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fjjetotc launtal. - ... Willi IjOlIN SPEOIAN, Editor and Proprietor j eaND PRINTER TO THE STATE. WIT. UOBIXSOX, Assistant Editor. ; K ft i I" K. i I r ' I I A- if ! TERMS: EMI-WEEKLY EDITION, per annum..... ....si .... 2 ,' Invariably in Advance.) The Southern Republic. , a icnt ConsliiiUon of the Confcd rale States ' . ttf America. The rcr; 1 ti,e i.wplenf the Confederate. States, each State I iusbverdpi ami imlcndcnt, character, ia "hiii'.! etal!ilj ti.U Constitution lor the Cyiifwlc- r,;cs;.'.:o.,ci' Ainenca.- , " Autici.k 'J. Section 1. ; VP iti-lativc powers, iicrcin lie located snau ue Eiiu a 0it;ri-s-s of the Confetlcrate States, fi't ih'all' consist' oi' a Senate ami IIoue of Uep- V( i i ie House .f Representatives sha'i he composed -V ovA, -r chosen every second year hy the H.ple of i , ,,l m-Ues: and the electors in each State shall -at i- : ,,c yt'lUlSltO' 101 uaunnvi u,v, u, ,..,wvm ti!UH:k .. i ii;.t a citizen ol tne ioiuet'Craie. ounes iajrvaii.,vea t vote for any officers, civil or politi- i n 1(1-' " , . 1 1 1 ue o I t wei ity-u ve ears, ":rt ,. :., i,ll-der:ite States, nnd who shall no j I hr ah iuhiihitantof tliat 'State in Yirli l'K'-'iaMT-f cij:.e!i. ...J . . . ' j. V .ivi'.ivx.-i.tativc.? and direct taxes shsujic a'ppor- .. ' i....,:.;..,'-tlu.-s.ver.l State.-; which lUivvh vz tlie-severa! States which m;iy be included 7.'. .i i federacy tce rdh tnKhei r respect i ve tJMjJI i ill I! witlini till nnn.l (T.-. W i, h shall i'O detennwen by udsiuig to the th M i vi c -foK a term of y and exciudin- Indians ,i.,t taxiH.1; tliFee-tiithsid tffeves. Tne actual enu- W'llO i,. ,-,'. !.r t,f tree 1 -ersi msinci lit liner l nose uounci vF. i lie juiltle wil oin mice ears auer.usu '(Sv.f in(('till'' ol-t Jo:i"r'ss of the Cop.ii'dcrate States, ..,,.', ;. itlnn Vyfv Milsc(p:eiit term. of ten. years, inVuch ! " 'wvTliaH. hv law, direct. i-Tlio number of f . . . . . ' " i . r i?fx. . . 1 ... M ,,..f .vfiK.il itllf- TtJir t'.r-rV II IV , i . -x . ....1. Ci.,t di-ill li'ivn nt. li'siit one rf-i.re- Jrt;itive; hii 1 until such eniinieration MiaU be Uiade iiiir Si ate'of South Carolina shall be entitied tt choose x.:v tl,i State o tieorJiia ten, the Statv ! xVlaliatna -Lh-ei-t'lk' State of Fl.aida two. the Stale of Mississippi hv'L the State of Louisiana -six, and the State of 4. W ln-n: ti: vacancies happen - in tlio representation State, the i;:;eetitie ; authority thereof. shall fr i:ti aiiV isMie writs of elcct.ou l lib tW vacancies. , .. ':;. IT.n:f if l!!'nre.e!;ta'lives shall chou-c their .Speaker and other officers, and sbad have the soie povvt of mn.ei'-hmcnt. exec Tit that any lumeial or resident and actr.ig soli-ly witnm ate, may lie i-ni avl.ed by a vote , il l " iiyierai iini 'the -liusits of anv, ,.' two-Lhirds of both branches oi the Lcgis.ature theicl. Stc'ii'ii C. " k ... . C . i , 111 1 ho Ni'.ate : the C n ederate. Mates.- suati ji ( imp vist'd if two Sen:itors lrotn each .Mate, chosen lor "six veirrs bv the l.e;',i;itnn thereof. at -the- regular .,....;,; ;.;-r.;.,..n.h.it.- v nrecedi'iir the cnnnnence ,i; -n:':i!t.-cf bio t'Tin ij'i service; and eacn Senator snail have oiie yote. 1 " 2. lunccdiaielv after they shall be :f s n;blcd. m conscpience A' the lirst election; tliey sbU be divided aseVptally as mav be into three classes. .; The scats ot iiie Senaton. of th! first class shall be vacated the .v,..irit'i, . i!u. sc.-t;nd year: of the" second class at the cxpiralio'i of ihe fmrth year : anl(jl the third 'class' at the expiration of the sixth yea J dsn that one third -niay be i hc.scn every second year jUnd if vai-an-.cies-happe.ii bv tesihr.tiou or other wis during the re cess' of the I'isiature of any State, the Executive t hereof iniiv niake ti-rnporary appointrnents until ihe ;oxt iiu!er.?W of the Legi:;lature,.wh:ch bl'iali- then till M;eh vacai.tNCf ,". Koperson shall Ve a Senator wlio shall not -have .-ittni'.J-il the ae of thirty years, a: id l-e .a citizen of the Confederate States, and who shad not: when .elected. ':he au inhabUant of the State tbr which he shall be 'ClOSt'lj. . ' . 4. The Vice Pfesidei.tof the ('-.wiWeratc States shall be President of the Senate,-but shall have 'no vofe,-un-lcs- Chey be equally liviUnl. rt Tiie'Senate. shall 'choose thvii."i other ofileers. :-uil also a President 'j-ro temjre in 'ti.e absence of the Vice Vi-csideiit,for ,whenhe shall cxen ise the uDwv of Presi dent o!'t):e O l.fckir.te States. ' The Senate shall have the sole po,vcr-t try all ii)ipeachnient hen sitting b-rlthat purple; they shall be ion olithatftinnatioii. hen. ihe. Presidei-t ef tlic Confederate States is tried, the Ciiief Justice . sliall i. resi.lt i av.v ' no pcX-'" stun! He convieiejl WKi:- ent 1 1 io Coneui iciiee ' ot ttf -thirds of the members j present. .r. i.t On T.(-..!?M! ! ! f S III . J U it f V - .tend furthei' than to'ienioval froiii ''of.j -e, and 'disqual- ification to hold andeniov any oLue ot honor l.n-e ot iioiior. trust or nrutit. under tfie Confederate Sta'es; butthv paity c 1 . ; . .. i i . i: .1 i . ... l .. ,,!.;.... ... ; c n- . 'Vleted slia.l, neveVtKii'iCSS. oe naiae ;.un mh-jh i io m- dietmoiit, trial, jud-cnt, ;uid punisLn:e;:t, aecorfhng t law.' ' ' ' -.'"' . ' - ' . . i Section 4. ' 1; The times, places and 'manner f i.olrh'u: elec ti'. i'.s b r Seiiat '-rs aihl Kepresen'tati e.s shall l e jire serik'il dn each -'State by the I-C'dshiture thereof, sub i'tt t i the provisions tf this Constitution; but theCon jjress inay, at any tinie, by law make '-r alter such i-e.iftdations. except as to the times and p!;iecs .f elutw iu. Se.iiatis. ' .-''- ' .. . ' ' 2. The (Vncres-.i shall assemble at least (nice in every " veav ; and such meeting shall be on the lirst Monday in lVeember, unless tliey shall ,1 y !aV, appoint adiiferent , --lay. ' , ; ; ' ; ' :; : ' . ' : Section f. . b Tlacli lloue shall be the judge of the, elections, r ti;ri:s and qcalitiv iitious of its own members, and a majority .of ea-l; ' sliall. constitute a qu..rum to do busi i. 's; Abut a sm alkr 'number may adjourn from clay to i"iv.va)uV:may le ;uthori.ed to eonipel the atojndaice (.f.'aleut uieudiers, in such , manner and under suehf penalties as eaelv I LouVe may provide. 2..Tlacli, House may "determine the rules of its pro ' cevliiigiv punish its members f.r lis.irderly behavior, -i-ndwhh the conciub'nce ;of tv;o-tl'iirds of the whole . c'ultcr. exiel a member.' a . 1 IUI.X rvu.lll lv v i i ourna! OT i .ie its; lame pro ex - .cc? 'Jugs, and from time to time pu' ii.--.ti i ccplihg such parts as mav 'in their sevresv. ' and the veas au?l nays oi judgment require !!!l-ml'('!'S ot the desire of ether v Holts: on anv i.mstion. shall, at twe-i!'th of those present, be en.toml on the iotinial. ;' . 4.J XeitliJr House, during the session- f Congress, j . shall, without th'j.consent of the other, adjourn for ' morif than three days, nor to any oth( r phv-e tiiau that j n w-lvch the two 11 ijvs s'j ill bj slttitsg. ..- Serf ion . i . The Senators an 1 dioprc-s;v.:t:vtives shall receive i a compensation for their scrviees. to le ascertained by j H htw.aiid paid -out of the treasury of the, 'Confederate j i. States. Tliey shall, in 'ill cases, except tnasoM.. f-l..ny. ; ! and breach of the -peace be nriv i'eged fr- .ia arrest duriiiV: ; theit at tendance at tne sesMs n ot their respective , lh;vses,aiid in g-iin- t and returning from thesame ' and for any speech or ilebaie in either House they sludl s i.ot )Le queitioneil in any other place. c . 2 .No Senator or Ibpresentative shall, during tlie tim for which he wa ekv. ted, be ' appointot to any civil office under the authority of the Confederate States, which shall have been created, or the enio'u meuts' whereof sb.a'l have teen increased during such time ; and no person holding any office under the Con xcderatc States shall be a meniWr .rof cither House du Vtng his cqntinuance in office. Ikit Cmgress ntay, by r a W', grant to the princip d officer in each of the Lx ' 1 naitive Departments, a scat u; on the floor of eitlu r Ilrase, witu the privilege of discussing any mciisures aiVprtan'mg to bis department. . ; ( ' Section 7. 1. xVd bills for raising revenue shall orij.i late in the Iluiise of Representati ves; but the Senate may propose toejoncur with anendments as oh other bllis Erery bill vhich shall have passed both Houses Ki'lf. Ix-foro it becumes a law. be presented to the . - .,i,.,m.inw!t tii mil '"overiinicni. etrat- fU'-.v"'ire innedonietic tVatKiuility, an.l hccure' ;lie ffiff Tn-s of lihertv to unrst;vcdari(i iur pu-iio - Vol. II. ' - '. ; " il H. 1 President of ihi Confederate States; if he approve, he shall sign it; but if not, he shall retyrn it with his ob jections to that House in whicliH shall have origi nated, who shall enter the objections at large on their journal and proceed to reconsider it. If, after such reconsideration, two-tiiirds of that Honse shall agree to jiass the bill, it sjiall be sent, together with the ob jections, to the 'other House, by which it shall likewise be reconsideredand if approved by two-thirds of that House it shall become a law. But in all such cases the votes of iKith Houses shall be determined' by. yeas, and naysnnd the names of the persons voting for and against the bill shall be entered on the journal of each j 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 saine shall ue a law, in like manner aj it he had signed it, unless the Congress, by their adjournment, ..prevent its return ; in w hich case it shall not be a law. The Presi dent may. approve any appropriation-and disapprove any other appropriation. in the sainebill. In such case, lie shall, in signing the bill, designate he appropria tions disapproved, and shall' return a copy-of such ap propriations, with his oltjections, to the House in which the bill shall have ojginatcd ; and the same proceed ings shall then lefiad as in case of other bills disap proved by the.Prresident. 3. Everyordcr, resolution or vote, to which the con jcurrenc(r6f both Houses may be necessary (except on i qiwftion of adjournment) shall be presented to the -resident of the Confederate States; and belore the same shall take effect, shall be approved by him; or being disapproved by him, may be repassed by two thirds" of both Hou.ses according to the rules and limi tations prescribed in case of a bill. Section 8. , 1 i t The Congress shall have power 1. To lay and collect .taxes, duties, imposts and ex cises for revenue necessary to pay ti c' debts, provide for the common defence, and carry on the government of the Confederate States; but no bounties shall be granted from the Treasury, nor shall any dutiescr taxes oh .importations from foreign nations be laid to pro mote or foster any branch of .industry ; and all duties, imposts and excises shall be uniform thorougbout the Confederate States. "' 12. To borrow money on the Credit of the Confede rate States. 1 ' S. To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the severa Slates, and with the Indian i tribes ; but neither' this, ' nor any' other clause contained in the Constitution, shall ever be, construed to delegate the j lower to Congress to .appropriate money for any internal improvement intended to facilitate commerce, except for the purpose of furnishing lights, lieaconsand buoys, and other aids to navigation upon the coasts, and the improvement of harbors and thv removing of obstructions in river navigation, in all which cases such duties shall be laid on the navigation facilitated thereby as may be necessary to pay the costs ami ex panses theieof. 4. To establish uniform laws of .naturalization, and iMiiform laws on the subject of bankruptcies, through-oi-t the Confederate Slates; but 'no law of Congres shall Iiscliarge any debt contracted belore the passage of the same. 5. To coin money, regulate the value thereof and of foreign coin, and lix the standard, of weights and mea sures. ': ' ' .-''' (j. To provide for the punishment of counterfeit ing the securities and-current coin of the Confederate States. ' . 7. To establish post offices' and post routes; but the 'expenses of .the Post office Department, after, the first day of M irch in the year of our lord eighteen hundred and sixty-three, shah be paid t ut of its' own reve nues. 8. To promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing1 for limited times to authors and in ventors the exclusive right to their, respective writings and discoveries. . 1). To onstitutc tribunals inf rior' to the Supreme Lourt. . . ' 10. To define and punish piracies and felonies com mitted on the high seas, and offences against the law of nations. ' 11. To declare war, grant letters of marque and re prisal, and make rules concerning captures oil land and water. . 12. 7 To ra!e and support armies ; but no appropria tion of ifiondy ''to that use shall be for a longer tei m than tWo'years. bJ. To provide, and maintain a. navy. 1-1. To make rules- for government and regulation of the land and naval forces. 15. To provide for calling forth the militia to exe cute the laws of the Confederate States, suppress in surrections and repel invasion. 1i, To provide for. organizing, arming nivl discip lining the militia, .and for governing such part of ihcm as may be employed in the service of the Confederate States; reserving to the States, respectively, the ap pointment ofthe officers and the authority of training the m'litia according to the cMsciplmeprescnbcd by Congress. , 17. To exercise exclusive legislation, in all cases whatsicv(.T, over Mich district (hot exceeding ten miles square) as may, by cession ot one or more otares ana the acceptance ot Congress, become the seat ot the government of tl;e Confederate States; and to exercise like authority Over al! places purchased by the consent of the Legislature Hi the State in winch the same shall for the erection of forts, magazines, arsenals, dock- yards and other need ft; 1 buildings ; and 18. To make all laws which shall be necessary and projier for carrying into execution the foregoing pow ers, and all' other j lowers vested bythis Constitution in the government' of the Confederate States, or in any department or officer thereof. .Section. l..The importation of negroes 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 not belonging to, this Confederacy. The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not lVnMended, unless when in cases of rebellion or iiivasioiiheivallic safety may requhc it. 4. No bill of-attaiuer, or ex post facto law, or law dviiymg or mtpairhHj tne right oi property in negro s;av(Sjh:nl be passtd. o. No caoitation or ether direct tax -shall lc laid i nine m lironortie.n to the censt!r enumeration r.erc- Ivi.-'re xurecttnl io he taken !. o No tax or dm v s'.iall be laid on art :-d roin anv State, except bv a vote both h"Ues. t third 7. No preferenci.s slndi l,-o given by any regulation of commcne or 'revenue to" the ports of one State over hose of another. : w 8. No money shall be drawn from the treasury, Amt in consequence of appropriations made by law ; and a reglilai-statement an. I account of the receipts an.l ex penditures of all iub!ie inoncy shall be published from time to time. ' t. C mgress shall appropriate no money from the treasury vxeej t by a vote of two-thiids of both houses, taken by ye:ts ar.l nays., unless it lie asked aiid esti matetl'for by sou e one of the heads of department, and submitted to Congress by the President ; or for. the purpose of payi.ng its own expenses and contingencies; or for the payment of claims against the G.n federate States, the justice of winch shall have been judicially declared by a tribunal for the investigation of claims against the government, w hich it is hereby made the duty of Congress to establish. t . 10.A11 bills appropriating' money shall specify in federal currency the exact amount of each appropria tion and the purposes for- which it is made ; and Congress shall grant no exti.. ompensation to any public contractor, officer, agmt or servant, after such contract shall have Keu made or such service renderec'. 11. No title of nobility shall be granted by the Cot federate States; and no . person holding any office of profit or trust under them, shall, without the ccrscnt to the Congress, accept of any present emoluments office or title of any kind whatever from any. king, prince or foreign State. " '. ''--" ' - : '- ; '-c. :;-'- .' '.' ,:' : ' So. 29. ItALMlGH. N; C, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY If), 1862 "'r - ' .- , " -. . - Z i 12. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, tir 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 thegovernment for a redress of grievances. 13. A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free ..State, the right I the people to keep and bear armsJShall not be infringed. .14. Nosoldicr shall, in time of peace, be quar tered iiiany house without the consent of the owner;' nor iir'time of war, but iu a mauner to be prescribed by- law. i 15. The righx of : the people to be secure in their persons," .houses papers and effects against unreasona ble searches jnd seizures, shall not be violated ; and ho warrantsfnall issue but upon probable cause, sup ported by, cath or affirmation, and particularly de scribing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. . 1G. No person, shall be held to answer for a capital or otherwise infamous crime, uuless on a presentment , or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising ia 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 bo compelled, in any criminal case, to be a witness against himself j nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private prop- - erty be taken for public use without just compensa tion. . 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 ; to be confronted with the witnesses against him'; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his 'favor, and to have the assistance of counsel for his defence 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 jn 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 crnl and unusual punishments inllieted. " - ' . - 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, or confederation; grant letters of marque and reprisal ; coin money ; make anything but gold and silver coin a tender in payment of debts; pass any bill of attain der,' or cx j.'o.st fact; law, or law impairing the obliga tion of contracts; or grant any titlq of nobility. 2. No State shall, without the 'consent of the Con gress,, lay any imposts or duties on imports and ex ports, excel ti what mav be absolutely necessary for executing its inspection laws ; and the nett produce of all duties and imposts, laid by any State on imports or exports; sliuU be for the u.-e of the treasury of the Confedcnue States ; aj:d such laws shall be subject to the revision ami control of Congress. ,': 3. No State shall, without the consent of Congress, lay any duty of tonnage, except on sea-going 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 foitiion nations; and any .surplus of revenue thus. de rived shall, a fter making such improvement, - he paid into the common treasury ; ncr shall any State keep troops or ships of war; i:i time of peace, enter into any agreement or .compact with another State, or with a loreign power, or eiifjagcin war, unless actually inva ded, or in such imminent danger as wilbnot admit of delay. Iut when any river divides or Hows through two ois more States, th -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 Con federate States of "America. ' lie and the Vice President shall hold their offices for the term, of six years ;' but the President shall not be re-eligih!e. The President ami Vice President shall be elected as L'l lows : 2. Each State shall appoint, :n such manner as the Legislature thereof may jiirect, 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 holding an office of trust or profit under the Cunfeder ate States, shall be .appointed an elector. -r - "8. The electors shall meet, in their respective States and vote by ballot, for President and Vice President, one of whom, at least, shall not hj 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 votes for each, winch list I hey shall sign and certify, and transmit, sealed, to the government of thj) Confederate States, directed to the President of the jSenate .; the President of th Senate shall, in the prcrence of the Senate and Hous of Representatives, open all the certificates, and th votes shall then bo counted ; the person having th greatest j 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, hot exceeding three, on the !is:t of those voted for as President, the House of Representatives shall choosy immediately, by ballot, the -President. Hut in choosing the President the votes shall be taken by States, the representation from each State having one vele; a quorum far 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 a ' choice. And if t lie House of Representatives shall not choose a President, whenever the right of choice shall devolve upon them, before the 4th day of March next 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 person haying 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 hu'-persou have a majority, then from the two highest .iiurnbcr on the listthe Senate shall choose the Vice President; a quoruro. for the purpose shall consist of two-thirds of the whole number of Sen ators, aud a majority of the whole number shall be ne cessary to a choice. . 5. Dut no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice Pres ident ofthe Confederate States. G. Tlie Oingress may determine the time of choosing the elecforsj antbthe d;;y on which they .shall give their J votes, which day- shaU be the. same 'throughout the -Gmfederale States. . 7. No. person exc jt a iiat'tial born citizen of the Confederate .States, or a citizen thereof at the time of tlie adoption .of this constitution, or a citizen thereof lrn in the.. United States prior to the. 20th oi Decem ber, 1800. shall bo. eligible to tlio office of President; neither shall any person be eligible'to that office who shall not .have attained the 'airerf thirty.-fi veycars, and bvn fourteen years a resioent within tlie limits of the Confederate States, as may exist at thectime of his election. . - ' . " , 8. In case of the removal of the. ( President frcm 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 Congress may, by law, provide for the case of re moval, death, resignation, or inalnlity both of the Prcs-e 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. Tlie 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 '' . . ' : '.-' " --; ' :Z '- ' 1 '" 'I : - " "''".' ""' ' -. - ; ,- "- -; ' -"" - r - .'. . :; , : - - - . . . ' ,,' ..'"'.', ..--"':.:: ,::;:.-:,-:'.:- ;;:,-.J , 'jSJ.j : " '" Z-ZV:. - ;r ,..-:' 'v : '-' .'.;-,--'. "':, .... , V':;u,'-.-' -V---''.-! --4: ;- .:-:'.:' --'-' :Z'ZX-::'-. J,.' -j'" ' shall have been elected : and be shall not receive with in that period any other emolument from the Confed erate States, or any of them. 10. Before he enters on the execution of his office, he shall take the following onth or affirmation " 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 and defend the Constitution thereof." Section 2. . 1. The President shall be commander-iu-chief of . the army and navy of the Confederate States, and of the militia of the several States, when called into the actual service of the Confederate States ; he may re quire the opinion, in writing, of fne 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 reprieves and par dons for offences against the Confederate States, ex cept in cases of impeachment. 2. He shall have tlie power, by and with the ad vice and consent of the Scnate, to make treaties, pro vided two-thirds of tlie 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 Courts and all other officers of the Confederate 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, n the courts cjjf law c in the heads of departments. 3. The principal officer in each of the executive de partments, aud all persons connected with the diplomatic-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, or other appointing power, -when their services are unnecessary, or for dishonesty, inca pacity, inefficiency, misconduct, or 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, 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. Section 3. 1. The President shall from time to i time, give to the Congress information of the state of the Confederacy,--and recommend-to their consideration such measures as he -shall judge necessary and expedient; he may, on extraordinary occasions, convene both houses, or cither of them; and in case of disagree ment between them, with respect to the time of ad journment, lie. may adjourn them to such time as he shall think proper ; he shall receive Ambassadors and other public .ministers ; he shall tabe care, that the laws be faithfully executed, aud shall commission all the officers' of the Confederate States. . .. Section 4. " I 1. The President, Vice President, and all civil offi cers of the Confederate States, shall be removed from office on impeachment iVir, and conviction of treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdeanors. ' article- ill. Section 1. 1; The judicial power of the Confederate.. States shall be vested in one Superior Court,' audi in such in ferior courts as the Congress may from time 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. Section 2. j 1. The judicial power shall extend to ; all cacs 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, other 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 or more States; between a State and citizens of another State where the State is plaintiff ; between citizens elainiing'lands under grants of different ; States, and let ween a State or the citizens thereof and foreign States- citizens or subjects; but no State j-hail be sued by a, citizen or subject of any foreign State.. 2. In all cases .affecting ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls, and those in winch a State shall be a party, the Supreme Court shall have origi nal jurisdiction. In ad the other cases before men tioned the Supreme Court i-hall have appellate juris diction, both as to law and tact, with .such exceptions and under such regulations as the Congress shall make. j 3. The trial of all crimes, except in cases of im peachment, shall be by jury, and such trial shall tie held in the State where the 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. j Section 3. ' 1. Treason against the Confederate Sta'es shall con sist only in levying war against them, or iu adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and 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 declare the punishment of treason, but no attainder of treason shall work corruption of blood, or forfeiture, except during the life of the person attained. j 'aijticle 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. xnd the Congress may, by general laws, prescribe the manner in w.'.ch such acts, records and proceedings shall be pr-ved .and the effect thereof. Ssciion 2. j '1. The citizens of each State shall be entitled to all the privileges and immunities of citizens in the sever al States, and shall havx the right of transit and so journ in any State of this xjnfederacy, with .their in said slaves shall not be thereby impaired. 2. A person charged in any State with treason, fel onv, or other crime against the laws of such State, ?.ho shall ilee from justice, ami be found in another State, shall, on demand of the executive autority of the State from which he lied, be deli vered 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 Ojufederate States. under, the laws thereof, 'escaping or lawfully carried into another, shall in consequence of any law or regu lation therein', be .discharged from such service or la bor, but shall be delivered upon claim: of the party to whom such slaves belong,, or to whom such service or labor may be due.! j Section 3. : j 1. Other States may lie admitted into ibis Confed eracy by a vote of tvo-thisus "of the whole House' of Representatives and two-thirds of the Senate, ti;u Sen-vtc voting', by States ; but no - new state s:iai .oe formed or erected within the jurisdiction of any other St:te; nor any State 1 formed by the junction of two or more States, or parts .of States, without the consent vof the Legislatures of the States concerned, as well as of 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 ands thereof. : " j 3. The Gn federate States may acquire new territo ry, ami Congress shall have power t. legislate, lud provide governments for the inhabitants of all terri tory belonging to the Confederate States lying with out the lioiits of. the several States, and may permit thr!m. at such times and 'i 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 t the Confederate States shall be recognized and protected by Congress and by the territorial government and the inhabitant! of the several Confederate States and Territories fcha have the right to take "snch territory and" slaves law tully held by them in any of the States or Territories of the Confederate States. 4. The Confederate States shall guarantee to every State that now is or hereafter may become a member f this Confederacy a Republican form of government, and shall protect each of them against invasion ; and on application of the Legislature (or of the Executive when the Legislature is not in session) against dome&l tic violence. - ' article v. Section 1. ' 1. Upon the demand; of any three States legally assembled in their several conventions, the Congress shall summon a Convention of all the States, to 'take ih to consideration such amendments to the constitu tion as the said States shall concur in suggesting at the time when the said demand is madecf and should any of the proposed amendments, to the constitution le agreed on hy the "paid convention voting by States and the same be ratified by the Legislatures of two-thirds of the several States, or hv conventions in two-thirds thereof ai the one or the other mode of- laiiucauon may ue proposed uy tlie general conven tion they shall hencifprwa.I form a part of this i.n..i:i..i: D-.x c.'x-x t ,i . i. vAiuMiiuiiou. Din no cjiaiee, snau, wiinotit its con sent, be deprived of ita equal representation in the Senate. ' ARTICLE VI. " ,' 1. Tlie Government established bv the Constitution is the successor of the provisional government of the Confederate Sfeites of Ahienca, and all thedaws pass ed by the latter shall continues in force-until the same shall be repealed or modified ; and till the, officers ap pointed by the same shall remain in office until their successors arc appointed at.d qualified, or the offices 'abolished. " ii ' , " 2. All debts contracted and engagements entered into before the adoption) of this constitution shall be as valid against the Confederate States Minder this c uistitution as under the provisional government. 3. This constitution, and the laws of the' Confeder ate States, made in persuance 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 laud; and the judges in every State shall lw bound thereby, anything in the constitntioii: or laws of any State to the contrary notwithstanding, ; ' 4. The Senators andj Representatives, before men tioned, and the memlieis of the several. State legisla tures, and all executive and judicial officers, both uf the Co federate States and of the several-States, shall be bound by oath or affirmation to support this con stitution, but no religoijs test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the Confederate States. ,.: 0. The enumeration, in the constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny.' or disparage otiiers retained by the people of the several States. C. The powers not delegated to the Confederate States by he constitution, nor prohibited by it to t he States are r.-served to the States, respectively,, or to ii;e people thereof. ' - ; ARjTinVE VII. . 1. The ratification of the Conventions of five State . hall be sufficient for tl! ;o 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 Ik-fore -specified, the. Congress utiiler -provisional constitution shall prescrile the time i'-r-holding the election uf President and Vice 'Presi dent; and for the' meeting of the "Electoral Cillege; and for counting the votes and inaugurating the Presi 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 Congress, the -Congress under the provisional constitution shall -continue to exercise the legislative powers granted theni, not ex tending beyond the time limited by the constitution of the provisional g ivernment. Adopted unanimously, March 11, 1861. J. Q. DK CAETE7.ET. J0H5J ARMSTUOXO. NOiiTH-CAROLIIYA BOflK BIXDEUY, (OVER THE X. C. liOOK STORE.) DcCiirterct & Arm&iroiis, BOOK BIND EUS A ND Ji L A NK LOOK MA X UFA C- T CItt' AS, RALEIGH." X. C. Jan. 23, 18C1. 16-ly 7D. tili.VIIAM II AI WOOD, Hi . COUNSELLOR AND ATTORNEY AT LAW, KAI.EKlll. X.' C, .'' Will .-.ttend tlio County and Superior Courts of Wake, Johnston and Chatham :j"the Superior Courts of New Han over and Sampson, and" the Terms of the Federal Courts and Knnrpnift Court of North-Carolina, at Ualeiirh. Oiliee, the one forlnr . . . - . .1 tTT't ly occupue by tne late lion.. ii- Main II. Ha-vwood, jr. Jan. 2ti, isiJl. 7-lv B R. M00RE. ATTORNEY AT LAW, SAUSDUUV, N. C. Will practice in thu Coui ts of Rowan and adjoining coun-tic-s. Coll octions promptly mado. Jan. 'ilSfil. i. . ' .17 ly H AVING lost or mislaid my certificate, Xo.353, fur four shares of stock in th; Raleigh and Gaston J.ailroad Cumpanv, I t;liall make application ' to the Board of said Company for a re-issua of same. ! JOHN WATShX, doc. 4.18C1. j " KOTiCE. .Mcthofllst. Prot. Female College, Jamestown Gcilford Co., N. C. THE FIFTH SESSION WILL OPEN JULY 4,-lAGl, under the charge of G. W. Hege, A. iJ. This Institution has ths advantage of a healthy location, large and comfortable buildings, and extensive' philosophi cal and chemical apparatus, kc. . The President and family, with the other" members of the Facultv, live in the College and. eat at the same tables with the Students. Tuition S15 per session, Music on thel'iano or Guitar S20; Grecian Paintipfr ST. 50; Embroidery $7 50. Latin, French, Oriental Painting. Drawing, Hair 1- lowers, Wax Flowers, Feather Flowers, Wax Fruit, each $5; V cal Music $1; contingent expenses SI; Hoarding $7 50 per. month, including washing and fires,, half in advance. For further inlormation address ' V G. W. HEGE, Preside,,. June 26 tf. ROANOKE FE3IALE SEMINARY. THE next session of this last! tut-Ion. at the re.-idence of Dr. J. T. Watson, near Koanoke V. O., Martin Co., N. C, will bgin on the fourth Monday in J ul v Mws Sue Williams, of N. C.,' Wacher. ' Spcliipg, reading and vrritingper se.-sioni...... $10.00 . 12.50 . 7.50 . 20.1)0 . 3.00 .10.00 . 7.00 Higher English liranches..... French J......J.. I n-si On I'iam . Use of Instrument..,.. Roard, per tnouth - ftn-.- in w.'.k. w ith wa-Linz at hocie. For further particulars addiets t iTS0X . Ju!r 10, l?Cl. , , ' ci-4tf: i Ucgietar -copy 4 times weekly ) 1 ?rodamxition: I v nursisajKe, airi Iy virtue of, arrcs.olatloiol J "the General A.-scUibiv vt' N..rth Carolina, I. Um.j I. Cinik, Governor cx-o;Jicio of our .Stat.-, ,da hereby not ity a'ld r;-iuire ail male citizen uf this State now in the eneniv's country of the United StaW, to return ' to- North C'Tolina where thcii1 allegiance is justly clue, Whin thirty d,,u, from the date hereof: and I do h.-reby declare, as an alien en-4.r.v, fttbjjct to all the pains, penalties and forfei tures which are or mav be incurred by an alien enmy, ever person failing to ob.-y the requirement ot tin pro clamation, except he be a wildterin the army of the .Con federate States, or some one ot them, arin prison or dc tained by force. .HKNRY T. CLARK, Governor Ex-Oiicio. Executive Depakthkxt, Riileiffh, Oct. 1st, 1861. H ' " Wilin?ntn Jouroal and Charlotte Democrat copy, oct 3.1SC1. r ! V -''- rnHE xNorth Carolina State A?rrlcnltural Society I are requested to meet at the Court House in this city at 7 o'clock, P. iL on Tuesday, 19th day of xNoreniber instant. . ' "' 'v' r ti Business of rery great imporUnpe requires a full ana punctual attendance, - , ' :- Border f thC ttfT P. prPESCDD, Sect'y, Ealeigh; X. C, nor. 6,1SSL . y M-- T E It 51 S FOR A D V C H T 1 S 15 Gr -1""'V"- - ' ' - " . .J , .. ' f..-y ." .i - : : . . ' . , ' One square, first sertion,................ Each subsequent insertion,... j J....... IS (Fourteen lines or under make a square.) " ' ' ' ' ' Contracts wiU bo entered into with yearly, half-yearly and quarterly adrertisers, at a reduction from the aboro "rates- ." " ... - - :'; fr. '-' - Ko deducHon from the rejmUr rates for adrertiseraent inserted in the Weekly Edition. " ' w " All advertisements receive one insertion in thi'Veeky. niLLSBOEOUGH ' zz MILITARl ACADEMY. TnjS IXSTITCTIOX Is under the Condact of .. .... LoK - V' Tew' formprlT Superintendent of the State .Military Arsd.-my at Columbia, S. C. It designed to attord! education of the same scientific and practical cnarac rr as that obtained in the State Military Institu tionsof Virginia and South-Carolina. - - , COURSE OF STUDY j " j .,;r' ?'frK btk ..-Arithmetic, Algebra, French History United fetates, English Grammar, Geography, Or thotrraphy. ' . ,f . . Se,,d'rir, itk Clf Algebra," Geometry, Trigonom ! rj0nx-- Latia' UniT""sl History, Composition ev j Y' 3 t0' Descriptive Geometry, Shadet, hnadowsand. Perspective, Analytical Oeometrr, SurTey ing, rench; Latin, Rhetoric, Hlttory . fingUnd- Litera ture, Drawing, Elocution. r Z?Hrt Ter. d C.aDif. and Int. Calculus, Natural I hilosophy, Chemistry, Rhetoric, Logic, Moral Philowi phy, Latin, Drawing, Elocution. . I if th Year, Ut Ca. Agricultural Chemistry, Astron omy, Geolory, Mineralogy, Ciril Engineering, Field Forti fication, Ethicsr Political Economy, Eridencea of Christi anity, Constitution of the Uuited S'tates. Infantry and Artillery Drill will form a feature of the whole course. ' . - , i . ACADEMIC TEAR BARRACKS. The Academic year will commence on the first Wednes day in February, (Feb. 6, 1861.) and continue, without in tei mi.Vion, to tlie fourth Wednesday in XoTember.' The Barracks are arranged with special reference to the neces sities of a Military Academy. The main building is 215 feet long and three stories hieh ; another building, IDOfeft long, eontains the mess hall, kitchen, store room, surgeon's office and hospital. . .' . ., TEKkJi : ' - The charges for the academic Tear are $315, for which the academy provides board, fuel', lights, washing instruc tion, text-books, medical attendance and clothing. For circulars containing full information address COL. C. C. TEW, 1 ; Supt. II. M. A. April 10, 1SC1. . ; . -wAswly. TENTS FOR THE VOUNTKERS. THE subscriber keeps constantly on hand and manufactures to order WALL, SI ULCY, DELL AND A TENTS. ' Any number, from 1 to 1,000, of the best "and mast im proved styles ean be supplied as fast as -needed. , X. B. Oilicer's tents made to order and warranted to suit. ; - S. A. MYERS, Corner Main and IVarl street, ' Richmond, Va. oct. 3, 1PC1. KH 3m. rniUNIP SEEIK . ' - - : TURNIP SEED. ' L.irg Flat Dutch Turnip Seed, . Ki-d Top Turnip, Large Norfolk. ! Large Mammoth (from IhiscoUnty,) . A inlother kinds nf Turnip seed, For sale at ' PESCU D'S Drug Store. . . August 11) 76 tf. A FIXE LOT OF Sl'OXtiE. XX. alad Oil, Baker's l$itte,rs, ltlack Tea, Bngli.li Mustard. A Lirg- stock of Fancy Soaps. , Received at P. F. aug 19. PESCUD'S. Drug Store. 7- tf. rpiIE SI BSCKIBEU KEt.8 LEAVE TO AX.NOl X( K JL to the citizens of Raleigh that he has made arrange ments to k epnn hand a constant supply of Coal from Egypt, in Chatham county. Persons wishing to have -Coal delivered at their residence can have it bv making early application. ' P. FERRELL, ' Wilmington street. August 28. 1861. , 78 tf. (iuarlcrmastcr' Department. PROPOSALS yill he received at this ofilec for furnishing th 2 North Carolina troops with Hats. Pro posals must In; accompanied by a sampb or the hat, and must stat; p-ice and number which can be delivered per week, and also at w hat time the delivery will commence. J. DEVL'REU.V, A. Q. M. sept. 0. l0-tf. Maj) of Nortli Carolina anil Virginia. A FEW COPIES OF PEAUCE'S IVK,W 3IAP OF North Carolina and. Virginia, embracing Virginia as as far Richmond, Yorktown, Bthcl, JTortrrss' - Monroe, Ac. The Coast De!:nces of North Carolina. Fort Macon, Hat teias, Ac. , : Send soon if you want a copy. Worth $10. . Sod for $U. ' - - v SAMUEL PEARCE, s HilUboro' X. C. September 1 L ; 82 6ui. NORTH CAROLINA INSTITUTE For the Deaf and Dumb ana the Blind. PIIEnext session of this Institute will com- M mencj; on Monday, the 2nd of September, and con tinu-; t-.-n months. Piipils should be sent in-punctually at the commencement of th; session. Having a full corps ot teachers in the different departments it is tr bo hoped that the parents and friendi of the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind will netid them hi-re to reco-ire the bent-tits of an edacati.in. ... " -. ... Any information 'as to the method of admitting pupil. Ac. will I)' sivca upon application to mo hv letter or otherwise. WILIEJ. PALMER, Principa Aug. 17. u wtswSin, . NOTICE. " OX A XI) AFTER TIIE FIRST DAT OF OCTOBER, 1SGI, I shall sell no gMd, except lor CASH OX DKMVKKY. I am compelled t ''dp this because I ean buy no goods now- tXee;;t at from two t,o two-hundred and li.'t v per eel t. higher than I bought them 4 months ago and I can get no time on them, but mut plank down the cash or go without the goods. I therefore ad.viso' all my cu.tomers and the pubFic generally, who w ill favor me witfi iheir calls, that . they must bring the change hereafter, as I shall cei ttinly refuse my bert irieniLi. I also earnestly, requ'ert all parties owing me accounts due 1st July or previous thereto, to come torward and set tle the same, either by cash or note parties failing to com ply with thin notice by 20th October next, will be charged ly" per cent on the whole amount due, from 1st July last, OO built ww-. Raleigh.lept- 28." J. SCI1 EI B. t7 3t. Sequestration Aollec. , TTAVIXG BE EX APPOINTED BY TIIE H0X. ASA XZlZ li'g, J "dge of the District Court of the Confederate States of America, for : the District of North Carolina, the Receiver for the Counties of Northampton, Cbowao, GateR, . and Hertford in said State, I hereby notify every attorney, a 'ent, former partner, truste- or other eron holding or controlling, within said counties-, auy lauds, tenements or hereditaments, goods or chattels, rights or credits, or any interest therein, of or for any a!i -n em my of the Confed-, crate SUtes of A merica, sH edily to infiii in me of the same, and to rendr Ut me an account thereof,' and i far as prac ticable to pav over the same to me, or to place ihe same in my hands. Any such person willt ult failing to do so kball beuilty of a high mUdemcnnor, and upfn indictment aud conviction, shall "be lined in a sum. not excelling five thou and dollai, aud inri.oned not more limn six month,, and shall furl her be liable to be ued by said Confederate State,,, andeubject to pav double the value or the estate, property wveffocta of the alien enimy held by him or subject to his WJ alao not-fv each and every citizen of the Confederate StaU-i spmhiy to give hifrinati;.n to me (s, he is r.-quired by law Wo) of any ... .U laads, t 'netm x:U and heredi taments, go .ds and i!..U.:k rigfasaand m.it, within the said countus, andofcv -rv rithx i.d mt-n-.l itcrcia.held, owned aud possessed i,r i.Wyed'- Ly- or for any tuch alien enemy. - My office is at Jackson Noil thampton county, X. C. W V I't FltLES. Iiccevri AU I . irrr for the. Counties aforesaid. rct. 13, 1SC1. 12 W6t. PK0CLAMATI0N By his Excellency, Henry T.'Clark, Ooy- emor of the State of North Carolina. ExtfCTIVE DEFAttTVBlIT, ) ItaRigh, Oct 3rd, 1SC1. ; . rrrp.:- trireu me by the 19th section rllPr 9n-t".ui iSbv S with the advice of the of yr'St,! hUvprohibittli eaputUtionb SdThV mYuoVthi Ssb .len goods, jeans lindsers .and b ankets eent through the ordeii of the proper oJ.te. s of O.nfederate Government, or of the State Government. The order of the 13th ult. .is hereby, revoked. The Ad iutant General is directed to employ all necessary ineana carry into full effect this order. t . ' , n . Done at the city of Raleigh, this 3rd day of October, A. D" IIEXRY T. CLARK, r Governor Ex-ofticio. oct' 1861. ' '" 9 4t.' ' Westc'rn Democrat, FaveLteville Observer and i i ming ton Journal copy four timci ancisend billa to' O r. "'ZZ7
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