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J.; Si v- r J j lira 11 1. i i f. uaa ynnv SPElMXtf. Editor and Proprietor j ' AXI Jf lttNTER TO THE STATE. ROK'SOy, Assistant Editor. TERM S : ITlOX, per annum,!.. ..$4 p jIhariabhy in Adranee. . Ve. tli' 1 in ' ' ';,!. r f" Tlio Southern Republic' lav ii." i. rill, ktihiiion of the Confederate Sfates of -America. the Confederate States, each State in and inilt'iK-'iulent character, in inrt.ir?f;nVic tranquility, and tcnire the i'l'I IJ j Ullf 1 CO (HIU uui j7.on. uj iu- r ana uuiu.ince of. Almighty Ucxl do tliisiConstitutipn far the Confuue- 4jt j 1 Fiicn .:vt putative a c t)v6rsf herein delegated, shall be. q-ess pi me vxuieueruie ouues, of a Senate and . House of liep- :)'; ' Section 2. - Representatives nhall be composed if very I. second year by the people of npd tlie electors in each State shall (i tiie Ciyiiienite States, and have the qual- fpr electors ot the most numerous l.-itirh j,le a!'-ol't. Sutc M-.T'drr -''.ii ' So- TKTsifc,sl i ittjiinfl tin'" '.riiikn'of the-K ...l.J... lf( led. IKJ art T: d ir.i)B'M.'uta(iv t the"' Stit-e Legislature; but no pcrson of tizeii of the Confederate States k jjtc for any officers, civil or politi- 1m? a rei)resentative who shall not 'jc'fjf twenty-five years, and'le a ,iifdiratel States, tuul who shall not,r inhabitant of that State in which i and! direct taxes shall e appor- kd innom thestjvtera ,,:,i,;n" tl.is Onlc. ebvey iii.l,. imriiUtr or lc ' ,;. ,ti):1cil. threc-hltiak S 1 1 1 ins. .iiwunw c'J ii..r.f1ri" (it- tbeiC ';i!!,f NUtliiivevery m ,ni-l. hi:t M1) i."iy!i :,it'fv? ;' an.'V I'l'tt iM. St:itc. o I i!Hn-J'iai tl States which.may be includel Recording to their. respective Ietermmed iy aduuig to the liieluVliiis those bound persons, ot y of pars and exciiKim nunans 1.,- lby 1 li-.t: Ktate all slaves' The actual eu.u witliirt three years after the ojigress of the Confederate States, but term of ten years, in such aw, direct.' 1 lie r:ninlcr of exceed one f.r,cveiy fifty shall have at knu t. uiic repre- 1 )e made 1 t( clioosc ten. the State -of Alabama inch enumeration shall 'kro'.hua shall 1x3 entitled f Kiiridattwo, the State of Mississippi . i f Ijotiisiana six, and the State of .tl. :..:.! I'M-. SIX.. iiIiks t!i'! State o "Scii. thr State Tixas'vv:-.' j ".-.. . 1- . . r ' ' ' f ' ' 4v Vli'ii varannes hajKjn m the - representation "frilll al)V' t..U '-1.'. .iiXllfUU v auvuwnj ii-m. oiu. i ism;c writs of elift'Sm tj p sucti vacancies. Ii,c House of! Keprecnuitivcs snail c noose ineir othqers, and stiail na ve .the soic o'nt,-Wxc'ei)t that" an v .judicial. nr resident and acting, solely within" f . L ."..I. i... : ' l... aie,-iiuay oe- impeai vvutu i. i i i r ' il " lj. Uii brandies oi. rue ijcgisiaiure iK( r -am Af iinpe- (i leva l Hl.e. Mi s.f twii-tliirdK thereof.' 1 otli( vclJi ,P.iee limits JiLanV ptj ,1. "The - of I nir-ht of.'the ten l :f Am: vutif l'-.fl'.CC Ol. Ihl I i1 Section Z. " ' .. . Sffie if the j Confederate btates shall l-e iWtT sVnn tors. from each btate, chosen tor Iv t'ic legislature thereor, at tne regular preceding the coruineuce ke; and each Senator shall , . :iV y- ios ly ' l.c.-Lis" v-iVrfoii .next li i -li iticllitt ji .1 in- jif .;C."Up a-- ciji:; she S .liiitors ' cMiiiulion of .ls'l.!V;i'; i'P.t if: frKc iirst .tlieleconi ClilH tii'.r 's riSS O exiranoij oi at the'citptra 1 mar he uiiten uy res lifter! they shidl be "assembled; vn Urst Hection..they shall le (Iivideil three chusses. . The seats of class shall be vacated at 'the year ,' of the second cla'ss at i , .i . .1 i. e ioiirrn year; iuiu w uiu unm ion (itl the sixth year; so that-one chosj'Vi evy second year ; and itj vacnn- jC! natkliil or otherwise during, the' re- .t'the Ii'irislifture of any State, the Executive t'tt iV .finrt v .makcitempikary appointments .until die culture, wincJi snail ihvn iui u t meeting pi tup sl!c:ii v:ir'M!:CICS. 5 - No pt rsl-n sljall beia Senator ' ho shall not have' 'jit tasted the ageofHhkty years, and be a citizen of the tVn'e Waie tafo. and jwho shall not, when ekctcd, thnt'.ir llmiState for which he he Oil' im l -ei iikahitlmt'qf the. sua; be t 'i'l,e Via President f the Confederate States shall ! I'.resi.leiit 'If the K'nate, but shall have no vote, tin- le:tlM"v be cJpially dividtHl. . ' '' .y.'i The Semite shall' diousd their otlier oflicers. and ".also1 a Presideii ijt tempore hi the absence of the Vice r i'leiidiMit, or wheilhe shall qxereise the trftice of Presi- ' cYnt . of the-Confederate States. - . v C. Tne Senate-slialh have the sole power to try all imik'achmeiits. Whcii fitting for, that purpose,-they. - iiaft he on att or alhrniation. When the President.. : ..V t lie C n lederau States is tried, the Clnyf Justice yfialf meiile : ami no person shall Ik -' - . . i i concurrence otj two-tmras ;iut-! the r : I'r(.1soiit. Judgment Encase .convicted .with of the niemlicrs ilit atn-n t.o' hBd aijidenv t ro fi t . tmder ti i e Ool ded HJ i' tHl shall, Ticvi of impeacliment shall ltot ex- u.l fui ther than kreul(val from office; and disqual- any onice 01 nonor, xrup or tie States; but the. parly con- theleK be liable and subeet to in- .liittjinent; 'trial,' jTijlgmeut and punishment, according law. 1. The times, pl.u'es tiods tor Si'mttivr scribed m each hC: !rt to the provisions ol erexs-inaVi at an reuii ration's, 'C3iCti. mg Senators,! '2. TheCi.hgrc year ; and smsh in 1 K'ceiiiher'utvless! - 1 ' - ! - fyction i. . ' . i land manner of holding elec- i i ' ... l . t: l. ii i ami; jiei'reseiu:iiivi:.-.r..iii vtii hv the Legislature thereoi, suo- this Constitution ; out tne U-u- time. by law make or alter." fcucli it as t the times and places of choos- 1 but a pia mal i i i ifav. ana ma oj I. lvacli jyfimns and inaioiity of ness .of absent 'iv penalties as " Svuh - i ; ClH'UlUgS, VU aiid, with tltf.' liunuior, extiei a; 1 11 11 i. I L ... ...-...r fs snaji assemuieai ieahto.il i; ui uvi ij irting!shaU'l.e on the fir.t Monday in they ihall, by law, appoint a diflereut Section 5. ouslshalli be the judge pf the elections, fficatums of its. own members, and a sliall jeonstitnte a quorum to do busi er miiiiber may adjourrr from day to authhnzed to (join pet the atienuance rsr, ill such manner aud under such ml taclJJloiise may provide. may detenu me the rules ot its pro- behavior. ie whole llousi may; detenu me the rules ot ; lish -its members for disorderly bt e eicurr(jnee of two-thirds of th VOL. I.; RALEIGH, K WEDNESDAY. OCTOBEE 23 1S61. jsliail,. before it becomes a law, be presented to the President id the Confederate States ; if he approve, be shall sign it; bui if hot, he shall return it with his ob jections to that House in which it shall have origi nated, who shall enter tne objections at large on their journal and proceed tor reconsider it. " If, after such reconsideration, two-thirds of that House thall agree to pass the bill, it fbaU be sent, togetheY with the ob jections to the other House, by which it shall likewise be reconsidered,and if apiroved by two-thirds of that House it shall become a law. But in all such cases the votes of both Houses shall be determined by yCas and nays, and the names of the persons voting for and against the bill shall be entered on the journal of each House respectively. 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 shall be a law, in like manner as if he bad siged it, unless the Congress, by-their adjournment, prevent its return jinjwhich case it shall not be a law. The Presi dent may approve any appropriation and disapprove lny other appropriation in the same bill. In such case, he shall, in signing the bill, designate the appropria tions disapproved, and shall return a copy of such ap propriations, with his objections, to the House in which the bill hall have originated ; and the same proceed ings shall then be had as in case of other bills disap proved ty the President. J j 3. Every order, resolution or vote, to wddch the con currence! of both Housesjnay be necessary (except on p. quest ion of adjournment) shall be presented to the IVidenit of the Confederate States; and before the jsame shall take effect, shall be approved by him; or f erty be taken for public use without just compensa- beins disannroved by him, may be rei)assed by two- , tion office or title of any kind whatever from any king, priuce or foreign State. - j 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 redreoS of grievances. i 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. . 14. No soldier shall, in time of peace, be quar tered in any house without the consent of the owner; nor in time of war, but in a mauner to be prescribed by law. ' V .- ' I 15. The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers and effects against unreasona ble searches and seizures, shall not be violated i and no 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 tilings to be seized. i 1 16. No person shall be held to answer for a capital 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 militia, when in actual service, in time of war or public . danger ; nor shall 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, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private prop- hirds ofi both Houses according to the rules aud limi- Utions prescribed in cafic of a bid. -j" , - ; bectiun o. The Congress shall have power . : 1. Toj lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and ex cises for revenue necessary to pay t; e debts, provide 'or the common defence, and carry on the government r to be confronted with t he witnesses against him; to bf the Confederate States; but no bounties shall be have compulsory process lor obtaining witnesses in his . r.-i i ii t j : r l a i ii ' . : i. , c i r i. ranted itrom the I reasury, nor snau any uuuesor laxes 17. In all 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 the crime shall have-been committed, which district -shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be" informed of the nature and cause of the accusation ; n importations from foreign nations be laid to pro- note or foster any branch of industry ; and all duties, ; ui posts and excises shall Imj uniform thoroughout the j i!i!edeiiate States: ; 2. Toi borrow money pu the credit of the Confedc- , fate hfcates.- - . 3. Tolretrulate commerce with foreign nations, anil r iimoug; these vera States, and with the Indian tribes ; J ut neither this, nor any other clause contained m the Constitution, shall ever- be construed to delegate the power to Congress -to appropriate money for any . infernal improvement intended to facilitate commerce, xcent lor the purpose ot lurmsnmg ngnts, oeaconsanu : buoys.'- and other aids to .navigation upon the coasts, and the improvement of harbors and the removing of. j pbstructiohs in river navigation, m all which cases j inch 'duties shall be laid -on vhe navigation facihtateil I hereby as may be necessary to pay the costs and ex- penses thereof. 4. To establish uniform lawsot naturalization, and favor, aud to have the assistance of counsel for his defence. 18. In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed tvventy dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved ; ami no. fact so tried by a jury shall lc otherwise re-examined in 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 imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. 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 . ' ' ' . , Section 10. 1. No State shall enter into any treaty, alliance, pr confederation ; grant letters of marque and reprisal; coin money ; make am-tiling but gold and silver coin a tender in payment of debts ; pass any bill of attain der, or exjtost facto law, or law impairing the obliga- uniform laws on the subject of- bankruptcies, throu (nit the Confederate States ; but no law of C ngres shall discharge any debt contracted before the passage of the same. 5. To coin "money, regulate the value thereof and of breign coin", and fix. the standard of weights and mea sures. - 6. To provide Tor the punishment of counterfeit- ins the securities and current coin of the Confederate States. .. .'v - 7. To establish post offices and post routes ; but the exnenscs' of the Post office .Department, after the First day of March 'in the year of our lord eighteen hundred imd sixty-three,, shall ue paid, out oi its own reve nues, i ? . .. . 8. To promote the progress of science and uselu' arts, bylsecuring for limited tunes to authors and m: jventors the exclusive right to their respective writings hud discovefics.- 9. Td constitute tribunals in f- nor to the Supreme Court. f - :i 10. To define and immsh piracies and ielo-iues coin- jmitted on the high seasr and ohences against tlie law pf nati-'iis. ' 4 1 1 To "declnre war, grant let ters of marque and re- jprisal, and make rules concerning captures on land hnd water. 12., To raise ami support armies; but no appropruf jtion. of- money to that use shall be tor a longer term 'than two years. ' 13. - To provide and maintain a navy. - 14. To make rules for government and regulaiior lof the land and naval forces. ; . 15. To provide for callieg lorth the militia to exe cute the laws of the Uonieueraic cuues, suppress in- isurvections and rei-el invasion. m IT - 16. To proviile lor organizing, arming ana aisc.p linin? tlie militia, aud for governing such part of them as may he employed in the service of tlie Confederate Suites ; reserving to the btates, respectively, tne ap pointment of the officers and the authority of training the militia according, to the discipline prescribed by ami j, j --- .a x T-t- r, ration of cou tracts ; or grant any title of nobility, meipcr; Each jjlloikj- shkll keep a journal of its pro- ciHVings, aild fipni t'nhc to tunc publish the same, ex- ;epting such pal'ts as'ji'nayi,m their, judgment require the yc:Ls and navs ot tne nveniners oi desire of Congress. 17. To secresy. anil' the yc l iither llousi. on tiiiy liiestion, shall, at the lnUfiftli oiaiiosb prdsient, be filtered on the journal. 1 . 4 fNeithr Itouse, during the session pi Congress, : shall, withit the cojisent of the other, adjourn ; for !, imi e' than Oin-e days' nor toany other place' than that tn ivhicb tip" tf.d Hofises hall be sitting. . ; - 1 The Senators aiiid llepresentatives shall receive a conn '-ensalion lor tncir bervuif,- i. . i. j H and pajd out of Itjie 1 treasury of the Conlederate 1 : :Stktes. Tli'yhall, ttrall leases, except treason, felony 'and lacach If thciticace be privileged from arrest during hiieace ue prr their attei41ancc "at the. session of their, respective lhmses, and' ih 'going jto.alid, returning from the same ; and for anyl speech brj debate in either House they shall not be queslioueil hi any other place.' - ,2.. No Sifiator or Pvepreseutative shall, during the tihWfor wlach he 'was '.'elected, be appointed - to any civil office jmuler the. authority of the Confederate States, whfh stiall'bave been created, or the eniolu nients' whereof hall have been increasetl during such time and no porson holding any office under the Con :j ederate Statesihall be a member of either House, du tUfijrhis coitimlaace' In office. But Congress, may by nw . r una te nnncmai oiucei iu ci uro i. v.tft; v -1 Unarlmnta a seat upon the floor of cither j se, With th? privilege of discussing any measures V ltrtan"mg to lis department. i . ' ' .: J v j Section 7. , 1 1. All bills for rating-revenue shall originate in the House of 4cpre!serita'tiyes; but the Senate may propose jconcur with ftmenments as on otlier bills. 112. Ever bill which shall have passed bot hU exercise exclusive ; legislation, in all cases whatsoever, .'over such district (not exceeding ten miles square) ! as may, by cession ot one pr more ouues ana the "acceptance of Congress, become the seat of the goverhinent'of tlie Confederate States? and to exercise ; like: authority over all places purchased by the consent j of the Legislature of the State in which the same Vhall j be? for the erection of forts, magazines, arsenals, dock-. ; yards and tither needful buildings ; and ' " , . i 1 i ill 1 18. -To make ad laws which siiau.oe necessary ami proper for carrying into execution the foregoing pow ers, and all other powers vested by this Destitution in the srovernment of the Confederate States, or in any department or officer thereof. ' j . ' ' . Section 9. 1 The importation of nejn-oes of the African race from any foreign country other than the slaveholding States, or Territories of the United States of America, is hereby forbidden ; and Congress is required to pass such laws as shall effectually prevent the same. 2. Congress "Shall' also have power to prohibit the introduction of slaves from any State not a member of, or Territory nut belonging to, this Confederacy. . j ?,. The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not Ix1 suspended, unless when in cases of rebellion or invasion the public' 'safety may require it. ' ' 4. No bill of attainer, or ex iost facto law, or law denying or impairing; the right of property in negro slaves khall be ' .-passed "; : f. No capitation or other direct tax 'shall be laid unless in proporl ion to the census or enumeration here inbefore direc ted io be taken. . ' ; 6. .No tax or duty shall be laid on articles exported from any State, except by a vote of two-thirds of both houses. 7 No preferences, shall lie given by any regulation of commerce or revenue to the ports of one State over those of another. : 8. No money" shall be drawn from Jthe treasury, but in consequence of appropriations made by law ; and a r remilar statement and account of the receipts and ex- ciiditures of all public money shall be published from, time to time. , 9. "Congress shall appropriate no money from the treasury except by a.vote of two-thirds of both houses, taken -by yeas iand nays, unles it Ik? asked and csti-i niatcd'for by so e one of the heads of department, aivl submitted to Congress by the President ; qr for th purpose of payirtjf its own expeuses and ctntingencies ; or for the paj-ment of claims against the Gufederat States, the justice of which shall have been judicial".. . declared by a tribunal for tlie investigation of clain against the government which it is hereby made tl.--duty of Congress to establish. - 10. All bills appropriating money shall specify federal currency the exact amount of each appropri? tion and the purposes for which it : is made; ar . Congress, shall grant no extiw jompensation to an public contractor, officer, agent or servant, after sm. contract shall have been made or such service ren dered. j .''.:. "'': 11. No title of nobility shall be granted by the Cor. t federate States; and no person holding any office profit or trust under tliem, shall, without the cocsei. . fo the Congress, accept of any present emolumeut j 2. No State shall, without the consent of the Con gress, lay' any 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 duti?S and impost's, laid , by any State on imports or exports, shall be for the. use of the treasury of the Confederate 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 duty pf tonnage, except on sea-goiiig vessels, for the. improvement of its rivers and harbors naviga ted by the said vessels ; but such duties shall not con flict with any treaties of the Confederate States with foreign nations ; and any surplus of revenue thus dc " riveil shall, after making such .improvement.,, no p..;a' into the eonmvwi treasury ; nor shall any State keep troops or ships of war, in time of peace, enter iuto any . agreement or compact with another State, or with a . foreign power, or engage in war, unless actually inva ded, or in such imminent danger as wih not admit of delay. But when any river divides or flows through ' .i-twv or more btates, thv-y may enter into compacts .; with each other to improve the navigation thereof. Article II. Section 1. 1. The executive power shall be vested in a Presi dent of the Confederate btates of America, He aud 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 be elected as follows: 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 in the Con gress ; but no Senator or representative, or person hoiding an office .of trust or profit under the Confeder ate States, shall be appointed an elector. 3. The electors shall meet in their respective States and vote by-ballot, 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 persons voted for as Vice President, and of the number of vates 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 th Senate shall, in the presence of the Senate and Hous of Representatives, open all the certificates, and th votes shall then be counted ; the person having th greatest number of votes for President shall be th President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of 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 1 shall choose immediately, 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 members from two-thirds of the States, and a majority of all the States shall be necessary to ja choice. And if the House of Representatives' shall not choose a President, whenever the right of choice shall devolve upon them; before the 4th day of March nest following, then the Vice President shall act as Presi dent, as in case, of the death or other constitutional disability of the President. - . 4. The ierspn having the greatest number of votes as Vice President shall be the Vice Tresdent, 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 list the Senate shall choose the Vice President; a quorum for the purpose shall consist of twiv-thinls of the whole number of Sen ators, and a majority of the whole dumber shall be ne cessary to a choice. 5. But no ' person- constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall 1 eligible to that of Vice Pres ident of the Confederate States. i ' C. The Congress may determine the time of choosing the electors, and the day on which they 'shall give their vofes, which day shall be the same throughout the Confederate States. - .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 lorn in the Uuited States prior to the 20th of Decem ler, I860, shall be eligible to the office. of President; neither" shsUTany person be eligible to that tffice who shall not have attain d the accent thirtv-hve years, and been fourteen years a resiueut within the limits of the Confederate States, as may exist at the time of his election. . . t. 8. In case of the removal of the President from office, or of his death, resignation, or iuaWlity to dis charge the powers and duties of the said office, the same shall devolve on the Vice President; and the Congress may, by law, provide for the case of re moval, death, resignation, or mabihtv 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 or a President shall be elected. ,9. Hie President shall, at stated times, receive for his services a compensation, which shall neitW be in creased nor diminished during the period for which he shall have been elected : and he shall not receive with in that period any other emolument from the Confed erate States, or any of them. 10. Before he enttrs xn the execution of his office, he shall 4ke the following oath or affirmation .; I ' I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faith fully execute the office of President of the Confederate States, and , will,, to the best of my ability, preserve, protect andefend the Constitution thereof." !' !-,; M'V-' ; Seciion2. 1. The President shall be commander-in-chief of the army and navy of the' Confederate Stales, and of the militia of the several States, when ealled into the actual service of the Confederate States ; he may re quire the opinion, in writing, of the principal officer in each of the Executive Departments, upon anj' sub ject relating to the duties of their respective offices; and he shall have power to grant reprieves and par dons for i offences against the -Confederate States, ex cept in cases of impeachment. . 2. He shall have the power, by and with the ad vice and consent of the Senate, to make treaties, pro vided two-thirds of the Senators present concur ; 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 Gm federate States, whose appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by law ; but the Congress may, by law, vest the appointment of such inferior officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, iu the courts of law or in the heads of departments. j 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.) All. other civil officers. of the Executive Department may b removed at any time by . the President, orj other appointing power, when their services are unnecessary, or for dishonesty, inca pacity', inefficiency, tnisconduct, or neglect of duty ; and when so removejd, tlie 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, by -granting commissions which shall expire at the end of' their next session ; but no person rejected by the Senate shall be reappointed to the same office du ring their ensuing recess. j Section 3. 1. The President shall from time to time, give t the Congress information of the state of the Confed eracy, and : recommend to their consideration sticli 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, j with respect to the time of ad journment, he niay 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, arid shall commission all the officers pf the Confederato States. i Section 4. - 1. The President, jVice President, and all civil offi cers of the Confeiterate States, shall be removed from office on impeachment for, and conviction of treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdeanors ' :...'-.-' article in. Section 1. 1. The judicial power of the Confederate , States shall be vested in one Superior Ojurt, and in such in ferior courts as the Congress mayfrom lime to time ordain and establish!.. The judges, . both of the Su preme and inferior courts, shall hold their offices du ring good behavior,, and shall, at stated times, receive for their services a compensation, which shall not be diminished during their continuance in office. 1. The judicial power -'shall extend to all cases arising under this Constitution, the laws of the Con federate States, and treaties made or which shall be made under their authority ; to all cases affecting am bassadors, otlier public ministers and consuls ; to all cases of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction ; to con troversies to which the Confederate States shall be a party ; to controversies between two it more Mates; between a State and j citizens of another btate where the State is plaintiff ;; between citizens elaiiiung lamls under grants of different States, .and between a Stte or the citizens thereof and foreign States citizens or subjects ; but no State shall be. sued 'by a citizen or subject of any foreign State. 2. In all cases atlecting ambassadors, otlier public ministers and consuls, and .those in which a State shall be a party, the Supreme Court shall have origi nal jurisdiction. In ad the ot her cases bciore men tioned the Supreme Court shall have, appellate juris diction, both as to law and tact, with such exceptions and under such regiilations as the Congress shall make. I 3. The trial of alH crimes, except in cases of im peachment,' shall be l y jury, and such trial shall be held in the State where the said crimes shall have been committed ; but, when not committed within any State, the trial shall joe at such place or places as the Congress may by law have directed. Section 6. 1. Treason against the Confederate Sta tes shall con sist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid anil comfort. No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the tes timony of two witnesses to the same, overt act, or on confession in open court. . 2. The .Congress' Shall have power to Hectare tne punishment of' treason, but no attainder of treason shall work: corruption of blood, or forfeiture, except . duriug the life of the person attained. article ir. Section 1. ' 1. 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 wich such acts, records and proceedings shall be proved, and the effect thereof. j - : j Section 2. 1. The citizens of each State shall be entitled to all the privileges and immunities of citizens in the sever al States, and shall haw the right of transit and so journ in any State of this rionfederacy, with their slaves and 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 laws of such State, who shall flee from justice, and be found in another: State, shall, on demand 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 auy law or regu lation therein, be discharged from such service or la bor, but shall be delivered up on claim of the party to whom such slaved belong, or to whom such service or labor may be due. ; " Section 3. . 1. Other States may be admitted into this Confed eracy by a vote of two-thirds of the whole House of Representatives and two-thirds of the Senate, the Senate voting by States ; 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 i if the Congress. ! . . 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. j ' . 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 limits of the several States, and may permit them, at such times and in such manner as it may by law provide, to form the States to be atotted into the confederacy. In all such territory the mstitution of -negro slavery as it now exists in the Confederate States shall be recognized and protected by Congress No 94 and by the territorial government and the inhabitants, of the several Confederate States and Territories shal fuiwt ?inigllttot'e s'lch ritorr and slaves law fully beld by them m any of the States or Territories of the Confederate States. -Qf4; T,he4Couete Statwhall guarantee to every S n LS r hereafW '-y ''e a member of this Confederacy a Republican form of government, and shall protect each of them against invasion; and on application f the legislature (or of the Executive tic violence sessiun aSainst don'w- ' - article v.-Seci-ion A. ". ' Cpoa the demand of auy three States legally assembled m their several conventions, the Congress shall summon a Convention of all the States, to take into consideration such amendments to the constitu tion as the said States shall concur iu suggesting at the time when the said demand is made, and should any of the proposed amendments to the constitution be agreed on by the said convention voting by States and the same be ratified by the Legislatures of two-thirds of the several States, or by conventions m two-thirds thereof as the one or the other mode of ratification may be proposed by the general conven tion they shall henceforward form a part of this' Constitution. But no States shall, ; without its con sent, be deprived of its equal representation in the Senate. ' ARTICLE VI. ' 1, Tlie Government established by the Constitution is the successor of the provisional government of the Un federate States of America, and all the laws pass ed by the latter shall continue hi force uutil the same shall Iw'repealed or modified ; and all the officers ap pointed by the same shall remain in office until their successors are -appointed and qualified, or the offices abolished. ; t2-,A3l-del,'ti COI,tracted and engagements entered into before the adoption of this constitution shall be as valid against the Confederate States under this constitution as under the provisional government. ' 3. This constitution, aud the laws of the Confeder ate btates, made in persuauce thereof, and all 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, anything in the constitution "or laws of any State to the contrary notwithstanding. ' 4. The Senators and Representatives before" men tioned, and the meral-eisof the several State Lensla tures, aud all executive and judicial oflicers, both of the Co federate States and of the several States, shall' Ixj bound by oath or affirmation to support this con stitution, but no religous test shall ever lie required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the Confederate States. 5. The enumeration, in the constitutionof certaiu 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, nor prohibited by it to the States are reserved to the States, respectively, or to the people thereof. . , ' . , ARTICLE VII. V. 1. The ratification of the Conventions of five 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 jnd for the meeting of , the .Electoral' College;! and for counting the votes and inaugurating the Presi-1 dent. They shall also prescribe the time for holding ' the first election of members of Congress under this constitution, and the time for assembling the same. Until the assembling of such Con gress, the Conress unuer uie provisioiiiu wusutuuufl vXinVii!iae to' exercise the legislative powers granted them, not . ex tending beyond the time limited by the constitution! of the provisional givernment. . '. T' ( Adopted unanimously, March 11, 1861. ' TERMS F0U A HVEKTISI.VT7. OB8K,ore, fimt iwertlon, t . kach anUequent insertion, ......... J.; V (Fourteen line, or under Wke Contract, will be enterJ with and quarterly ndyniut, . reduction fr be rate. f . v ratoi for a jrcrdioiuent Jfo deduction from the regular inserted in the Weekly Editiyu. All adTertidemento rccvire on. tB-tU,".- .w 1 . r--. ...... au kll t j t The Nense: Mr nnnieturlng Coiapanj and Cartrida Wrappers, 0711 ai tity of common wrapping paper ' nd ,arPe JutSr H.y.flCSTEDf Tourer. Raleigh Register, Greensro Timi We.trTv81' eoat, QoldW Tribune and .Vewbern'Wi Tj DUE WORTH l-KMALB SKMIXARY, TinSUtutionha8bb.SS , ' kiss "d the ?M?S: sas ttr)f orded hJ u,e Tery tt&SS& diheftUInJtnr8Uf flTenen,en and Four I... SOUTl TIIOROUGULif Greensborouh is eminentlr healthy-, tnd in the nresent PPIJ to RICHARD STK ftLLV GVrincipsJ, June 2C. . Oreeiwborough, X. C. : . ' 3 m. - notice. 1 : I i? P up and owraltted to the Jail of JTeck- A lenbur? county, on tho th dav of Avtemlir iS nejero boy, who Vm hi name is " Jim Tn.! k- ' ter's name is "John Vorthv " lii"'; ? I hu m X. C. Said boy is of i3J! In be VerV bl.cl 117?' identify Lira. The owner U hcrebr notified to com-ft,r ward, prove property, pay charpei and take bnTi aV.r othww on the 9th day of Septemr Lxt, he win bTK p.8ed to public sale, to pay fees, a, the law direcU ' e. ... W. W. GKIER, Charlotte, X. C. May Ml1 1860, 18CI. SI'RIXG TRADE N. F. KIVES A CO. WU0LE8XLB UttL'CaiSTS. ' ARXESTIY Invite the merchants or vir"lnla J. Q. DE CARTKRET. JOflN ARMSTRONG. N0UTH-CAR0LIXA BOOK BINDERY, (OVER THE N. G. HOOK STORE.) DeCarteret & Armtronjr, BOOK BIXVEES ANT) BLANK BOOK MANUFAC TURERS, ' RALEIGIT, X. C. ' - Jan. 23, 1861. 16 ly ED. GRAHAM HAYWOOD, f- CO UXSELLOR AXD ATTORXEY AT LAW, RALEIGH, N. C, ; . Will attend the County and Superior Courts of Wake, Johnston aud Chatham ; the Superior Courts of Xew Han over and Sampson, and the Terms of the Federal Courts, and Supreme Court of Xorth-Carolina, at Raleigh. Ottice. the one formerly occupied by the late Hon. Wil liam II. Havwood, jr. .' Jan. 26, iaci. . - -' . , 17 ly. BR. M00RB. ATTORXEY AT LAW, SALISBURY, K. C, J Will practice in the Courts of Rowan and adjoining coun ties. Collections promptly made. ' -Jan, 26, 1861. V 17 ly ' E tensive stock of Ihugs, Chemicals, .Oils, Dve Stufl's, Window Glass. . Patent Medicine, Seeds, Spices, ' Perfumerr,' Fancv Ar'ticlx. Bi uLes of all kind, Tobacco,. . Cigars, Snuff, Pure Medical Wines Urandics, Gins. Ac .. "''K iacH,w unsurpsHscil by nr house in thtnCde tbcv feel autl,o.-,ed in saving they can, and wilful .11 goods ln the..- line of busing, at mvx low price,, . cannot it a f'ye entire satislaction. Orders wfll be promntlr attended to. AH tfoods sent from their establishment, w ranted a.-) i-epi eseuU'd by Uii'.-n. ' ." .. F. RIVES A Dr. X. F. Rjves, WALTEH R. J0RDA5, Joseph Carr. CO.. : Wln.b'.ale Dmfri.sU 1 1'U-i jsljui-fj, V a. . ' i?tr. W U. II. DICKISSOS. X.B.HILL. C.B.HILL. DICKINSON, HILL & C0 AUCTIONEERS, XORTH CORXER OF FRAXKLIX AXD WALL TS., RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. Attenil particularly to the selling of slaves at public and ale. private s Aug. 28, 1860. GREEXSB0R0' Mutual 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 parmcnt of its losses. The insured for life are its members, and they participate in its profits ; not only on the premiums paid in, but also on a large and increasing desposit capital kept in active operation. 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 npon their own lives, or the lives of their slaves, will please address D. P. WEIR, Treasurer. Greensboro', Feb. 11, 1859. ,11 ly. "XT F. RIVES & CO.. wholesale and retail Drusr- J gists, hare and will keep on hand a full sopplr of all such articles as are usually touna in a rirst Class Drur House. They will conducs the business on a large and .liberal scale, having ample experience, force' and facilities for doirnr bo, and hope by, their promptness, energy and untiring eflbrta to please, to secure the liberal patronage of their friends and the public generally. , The Prescription Department wilf be under the immedi ate supervision of one of the firm, both day and night Orders will be attended to with neatness and disspatch. X. F. RIVES, M. D. WALTER It. JORDAX. 5 tf. JGS. CXRR. MANSION HOUSE, Within Two Hundred Yards ok thk Depot. Xow open for the reception of TR AN SI EXT CUSTOM and BOARDERS. Table supplied with the best the mar ket affords. I MOXTAGUE, Proprietor. Jan.-7, 1861. ! I 12 tf UBSISJENCE DEPARTMENT, ' " - Kaxeish, Mar, 25tb, 1861. Sealed proposals will be received at this Department for the delirery of good merchantable flour, atanr railroad depot within the State, in quantities not U tHu ttcentif-, fite barrel,, until 15th of July, 1861.' Proposals should be endorsed Proposals for flour," and addressed to the Commissary General." f WM. JOIIXSTOX, CommUtarjf General. . -May 29. 186L tf COMMITTED to Jail, ln tne town of Salisbury Rowan county,, by Cornelius Kcstler, a negro ularea who says hiiit runaway, and belongs to Jame Fuller and says his name i Frank. This boy ia about twenty-one or two yearii old, about six feet high, of rather a light-dark color, bad on brown woolen clothes, badly torn, appears to be a boy of good quality, and a number one negro. The owner will come for him, pay charges, and take him away, otherwise he will be dealt with according to law. W. . WALTON", Sheriff of Rowan county. May4,186L 4 m . FUUNITrUIJ! FURNITUKE!! A IFRED OVERTURE, bavins removed to the XX. large, new and cxU-umvo building on Sycamore itreet n-.-ai ly opposite Donnans A Johnaon, has purchased tha mo?t superior and extensive stock of Furniture eri exhib ited in the city to hiih he invites the attention ot house keepers and others in want of superior articles in his line, pledging entire satisfaction in. quality and price. His stock is compoM of Sofas, Divans, Parlor chairs, Mahogany wajiirobes, and Rook casi , Marble top Run.au.., Centre -tables, .Spring- and other lk-d.eadH, Sociable, &c. Ha will alHOinake to order any article in hi line, as he has some of the best workmen in thecitv in his employ. He solicits a call from his friend and the public. He will pay particular attention to the Undertaking De partment, tor which purpose Tie will keep a good assort ment of Runal Cases of every description. He will hare in attendance on funeral occasions a careful driver and good hearse. . . . H.A.I .J. .,, ; 1 m A .Tl A IBM ' - EEKLY ARRIVALS OF CARRIAGES, Rocka. WA S and RLT((; I KS. maAf tmrnulv f..r Virn-it.;. and Xorth-Carolina. The V are of the latest style and supe rior workmanship. Also, SADDLES and HARNESS of the " Wst materials, and of my own manufacture. Call and see my stock before purchasing elsewhere. A. C HARRISON, No. 123 Sycamore street, rutcrgburir, Va. April, I860. ' ) " Ij. REMOVAL GEOUGi; L; BIDG00D, ' BOOKSKIiLER, Agent Methodist Depository, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, WOULD respectfully Inform his friends and the public, that he has removed to the store r' NO. 1C1 MAIN STREET, Recentlr occupied by .Mr. Cha.. A. Gwatkin, aad one door below. MessrSj Kent, Pain k Co. His stock of ROOKS, STATIONERY, AXD FAXCY ARTICLES, will compare favorably v ith anv house South. He has se lected with great care a pplendid assortment of stationery, to suit the most fastidious. A collection of choice MIS- ' CELLANEOUS, STANDARD AXD THEOLOGICAL WORKS, of the-uewest editions, and indeed the latest popu lar, moral publications as poon as published. i The trade can be supplied with our own own Rooks upon the same terms as at tne Nashville house. For terms, see 'Catalogue, which, will be furnished gratis. Merchants, Ministers, Colporteurs, and Consumers, wil find it to their advantage to patronize the Depository. The store has been elegantly and comfortably fitted tfp with a view to the ea v conduct of the bu?iness, as well as the comfort and ease of tlie customer. Also polite and accom modating clerks are employed. Orders-will bs faithfully and promptly attended to. - - Don't forget the place. Xo. 1G1 Main street, one door below Kent, Pain & Co'. 6 COLLEGE HOTEL THE Undersigned having taken charge ofthe houses former lr occupied as a Female College in the city of Raleigh, on llillsboro' rtreet, 200 yards west of the Capitol, towards the X. C. Depot, and having opened the same as a PURLIC nOTEL and BOARDING HOUSE, respectfully solicit the patronage of the TRAVELING PURLIC. - . Hillsbdro' street is noted for good water and beautiful shade during the summer months. The Proprietor designs keepinjaa House for BOARDERS, during the summer and fall mouths for FAMILIES, who can hare the benefit the Mineral Water from the Kirkham Spring, which equal to any in the State in medicinal properties, , . which ia well known to aU who hare tried the water. The public are respectfully solicited to call and judge fot themselves, as proinisca might be made and not complied with. SAMUEL E. PHILLIPS, Ag'L Jan. 26, 1861. ; , IT tf CLX( SEWIXCJ MACHIXES.-Thc Quaker CIt) jbtJJ Sewing Machine work with two threads making aclouble lock stitch, which will not rip or rarel, eren if very fourth stitch be cut. It sews equally as well the oArsest Linsey or the finest Muslin, and is undeniably the ast machine in market. Merchant Tailors, Mantua Makers nd Housekeepers, are invited to call and examine for them- 6lJIr" P. A. ( Wilson, Merchant Tailor, Winston, X. C. harintr tried other machine, buys one of the Quaker ityr and pronounces it far better than any before m use. All persons wishing to secure the agency for the sale , he Quaker City machine, in anv - at the town in Xorth Carolina, except in the county of Wake, which y lecured to Mera. Tucker A Co., of Raleigh and the county of Forsy the, Uken by P. A. Wiu-Mi, ot WinsUm, should appiy on to the undersigned agenU for the State. H e witl pa, . reasonable percent, to all persons ftfaffi Greensboro', X. C, Feb. 2nd, 1858. - LAND FOR SALE.- The subscriber wbhlns to move to the Southwest, offer for sale the tract of land on whicn he now resides, lying eight miles south of JMeirt, and one mile north of Rand s mi I on the waters of Swift Creek, and in a healthr and intelligent neighborhood. Said tract conUin'ab.mt 640 acres. ; there u enough land cleared, and in a high state of e11"10"" horse farm, cultivating one-half alternately. There is on the tract a good two story dwelling house containing eight rooms, and a baeement, newly fitted up. There are alsoall the necessary outhotwes of a wcll-reeulated farm, with a rreU of excellent water in the vanL The farm w well dpted to the growth of Corn, Cotton V heat and OaU. For further particular, add Auburn, WKe Uu.. Ji. w October 13, I860. tC NOKTn-CAKOLIXA MILITARY BrTTOXS.The " Goldsboro Rifles," baring procured a complete act of Dies ofthe State Arms, are prepared toi'urnUh Buttons for all the Xorth-Carolina Military Cora panic, at 33 per cent- less than they can be purchased elsewhere. -' til application! must be made to the Captain, . 1L D. CRATOV Goldsboro, K C Jan. 13, X861. , W-tf ' o (5 I- :., (2 a - 8 ' I"' I i ti ' if: . : .' - , -I" i
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