Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-03-20


msnt also prohibited
Congress shall have power TO regulate commerce
with foreign nations among the several States and with
the lodan tribes; but neither this nor any other clause
contained IN the Constitution shall ever be construed TO
delegate the power to Congress TO appropriate money
fer any pcrGi improvement INTENDED to fdcthtde COM
a,rcs except for the purpose OF furnishing Fights bea-
cons and buOys and others aids 10 navigation upon the
coasts and the Improvement of rarbors end the reno
wing OF distractions in river navigation, IN all oil wblch
such duties shall be laid the navigation tsci'a
ted thereby may be necessary to pay the costs ana
expenses thereof"
The Post Office Department is to pay its expenses from
is resources "afer the first day of March, 1865
In relation 10 the slave trade the following provision is
made
"The importation Of negroes of the African race from
any foreign country other than the slavehcldng States
Territories of the United States of America, is hereby
forbidden and Congress is requed to pass such laws
shall efectualy prevent the Congress shall also
have power % prohibit the introduction OF slaves from
any State not member Of Territory not belonging 10
this COuiederacy.'
The imposition of expor. duties is restricted by the fol
lowing prov sion:
mo tax or duty shall be laid articles exported from
any State except BY of twothirds OF both Houses
The appropriation Of money for other objects than
those indicated and estimated for by the several Execu
tive Departments is thus restrained;
"Ccngress shall appropriate money from the Treas
urv except by OF twO;hrds OF both Houses taken
hy yeas and cays uueSs be asked and estimated for
by some Of the Heads Of Department aud submitted TO
Congress by the President for the purpose of paving
its expenses AID contingencies, or for the payment
of claims against she Confederate States the Justice OF
vdich shall have been udiciay declared by tribunal
for the Investigation Of claims against the Government
which u hereby made the duty Of Congress to es;ab
lsh"
'Au bills appropriaiing money shall specify in Federal
currency the amount Of each appropriation and the
purposes tor which is made and Congress shall grant
compensation TO any public contractor, officer
agent or servant after such contract shall have been
made or such service rendered"
Ge-mane TO these arrangements is the following pro-
vision
Evcry law or resolution having the force of law shall
relate bu. subject and that shall be expressed
the title
Tonnage duties when levied by the several States are
thus regulated;
No State shall without the consent of Congress, lay
any duty Of tonnage except seagong vessels for the
Improvement Of is rivers aud hsrbOrs Bavgaed By the
said vessels; but such duties shall conflict with any
treaties Of the Cou;ed, rate States with foreign nations
aud any Surplus Of thus derived shall after
king such Improvement, be paid into the common
ury shall any Safe keep troops ships OF in
lime Of peace into any agreement compact with
an Stale, with iO!eigu Power, engage il war,
.
will rot admit Of jay. But when any divides
flows through or more States they may into
compacls With each other to improve the navigation
10 Of"
The President and Vice President of the Confederate
States held office for the of sI years. the President
not being reelgibIe The qualifications of eligibility are
as follows:
"No person exccp, be be natural born citizen of the
Ccnfed rate States or citizen tte1eOf u the time OF
.I q tir ftfttF,N nF
bo-u 10 The United States prior the 20h OF .cenber
1860 shall be eligible TO the office OF President; neither
sta any person 90 eligible mat Office who shall not
have attained the age o! thirty years and been four
teen wears resident within the limits OF the Confederate
States they may exist the time OF his election"
Appointments aud removals are regulated as follows:
"The principal cfcer il each Of the Executive Depart
meu,s, ard ali persons connected with the dp!OLatc
service nav be removed from office the pleasure of
the President, All other civil officers Of the Executive
Department may be removed at any tine by the Presi-
dea other appointing power when their services are
unnecessary for dishonesty inCapacy, ineeiercy,
misconduct or neglect Of duty; aud when removed
the removal shall be reported the Senate together with
the reasons ther Tor.
"Fhe Prscen she'll have pow, l all vacances that
m happen during the Of the Senate by granting
c ~ mssiogs which shall expire the end Of their next
session. out no person reeced 10y the Senate shall be
resgpOined TO the office during .heir ensuing
IS
The following provisions made in reference to the
rights Of transit and sojOurn with slave property,
coyery Of fagitiye slaves, &;.
"Tbe citizens OF each State shall b. entitled to al the
p,yiere and nmunites Of citizens in the several States,
and shall have the right OF transit aud sCjourn in any
Ss,es Of tb, Confederacy with their slaves and other
property and the ght CT property il said slaves shall
u q bs thereby moGired
a person charged in any State with treason felony,
or other crime sglcs tie laws Of such STATE who shall
Tee from Justice and b. found in ano;her State SHALL
deuaud Of the Ex cutve authority Of the State ffom
which he dsd B. deversd up TO be removed TO the State
having jurisdiction Of the crime
NO gue or other person held to service or labor in any
Safe or Territory OF the Confederate States under the
laws thereof escaping lartEiiy carried into another
shall in Consequence of any law regulation therein be
discharged from such service labor, but shall be de-
vertd no on claim OF the party to whom such saus be-
E.ags or 70 whom such service or labor may be due"
The following the provision in reference to the aG
mission o, States into the neS COnieieracy:
cOther Staes may be admitted into this Conederacy
by vote of twohirds of the whole House OF Represeu
taye and twOthrds OF the Senate the Senate voting by
; ates but new State shall be formed or erected
wit u the jurisdiction Of any other State any State
formed by the junction Of two States parts
of States without the OF the Legislatures of the
States concerned as well as of the Congress"
The Territorial question" is thus disposed of;
"The Congress shall have power to dispose of and
mike al aeedgu rules and regulations concerning the
property OF the Confederate States including The lands
htre3f.
"T6e Confederate States may acquire new territory
and Congress shall have power TO egsate and provide
Governments for the inhabitants of all territory belong
ng 10 the Confederate States lying without tho limits of
the several States; and may permit them, at such times
and in such manner as il NAV by law provide form
States 10 be admitted into the Conederacy In all such
territory the institution OF negro slavery, as it
s,s in the Conf derate States shall be recognized and
protected by Congress and by the Territorial govern
ment; and the Inhabitants Of the several Confederate
States aud Territories shall have the right to take such
territory any slaves lawfully held by them in Of the
States or Territories of the Confederate States"
Amendments to the Constitution be thus initia
ted and consummated:
Upon the demand Of any three States, legally assem-
bled in their several Conventions the Congress shall
mon Convention Of all the States to take into consde
ration such amendments the Constitution as the said
states shall 10 suggesting at the time when the
said demand is made; and should any oil the proposed
amendments to the Constitution be sgreed on by the
said COnventOn-votlug by Ststes-snd the same DO
rsied 5Y tae Legislatures Of two-thrds OF the several
States or by Conventions n two-thirds thereoi-as the
ore or the other mode OF ratification may be proposed
by the General Conventon-they shall theneeiorWard
form part of this Constitution
The following temporary provisions are enumerated;
"The Government established by this Constitution is
the successor of the Provisional Government OF the Con-
fsderae States Of America aud all the laws passed by
the latter shall continue force until the same shall be
repealed or modified; and all the officers appointed by
the same shall remain in ece until their successors are
appointed and qualified, or the offices abolished
All debts contracted and ep;agemeats entered INTO
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