Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-03-17

3. The trial Of all crimes, except in cases
Of Impeachment, shall be by jury, aud such
trial shall be held in the State where the said
crimes shall have been committed; but wher
not committed Within any State, the trial
shall be at snch place or places as the Con
gress may by law have directed.
SECTION g.
l. Treason against the Confederate States
shall consist only in levying war against
them, OF in adhering to their enemies. giving
them aid and comfort No person shall be
convicted of treason unless on the testimony
OF two witnesses to the same overt act, or on
confession in open court.
2. The Congress shall have power to de-
clare the punishment of treason, but no at
tainder of treason shall work corruption oil
blood, or forfeiture, except during The life oil
the person attainted.
ARTICLEIy.
SECTION l.
1. Full faith and credit shall be given in
each State to the public acts, records and
judicial proceedings of every other State
And the Congress may, by general laws, pre-
scribe the manner in which such acts, re-
cords. and proceedings shall be proved, and
the effect thereof.
SECTION 2.
1. The citizens of each State shall be en-
titled to all the privileges aud immunities OF
citizens in the several States. and shall have
the right of transit aud snjourn in any State
of this Confederacy, with their slaves and
other property; and the right of property in
said slaves shall not he thereby impaired.
2. A person charged in any State with
treason, felony, or other crime against the
laws of such State, who shall fee from justice,
aud be found in another State, shall, on de-
mand of the Executive authority of the State
from which he fed, be delivered up to be re-
moved to the State having jurisdiction oil
the crime.
3. No slave or other person held to ser
vice or labor in any State or Territory of the
Confederate States, under the laws thereof,
escaping or lawfully carried into another.
shall. in consequence OF any law or regula-
ton therein, be discharged from such service
Or labor; but shall be delivered up on claim
Of the party to whom such slave belongs, or
to whom such service or labor may lie due.
SECTION 5.
1. 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; but no new State shall be formed or
erected within the jurisdiction of any other
State; nor any State be formed by the juno
ton of two or more States, or parts OF States,
without the consent of the legislatures of the
States concerned as well as of the Congress.
2. The Congress shall have power to dis
pose of and make all needful rules and reg
ulations concerning the property OF the Con-
federate States, including the lands thereof.
3 The Confederate States may acquire new
territory; and Congress shall have power to
legisate and provide governments for the in
hoI of oil hpl n ~
Confederate States, lying without the limits
of the several States; and may permit them,
at such times and in such manner as it may
by law provide, to form States to be admit
ted into the Confederacy. In all such terri
tory, 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 in
babitants of the several Confederate States
aud 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.
4. The Confederate States shall guaranty
to every State that now is or hereafter may
become member of this Coniederacy. a re-
publican form of government, and shall pro-
Lect each of them against invasion; and on
application of the legislature Cor of the Ex-
ecutive when the legislature is not in SESSION.
against domestic violence.
ARTICLEV.
SECTION l.
l. Upon the demand of any three States,
legally assembled in their several conven
lions, the Congress shall summon conven-
ton of all the States, to take into considera-
ton such amendments to the Constitution as
the said States shall concur in suggesting at
the time when the said demand is made: and
should any of the proposed amendments to
the Constitution be agreed on by the said
,onvention-voting by States-and the same
be ratified by the legislatures of twothirds
Of the several States, or by conventions in
,wo-tbirds thereuf-as the one or the other
node of ratification may be proposed by the
general convention-tbey shall thencefor-
ward form part of this Constitution. But
40 State shall, without its consent, be de-
,rived of its equal representation in the Sen
tie.
ARTICLE VI.
l. The Government established by this Con-
,titution is the successor of the Provisional
Government of the Confederate States of
america, and all the laws passed by the iat-
er shall continue in force until the sane
hall be repealed or modified; and all the
,ficers appointed by the same shall remain
n Office until their successors are appointed
md qualified, or the offices abolished.
2. All debts contracted and engagements
entered into before the adoption of this Con
titution shall be as valid against the Con
ederate States under this Constitution as
lnder the Provisional Government.
3. This Constitution, and the laws of the
Confederate States. made in pursuance there
If, and all treaties made, or which shall he
made under the authority of the Confederate
states, shall be- the supreme law of the land;
md the Judges in every State shall be bouud
hereby, anything in the constitution or
avs of any State to the contrary notwiti
tandiug.
4. The Senators and Representatives BE-
ure mentioned and the members of the
everal State legislatures, and all executive
nd judicial officers, both of the Confederate
states aud of the several States, shall be
,ound by oath or affirmation, TO support this
but no religious test shall ever
Re required as qualification to any Office or
ublic trust under the Confederate States.
s. The enumeration, in the Constitution, Of
ertain rights, shall not be construed to deny
r disparage others retained by the people Of
be several States.
6. The powers not delegated TO the Con-
sderate States by the Constitution, nor pro-
ibited by it TO the States are reserved to the
tdtCc. iccpSSlNCiy, VI ~ AbO PCOpiN thCiSNis
ARTICLE VII.
|. The ratification of the conventions Of
We States shall be sufficient for the estab-
shment of this Constitution between the
tates so ratifying the same.
2. When five States shall have ratified this
in the manner before specified,
ne Congress under the Provisional Consti-
ltion, shall prescribe the time for holding
le election of President and Vice President;
nd, for the meeting of the Electoral College;
nd, for counting the votes, and inaugural
lg the President. They shall, also, prescribe
he time for holding the first election ofmem-
ers of Congress under this Constitution. aud
he time for assembling the same. Until the
OF such Congress, the Congress
uder the Provisional Constitution shall con-
nue. to exercise the Legislative powers grant
! them: not extending beyond the time
mited by the Constitution of the Professional
government.
Adopted, unanimously, March IL, 1861.