Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-07-16


| II To rss- and support armies but no appropria
ton Of money TO that use shall be for logger term
| than two years:
Is. Ta proyite and maintain a navy
IA To make rules for government and the regul4
tioo Of tn. hand and navsf'
the laws Of the Confederate states Suppress
| tioDs and repel invaSions: b
10 To provide for organizing, arIning and discfp-
lining the militia, and Tor gcveTnns such part of them
may employed the service IF the Confederate
States; reserving 10 the STATS respectively, the
pointment of the officers, and the seteriy d train
ing the militia sccoFing the discipline prescribed
by Congress: =" ss 3
II. 10 exercise exclusive legislo,ion in all csses
Whatsoever soyer such district (uot excess;inR
| miles square as may, by eession Of one or more
states and the acceptance Of Congress, bee me the
seat OF the Government Confederate
exercise like autharity all the places archssed
by the the legislature Of the State in which
the ss,ns shall he for the erection os forts
arsssis aockya and other nsedfal bGildngs and
/ Is. To make all laws which shall be necessary and
proper for carry ing into sxcnin the fEegoIng pow
in the gover ,f tn, Confederate Slsies any
department. cfiecr therts'i
The importation of negrocs Of the African race-
from any forrisn county "tl- IN an th -sve'olaiOg
S,.. or Terriftrls s iss- ni,ei stats a snakfFss
i hereby is.rtiuden ami tgr~- : 70 ei 10 psSs
isV>s sssil e.:e''Iuaiiy pr, vent th,
oHiSr,ss sinai "is' have I.'"-r 70 s,foiibi' the
intro of slaves any ~taIe act member
T-rriIory not belong ng u, thi- COntederscy.
B. The privilege ot lne OF habeas corpus shall
liz aston, the pGbs safety may require IL
a. M bill of atIainer. post TdfO Law, or law
denying irIaIr.i the right of property negro
s. No capat.n or other direct tax shall be laid un-
less proportion 10 ti. census en'mierati"n here
inbefore direete-s Ia be tax n
g No duty shall BE- aid on srti';ie- exported
from any stare except by vote Of tSOtris of both
/ No preference shall he given by anv regulation
commerce revenue 70 Tue ports OF one state ser
those of another
No money shall he drawn from the Treasury but
consequence OF appropriations made by law and
regular and account OF the receipts ana
penditures Of ali pubc money shall De puo4lsilrd
from time 10 time.
9. Congress shall appropriate money from the
treasury except by Of two thirds Il boih
Houses taken by yeas and nays uhle=s IL oe asked
Ted for by uf the heads OF the iie
I'arimen and submitted 10 C,nSTess ny Tue fre7l
dent or ioE the purpose OF pay llg lis own expenses
ior the i,iII OF Claims against
the Confederate stats the justice o which sna nave
been udlcaly declared oy tiibuDai ior the lnFtst
CATION caaials against the Government, WHICH II
is hereby maize the duty of Congress To estabiSt
10 An bills appropriatng money shall specify In
federal currency amount Of each approlria
and the purposes Tor which II Is nlsde and Con
cress shall graut csmpensation to any pdbIc
contractor, officer agent servant, after sUUii co..
tract shall have been made such serv rendered.
H. No iite Of nobiiity eht be granted by tue Con
federaIc and person holding any UlAce OF
profit them, shall without the consent
the Congress accept OF any present, emoumnis Of
ice titles Oi ANY KIND whatever, from any KING
prince foreign state.
L. Congress shall make law respecting estab
thereof abrdgng the fretdom of speech, OF oi the
press the right Of the PeOple IeoeahlS to ass M
BILE petition the Government tof redress Oi srtev
Is well regulated militia being necessary TO tie
security Uf free State. The right of the people ~
Keep and bear arms snail mol be IDlriuged-
IA No solGer shall, in time ot peacs, be chartered
IN any Louise BiIhout tine consent OF the owner nor
time vi war, but III manner to De prescribed Dy
law
Is Tue right of the people to be their per
sons houses papers effects against unreasonable
Stali u,ttb b,. ed mo
warrant shall issue but upon probable cause, support
ed by Ottb Affirmation, ana particularly describing
the place 10 be searched aud the licIsOis or tnSs 10
be seized.
10 No person shall be held to answer for capital
or other crime, unless ment
Indictment 81 grand ldry, except III cases arising
the land orNes, or ID the militia, when III
actual service, IN me OF r or pubic eager nor
shall any person be subject the offence 10 De
twice pat Jeopardy llie or limb NOR De conpe-
ed any c. iuinai case, 10 be witness seahst him
seif; be deprived al lie, hDeIty, or prufrrty,
without due prUcess of law snail private proper
". be taken Pablo use, without just oonptsa-
tiou-
IL In all criminal prosecutions the shall
ioy the right speedy anu pubIio trial, by an M
,,srtis inrv uf TIE state and district Huereiu the
crime shall have been Committed, Sh district shall
have been PTeviousy aseeISainad bE isN ald "A -
1slieryc y ~ l,iife e S.se .. a. %''cEA' tioli 10
compulsory process Ior obtaining ~tDseeee 40 Its Ia
have tie assistance 0i cpun=i Tor his de-
fence. -
IS In suits at common law where the value In con
troyersy sIa twenty dotIars, tue right oi trIi
by shall be preserved and no isrt tired by
Jury suaI be otherwise re-exanntd any coust OF
the Conederacy, according 10 the rules UT the
common law.
10 EAcessive bail shall be required, eKces-
sive fines be imposed cruvI unusual push
Inents be indicted
% Every resolution having the force Of law,
shall relate subject, aIitE
pressed IL the ti.Ie.
l. No State shall any treaty, ailiane, or
confederation grant letters msrque and r.pi isa
rnouey ytirng buI gold ami silver coin |
a nj deDts lsss ANY bali "a attain
der post fdctO law lmptli IDg he oOnsa-
Iion of contracts grant any title of nobiiity.
2 No Stale shell, hnout the consent oi tbe Con |
gress lay any impOsts dulles inlpIs exizrs,
except what may be absolutely DecessaTy for execut
ing Inspection laws and the mel produce Of all du
ties imposts, laid by aHy State imports or ex
ports, shall be for the of tue treasury OF 1he Con
eerate States anu all such laws shall De suoJet 10
the revision ana control nI Congress
). No shall, without the consent of Cong ess,
lay any duty t,nna.e except pu going vessels,
ur the mproV oi rivers and hsrbOrs nav
ted vessels but such duties shall con
any treaties of the Confederate states With
oreigu nations aad any Surplus oT revenue thur de-
rived shall MAJ suCI improy ement- be- Icid
into the common treasury; /; nor shall state Keep
troops ships OF time peace, enter into
any AGREEMENT compact with another state with
Il foreign power, engage War, unless actually in
yaded, in such imminent danger H. vii not asimt
of delay. But when any river divides flows through
two Ssaies, they may enier INTO oompacts
with each other improve the navigation theresf
ARTICLE II.