Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1861-07-26


oficers Of the Confederate states, shall bereoved
from Office on Impeachment for and conviction Of
treason, bribery or high crimes and misdemeaners.
- ARTICLE III. ts..,
SECTION I,
| Il The Judicial power Of the Confederate States
shall be vested in one Superior Court, and in such
Inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to
time ordan and establish. The judges, both Of
the Supreme and Inferior courts shall hold their
offices during good behavior, and shall, at stated
times receive for their services a compensation,
which shall not be diminished during their con-
tinuance in Office. L
SECTION 2. .., s,
! I. The judicial power shall extend to all cases
arising under This Constitution, the laws of the
Confederate States, and treaties made or Which
shall be made under their authority; to all cases
affecting ambassadors, other public ministers and
consuls to all cases of admiralty and maritime
jurisdictions to controversies to which the Confede-
rate States shall be party 70 controversies be-
tween two or more States; between a State and
citizens OF another State where the State is plain
! til; between citizens claiming lands under grants
of different States and between a State or the citi
thereof and foreign States citizens or subjects
but State shall be sued by citizen or subject Of
any foreign State.
| q In all cases affecting ambassadors other pub
lie Minister'S aud consuls, and those in which
State shall be party the Supreme Court shall have
original jurisdiction In all the other cases before
mentioned, the Supreme Court shall have appellate
Jurisdiction, both as to law and fact with such ex
ceptons, and under such regulations, as the Con-
gress shall make
3. The trial of all crimes, except in cases of i'm
peachment shall be by jury, and such trial shall
b. held in the State where the said crimes shall
have been committed; but when not committed
within any State, the trial shall be at such place
or places as the Congress may by law have directed
SECTION g.
|. Treason against the Confederate States shall
consist only in levying against them, or in ad-
herring TO their enemies giving them aid and com
fort. No rson 'han be convicted Of treason I'M
ess on the testimony Of two witnesses to the same
overt net, or on confession in open court.
?. The Congress shall have power to declare the
punishment OF treason but no sttander of treason
shall work corruption of blood forfeiture, except
during the life Of the person attained.
ARTICLE w.
SECTION |.
: l. Full faith and credit shall be given in each
State to the public ae;s, records and judicial pro-
: ceedngs of every other State. And the Congress
may by general laws, prescribe the manner in
which such acts, records, and proceedings shall be
proved, and the effect thereof
SECTION 2.
, l. The citizens of each State shall he entitled to
all the privileges aod mmunites of citizens in the
several States and shall have the right of transit
and soionrn in any State Of this Conederacy, with
their slaves and other property; and the right of
property in said slaves shall not be thereby i'm
paired -....
2 2. person charged in any Stale with treason,
, felony or other crime against the laws of such
State, shall, demand of the Executive authority
of the State from which he fled, be delivered up to
be removed to the State having jurisdiction of the
e crime.
3. No slave or other person held 10 service Ia
Dor 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 regulation therein, be discharged from such
> service OF labor but shall be delivered up on claim
: of the party to whom such slave belongs, or to
whom such service or labor may be due.
SECTION B.
l. Other State, may be admitted into this Con
federacy by vote of two-thrds of the whole HOUSE
U Of Representatives and two-thirds of the Senate
e the Senate voting by States; but new Stat,
shall be formed Or erected within the jurisdiction o
j any other State nor any State be formed by tht
junction Of two or more States parts of States
without the consent of the legislatures of the State
y concerned as well as of the Congress
t. 2. The CongIrs shall have power TO dispose 0
r and make all needml rules and regulations con
corning the property Of the Confederate States in
e Gliding the lands thereof
Il 3. The Confederate States may acquire new ter
; ritory; and Congress shall have power to legislat
and provide governments for the inhabitants of al
: territory belonging to the Confederate States lyinl
within the limits Of the several States; and may
II permit them, at such times, ana in such manner
as it may by law provide, to form States to be ad
. mitted into the Conederacy. In all such territory
u the institution Of negro slavery as it now exists il
the Confederate States, shall be recognized and pro
tected by Congress, and by the territorial govern
e ment; and the inhabitants of the several Confede
rptn and hall bo,- tl,1 49,
take to such territory any slaves lawfully held b.
them in any of the States Territories of the Con
'f federate States.
o A. The Confederate States shall guaranty to ever
d State thatn is or hereafter may become mem
1t Der of this Contederacy republican form of gov
J ernment and shall protect each of them agains
INVASION; an! on application of the legislature 10
of the Executive when the legislature is not in ses
o son) against domestic violence.
;, ARTICLE V.
q SECTION l.
'i !. Upon the demand of any three States, legal
r ass mhlpi in their several conventions the Congress
r Shall summon n convention. of all tie States t
II take into consideration such amendments TO tn
= Constitution the said States all concur in suggest
ling at the same time when the said demand is made
'e and shOnld any of the proposed amendments to tn
n Constitution &c agreed by the said convention
Dr. voting by States-and the same be ratified b
d by the legislatures otwo-thirdS of the Smte
or the other mode Of ratification may he propose
e 10y tue general couyentOn--they shall thencelo
ward form part Of This Constitution. But, n
STATE shall without its consent, be deprived Of il
l. equal representation in the Senate.
" ARTICLE VI
e !. The Government established by this Constitu
ton is the succesSoro of the provisional Government
of of the Confederate States of America and all tn
ID laws passed by the latter shall continue in force
D. ill the same shall be repealed or modiIed; and
he the officers appointed by the same shall remain
j. Office until their successors are appointed and quail
s fed, or the offices abolished.
E. q All debts contracted and engagements entere
ut into before the adoption of this Constitution sha
l. be valid against the Confederate States und,
this constitution as under the Provisional Govern
&c ment
i 3. This Constitution, and the laws of the Confed
ID crate States made in pursuance thereof and all te'
ut ties made or which shall be made under the author
r. ity of the land and the Judges in every Stat