Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-11-05

beacons and buoys and other aids to upor
the coasts and the Improvement Of harbors and ths
removing Of obssructions in river navigation, I'm al
which cases, such duties shall be laid the navga
tion facilitated thereby, as may be necessary to pay
the cests and expenses thereof:
| 4. establish uniform laws OF naturalization, and
uniform laws the subject of bankruptcies through
out the Confederate States, but law of Congress
shall discharge any debt contracted before the
s. To coin money regulate the value thereof and Of
foreign coin. and fix the standard. of weights and
To provide for Inc punishment OF counterfeiting
the securities and current coin Of the Confederate
| States: ~
4 To establish pos; Offices and post routes; bat the
expenses of the Postoice Department. after the first
day OF March In the year of our Lord eighteen hun
dred and sixty three shall be paid out OF its own re-
venues: ASS -
| s. To promote the progress of sccn,e and useful
arts by securing for limited times TO hors and in
ventors the exclusive right to their respective writings
O. To constitute tribunals inferior TO the Supreme
| Court: rt. !.
10 To define and punish piracies and feIonies
mitted on the high seas and offences against the Jaw
IL To declare war; grant letters of narque and re
risa and mako rules concerning captures on land and
water.
II To raise and support armies. but no appropria
ton of money to that use shall be for longer term
thanstwo years.
IA To make rules for government and the regula-
tion of the land and naval forces:
o..
the laws of the Confederate Sates suppress nsurrec
tions and repel invasions:
16 To provide for organizing, arming, and discip-
lining the militia and for governing such part OF them
may be employed in The service of the Confederate
States reservng to the States, respectively, the ap
pointnent of the officers and the authority OF train
ing the militia according TO the discipline prescribed
by Congress:
II To exercise exclusive Iegislotion in all cases
whatsoever, such district (not exceeding ten
miles square,) may, by ceSsion OF one or more
States and the acceptance of Congress, become the
Of the Government of the Confederate States and
to exercise like authority over all the places purchased
by consent of the legislature of the State in which
the same shall be- for the erection of forts magazines
arsenas, yards and other needful buildings: and
Is. To make all laws which shall be necessary and
proper for carrying into execution the foregoing pow
and all other powers vested by this Constitution
in the government of the Confederate States any
department or officer thereof
1. The importation of negroes of the African race,
from any foreign country, othe than the sayeholdhg
lis hereby forbidden and Congress is required pass
such laws shall efectually prevent the same:
intro sucton Of slaves from any State not member Of
or Territory not belonging to, this Confederacy.
g. The privilege of the writ OF habes corpus shall
not be suspended unless wheu in of rebellion
invasion, the public safety may require it,
4. No bill of attainder, post facto law, or law
denying or impairng the right of property in negro
slaves shall bepassed.
g. No capitaton other direct tax shall be laid un-
less proportion to the enumeration here
inbefore directed to be taken.
g. No tax or duty shall be laid on articles exported
from any State except by vote of twothirds Of both
Houses.
No preference shall be given by any regulation
commerce or revenue to the ports of one State
those of another
g. 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
penditures of all public money shall be published
from time to time.
o. Congress shall appropriate money from the
treasury except by vote Of twothirds Of both
Houses,
and estimated for by of the heads of the De-
partmen- and submitted to Congress by the Presi-
dent for the purpose Of paying its own expenses
and ngences, for the of claims against
the Confederate Sates the justice of which shall have
been Judiciay declared by tribunal for the investi
cation of claims against the Government, which it
is hereby made the duty of Congress to establish.
federal currency ie exact amount Of each appropria
tion and the purposes for which it s made and Con-
gress shall extra compensation to any public
contractor, officer, agent servant, after such
tract shall have been made such service rendered.
IL. No title of nobility shall be granted by the Con-
federate States and person holding any Office of
profit trust under them, shall without the consent
of the Congress accept of any present. emoluments Of
fee or titles Of any kind whatever from any king,
prince, or foreign state.
IL. Congress shall make law respecting an estab-
lshment of religion, prohibiting the free exercise
thereof abridging the freedom of speech of the
press the right of the people peaceaby to assem-
BILE and petition the Government for redress of griev
ances-
13 well regulated militia being necessary to tie
security of free State, the right Of the people TO
keep and bear arms Shall not be infringed.
H. No soldier SHALL in time of peace, be quartered
in any house without the consent of the owner nor
in time of war, but in manner TO be prescribed by
law.
15 The right Of the people to be secure their per-
sons houses papers, and effects against unreasonable
searche5 and seizures shall not be violated and no
warrant shall issue but upon probable cause, support
ed by oath affirmation and particularly describing
the place to be searched and the persons things to
be seized. aes.
To- No person shall be held to answer for a capital
or otherwise infamous crime, unless presentment
or indictment Of grand jury, except in arising
in the land or naval forces, or in the militia when in
actual Service, in time Of War public dauger;
shall any person be subject for the offence to be
twice put in jeopardy of life OF limb nor be compe
ed, in any criminal case, to be witness against him
self nor be deprived of life, liberty property
without due process of law shall private proper
lion ton. - ~ p' -'' "''-'' 'A7' '-'p p|eA'
II. In all criminal prosecutions the accused shall en-
joy the right TO speedy and public trial, by i'm
partial jury of the State and district wherein the
crime shall have been committed, which district shall
have been previously ascertained by law and TO be
informed of the nature and of the accusation
be confronted with the witnesses against him to have
compulsory for obtaining witnesses in his IA
fence
18. In suits at law where the value in con
troversy shall exceed twenty dollars the right of trial
by jury shall be preserved and no fact tried by
jury shall be otherwise re-examined in any court of
the Confederacy, than according to the rules of the
common law. -tt5
10. Excessive bail shall not be required nor exces-
sve tines be imposed, nor cruel and unusual punish
mentS be inflicted.
20 Every law resolution having the force OF law
shall relate TO but one subject, and that shall
pressed in the title ~
SECTION 10. .
l. No State shall enter into any treaty, alliance or
confederation grant letters of marque and reprsal
coin money make any thing but gold and silver coin
tender in payment of debts pass any bin attain
DER or &c post fdco law, law impairpg The obliga-
ton OF contracts or grant any title of nobility.
z No State shall, without the consent of the Con-
gress lay any mposts duties imposts exports
except what may be absolutely necessary for execut
ing its inspection laws aud the produce all du
ties and impcss, laid by ally State imports or ex-
pors Shall be for the Of the treasury of the Con-
federate States and all such laws shall be subject to
the revision ana control Of Congress
g. NO state shall, without the consent Of Congress-
iay any duty of tonnage, except on going vessels
LOT tne OF its rivers and harbors naviga
ted oy the said vessels but such duties shall
nct with any treaties OF the Confederate States with
foreign nations and any surplus or revenue thus de-
rived shall, after 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 with
foreign power or engage in war, unless actually in
vaoeo or In such imminent danger will admit
OF delay But when any river divides flows through
TWO or more Ssates, they may enter into compacts
with each other 70 improve the navigation thereof
= ,ot9 ARTICLE II.
SECTION /. e-s
dent Of the Confederate States OF America He and the
VICE fresident shall hold their Offices for the term Of
sx Years; but the President shall be reeligibe.-
follows: - .
2 Each ssate shall appoint in such manner as the