Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-11-03
NEW SERIES-NO. 1919

nsn of negro slavery il exists in the Confed
crate States, shall be recognized and protected by
the inhabitants of the several tonfederste states
and Territories shall the right to TO such
territory any slaves, lawfully held by them any
OF the States or Territories of the Confederate
States. .61EJlE IIsksTs,-zrE
= 4. The Confederate States shall guaranty to every
Der of this Confederacy, a republican form of GOV
eminent and shall protect each of them against in
vasion and apphcation of the legislature for Of
the Executioe when the legislature is in session1
against domestic violence. --,.- :
ARTICLE v. eo5i.sE - - =
SECTION /, 4 y :
1. upon the demand of any three States legally a.
se en6ied IN their several Conventions the Gongrss
snail summon convention of ali the states =, 49,
INTO consideration such amendments To The Con-,Is
.9uon as the sad States all concur in suorast;nc,
any of hs ne" the said demand made; and should
' y. me pc' posed amendments to the Constifnrion
Se agreed Oh by the said conventionNyotine bx
of .he same be ratified by the Iegislafurss
oi t"o-tniros OF the several States or bv co,,--
tfons in twothirds thereof-as the one or th st
noue =. atneation may be proposed by the general
convenuon-they shall thenceforward form a Nc.
OF this Constitution. But State shall Itbouf e.,
consent, be deprived of its equal representation in
r ARTICLE VIZ
/. The Government established INV ,b,s- c.,,..,.-
tou Is tne successor of the Provisional (overnman,
1i tne confederate States of America and All a.
ul M the same sha IL be repealed or modi6ed. ana III
aSs Ss omcefs appointed by the same shall remain in
fas - ~ li successors are appointed and ouaIi-o
nou, VI ane oH1ces abolished.
z. Al oeDts contrated and engaeements z.n.a-.s
ilo the adoption of this Censtitutian sba -
as Faiid against the Confederate Sta tes ,,n5 80
constitution as under the Provisional Goveroe s
hls constitution, and the laws of the Confedsr
ate otates made IN pursuance thereof ana an trsa.
ties made, or which shall be made under the an,hos
OF the Confederate States shall be the supreme Is
bound thereby anything in the constitution or Ia @
oi any oiate 70 the contrary notwithstandin
H. Inc senators and Representations before MAJ, -
ioneo ana the membe of the several State Ia;sla
the confederate States and of the several Sta,s1
snaii De Dound by oath affirmation to s,,rport hi
constitution but religious test shall ever he
CURED as quanhcation to any Office OF public trnst
under the Confederate Ssates SO e = = ,'t'
o The enumeration, in the Constitution Of car
taih rights, snail not be construed to dsny or dis
parage others retained by the people of the
6. The powers not delegated To the f,nnsad.-...
States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it -
the states are reserved to the States respectiylv or
TO the people thereoI i -~''' - = =
ARTICLE VII. sI1as 1
The ratification of the conventions of five ststas
shall be sufficient for the establishment of this
stltution between the States ratifyinp the same
z when hve States shall have ratified this Col,sts
tuition IN the manner before specified the Concrss.
under the Provisional Constitution shall rreser;ha
the time for holding the election of Presiaent and
vice Presidenf; and for the meeting of the EIacfora
college; and for counting the votes, and inaugurat
ing the President They shall, also, prescribe the
time Tor holding the first election of members of
congress under this Constitution and the time for
assembling the same. Until the assembling of such
congress-, the Congress under the Provisional Com
suutlon shai continue to exercise the legislative
powers granted them; not extending beyond the
time limited by the Constitution the ProYisona
Government.
Adopted, unanin~asly, March Ii, 1851. SASS fsL