Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-09-05
NEW SERIES-NO. 1865


u. To raise and support armies but appropra
ton of money thai shall be for longer tern
| than two years.
Is. To provide and maintain navy:
Il To make rules for government ana ine reguis
| tion Of the land and naval forces:
the laws OF the Confederate states suppress nsarrec
I6 To provide for organizing, arming, and discip
lining the militia, and for governing such part o then
may be employed in the service OF the Confederate
States; reserying To the States, respectively, the a
ponIment of the officers, and the authority Of train
ing the militia according 10 the discipline PRESCRIBED
| by Congress-
H. To exercise exclusive legsloton, in all cases
| whatsoever, such district (not exceeding ten
| miles square,) as may, by cession Of one or more
States and the acceptance Of Congress, become the
Of the Government of the Confederate States and
70 exercise like authority over ali the places purchased
by the of the legislature Of the State in which
the shall be, for the erection Of forts, magazines,
arsenas, dockyard and other needfal buildings and
Is To make all laws which shall be necessary and
proper for carrying into the foregoing
and all other powers vested by this Constitution
in the government of the Confederate States in any
department or officer thereof.
SECTION 9.
l. The importation of negroes of the African race,
from any foreign country oIhe than the slaveholdng
States Territories of the United States of America,
is hereby forbidden; and Congress is required pass
such laws shall eiiectualiy prevent the same:
2 Congress shall also have power TO prohibit the
intro AUCTION of slaves from any Stale not member Of
or Territory not belonging to, this Oonfederacy-
3. The privilege of tue writ OF hbeas corpus shall
be suspended, unless wheu, OF rebeIlsl
invasion, the public safety may require it,.
4. No bill OF attainder, or post JdctO law or law
denying or impairmg the right of property in negro
slaves shall be passed.
5. No captaton other direct shall be laid un-
less IN proportion 70 the census enumeration here
inbefore directed TO be taken.
g. No tax duty shall be laid articles exported
from any State, except by vote OF twothrs Of both
Houses. .-f
No preference shall be given by any regulation of
commerce or revenue 10 the ports of State over
those OF another
S. No money shall be drawn from the Treasury but
in consequence OF appropriations made by law and
regular statement and account of the receipts
penditures of all public money shall be published
from time to time.
9. Congress shall appropriate money from the
treasury except by vote of twothirds of both
Houses, taken by yeas and nays, unless 1t be asked
and estimated for by of the heads of the De-
partmen and submitted to Congress by the Fresi-
dent for the purpose Of paying its own expenses
and or ior the pay ment OF against
Confederate States the justice of which shall haye
been udically declared by tribunal for the nvesti
CATION of claims against the government which it
hereby made the duty Of Congress 10 establish
10 All bills appropriating money shall specify in
federal currency the amount of each appropra
ton and the purposes which is made and Con
gress shall grant extra compensation 10 any public
contractor, officer, agent servant after such cou
shall have been made such service rendered.
IL. No title of nobility shall be granted by the Con
federate States and person holding any Offcs of
profit trust under them, shall without the consent
of the Congress- accept OF any present. eouments of
ice titles OF any kind whatever, from any King,
prince, or foreign state.
II. Congress Shall make law respecting an estab-
shment of religion, prohibiting the free exercise
thereof abrdging the freedom of speech of the
press the right OF the people peaceaby TO assem-
BILE and petition the Government for redress of griev
ances.
Is. A well regulated militia being necessary TO tie
security of free State, the right of the people TO
keep and bear arms shall not be lniringed
L. No soldier shall in time of peace, be quartered
in any house without the consent of the owner nor
in time OF war, but in manner to be prescribed by
law.
Is The right the people be secure IN their per-
sons houses papers, and effects against unreasonable
searches and seizures, shall not be violated and no
warrant shall but upon probable cause, support
ed by oath affirmation, and particularly describing
the place 10 be searched and the persons or things 10
be seized.
10 No person shall be held to answer for capital
or otherwise infamous crime, unless ON presentment
Indictment of grand jury, except in cases arising
in the land naval forces or in the militia when Ia
actual service, in time of public danger nor
shall any person be subject for the same offence 10 be
twice put in jeopardy of life or limb nor be compe
ed, in any criminal case, to be witness against him
self nor be deprived of life, liberty or property,
without due process OF law nor shall private proper
tys sbe taken for public use, without just compehsa
tion.
IL In all criminal prosecutions the accused shall en-
joy the right 10 speedy and public trial. by an i'm
partial jury of the state and district wherein the
crime shall have been committed which district shall
have been previously ascerIained by law, and TO be
informed of the nature and cause OF the accsation 10
be confronted with the witnesses against him 10 have
compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his IA
vor and TO have The assisalce Of counsel for his de-
fence.
Is. In suits at common law where THE value IN con
troversy shall exceed twenty dollars the right of trial
by jury shall be preserved and no fact tried by q
jury shall be otherwise reexamined any court OF
the COnfederacy, than according TO the rules Of the
common law.
19. Excessive bail shall not be required, nor exces-
sive fines be imposed, nor cruel AID unusual punish
ments be inflicted.
20 Every law resolution having the force Of Law,
shall relate TO but subject and thai shall Oe ex
pressed in the title. z
l. No State shall enter into any treaty, alliance,
confederation grant letters Of marque and reprisal
coin money make any thing but gold and silver coin
a tender in payment OF debts pass any bill Of attain
der, post fdcto law law imparing The obiiga
tion of contracts or grant any title of nobility.
2 No State shall, without the consent Of the Con-
gress lay any imposts duties on imposts exports
except what may be absolutely necessary for execut
ing its Inspection laws and the net produce of all du
ties and imposts laid by any State on imports
ports shall be for the of the treasury of the Con-
federate States and all such laws shall be subject to
the revision ana control of Congress.
B. No State SHALL without the consent of Congress,
lay duty OF tonnage except on sea going vessels,
for the improy ement of its rivers and harbors nayia
ted by the said vessels but such duties shall not
ict with any treaties of the Confederate States with
foreign nations and any surplus revenue thus de-
rived shall, after making such improvements, be paid
into the common treasury; nor shall State keep
troops ships of in time OF peace, enter into
any agreement compact with another State with
foreign power engage in war, unless actually In
vaded, in such imminent danger as will not admit
delay. But when any river divides or n0Ws through
two or more Ssates, they may enter into compacts
with each other TO improve the navigation thereof I
PARTICLE II.