New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-03-26

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fully carried into another SHALL in consequence of
any law or regulation therein, be discharged from
such service or labor; but shall be delivered up on
claim OF the party to whom such slave belongs,
to whom such service or labor may be due.
SEC. 81. Other States may be admitted into this
Gohfederacy by a vote Of two-thirds of the whole
fiohsc or Representatives, and two-tbrds OF the
Senate, the Senate voting by States but no new
State shall be formed or erected within the .uris-
dlction OF any other State any State be form
eq by The Junction Of two States, Or parts
OF states, without the consent OF the Legislatures
OF lhe states concerned well as OF the Congress.
2 The Congress shall have power to dispose of
ana make all needful rnles and regulations CON
cernlhg The property OF the Confederate States in
| cludlng the lands thereof.
3. The Confederate States nav acquire new ter
rIt9ry, and Congress shall have power to legislae
ana provide governments for the inhabitants of all
territory belonging to the Confederate States,
lying without the limits Of the several States and
may permit them, at such times and in such man
ner as 1t may by law provide to form States to be
| admitted into the Contederacy. In all such terri
| tory, the institution of negro slavery, as it now
exists III the Confederate States, shall be recOg
! nzed and protected by Congress and by the Terri
| torIal Government and the inha btants of the
several Confederate States and Territories shall
nave the right to take to such Territory any slaves
lawfully held by them in any of the States Terri
tories of the Confederate States
| d. The Confederate States shall guarantee to
every state that is now or may hereafter become
member OF this Confederacy, a republican form
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| against invasion; and on application of the Legis
lature Cor of the Executive when the Legislature is
not III sesson) against domestic violence.
ARTICLE V.
| SEC. IL UDnn the demand of anT three States
legally assembled in their several Conventions the
| Congress shall Summon Convention Of all the
States to take into consideration such amendments
| to the Consultation as the said States shall concur
in suggesting at the time when the said demand is
| made: and should any OF the proposed amend
ments 10 the Constitution be agreed on by the said
| Cohvcnton--voting by States-and the same be
ratified by the Legislatures Of two-thirtls of the
several States, Or by Conventions in tTO-thrds
thGreoi--as the or the other mode of ratitica-
ton may be proposed by the General Convention
| they shall theneeforward form part Of this Con.
stitution. Bat State shall, without its consent
| he deprived OF its equal representation in the
Senate.
ARTICLE VI.
| Sec. Ii. The Government established by this
Constitution is the successor Of the Provisional Gov
| eminent of the Confederate States of America and
all the laws passed by the latter shall continue in
force until the same shall be repealed or modified
and all the officers appointed by the same shall re-
main in office until their Successors are appointed
and qualified OR the offices abolished.
q All debts contracted and engagements entered
into before the adoption of this Constitution, shall
be as valid against the Confederate States under
this Constitution under the Provisional Govern
ment
3. This Constitution, and the laws Of the Confed
crate States, made in pursuance thereof, and all
treaties made, or which shall be made under the
authority OF the Confederate States, shall be the
supreme law of the land and the judges in every
State shall be bound thereby, anything in the Con.
stution or laws of any State to the contrary not.
| witlIsLandinE.
4. The Senators and Representatives before
MENTIONED and the members of the several State
Legislatures, and all executive and judicial officers
both OF the Confederate States and OF the several
States, shall be bound by oath or affirmation to
support this Constitution, but no religious test shall
ever be required as qualification to any Office OF
public trust under the Confederate States.
). The enumeration in the Constitution of certain
rights shall not be construed to deny or disparage
others retained by the people OF the several states
G. The powers not delegated TO the Confederate
States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it tG
the States. reserved to the States, respectively
or to the people thereof.
ARTICLE VII.
SIC. Ii. The ratification OF the Conventions 0
five States shall be sufficient for the Establishment
of this Constitution between the States so rattyinG
the same.
2. When five States shall have ratified this Con
stitutUE, in the manner before specified, the Con
gress, under the Provisional Constitution, shall
prescribe the time for holding the election Of Presi
dent and NiCe-Presdent; and for the meeting o
the Electoral College; and for counting the vote
and inaugurating the President. They shall als
prescribe TIE time for holding the first election
members of Congress under this Constitution, an
the time for assembling the same, Until the as
semhling of such Congress the Congress under tn
Provisional Constitution shall continue to eXercs
the legislative powers granted them; not extend
ing beyond the time limited by the Constitution O
the Provisional Government.
Mr.. Tappan presented an ordinance entitled
% An ordinance concerning electors for the Presi
dent and Weep resident Of the Confederate State
of America which, on motion by Mr.. Bush, wa
referred to the committee appointed to re-dstric
the State.
Mr. Kidd moved to take up the resolution hereto
fore introduced by him, relative to the adjourn
ment Of this Convention, Slne die to-day which
was agreed to, and the same delegate moved tt
amend said resolution by inserting instead Of "
o'clock NJ" the words, &c 1 O'Clock ?. M.
Mr.. Moore moved to amend by inserting " Tues
day next, at the hour Of O'Clock 2. M whic
: was accepted by Mr.. Kidd ami the resolution a
amended, was adopted.
, Mr.. Manning, from the Committee on the forml
: ton of Southern Confederaey, to whom had bee
referred the resolution of Mr. Butler, ''relative t.
the cesson of public property acquired from tn
late United States to the Confederated States c
America reported &c An ordinance relative to til
ccssion to the Couederated States Of the forts, al
scnals, miilt tomhouse, lighthouses, etc
within the State of Louisiana, and late in the pos
session of the United States,'' which was ordere
to lie over under the rules.
Mr.. York presented San ordinance anthorizin
A. J. Guirot, State Depositary, to pay c. L. Isle
1 and P. A. Atkinson the amount of their claims
which was on motion, referred to the Commute
: on Finance.
, Mr.. Lewis, of Claiborne, asked and obtaine
leave to take up out Of its regular order the ord
nance introduced by him on the 18th nit, entite
An ordinance to authorize fhe Legislature to il
4 she State bonds in certain cases.
= Mr.. Texada moved to refer the said ordinance
, the Committee on State Constitution.
+ Mr. Fuqua moved the previous question, whc
b being sustained
$ Mr. DuprG called for the yeas and nays, whc
= was ordered with the following result, viz:
i Yeas: Messrs. Avegno, Barrow, Bienyenu, Bril-
). coc, Burton Caldwell, Cook, Connolly, DeBlan
d Dorsey, Dnprt, E!gee, Estlin, Fuselier, Gladde1
+ Girard, Griffin, Hodges, Holingsworth, Johnston
i Kidd Lewis of Claiborne, Lewis of Bienville, LA
J. shall, Marks of Clldo, Martin of Carroll, McClo
r key, Mcclellan, McNeely, Melaneon, Miles, Mile
Moore, Norton, O'Bryan, Olivier, Pemberto1
A Polk, Pugh, Scott of Claiborne, Sawson, Smt
Il sompayrac, Sparrow, Swayze, Taylor of st. Lal
s dry, Todd, Towles, Tucker, Warren, Wilt, WI
h hanson and York--53
$ Nays: Messrs. Adams, Barbin, Bermudez, DO
ner Bush Butler, Conner of Concordia, DUFF
II Fuoua, Gardere, Gaudet, Gill, Gray, Heron, ke
~ ! no5r Jobotpt Lawrence iarroue. LcBOurpeOi