,
III. sun and The Exchange newspapers Of this
CITY. l,aye orened their hatterfes aTainst Gor'
HicSsa's M comnromisc % Committcss ana os Dr.. :.
nnnnce without stint Reyerdv Johnsnn md
M. BrIdford- as unsound On the s1aycrv ones
tom Tbey want secession. aIii aothin1 short
Of that viii satisfy fhese sheets anil thc eliones
flat control thefn' And # they cs,,'t rel "a.
ccssi6n any other way. they arc OPENLY ii fayor
Of the pcople mcetinr In their primary oapaci.
ty, I'd .ponte and electine sovereignty Con
rnntion. which shall set aside the eyistin-
State; Government. and dispose Of our lives
and fortunes d Ia MODE de- South Carolina! The
uuth1rs Of this moyement threaten to carry
off tie sonthern counties Of his State. and to
secedc from Baltimore and The northern coun-
tiea. If they can7t ret into the Southern
Republic auY Other vaT. This Is the common
talk pmonE q handful OF Becessionlst law
yers Of our city, who imagine that they are
the only power in tho State. Many Of them
aud Of their merchant aud trading sympathi-
zers belong to o military organization, NUM-
beriug some 200 men, to whose support liber-
al fcalatIons are daitr subscribed md ut}on
, 1861-02-05

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, 1861-02-05

. The Memphis Aryus says that there is gang
Of horse thieves, burglars md murlereFs IN
Tennessee, who, like the thieves in Gil Bias,
mnraut1ing excursions. Their den Is situated
four miles east Of Thompson's Ferry, On the
RcdDort Like, Obion County: Their lender,
Hotfmdn, who has Just been sentence1 to fl.
teen years in the penltentiary Tor horse steal
ing, las made full confession Among other
crimes Of the baud, the mysterious murder Of
Miller, committed within the closed doors Of
the Unlon branch bank at jackson, Tennessee,
while he was cashier. stands prominent.