Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-09-22
fsECTION 2.

paruons ior offences against the Coufeerste te State
| except in cases Of iLnPesch nenT
| Z: ne sha IL have power, by and with the sdvio
sld consent of the Senate, make treaties prOyid
ed twOthirds of the Senators present concur and b
shaii nominate, and 10y and with the advice and con
sent OF the Senate, shah appoint ambassadors Othe
pubic ministers and consuls Judges of the Suureuo
Couft shd all other officers OF the Confederate States
| NnVse appoint tments are not hersln otherwise pro
NIded tor and which shall be established sy Ia ~
but the Congress may, by law vest the appointment
OF such inferior officers, they think proper in ths
President alone, in the Law OF in the hes
| of Departments.
B The principal in each of the Executive Dana IT.
ments and all persons connected with the diplomat
&c service, may be Removed from office at the pies
sure of the President. All other civil officers Of the
Executive Department may be removed any tine
by the President, OF other appointing power, when
their serNcesare unnecessary, Tor dishonesty
capacity neicency, misconduct, neglect Of duty;
and when 50 removed, the removal shall be reported
10 the Senate, together with the reasons therefor.
l. The President shall have power 10 I'LL all
cles that may happen during the recess of the Sen
the end Of their session: but person rejected
by the Senate shall be re-appointed 10 the Otc.
during iheir ensuing recess.
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l. The President shall from time TO time give TO
The Congress Information OF the state Of the Coned
eracy, and Iecommsnd TO their consideration such
measures he shall Judge necessary and eIpsdisnt
he may, on extraordinary occasions, convene botk
Houses, or either of Them and in Of disagree
Journment, he may adjourn them 10 such time as he
shall think pToper' he shall receive Ambassador.
and other puOltc ministers, he shall
the laws be faithfully executed, and shall commls-
ston all the officers oi the Confederate States
SECTION 4.
1. The President, Vice President and all civil O r.
GERS OF the Confederate States shall be removed m m
onee on ImPszchmenI for and conviction o. rrszsUr
bribery or other high crimes and Hisdsme.noTs
ARTICLE III.
.sEcTIoS II
/: The Judicial power of the Confsdsrats States
5hsl be vested IN one Superior Court, and in such
time order and establish. The Judges both OF m.
Supreme and Inferior Courts shall hold their of1,,,
during good behavior, and SHALL stated times re-
cel'e ioI Their services compensation which shall
not De diminished during their cOntlnusAcs once
SECTION 2.
l. The judicial power shall extend TO all cases sri.
sing under this Constitution, the laws the Conied-
sFate htStes, aud treaties made OF which shall he
made under their authority; all cases anectins
ambassadors other public ministers and consuls -
all cases OF admiralty and maritime Jurisdiction "a
controversies TO which the Confederate States sba
be party; to controversies between two or InoI.
States; between a State and citizens of sno1b.r
State where the State is plaintiff between citizen.
claiming lands under grants OF different States ara
between State or the citizens thereof and foreis
States, citizens or subjects; but State shall i,
sued by citizen or subject Of any foreign Stats
z In all cases Affecting ambassadors, other public
ministers, and consuls, and those in which Sta.
snail De party the Supreme Court shall have orig,
nal jurisdiction. In all the other cases before
toneo, the supreme Court shall have appellate Jus
rlsdction both as 10 law and facts, with such exc.n5
shsll make.
}. The trial of all crimes except in cssas of inn,
Peschment shall be by jury, and such trial shall h
held in the State where the said crime shs m b.y
@ Deem committed but when not committed within
any State the trial shall be such place or Mac.
as the Congress may by law have directed
SECTION ,
1. Treason against the Confederate State. sh.u
consist only IN levying war against them or in .d.
herlhg 10 their enemies, giving them aid and com.
fort Ne person shall be convicted Of treason unlss.
ON the testimony OF two witnesses the same overt
act, or on confession in open court.
z The Congress shall have power TO declare tn.
punishment of treason, but no Rttainder of treason
shall work corruption of blood, Forfeiture e1oep;
during the Lille of the person attsinted.
ARTICLE ".
SECTION l.
l. Full faith and credit shall be sivsn in zach
State 10 the public acts records and judicial pro
ngs OF every other State. And the Congress. n.v
by general laws, prescribe the manner in which
such acts records, aud proceedings shall proved
and the effect thsieOf.
SECTION
i. The citizens of each State shall be entItIsd 70
all the privileges and immunities OF citizens ia rh
several States, and shall have the right OF trsnst
and sojourn in any State of the Confederacy win
their slaves and other Propertyi and the right Of
property IN said slave shall not be thereby i.o
paired
2. A person charged in any State with trss.o,-
felony, other crime against the Ia VS. of sucb Ststs
shall, ON demand O the Executive authority al RI.
State from which he ned, be delivered up 10 be re-
moved to the State having Jurisdiction OF tbe
g. No slave other person held 10 seryics or -
Dor In any State Territory of the ConEaa.-a,.
states under the laws thereof, escaping lawfully
carried into another, SHALL In consequences OF snx
law or regulation therein, be discharged from ,ncb
service or labor but shall be delivered up claim
oil the party 10 whom such slave belongs, or 10 whom
such service OF labor may be dus.
SECTION ,.
l. Other States may be admitted Into this Conf-s
ersey by a vote of two-thirds of the whole HOUSE
Senate voting by States but new State shslI n.
formed or erected wi>ain the Jurisdiction Of spY
1ther State; nor any State be formed by the iunc
lion OF tw- or more States, parts of States with
put the consent Of the Legislatures the States c.
'erned we'll as Of the Congress.
z. The Congress shall have power TO disposs ofzn5
make all needful rules and regulations concerning
he property Of the Confederate States including he
ands thereof
3. The Confederate States may acquire new t.rri
ory; and Congress shall have power to iegis.ta sna
provide governments for the inn abitants ~ IN -:
Ory belonging TO the Confederate States living win
'ut the limits of the several States; and ma peroIt
hem at such times, and In such manner a. IL msy
~ law provide, 10 form States be admitted Into
he Confedsrscy In all sue :srritory the ipstitu
ion OF negro slavery as it now exists ia the Confsd
Laae states, shah De recognized and protected BY
he Inhabitants of the several Confsderats stsT-.
na territories, shall have the right 10 take to
4 the States or Territories Of the Confederate
tatss.
4. The Confederate States shall guaranty To svsrv
tate that now lie or hereafter may become a man,
er OF this Coniederacy, republican form of gov
rnment, and shall protect each of them against in
asioni and on application u ths Legislature Tor Of
ne Exeeutioe when the lssislstuIs is IN ssssionl
gainst domestic violence.
ARTICLE V.
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l. Upon the demand of any three States legally a..
embed In their several conventions, the Congress
hall summon aconvention Of all the Statss 10 t.k.
nto consideration such amendments 70 the Consri
ution the SAID States all concur sn suggestins t
he time whe" the said demand is made; and shouId
ny of the pr, 1osed amendments 10 tie Cons,irn,So
70 agreed oy the said conyeutiou-yoring hV
tates-snd the same be ratified by the legislatures
I two-thirds OF the several States, by conysn-
ions in twothirds thsreof-ss the one OF the other
node OF ratification may be proposed by the general
onyention-they shall thenceforward form mart
# this Constitution But no State shall vIthour it
onsent be deprived OF its equal representation in
he Senate.
ARTICLE VI.
l. The Government established by this Constifu-
ion is The of the Provisional Goyerpment
IF the Confedsrats States of America. and an ~.
passed by ths latter shall continns force un-
Ill the same sha II be repealed modified; and All
the officers appointed by the same shall remain in
sice until their successors are appointed aud quail.
ied, or the offices abolished.
2. All debts contrated and engsxsnsnts entsred
into before the adoption Of this Censttution shall b.
-s fai. tue ate States under this
Constitution as under the Provisional Government
j. This Constitution, and ihs laws of the Confsdsr-
tie States made IN pursuance thereof and all tre~-
hes made OF which shall be made under the aathosi
" OF the Confederate States shall be supreme L.
81 the land; and the judges in every state shall
bonnd thereby anything in the Constitution or lsxs
u any state 10 the contrary notwithsta ndiAg
L. The Senators and Representatives before men
TONED and the member of the several State legsls
tures and ali executive and judicial ofcsrs both Of
the Confederate States and Of the several state.
shall be bound by oath Affirmation To support thi.
Constitution but religious shau ever be r.-
quired qualification 70 any ofce public trust
under the Confederate ssates.
8. The enumeration, in the Constitution of car
tain rights, shall not Be to dsny or dis.
parage Others retained by the people Of the several
States.
o. The powers not delegated to the Confederate
States by the Constitution, prohibited by IL 10
ths States reserved TO the States respectively or
~ tbs people thersof3
ARTICLE VII
i. The ratification Of the conventions Of Ave States
shall be sufficient Tor the establishment Of this Csn
stitnion between the States ratifying the sane .
z When nye States shall have ratified this tonsti-
tuition in the bsfore specified, the Congress
under the Provisional Constirutons shall prescribe
the for holding the election Of Prszident and
Vice President and the meeting OF the kiectorsi
College; and for counting the votes ana inaugural
fo.- ~. 9slaV shali. prsBcFipS