Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-02-12

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l. The importation of African negroes from any
foreign country other than the slavehoding States
of the United States hereby forbidden; and Con.
gress is required to pass such laws shall efectu-
| all prevent the same.
| 9 The Congress shall also have power to prohibi-
the introduction of slaves from any State not &.
member of this Confederacy.
;. The privilege of the writ of Habeas Corpus
shall not be suspended unless, when in or re-
bellon or invasion, the public safety may require it.
4. No Bill Of Attainder, post facto law, shall
be passed.
5. No preference shall be given, by any regula-
ton of commerce or revenue, to the ports OF one
State those of another shall vessels bound
to or from one State be obliged to enter, clear or
pay duties, in another.
s. No money shall be drawn from the treasury,
but in consequence of appropriations made by law;
and regular statement and account of the receipts
and expenditures of all public money shall be pub
hshed from tim Eto time.
Z. Congress shall appropriate no money from the
treasury unless it be asked for by the President
some one ofle head of Departments, except for the
purpose of paying its own expenses and contingent
cies.
g. No title Ct nobility shall be granted by the
Confederacy and no person holding any office of
profit or trust under it, shall, without the consent
of the Congress accept of any present, emolument
office or title OF any kind whatever from any king
prince, or foreign State.
8. Congress shah make no law respecting an esss
adjustment of religion or prohibiting the free ex
ercise thereof or abrldging the freedom OF speech
or of the press or the right of the people peace
ably to ASSEMBLE, and to petition the government
for a redress Of such grievances as the delegated
powers of this Government may warrant it to con-
slider and redress
10. A well r&slated militia being necessary to
the security of stee State the right of the people
to keep and bea arms shall not be infringed.
IL No soldie-.Glall in time Of peace, be quarter
ed in any housc without the consent Of the owner
nor in time of ~ = but in manner to be prescrib
ed by law. ;.
II The right! the people to be secure in their
persons house, Tapers, aid effects, against unrea
sonabe search fand seizures shall not be violated;
and no warrsl:S shall issue but upon probable
cause supportCkty oath or affirmation, and partcu
lary describinSalhe place 10 be searched, and the
persons or thin "A 70 be seized.
H. No persosHs hall be held to answer for a CAPT
tai or otherwiH infamous crime unless on pre-
sentiment or i4Btment of grand jury, except IN
cases arising in Ne land or naval forces, in the
MALTA when n actual service IN time of war or
public danger d shall any person be subject for
the same otenc Bio be twice put in jeopardy of life
or limb; nor I'LL be compelled in any criminal
case TO be witDAs against himself nor be deprlv-
ed of life ibe1E or property, without due pro-
cess of law; nd shall private property De taken
for public use 4ithoat Just compensation.
IL In all cri 4nal prosecutions the accused shall
enjoy the right 30 speedy and public trial, by
impartial Jury j the State and district wherein the
crime shall hstes been committed, which distslct |
shall have beer previously ascertained by law, and
to be informed saf the nature and cause of the &C
cusaton to be tfronted with the witnesses against
him; to have compulsory process for obtaining wit
nesses in his favor; and to have the assistance OF
counsel for his diefenCo.
To- In suits at common law where the value in |
controversy sbaI exceed twenty dollars, the right
of trial by jury shall. be preserved and no TACT |
tried by july shall be otherwise re examined /
in any court OF the Coniederacy, than according to
the rules Of tbs common law.l |