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t, ' The Southern Republic.
f?-h ernM Constitution of the Confederate Slate
. f oj America.
r ihv rbiile of the Confederate States, each State
.lriti sereijm and independent character, in
eJt-afvuvrtna nent- federal government, estab-
tT. ! Ti II III .- ----- . 0 ,
?l,a'ice.iMreVloime?'ranqoility,-
and secure the
Miiifl8Af.-ribrt,
iTAcz !inrl mil Tvtfrifr v l r1
Ahe faV&'-.awf guidance of Almighty God lo
WW- e - i ..klit,-rV.is flnnst tntion for the Confuita-
i?tateof;'i:nieriCa. ... : '
CiKs'PP ' ', AUTICLE I. ,
TTll 1 fLO. 1 1 A vw
-Section 1.
, l :
"Eereih delegated
! it - 'illative powers
sha
1 be
.'.;' ifrnrress 'of the?1", Confederate States.
;!u ich- shall cdbsist of a 'Senate and House of Eep-
i i . j. ; section z.
1 The House of Representatives shall be composed
i! I" , H.. i V.A-Wo Jv. oo 'Stat cKoll
v!' k --.irfisprvwerv second year ovine DeoDie oi
wilt w,n' i : . tj- J i u l
y Citizens tVeU( - ouiwra, auuiicuciucijuiii-
illations rerluilite for electors of the most numerous
Itanch of the;! State Legislature; but no rjerson of
I ;vrn iirtl nUt a citizen of . the Confederate States
i lAllvel tovqte for any officers. civiLor politi-
iV..'; ..f (ik- j,.iiff(lerato States, and who jshall
not,
lie an inhabitant of that State in which
f.C.v RiOTtlentotives and direct taxes shall be.appor-
i
iirii -l am tai ? uiie seye'rat' States which ihay.be included
ithiii Xliltiifcderacy according to their repective
libers;' win" h shall be determined oy adding to the
tri.Jp niVml)erof tree persons: including those bound
isfiiis.Tvii-e t'Jr a ttrm
i of years, and excluding- Indians
is of all slaves. The actual enu-
VM.fatb'n lilt'-e!': nUde withii
iniitiii; a;tlie Oinigress of 1
ntmn threeyears alter the
the Loniederate States,
:lj)miier sis-flicyjshall, by law, direct... '
ine nnmoer oi
iiSiii-estrntatiVeHisnau noi exceea one.
for every fifty
sferitiifive:; :iinlimtir such 'enumeration shall bej ma,d?.
si-
fr;xas six.',!5 . :'
i'4. u hcu f vacancies happen
in the representation
IPpm any - Slatie,the Executive authority thereof shall
itSl'"-.wnu m eictp'-i-yv n si".') nvnv. ,
te5. The I)Use of RepreKehtatives shall choose their
ibeSker aiitl tother officers, and shall have the sole
f MAu'Pr V jtiriG-ichment. except that any judicial or
'Ipther ietierai cine
ffiie lrniits of any
fittier federd officer resident and acting solely within
State, may be impeached bya-vote
$i two-thmls-iof botli branches of
the
Legislature
.jii.ereof.
Section 3. .
TK SpTiatfi of the Confederate btates shall
be
tewnposed iof two Senators frbm each State,
fP?.'1 f.. v i " 1 - - .1 e 4.
chosen for
-ikSJix vars bW-t ie-Juegisiaiure inereju, u,: t
the regular
' iMUirin -lieTt! rtiunediatelv. preceding the. commence-
ll-fcionf f, tWAitrnvofi sprvice:5 and each Senator shall
- y, vv v bi v . w. v . -j 1
'ff Jhave-one vtfceV ;: - i A ' : r '
Irl 9 TiVimcdiitelv after thev shall be assembled, in
tl.. "J A-SLii 'if .-I-UJ. Jnntmr, t Untr. cV. till llO fli tMl Wl
'vflSs eqvniUylais tnay be into three classes. Th4. seats of
. jfeh'e SeiiaterSs f the first class .shallrbe vacated at s the
'I Al'li (tLU'll 1 1 : 1. 1 - . A- ' " . T . , - , -
(Da:.1 ' . . - ... 1 t 1. . 1 . 1 1
: MRJ &l ,. ivn t.o ,it tho tnrirf.h veir J1TKI M rne Tnini
jSwi at i fhviii ration of the sixth ;Vear: so that one--
I ' II (H.l V V ' , ;
r4 rnayt&hosen every second year ; andjif vacan-s
II .v 1 V . 1 . r f . . i.1 1: .
ifssf of the ibeirisiature 01 any ouue,, uie jE,xeuuLive
jifK-fef may 'njak'e temporary appointments iu-ntil the
rliext meeiinti if the- Legislature, whiqh shaH then fill
.f;rHiuh"vacauc;ifS. 'v 'vf'.: '. i " :
K'N . ? ' i 111 . . .-.. . 1. i.it 1. iu. -
. opersQn snail we. a ouuawr. uu ouaii,uw, .udve
a citizen oi tne
. .when elected,
.'he shall, be.
4. -The Vice rresident.oi' the Confederate States shall
j3)e President; (f ;the Scna'te.;; but shall have no vote, un
' lfe'ss"thyi be' ewally- divided.-, . ? . ' .
jfenlso a I'tesuleht prfteiiiijore. in the akseiiceof tlye Vice
.jpiteidtiiit) or :.vhen he shall exercise the office' of Presi
jfei lorit of the : 'Confederate States. .'
';'6 ThetjrKite.halt , have the- sole' power; to try all.
jstlmpcaclmvnts ' When sitting fur that purpose, they
fejhatl be on oath or allirhiatioh. When the President
jlall pjesidt I and no person shall be convicted with
llut. tlie :concurrence of. two-thirds of the members
itljtreseht.. .': ;t " , s , ' ' I ' , :
ski -7.7' Judiitnent irii eases of impeachment shall not ex-
flftcatiou'tdibld ainteii. joy any office of honor, trust or
'.pi6:law. V.'-'j- -i ' .'-. '' ' ..;
tsa-m. tiHtrirt., ium.v- uiiKinkiit "s j.uuu iiuivh., wv
The tilled. "places and manner of holding elec-
IB?ims'f( Siiitatoris ,aiid-: Representatives shall be pre-
lliMscribed in each State bv the Legislature thereof, sub-
fect tbthg prpvlstohs of this Gwistitution ; but the Cou
iiips maylat 'ay!ftime, by law make or -jalter sueh.
srefcHiationsi xcetit as to the times ana places 01 cnoos-
ors.
2. The Congress shall assembleat least oAce in every
ipyeaf ;-and such meeting shall be on the first Jlouday in
ifbec'ernbeir, unless they shall, by law, appoint a different
lltfeyl: '' '- : '
t- -: ' 7v,7- Section 5. " .';.'. .'
l.hEc'h Juse.h'ajl-bt''te judge; ojf the elections,
if lli'eturhs and oualificationiof its own' members, and a
l?fitnaiotity :dfach shall eoijstitute a quorum ; to do busi
sfgpesfjbut al sfnaller number may adjourn '1
iffayV na'riay'be authorised' to compel the
W'H absent fnembers, in such manner and
ikfernaltips'sw 'each House ma v. provide.
ipesa;'ut.a.sniauer.nuinucr fuay uujuuiu uum vwj w
Iflav ' aha.'riay'be authomed' to compel the attendance
J ' . 1 ti . ...-vi.i z -em An .i
uer and under such
jnehalties'as each House may provide.
if :a 2. Each! House may determine the rules; of its pro-
i iSfuidy owth;he cohqurrence of two-thirds o( the whole
fnumber, espelta '"ineraiber.'''''. - .1 -jf:fy-'-..'9'V4-
HniisAi sb:ilK.kiMn a-iournal of its pro-
irWcecdrass; fend from time to time publish the smie, ex-
16&eptihg suh parts ias may Mn their judgment require
fl2,itSrTTfvW'v;W.'iartv.iiestion.- shall, at the desire of
-f E..BCI I trft V ' ilMM Lll Viw j.v ... - ;
fm One-Wth Of -those present, ue eniereuou iiiejuuiucu.
ifllj -4.3eidier HouseAluring.the session of Congress,
Itelfalt witjvout: thd consent of the other, adjourn for
llfflrnoreithan Ithree days, nor to any other place than that
in; whieh1thie:two Houses shjall. be sitting. . , ;
JfMv-VWvV ft . -UU : Section b; . . .:-.
ISiVH Tlkpnafnrsiand Representatives shall receive
taconipenafe 10 ascertained by
i;hitv' aiid4taid:0ut' Oi the treasury 01 uwvuwcmw
States.- .' Thev shall, in all ases, except treason and
fpl breach oPthe peace, be priyi egea irom arresi. um u.6
iMtfeir 'atleridance at ; the session of their respective
to arid returnihg trom the same ;
hall
the
any
authority of
Confederate
created, or the'emolu-
which shall have
f.nients: whereof ihall liave been increased during such
IfeT; time saniT in rirsun hildinff any office under the , Con-
jf!; derate vitattsshall be a member 6'f either; House du.
r'6ghii tiniiance in office. -But Congminay,byj
lI U- law. o-Vahftrt tl.p "nrmrirtar officer in each of the Lx-j
ecutivp "timri-mWa k noon the floor of either
tith the privilege of discussing any measure
!?:,: apbertariinc fn t?a rlpnartment
I
' J " "'- -- f Section. 7.
" 1.- jill1tii5T(i: fnr rataincr IP.VPnue shall Originate in thei
1 House ot pr,coyitat; vps- but the Senate may propose
I Site brate .Jssithuarouua snail oe ?ntiui 10 ciKxtse
ft', thfBtae:f Getiria .ten,' the State ojTAEtbama
teiiiie,.tii'i.'State1of Florida two, the StajftjfMiissippi
the hfeate or Uiuisraua
IrtfcrtBedHhe hge.o't thirty years, and be
WW hi fetlerAtel States', and who shall- not'
; U' an 1 nhabitant of . the State' for which
fW'HArtsp atirl in trill 11 v
Avhxte in either House they s
jinote questioned in any other place. . I 7
M; 7
? time W fcwWb Kff was' elected, be appointed to
.ffftcisilffiili under'- the
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1 f 'j ' ! ''.'"'! ltAUSlGH, K C- WEDNESDAY, 1AY 1, 18(31. i 1 :
r- : r : : . : . . ' ' ., . r :. . -"- , " 't . . - ' itt
(2. Every bill which shall have nassed both Houses'
soau, Deiore it becomes a law, be presented to the
Piesident f the Confederate States ; if he approve, be
jsliiall sign it j but if not, lie shall return it with his ob
jections to that Efouse" in which it shall have origi
inated, who ehall nter the objections at large on their
journal and j proceed to reconsider it. If, after such
iretxinsideratijon, two-thirds of that House shall agree
ito pass the bill, it jshall be sent, together with the ob
ijections, to the other House, by which it shall likewise
o reconsiaereOj-ana n approved by two-tmras or inat
LIbuse it shall become a law. But in all such cases the
vtftes of both! Houses shall be determined by yeas and
!niys,' and the names of the persons voting for and
against the bill shall be entered oh the journal of each
j Hjouse Tepeif ti vely . If any, bill shall not be returned
by the President within ten days (Sundays excepted)
; after it shall; have ' been presented to him. the same
jsHall be a law, in like manner as ifhe had signedj it,
Suijiless the Congress, by their adjournment, prevent: its
'return ;in which case it shall" not be a law. The'Presi
Ident may approve- any appropriation and disapprove
lariy other appropriation in the. same bill. In such case,
e , shall, in- pgning ; the bill, designate the appropria
itiins di sapproved,; and shall- return a copy of such ap-1
Iptopriations with; his objections, to the House in which
ithje bill shall have originated ; and the same proceed
ings shall then be had as in case of other bills disap
proved by the President. k . j"
- 3. Every prderj resolution or vote, to which the Coiir
currence of both Houses may be .necessary '.(excepi on .,
a question of adjournment) shall be preseiited to j the
President of . the ' iCon federate States : and before the
same shall tske effect, shall ,be approved by hhnj or
b$ing disapproved by him, may be repassed by two
tljirds of both llouses according to the rules and limi-
tations presoribed in case of a bill. j '
1 J Section 8.
: The Congress 'shall have power . f
1. To layi and Collect taxes, duties, imposts anti
ex-
cijses fof revenue Necessary' to pay the"' debts, proHde
fdr th' common defence, -and carry on the government
of the'Confeilerate .States ; but no bounties shall be
gra'njMi froro the Treasury, nor shall any duties or tsixes
on i n porta tions from foreign nations be laid to ro
njote or foster any branch of industry ; and all duties,
y imposts and excises shall be uniform thoroughout the
Kj nieueraie puiies. . i
v 2. To borrow pioney on the credit of the Confede
rate States, f ,;.r '. '. .';.,;
3. To rpgjulate commerce with foreign nations, and
among the several States, and with the Indian tribes ;
b it neither this,! nor any other clause contained in
ti e Constitution, shall ever be construed to delegate
the power to Congress to appropriate money for any
it ternal improvement intended to facilitate commerce,
e: :cept for the purpose of furnishing lights, beacons and
buoys, and (other aids to navigation . upon the coasts,
said the improvement of harbors and the removing of
I obstructions j in river navigation, in all which cases
such duties ihall be laid on the navigation facilitated
thereby 'as maybe necessary to pay the costs and ex
panses thereof. ' I ' ' :' '
j4. To establish uniform laws'of naturalization, jand
uhiform'laws on thie subject of bankruptcies, through
out the Confederate States; but no law of Congres shall
discharge any debt "contracted before the passage of
the same, j ; j; :, : - j
5. To coiii money, regulate the'-value thereof and of
foreign coinrMnd fix the standard of weights and mea-
siires.
6. To provide for the punishment 01 counterteit
!irig the securities and current coin of the Confederate
(.States.-
7; To establish post offices and post routes ; but the
J expenses oH the 1 Post office Department, after the first
1 dly bOLirch in the year of our lord eighteen hundred
aijKLsixty-tllireej Shall be paid out ot its own re ve-.
. 8. To promote the progress ot science and usetul
ai ts, by seciiring for liinited times to authors and in
ventors the exclusive right to their respective writings
and discoveries, j . ' 7 t "
. 9.7 To. constitute tribunals inferior: to the Suprfeme .
Cburt. .' j';' ' I' '. ' ' 7 -. j
- 10. To define and punish piracies and felonies com
mitted on the high seas,
of" nations. I 5 7 .
and offences against the"
law
11. To. declare war, grant letters of marque anq re
pfisal, and.huike rules concerning captures on
aid water. ' ': j - ; ' '
and-
12. To raise and support armies ; but no appropria
ti m of nioaev to that use shall be for a longer term
Itljian two years: 1 . . -..-'. '
1 . 1 1
13. lo provide and maintain a navy
14. To make rules for government and regulation
o. V the land; Knd naval forces, ; -j
15. To pjrovide for calling forth the militia to exe
cute the laws ojf the Confederate States, suppress in
surrections jand; repel invasion. '-. ' - (
; 1G'. To ppoyide fur organizing, arming and discip
liiiing the rmilitia, and for governing such part of them
as may be employed in the service of the Confederate"
t States ; reserving to the btates, respectively, the ap-
P(intmento the officers and the authority ot training
tfie militia! according to the discipline prescribed'by
Gongress, , - ; . .. 7 . : 7f
17. To exercise exclusive legislation, in all pases
whatsoever over such district (not exceeding tenlniles
square) as'itriayj by cession of one or more States; and
the acceptances of. Congress, become the seat of the
government of the Confederate States ; and to exercise
like authority over all places purchased by the consent
of the Legislature of the State iu which the same shall
be, for the Erection of forts, magazines, arsenals, dock
yards and other, needful buildings ; and ' .
18. To mak all laws which shall be necessary and
proper for parrying into execution the foregoing pow
ers, and all other powers vested by this Constitution in
the government ol the Lontederate btates, or 111 any
department or iofficer thereof.
! - I - ' Sectioh 0
1. The importation -of negroes of the African race
from any foreign country other than the slavehblding
States, or Territories of the United States of America,
is hereby forbidden ; and Congress is required to pass
sach laws is shall effectually prevent the same. I
2. Congress shall also have power to prohibit the
ihtrcKluction of slaves from any Stiite not a member
ijif, or Territory not belonging to, this Confederacy.
3. The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall
not be suspended, unless when in cases of rebellion or
invasion tbe public safety .may require it. ;
I 4. No bill ofattainer, or ex post facto law, or law
denying brj impairing the right of property in !-n.egro
slaves shall be passtil. ; j
5. No cjapitiition or other direct tax shall be laid
uhles in ptropoftion to the census or enumeration here
inbefore directed to be taken. I
6. No tax or duty shall be laid on articles exported
from an v I State, except by a vote of two-thirds of
both houses. I '. i
! 7. No jefyreiices shall be given by any regulation
4f commerce Or revenue to the ports of one State Over
those of ai: other. ; ' ' j
8. No rionby shall be-drawn from the treasury, but
Sn rnnsenutence of appropriations made bylaw; and a
tesrular statentenf and account of -the receipts arid ex
penditures of all public money shall be published from
time to time. ; ' , - ;....
j ' 9. Congress shall appropriate no money from the
treasury except by a vote of two-thirds of both houses,
taken by yeas and nays, unless it be asked and esti
mated for by some one ot the heads ot department, and
submitted to Congress by the President; or for the
purpose ot payingits own expenses and contingencies ;
r fori the payment or ciaims agamsi me wiuiwieraw!
States thei iustice of which shall have been judicially,
Jeclared by ia tribunal for the investigation of claims
against the government, which it is hereby made the
duty of Congress to establish. j
j 10. All. bills appropriating money shall specity in
LloVnl rnirrencv the exact amount of each apprbpria-
!Kp ' for which it is made! ; and
nuij t.w r y . 1
Congress ! shall grant no extra compensation to any
pubfic contractor, officer, agent or servant, after such
contraci smaii uavu wxu' ujhuc --
dered. f '7 " 7.-. , , h
i n "NV tHTe of nobihtv shall be granted by the eon
federate Slates ; , and no person holding'any effice of
krnfit r trust under them, snail, witnoui ua couacni.
I r - - . v . 1 1 ? ...... . -f- u St .
of the Congress, accept' of any present emoluments,
office or title of any kind whatever from any king,
prince or foreign State. . 7 i
12. Congress shall . make no . law respecting an
establishment of religion, ), or prohibiting the free
exercise thereof ; or abridging the freedom of speech,
or of the press ; or the right of the people peaceably to
assemble , and petition the government for a jredresss of
grievances. ;-7-- ; .... " j ;.:.: j,:""V: ':'
J 13. A well regulated militia being necessary to the
security of a free State, the right of the .people to keep
and bear arms shall not be infringed, i.- 7 ' - f '
14. No soldier shall, in time of peace, be cuar-r
tered in any house without the consent of - the owner
nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed
bylaw. t'iL 77' 7f-.--. 77 '-7.7 ; '
15. The right of the people to be secure in their
persons houses,' papers and effects against uhreasona-.
ble searches and seizures,.; shall not be violated; and
ho warrants shall issue but upon probable cause, sup
ported by oath or -affirmation, and particularly de
scribing the place to .be searched, and the persons or
thfpg to be seized. 777 i 7. j
16. No person shall be held to answer for a capital j
or.otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment '
" or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases' arising
in the land or naval --forces, or in the 'i militia, when
in. actual service, in time or war or- publiq danger;
,nor hall any person -be' subject for the same offence
to be twice put ' in jeopardy of life or limb, nor be '
compelled,; in any criminal case, to. be a witness against
himself nor be deprived of life, liberty, of property,
without due process of - law nor shall private prop
erty be taken for public use without just csompensa-
tiori. ' r . 1-C ; j '.'-. . '
17. In. air criminal prosecutions the accused shall
. enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an im
partial jury of the State and district wherein J the crime
.shall have been - committed, which, district shall
have been; previously ascertained by law, -,nd to be
informed of. the nature and cause of the accusation ;
to be confronted with the) witnesses againsit him ; to
have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his
. favor, and to have the assistance of counsel for his
defence p 7 -. . j . p '' j
18. In suits at common law, where the) value in
controversy shall exceed; twenty dollars, the right of
trial by jury shall be preserved ; and no fact so tried
by a jury shall be otherwise re-examined in any court !
of the Confederacy than according to the rules of the
: common law. p ! i
19. Excessive bail sliall not be required, nor exces- )
sive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments
inflicted. . , ! 1 .. -
- 20. Every "law or resolution having the force of law,
shall relate to but one subject, and that shall be ex
pressed in the title. . , -). ' .' ' . .
j p Section 10. ii
1. No State shall enter into any treaty, alliance, or
confederation ; grant letters of marque and reprisal ;
coin money ; make oanythiug butgold and silver coin
a tender in) payment of debts ; pass any bill 6f attain
der, or ex post facto law, or) law impairing theobliga
tion of contracts ; or grant any title of nobiljty.
2. No State shall, without the consent of; the Con
, gress, lay iany imposts or duties on imports and ex
' ports, except what may be absolutely necessary for
executing its inspection .laws ; and the nett produce of
all duties and imposts, laid by any State on imports
or1 exportsj shall' be for the use of the treasury of the
Giiifedrate States ; and all such' laws shall be subject
to the revision and control of Congress. '
3. No State shall, without the consent of; Congress,
lay any dutr of tonnage, except on sea-going vessels,
tor the improvement 01 . us rivers ana naroqrs naviga-,
ted by the said vessels ; but such duties shall not con
flict with any treaties of the Confederate States with
foreign nations ind any surplus of re venue, thus de
rived shall j after making such improvement, be paid
into the common treasury ;) nor shall any State keep
troops or ships of war; in time of peace, enter into any
agreement br. '-compact with another State, br with a
foreign power, , or engage iri war,-unless actually inva
ded, or in such imminent danger asSvill not admit, of
delay. But when any river divides or flowp through
two or more States, they may enter into compacts
with each other to improve the navigation t lereof.
- ! Abticle II.- Section 1. ,
1. The executive power jshall be vested in a Presi
dent of the Confederate States of America He and
the Vice' President shall hold their offices for. the term
of six years ; but the President shall not be re-eligible.
The President and Vice President shall bejelected as
follows: ' " . I , -
2. Each State shall appoint, in such manner as the
Legislature thereof may direct, a number of electors
equal to the whole number of Senators and Representa
tives to which. the State may be entitled iri! the Con
gress; buti no Senator or -representative, or person
holding an'ofjflce qf trust or profit under the; Confeder
ate States,-hall be appoiuted an elector. ;
3. The electors- shall meet in their respective States
and vote by ballot j for President and Vice President,
one of whom, at least, shall not ba an inhabitant of
the same State with themselves ; . they shall name in
their ballots the person voted for as President, and in
distinct ballots the person voted, for as Vice President,
and they shall make distinct lists of all persons voted
for as President, and of all I persons voted for as Vice
President, and of the number of votes for each, which
list they shall sign and certify,' and transmit, sealed,
to the government of the Confederate States, directed
to the President of the Senate ; the President of the
Senate shall, in the presence of the Senate and House
of Representatives open all the certificates, and the
' votes shall 1 then be counted ; the person having the
greatest number of votes for President shall be the
President, if such number be a majority of: the whole
number of I electors appointed , and if no person have
such majority, then, from the persons having the high
est numbers, not exceeding three, on the list of those
voted for as President, the -House of Representatives
shall choose immediately, j by ballot, the ! President.
But in choosing the President the votes shall be taken
by States, the representation from each State having one
vote'; a quorum for this purpose shall consist of a
member or member from' two-thirds of the States, and
a majority ot all the States shall be necessary to a
choice. And if the House of Representatives shall not
choose a President, whenever the faght of choice shall
devolve upon them, before the 4th day of March next
following, then the Vice President shall act as Presi
dent, as ini case of the death or. other constitutional
disability of the President. I j
4. The person having the greatest number of votes
as Vice President shall be the Vice Presdent, if such
number be a majority of the whole number, of electors
appointed ; and if no person have a majority; then from
the two highest numbers on the fist the Senate shall
choose the Vice President ; a quorum for the purpose
shall consist of two-thirds of the whole number of Sen
ators, and a majority of the whole number, shall bene
ce'ssary .to a choice. p.'., P
5. But no person constitutionally ineligible to the
office of President shall be eligible to that of -Vice Pres
ident of the Gm federate States.' p
' 6. The Gng ess riiay determine the timejof choosing
the electors, and the day on which they shall gi ve their
votes, which day shall
Confederate States. ,
be
the same throughout the
.7. No person except a natural born citizen of the
Confederate States, or a citizen thereof at the time of
the adoption of this constitution, or a citizen thereof
born in the United States prior to the 20th) of Decem
ber, lb0, shall be eligible to the office of President ;
neither shall any person be eligible to that office who
shall not have attain. d theage of thirty-five years,
and been fourteen years a resident within the limits of
.the Confederate States, as may exist at the' time of bis.
-election. - . .. '-..--', -. ' f
8. In case of the removal of the. President from
office, or of his death, resignation, or inability to dis
charge the powers and duties of the said office; the
same shall devolve on the Vice President ; and the
Axuigress may, py law, provide tor tne case ot re
moval, death, resignation, or inability both of the Pres
ident and Vice President,' declaring what officer shall
then act as President; and such officer shall act accord
ingly until the disability be removed ora President
shall be' elected.
9. The President shall, at stated times, receive for
his services a compensation, which shall neither be in
creased nor diminished during the period for which he
shall have been elected ; aid he shall not receive with
in that period any other emolument from the Confed-
erate States, or any of them, f 7 ;
1 10. Bf3fore jhe eutersUri.the execution of his office,
he shall take the following oath or affirmation 7
" I d solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faith-
fully execute the office of President of the Confederate
States, and to the best of. my ability, preserve,
protect and defend the Constitution thereof,"
" , ' y Section 7- : - .
7 ! 1 j The' President shall be commander-in-chief of
the army 'and navy of the Confederate States, and of
the militia of the several States, when'.called into the
actual service S of the Confederate States; he may re
quire the opinion, in writing, of the principal officer
in each of the Executive Departments, upon any sub-
ject relating to the duties of their respective offices,
and he shall; have power to grant ) reprievesand par
dons for offences against the "Confederate States, ex
cept in cases of unpeachment. - ' : .-.7 -
2. He shall have the power, by and with the ad- '
vice and consent of the Seriate, to make treaties, -provided
two-thirds of the Senators present concuf; and
he "shall nominate, and by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate, shall appoint ambassadors,
other public ministers and consuls, judges of the Su
preme Court, and all other officers of the Confederate
States, whose appointments are not herein otherwise
provided fbr and which shall be established by, law
but the Gngress may, by law, vest the .appointment
of such inferior officers,' as they think proper, in the
President al6ne, in the courts of law or in the heads
of departments. - 7 .' -
3. The principal officer in each of the executive de
partments, and all persons .connected with the diplo
matic service, may be removed from office at the plea
sure of the President. VA1 L other civil .officers of the
Executive Department may be removed at - any time
by the President, or Other: appointing power, when
their services are unnecessary, or for dishonesty, inca
pacity inefficiency ,' ''misconduct, ' or v neglect: of duty ;
and when so removed, the removal shall be reported,
to the Senate, together with the reasons therefor. '
4. The President shall have power to fill all vacan-: ..;
cies that may happen during the recess of the Senate,
y granungi comuiissious: wnicn snau -expire at tne
end of their next session ; ' but no person rejected by .
the Senate shall be reappointed to the same offioe du-
ig their ensuing recess. '
V ' Section 3. P
Y. The President shall from time to-time, give to
the Congress f information of the state of the Confed
eracy, and recommend to their .consideration such
measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient ;
he may, on" extraordinary occasions, convene both
houses, or either of them ; ' and in case of disagree
ment between them, with respect to the time of ad--
journment, he i may adjourn them to such time as he
shall think proper ; he shall receive Ambassadors and
other public;. ministers; he shall take care that the
laws be faithfully executed, and shall commission all ,
the officers of the Confederate States. .
Section 4. '
l. The President, Vice President, and all civil. offi- '
cer3 of the Confederate States, shall be removed from
office on impeachment for,? and conviction of treason,
bribery, or other high crimes and misdeanors'.
i p -ABTicLi: in; Section 1. '
1. The judicial power jof the Ginfederate States'
shall be vested in one Superior Court, and in such in
terior courts as the Congress may Irom time tq time
ordain and establish. iTlke judges, both of the Su
preme and inferior courts, I shall hold their offices du
ring good behavior, arid shall, at stated times, receive
for their services a compensation, which shall -not be
diminished. during their continuance in office..
.7... i i.V .oi'2.i;,'- ' ;.P'
1. The judicial power shall extend to all cases
arising under this uonstitution, tne laws 01 tne con
federate States, and treaties made or which shall be
made under -their authority ; to all eases affecting am
bassadors, other public ; ministers and consuls;, to all
cases of admiralty and; maritime,6 jurisdiction ; to con
troversies to which the Confederate States shall be a .
party ; to controversies t between two or more States ;
between a State and citizens of another State where
the State is plaiutiff ; between citizens claiming lands .
Under grants of different States, and between a State
br Jhe citizens' thereof and foreigii States, citizens, or
subjects; but no State shall be sued by a citizen or
subject of any foreign State. p
2. In all cases affecting ambassadors, other public
ministers) and consuls,: arid those in which a State
shall be a party,1 the Supreme Cburt shall have origi
nal jurisdiction. In ad the 7 other cases before men
tioned the Supreme' Court shall! have appellate juris
diction, both as to law and tact, with such exceptions
aud under such regulations as the Congress shall
make. ' "j '.l' - . . . p ' ..
3. The trial of all crimes, exbept in cases of im
peachment', shall be by jiiry, and such trial shall be
held in the!: State where jt he said crimes shall have
been committed ; but when not committed within any
State, the trial shall be at' such place or places as the
Congress may by law have directed.
..'pi f- Section 3. .
1 i Treason ' against, the .Confederate States shall con
sist only iri levying war against them, or in adhering
to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort. No .
person shall be convicted bf treason unless on the tes
timony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on
confession in open court. I ; - -
2. The iCongress shall! have power to declare the
punishment of treason, but no attainder of treason
shall work Icorruptioh of blood, ) or forfeiture, except
during the life of the person attained.
7 p - article iv. Section 1.
1 11 Full faith and credit shall be given in each
State to the public acts, records and judicial proceed
ings of every other State. ; And the Congress may,
by general laws, prescribe the manner in which such
acts, records and proceedings shall be proved, and the
effect thereof. ' 7 j -
.7 y Section i.
1. The citizens of each State shall be -entitled to all
the privileges and immunities of citizens in the sever
al States, and shall have the right of transit and so
journ in any State of this Confederacy, with their
slaves arid other property ; and the right of property
in said slaves shall not be thereby impaired.
2. A person charged in any State with treason, fel
ony, or other; crime against the Haws of such State,
who shall flee from justice, 'and; be found in another
State, shall, on demapd of the executive autority of the
State from which he fled, be delivered up to be re
moved to the State having jurisdiction of the crime.,
3. No slave or other person held to service or labor
in any State or Territory of the Confederate States,
under the laws thereof escaping or lawfully carried
into another, shall in consequence of any law or regu
lation therein p be discharged from such service or la
bor, but shall be delivered up on claim. of the party
to whom such slaves belbng, or to whom such service
or labor may be due. 1 i . P . p
p p: 7- Section 3. '-:')" 1
7 1. Other States may be admitted into this Confed
eracy by a vote of two-thirds' of. the whole House of
Representatives and two-thinls of the Senate, the
Senate voting by States ; j but no new State shall be
formed or erected within the; jurisdiction of any other
State ; nor any State be formed by the junction of two
or more States, or parts of States, without the consent
of the Legislatures of the States concerned, as well as
of the Congress. '; ; ' . p , ' -.' -
2. The Congress shall have power to dispose of and
make all needful rules and regulations concerning the
property of the Confederate States, - including the ;
lands thereof.i .' " J ! - -1
, 3. The Confederate States may acquire new territo
ry, and Congress shall have power to legislate and
provide governments for 'the inhabitants of, all terri
tory belonging to the Confederate States lying with
out the Emits of the several States, and may permit
them, at such times arid iri such manner as it may by
law provide , to form the States to , be admitted . into
the confederacy. In all such territory the institution
of negro slavery as it now exists in the Confederate .
States shall be recognized and protected by CongresH
and by the territorial government, and the inhabitants
- . v "-y wv 1VI11H11V3 Oil Oil
have the right to take snch territory and slaves law
fully held by them in any of j the States or Territories
of the Confederate Stateslij 7 1
0 4. The Confederate States shall guarantee to every
State that now is or hereafter may become a member
uia vouieaeracy a republican form of government,
and shall protect each of them against invasion ; and
on 1 application of the Legislature (or of the Executive
when the Legislature is not in session) against domes-'
tic violence. , - -. : ' - I? -i j. , -
) abticle -y Section 1. - 7. ) .- .
1. Upon the-demand'offanv thrpp Stnfp 1pniiv
assembled in their several)-conventions, the Congress
snaa summon a Uonventioh of all the States, to take
into consideration such j amendments to the constitu-.
tion as the said States kb All
the tune when the said demand is made, and should
any 01 tne proposed amendments to the constitution
be agreed on bv the said ! pnpntinnmtin u
States and the same be J ratified by the Legislatures
of two-thirds of the several States, or by conventions
in twothirds thereof as he one or the other mode of
ratification may be proposed hy the 'general conven
tion theV Shall henct'forwafd. form a n-irf nf tV;
Constitution. But no States! shall, without its .con
sent, be' deprived of its equal representation in the
Senate. . ; ) - ' j 1 . . ' . . --:
' . -.'. '" AETltiiE VI.
,1. The Government established by the Constitution
is the successor of the provisional government of the
Confederate States of America, and all the lawsnaW
ed by the latter shall continue in force until the same
snau De repealed or modified anji all the officers ap
pointed by the same shall! remain in office until their
successors are appointed and
qualified, or the offices
abolished. .
2. All debts contracW
and fintratrpmpnts pntprp!
into before the adoption of i this constitution - shall W
as valid against the Confederate States , under this
constitution as under the provisional government,
3. "This constitution,' and tie laws of the Confeder
ate States, made in persuance thereof, and alii trea
ties made, or which shall be made under the authori
ty of the Confederate States, shall be the supreme law
of the land ; and the judges) in every State shall be
bound thereby, anvthineiih the constitution nr laws
of any State to the contrary iVotwithstanding.
; 4. xne senators and .Representatives before men
tioned, and the members of the several State Legisla
tures; and all executive and judicial officers, both of.
the Confederate States and:)of,the several States, shall
be bound by oath or affirmation to support this con
stitution, but no religous test shall ever be rennirprl ns
a qualification to any office! or public trust under the
vxnieuerate estates. ji; r : 7
5. The enumeration, irijhe constitution, of certain
rights, shall not- be 'construed to deny or disparage
others retained by the people) of the several States.
6. The powers not delegated to the Confederate
States by the constitution; jjnor prohibited by it to the
States are reserved to the iStates, respectively, or to
the people thereof. . j i I -
' !.''-.". ARTICLE VII. 7
1. The ratification of the Conventions of ve States
shall be sufficient for the establishment of this consti
tution between the States So ratifying the same. -.
2. When 'five States shall ) have ratified this consti
tution, in the' manner before) specified, the Congress
under provisional constitution) shall prescribe the time
for holding the election of President and Vice Presi
dent ;. and for the meeting? of the Electoral College';
and for counting the votes and inaueuratins the Presi
dent. They shall also prescribe the time for holding
the first election of members jof Congress under this
constitution, and thetimi for assembluui- Mine.
TTiitil tho aHflombUne- of siiichi Gmcress. the Conffrss
:---tr ,1:1 ! o 7 o
under the provisional constitution shall continue to
,. . : 111 vi-:..- h l
CAcrtise tne legislative pyvvcrs giauicti wieiu,, uut ex
tending beyond the time j limited by the constitution
of the provisional gjvernnient. . - ; '"p
, Adopted unanimously; jilafch 11, 1861.
JT. Q. DE CAETEEET.
JOHN ARMSTRONG.
N
ORTH-CAROLINA BOOK BINDERY,
(OVER; THE X. C BOOK STORE. )
DeCarteret & Armstrong,
B 0 OK BINDERS AND BLA NK BO OK MANUFA C-
TURERS, . . 7
." ' ' RALEIGH, N. C. ' !
Jan. 23, 1861. : , ; 7 7 ' 16 ly '
ED. GRAniM HAYWOOD,
COUNSELLOR AND ATTORNEY AT LAW,
'- x RALEIGH, N. C,
Will attend the County aid Superior Courts of Wake,
Johnston and Chatham ; thei Superior Courts of New Han
over and Sampson, and the Terms of the Federal Courts
and Supreme Court of Nortji-Carolina, at Raleigh.
Office, the one formerly occupied by the late Hon. Wil-'
1! TT TT - - .1 ( f . i .- .
11am 11. riavwiwu, jr.
Jan. 26, 1861.
17 ly
B- R. M00REP P -1 1. Nv '
ATTORNEY, jAT LAW, ? ..
SAtlSBtjtT, N. C. ,
"Will practice in the Courts of Rowan and adjoining cotti-
ties. Collections promptly
made.
Jan. 26, 1861
17 ly
E. H. DICKINSON. N.B.HILL. C.B.HILL.
DICKINSON I HILL & CO.,
AUCUdXEERS,
NORTH CORNER OF FRANKLIN AND WALL STS.,
iiiCHMOXii, Virginia.
Attend partipularly to thej gelling of slaves at public and
private sale. 1 1 I p 7 .
Aug. 28, 1860. ' 7 1 j j ,'.;'. ; . ly
GREENSBORO' Mottial Life Insurance and
Trust Company : This Company offers inducements
to the public which few possess. It is economical in its
management, and prompt in the parment of its losses.
The insured for life are its members, and they participate
in its profits; not only on the premiums paid in, bat also
on a large and increasing desposit capital kept in active
operation. j j P
A dividend of 67 per cent., at the last Anual Meeting ot
the Company, was declared, and carried to the credit ot
the life members of the. Company.
Those desiring an insurance upon their own lives, or the
lives of their slaves, will please address
i i
-.11
Greensboro, Feb. 11, 1859.
1,
jj. r. wjtitt, .
Treasurer.
11 lv.
NF. RIVES & C0 wholesale and retail Drng-
gists, have and will keep on hand a full supply of
all such articles as are usually found in a First Class Drug
House. They will condacsf the business on a large and
liberal scalehaving ample experience, force and facilities
for doing so, and nope by their promptness, energy and
untiring efforts to please, to, secure the liberal patronage of
their friends and the public generally. -
The Prescription Department will be under the immedi
ate supervision of one of the firm, both day and night.
Orders will be attended to with neatness and diospatch.
N. F. RIVES, M. D.
WALTER B. JORDAN.
JGS- CNRR.
5 tf.
MANSION HOUSE,
Within Two Hundred Yards or thb Dbpot.
Now open for the reception of TRANSIENT CUSTOM
and BOARDERS. Table supplied with the best the mar
ket affords. Li MONTAGUE, Proprietor.
Jan. 7,1861. "' " 7 ll j ! ' '7 ' : .12 tf
. . , , a, j . 1 1 :
?A PPLICATI0N wUl be made to the General A-
XjL sembly of North-Carolina, now sitting, to incorpor
ate Palmyra Lodge, No. 147, of Ancient ork Masons,1 in
tha county of Harnett. ,V:I I ANSON PARKER.
Jan. 2, "1861. , ,1 ' 11 tf.
NASH BRANDY. A few kegs ef genuine Old
Nash," which will be disposed of at $2 per gallon if
application be made immediately at the Planter's Hotel.
- . . - ' p jv,7i , 18 tf
prn DOLLARS REWARD I Look oat for the Bas-
tj J cal ! The subscriber , will pay the above reward for
the apprehension and delivery j to him, or for the confine
ment in the Raleigh jail, of a negro b)j named -HENRY
BAILEY. Said bov was once free, but tu sold for jail
fees, in January,. I860, haying been convicted of house
breaking, and was bought by the undersigned. He run
away in May last, and is supposed to be larking about
Charlotte, N. C, where his mother and sisters reside.-, He
is about fire feet nine or ten inches high, is spare built, ot
light complexion and pox marked in the face. He baa free
Eapers, is a great liar, and is no doubt trying to pass for a
ee negro. - 1 n 1 M. V. T. LEE.
. Conwayboro', S. C, JiJH. Jit lB6h tf.
Charlotte Democrat copy until forbid, and forward ac-r
oust to ancra aadrew. : t f
of the several . Confed prat! . Ska to ta TOTf.
TECMSf F0II ADVEftMSJUfl.
7 - - . . , 7 '
One Bquare, first insertion,. ..........L....$l.0)
Each subsoqucnt insertion, .J.I....,.... ......;i..!. .
7- . . (Fourteen lines or'nnder make a square. )
Contracts will be entered into with yearly, half-yearly
and quarterly advertisers, at a redaction from the above
rate. . p' P'p'..'"! . P ..- ",.;P'.'; : "
No deduction from the regular rates for adrertisemenU
Inserted in the Weekly Edition. ' M ' I
AU advertiaBieaU receive one insertion la tie Week! jt
OXFORD FE1ULE COLLEGE.
: f p MtwaKI SCHOOL ''-;?
Tnol?a?fI5d?Lf.0?,ptl8e8 penaanently or.
oi!rh,? . J e.9-' whi)se tttdies commence wii the
alphabet and are continued in the'ElemenUrt Branches!
JncSTS M'oftT ' ?DgUsh Litetare,afarU Sd
ences, and Moral Philosophy, until the mindi of the stu
dents are properly trained for the duties of We The Lveal
tigations and discussions are thorough Tand SnrprensTyT
Necessary apparatus U freely snppliSd. Th? Slrari
Cabinets emW rare and wtenLtlSuo"10
q . FINE-ARTS SCH0OIOM-1
bepcial attention u devoted to Drawinr. Oil Pti.t!n '
and Embroidery The variooa style, of
and V ornamental work " are also taught. 7 f .
... . vuiv UVUVUli.
Music ia tno-it j j ' : .
. . e - w.v., hiu iu mm mn an.. - 1
tion u i given on the Piano, Quitar and Harmonium,
sual attention is deved to Vocal and Sacred Music
J EXPENSES. ' . f
Instrae-
Unu-
a iuuoo in xaementary tranches.
" " CoUege Claesea, - . 7 -.- ' .
I! ' !. 5rawin' (riakhiclnded,)
" " PainUng in Water Colon, '
P?18 (materiahi included,)
" Sf W?rk (nterial included,)
" Embroidery, (materiaU rneluded,) '
" Music, (instrument furnished.
" Board, (washing included,)
$15
30
II
U
i o
. 10
' 10
JJ
x 60
Experienced and thoroutrhIrnn!iftiwtf.,.M7- v.i
entire time to their respective departments. j
Extra charges and needless expenses are strictly pro-hibited-necessary
purchases are made by the teachera,
Picayune pedlars are not allowed to enter the premises, and
no pocket money is required. , V ana
Oxford is situated on the healthy hills of Granville ' 11
m.les from the Raleigh and Gaston Railroad, udSVn.
nected with Henderson Station by a line of daUy staj
The holastic year is divided into two sessloniLh.
rhlV, lS ?D tiC fir8tKMondiy fa JaJ doses, en the lit
Thursday in November. The second opens qu the first
Monday in January and closes with the annual commenea
ment on the last Thursday ia May Maar.f : en
StudenU are received for one or more sessions. Correa
pondente will direct their favors to ,77 7
. I M1T.T.S A rn n.jj . 7.
Dec. 8, 1860.1 P" ' JT' ,
1860.
! SPRING TRADE.
N. F. RIVES & CO.
1861.
I ' WHOLKSALB DaCOOISTfc
- buu jcuuchw, u examine their ex
wuci v ntvi;& VJl ;
& , 1 Perfumery,
Chemicals, . , Fancr Articles.
Us'o . Brushes of all kinds,
Dve Stuffs, I Tobacco- I ...
vv mdow Glass, Cigars,
Patent Medicines, Snuff, ( P
.Seeds, . Pure Medical Wines, '
SPlcf8' , .,J. Brandies, Gins,l Ac. .
Having facilities unsurpassed by any house in the trade
they feel authorized in saying they can, and. will sell all
goods in their line of business, at such low prices as cannot
tail to give entire satisfaction. Orders will be promptly
attended to. All goods sent from their establishment, war
ranted as represented by them. (
I N. F. RIVES A CO.,
xt T1" ' 7 Wholesale ;T)ruggtsU,
,Walter B. Jordan,
Joseph Carr.
12 tf.
FURNITURE ! FURNITURE ! !
ALFRED OVERTURE, having removed to the
large, new and extensive building on Sycamore street,
nearly oppositq Donaans A Johnson, has purchased the
most superior and extensive stock of Furniture ever exhib
ited in the cityi to which he invites the attention of bouse
keepers and others in want of superior articles) in his linp
pledging entire satisfaction in quality and price His stock
is composed of Sofas, Divans, Parlor chairs,! Mahogany1
wa.idrohes, and Book cases, Marble top Bureaus, Centre
Tables, Spring and other Bedsteads; Sociables, Ac. He
will also make to order any article in his line, as he has
some of the best workmen in the city in his employ. He
solicits a. call from f-; .- 'r--" . . ' .
tie will pay particular attention to the Undertaking De
partment, for which purpose he wUl keep a good assort
ment of Burial Cases of every description.! He will have
in attendance on funeral occasions a careful driver and
good hearse. 1 7 I
Petersburg, Va., April 9, I860. ly.
WEEKLY ARRIVALS OF CARRIAGES, Rocka
WAYS and BUGGIES, made expressly for Virginia
and North-Carolina. They are of the latest style and supe
rior workmanship. Also, SADDLES and HARNESS of the
best materials, and of my own manufacture. Call and see
my stock before purchasing elsewhere.
' .- 7 . A. C. HARRISON,
No. 123 Sycamore street, Petersburg, Va.
.April, I860, i .' - 7 .-.' ly.
j , ' REMOVAL. , .
GEORGE ETbIDGOOD,
j BOOKSEliLEB, ,
Agent Methodist Depository,
. RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, j
WOULD respectfully Inform his friends and
the public, that he has removed to the store
1 NO. 161 MAIN STREET, j
Recently occupied by Mr. Chasi A. Gwatkin, and one door
below Messrs. Kent, Pain & Co. His stock of
BOOKS, STATIONERY, AND FANCY ARTICLES, ,
will compare favorably with any house South. ' He has se- 1
lected with great care a splendid assortment of stationerv,
to suit the moBt fastidious. A collection of choice MlH
CELLANEOUS, STANDARD. AND TUEOLOGICAL
WORKS, of the newest editions, and indeed the latest popu
lar, moral publications as soon as published.
The trade can be' supplied with our own own Books upon
the same terms as at the Nashville bouse.; For terms, see
Catalogue, whjichill be furnished gratis. 7
Merchants, Ministers, Colporteurs and Consumers, will
find it to their advantage to patronize the Depository. '
The store has been elegantly and comfortably! fitted up
with a view to the easv conduct of the business, as well as the
comfort and ease of the customer. Also polite and accom-
Orders will be faithfully and promptly attended io.
Don't foreet the place. No. 161 Main street, one door
below Kent, Pain A Uo's.
J COLLEGE HOTEL
mnp rninlirniH hsrlnP' tabpn rharc nf thfi
- m IIU UJCfl 1U11UWIT "- - .
city of Raleigh, on Hillsboro street, 200 yards west of the
Capitol, towards the N. C. Depot, and having opened the
same as a PUBLIC HOTEL and BOARDING HOUSE,
respectfully solicit the patronage of the TRAVELING
PUBLIC. r - P, I. ... .
, Hillsboro' street is noted for good water and beautiful
shade during the summer months. The Proprietor designs ,
i : . irX.o rnr Tin 1RDF.RS. dnrinir the summer and
ACrpiUK A IAJWF3 v v - - f t , .
fall months for FAMILIES, who can have the benefit of
the Mineral Water from the Kirkham Spring,) which ia
I
equal to any in ine oiaie in meuicioi prupei uc, mi
which is well known to all who have tried the water.
The public are respectfully solicited to call and Judge for
themselves, as promises might be made and not complied
with. SAM UEL E. PHILLIPS, Agt.
Jan. 26, 1861:
CK( SEWING MACHINE8.Tbe Quaker CXXj
tR)t)J Sewing JIachine works with two threads making
double lock stitch, which will not rip or ravel, even if
. very fourth stitch be cut. It sews equally as well the
oarsest Linsey or the finest MuJin, and Is undeniably the
st machine in market. Merchant Tailors, Mantua Makers
nd Housekeepers, are invited to call and examine for them
selves. ','' . ., ' n
Mr. P. A. Wilson, Jierchant Tailor, Winston, N. C,
having tried other machines, buys one of the Quaker City,
and pronounces it far better than any before io use.
All persons wishing to secure the agency for the sale of
h e Quaker City machine, in any of the towns in North
Carolina, except in the county of Wake, which is secured
to Messrs. Tucker k Co., of Raleigh, and the county of
Forsythe, taken, by P. A. Wilson of Winston, should apply,
soon to the upidereigned agents for the Stat. We will pay
a reasonable per cent, to all persons taking agencies,
i J. k F. GARKETT, Agent,
Greensboro N. C, Feb. 2nd, 1858.
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LAND FOR-5 ALE. The subscriber wlshlne to
move to the South west, offers for sale the tract of land
on which he now resides, lying eight miles south of Raleig h,
and one mile north of Rand's mill on the waters of Swift
Creek, and in a healthy and intelligent neighborhood. ,
Said tract contains about W0 acres.; there 7h
land cleared, and in a Vigh sUteof J
horse farmVcultivating o ne-half alternately. There i CB
the trart a good two stoty dwelUng houseUiwng eigU
Slims, and! basement, niwly fitt up. There are also 41
the necessary outhouses of a wdl-reguUted farm, with a
well of exceUent water in the vrd. The farm ir weU
darted to the growth of Corn, Cotton Wheat, and OaU.
For further particular, addre -
-7 Auburn, Wake Co., N. C.
October 13, i860. ' t'
ORTH-CABOLINA XILITABY BCnOXS The
" Goldsboro Rifles," having procured a complete aet
of Dies' of the Sute Arms, are prepared to furnish Battens
Ijt all the North-Carolina Military Companies, at 33 per
eent. lese than they, can be purchased elsewhere.
All applicatious must be made to the Captain,
i M. D. CRATON, OcSdsboro, V. C
Jan. 12, IHO. ' . I.
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