The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-03-23
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tisa ef ~ Confedsrate States q Ansrica. Il
10 copied iron oar Csassisatise. Subedying in
addition - demands Of IL 6oasA. Il vii
consequently b. unnsossasy - give more than
the changes which have been made: -
The independence which In our 0ovsrnusnt
l. carefully preserved between the Executive
and Legislative Departments b done avay By
this amendment: - s. =
Congress may, BY Law, grant to the princi-
pal olacer: In each Of The Executive Depart
msnts seas upon the door Of either House,
with the privilege Of discussing any measure
appsrtaining 70 his department. 9da s .yssi
The rights Of Congress - 70 Tie Post Office
are thus defined @ sTs y 9Stoaag Z
Z. To establish post Offices snd post routes;
but the expenses Of the Post Office Department,
after the 6rst day Of March in the year Of our.
Lord eighteen hundred and sixty-thres, shall be
paid out Of it, own rsvenuea esE oftai
This must either be amended Or the postal
system soon abandoned, for it viii b an utter
impossibilisy 70 make Il sslfsustaining.
The slave trade 10 thus prohibited: q
/. The importation Of negroes Of the Afri-
can race from any foreign country, other than
the slaveholding States or Territories Of the
United States Of America, 10 hereby forbidden.
This 10 treating the Unitsd States with an
unexpected Partially 70 allow negroes to be
purchased from ~ It i've hundred dollars and
to prohibit the purchase from Africa, where
the price i nominal The next section, how.
ever, allows Congress to prohibit the trade
even with N. gi - =.
The powers Of the President are increased
70 . greater extent than in the United States,
for he 10 given the power to ak an appropria-
ton of money, which will pass BY bare majority,
while an appropriation proposed BY the Con-
gress or any member, requires atwo-thirds
votes TO secure . passage, unless it be for the
payment Of it, own expenses. In addition 70
the powerzo Of oonvening Congress, be il allowed
something Ike the English sovsreigus power OF
prorogusing, in case of disagreement between
the two Houses Of Congress- with respect to-
the time Of adjournment, he may adjourn them
to such time - he shall think proper. The Pres
idents term Of Office is extended from four to
six years, With the prsyiso that he shall not be
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Congress 10 debarred from improving any riv-
ers and harbors, but the power i granted TO
the States to make such Improvements, and levy
tax upon the vessels enjoying such improve
ments to pay for their cost and repair. And
when river lies between two States they are
empowered 70 contract together for such i'm
provement. -
The bred Scott doctrine 10 thus provided for:
The Confederate States may acquire new ter
ritory; and Congress shall have power to legs-
late and provide governments for the inhabitants
Of all territory belonging to the Confederate
States, lying without the limits of the several
States; and may permit them, at such times,
and in such manner a. it may BY law provide, to
form such States TO be admitted into the Con
federscy. In all such territory the institution
of Negro Slavery, as it now exists in the Con-
federate States, shall be recognized and protect
ed by Congress, and by the territorial govern
nent; aud the inhabitants of the several Con-
federate States and Territories shall have the
right to take to such territory any slaves, law
fully held by them in any of the States or Ter
ritories of the Confederate States.
The doctrine of the Lennon case 10 also fully
recognized: 7ssHne
l. The citizens Of each State shall be entitled
to all the privileges and immunities OF citizens
in the several States, aud shall have the right Of
transit and sojourn in any State of this Confed
eracy, with their slaves and other property; and
the right Of property in said slaves shall not be
thereby impaired.
These, and the use of s'slaves" instead Of
the circumlocution which our fathers used, are
all the changes from the Constitution of the
United States. The right of secession, or ire
sumption Of delegated powers" is nowhere men.
toned, but that is ''inalienable," and we sup.
pose too clear and automatic to need special
statement. Wheneverthe Government becomes
oppressive, South Carolina has only to resume
her sovereignty, and replace this Government by
another, because her act of secession, recog-
nized by all her sisters who followed her, is pow
erful precedent With this right uncontrovert
ed, the Government will have to steer skilful-
ly to keep off the breakers. rs-.e