Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-07-28

shall not conflict with any treaties Of the
Confederate States with foreign nations: and
any surplus revenue, thus derived. shall. af-
ter making such improvements. be paid into
the common Treasury;] nor shall any State
keep Troops or ships of war in time of peace
enter into any agreement or compact with
another State, or with foreign power or en-
gage in war. unless actually invaded. or in
such Imminent danger will not admit OF
delay Bui when any river divides or flows
through two or more States, they may enter
into compacts with each other to improve the
navigation thereof"1
fnis power, here given in regard TO ton
mage, is properly given to the States; while
any surplus revenue, if there be any, will 90
Into the common Treasury. Aud since tina,
corrupting power over internal improvem n :
Is cut on Irom the Federal Government. the
ProprIety of giving the power to States Dor
dering upon river to improve its nayiga.
ton by compact will readily be admitted.
THE EXECUTIVE POWER.
Dec. Ii. 1.-The Executive power shall be
vested IN President of the Confederate
States Of America. He and the Vice PreSi.
dent shall hold their offices for The term of
six years; but the President shall not be re-
eligible"
This provision. in regard to the Executive,
will commend itself to the enlightened judy
ment OF every man who has observed the
working OF our institutions. 1t will give
stability and wisdom to the policy of his adj
ministration; and at the same time prevent
him from using that policy for the advance
mens of his own Interest in reference to the
succession.
Z. mo person except natural born citi-
zen OF the Confederate States, or a citizen
thereof at the time of the adoption of this
Constitution. or citizen thereof born In the
United States prior to the 10th of December,
1860, shall be Eligible to the Office of Presi-
dent" La the Constitution of the United
States, he must be "a natural born citizen,
or citizen of the United States at the time
of the adoption of the Constitution
SEC. 2.-3. 1.-The principal officer in each
OF the Executive departments, and all per-
sons connected with the diplomatic service.
may be removed from Office at the pleasure
of the President. All other civil officers of
the Executive department may be removed
at any time by the President, or other ap-
pointing power, when their services are I'M
necessary. or for dishonesty. inca pacity, inef-
nclency, misconduct, or neglect of duty: and
when so removed. the removal shall be re-
ported to the Senate, together with the rea-
sons thereof
This is a salGtary check upon the power
OF the President in regard to removals from
office; and will prevent that infamous max
i'm, ''to the victor belong the spoils," from
ever becoming the governing principle of any
administration of the Confederate States.
4. The President shall have power to fill
all vacancies that may happen during the re-
cess OF the Senate, by granting cOmmissio ms
which shall expire at the end of their next
session; (but no person rejected by the SEN
ate snall be re-appointed to the same Office
during their ensuing recess
This is necessary to preserve the constitu-
tional power of the Senate over appoint
ments to Office.
THE JUDICIAL POWER.
ART. 3. SEC. FL. This limits the judicial
power in case between State and cit
zens of another State to one .'where the State
is plaintiff;" and provides that mo State shall
be sued by citizen or subject of any foreign
State;' 10 allow which would be in deroga-
gatiO-. OF the principle of State sovereignty.
OTHER PROVISIONS.
Other provisions are made in the Constitu-
ton, which can only be alluded to, but the
value of which will readily be admitted By
Art. 4, Sec. 2-1. The citizens of each State
''shall have the right OF transit and sojourn in
any State in this Confederacy, with their
slaves and other property and the right OF
property in such slaves shall not be thereby
Impaired )" and by Sec. 2-3. "Slaves escap-
ing or lawfully carried into another State,
are to ''be delivered up on the claim of the
party TO whom such slave belongs"
By another provision, Sec. 81. "Other
States may be admitted into this Confederacy
by a vote of two-thirds OF the whole House of
Representatives and two-thirds of the Senate,
the Senate voting by States" And by ano-
ther, Sec. Sd. 1.-The Confederate States may
acquire new territory ;" and sin all such
territory, the institution of negro slavery, as
It now exists in the Confederate States, shall
be recognized and protected by Congress
and by the Territorial Government and the
inhabitants of the several Confederate States
and territories, shall have the right to take
to such territory any slaves lawfully held by
them in any of the States or territories of the
Confederate States"
Art. 5, Sec. IL. This provides for amend
ments to the Constitution by summoning
Convention of all the States upon the de-
mand of any three States. legally assembled
in their several Conventions - and SHOULD
any of the proposed amendments to the Con-
stitution be agreed on by the said Conven-
tion-voting by Ststes-and the same be rat
flied by the Legislatures of two-thirds of the
ssverai States, or by Conventions in two
thirds thereof--as the one or the other mode
of ratification may be proposed by the Gen
eral ConventiOn-they shall thence forward
form part o! this Constitution. But no
State shall, without its consent, be deprived
of Its equal representation in the Senate"
These are the main points of difference be-
tween the two Constitutions, the wisdom and
propriety OF which we think will be admitted
by the people OF Tennessee, as they have been
by all the other Confederate States
]. J. WHITE.
Gallatin, July &c, 1861.