Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-10-25
[ SERIESE7s:SN0. 1903


tion Of negro slavery it now exists in the confsd
Congress, and by The territofisr government; and
and ns ssasi: sas
territory any slaves, lawfully hsld by them in any
( of the States or Territories OF the Coufedsrats
States -
4. The Confederate States shan Guaranty to ever,
Der of this eoufsderscy, republicsn form 81 FxoT.
ernment, and shall protect each of them against
vasion; and on appfcatios the Legislature (or OF
against domestic violence. ~ -A-~A1
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'Dos2iyal d. SECTION /. ae -S7Tz0z n g
l. Upon the demand of any three States legally ass
G IA their several conventions. the Congress
INTO consideratoa such amendments to the tCoIstf-
tutlon as the SAID States all concur in Suggesting az
the time when the said demand is msde: and s5enIS
any OF the pr ,osed amendments to the Constitufia
oe agreed Oh by the said -convenfion--yofsnv bF
states-snd the same be ratified by the legislatures
OF two-thiras OF the several States or by convex
uons IN tSo-thirds thereof-as the one the sfhsr
mooe oI rstlnSaton may be proposed by the ssnarzi
of this Constitution. But shall iftouf ia
CONSENT he deprived Of its equal representation in
es7sSf sfts aARfIcIE HIszszzssa .ssoxF
1. The GOVERNMENT estsBHshedS bya4his Ioustftu
ton Is the successor Of the Proysional Government
OF the COnfederate States of America, and all ths
laws passed by the latter shall In fora un
til the same shall be repealed or modified; and su
.Ss om0sss appointed by the same shah femaia Il
emoe S sntai ,nar successors are appointed and saz
2. An debts contrated and engsgefnents enssrss
into before the adoption OF this Constitution shall he
as valid against the Confederate States under this
Constitution as under the Provisional Goyerutaeat
This Constitution, and the Laws of the Conieder-
ate states, made IN pursuance thereof aud al trea
ties made, which shall be made under fhe authori
y OF the States, shall be the supreme
Of the land and the Judges in eyery sfisl bs
bound thereby, thing in the Constitution or laws
of any State to the contrary notwiths ia udin1 sE
4. The SENATORS and Representatives before men.
TONED ana the members of the several State legsls
lures, and all executive and judicial ocsrs both of
the Oonfederste States. and Of the seyeral States
shall be bound by oath affirmation to support this
Constitution but no religious shall ever be re-
suiIed as TO any office or public trust
O. The eaufneTaton, in, Constitution Of Ger.
tam rights, shall not be construed to deny or dis
Parage others retained by the people of the several
s. The powers not delegated to the coufsdsrssts
States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by IL
the States are reserved to the States respectively CT
to the people thereof5 ~ Fli az Sfso.te5tfG Ia
'''' o ss7o7fAA ARrIcLE RrIcLE-, yIIf q eoi6w sfgl
/. The ratification Of the conventions Of ve States
shall be SUFFICIENT for the estsblshment of this Con-
stituion between the States so ratifyfngithe same
2 When i've States shall have ratified this fopsti-
tuition in the manner before specifed the Congress
under the Provisional Constitution, shall prescribe
the time for holding the election of President and
Vice Presderf; and for the meeting the Elecfora
College; and for counting the votes and inaugurat-
ing the President They shall, also, prAcribs sbs
time for ,holding the first election Of members of
Congress under this Constitution, and the fims for
assembling the same Until the assembling of such
Congress- the Congress under the Provisional Con-
powers granted them; not extending beyond the
time limited by the Constitution Of the Provisions
Government. = "a -
/. Adopted, unanimously. March IL, 1861. +taas