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OtStiitf j iQntnal Thw SPEL31AN, Editor ana Proprietor J AND PfiJNTER TO TflE STATE. . '. WM. KOBlSOy, Assistant Editor. TERMS: rpnrr.Y EDITION, per tnnom,.. a,-4 rcrv EDITION, ........... 2 " Invariably in Advance.) The Southern Eepublic. fie rervianl Constitution of ihe Confederate States . of America. try the pi-opleof the Confederate States, each State ihdeuendent character, ia ir ill li dut.v.j, - .'. kipinirs oi ;n"gthc favor anftuidance'of Almighty, God-o ljv1 - i .i.i.ifi. l.w Pi-nfitiirinn fur t.ltA OinfitdA. ordain na ewauu; - - r ..,p States of America. ; Article l.-r-Section 1. . All legislative powers- herein delegated shall be ';1l"in a, Congress of the ; Confederate States,- Xh shall consist of a Senate and House of.Eep vxntitive. -Seclion.2. V . I'"- 1 The House of Representatives shall be composed ! of members chosen every second year by the people qf L several States; and the electors m each State shall i Litizensof the Confederate States, and have the quah ,vt ..' - fnr Wfirs of the moat numerous -Lv, ,,f ihe State Legislature; but no pereon of foreign birth -nt citizen of the Confederate States sWlfbc allowed to vote for any officers, cml or pohti- xal, State or Federal. V V" " . 2 X person-shall be a representative who sliajlliot have attained the a-p of twenty-five years, and be a cit;zcn-of the Confederate States, rand vho shall not, when elected, be an inhabitant of that State in which Le shall he chosen. , 3 lUprescntativcs ana nireei. ui.t- muiu l; apjiur- tionPu among meoevciai oiio nu.u t mviuuwi within this (Jonieueracy aaorumg aj men xcsjnuvu limnilers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole number of free persons, including those bound K-rvicVfor a terni of-yearrf, and. excluding Indians Hot tax'-ri, three-fifths of all slaves.: The actual cnu niPiVitiou shall .be ntnde wHhin three years after the Ijri met'tin's of the Congresd of the Confederate State, nv within every subsequent term of tea years, in such L inner as they shall, by hpv, direct. The number of finrscntatives shall not exceed one for every fifty kniisnd but each State frhall have at least one repre- T1 ' ' ' I ' . , fill. t utativc; dml until sucft enumeration wiau ix'niaae the State of GcorKia ten, tine btate ot Alapama the State of-Flor la two, the State of Mississippi' iiw.t-iit ti rMHif? ill i imiALiiifr oiA. uii uiauv 'v.Tcxas six.- ' ' ,1 ' . 4. When vacancies! happen in tlie representation from any State, the l'xecutive authority thereof shall issue writs of electiirti ;t fill snch vacancies. Speaker and other jotHccrs, and shall have the sole tuver of imneichment. except that any judicial of ..tlicr, AUcral officer resident and acting'l soldy within ;tlie limit's of any State, may be impeached by a vote 'rnf two-thirds of both branches of the Legislature "thereof. ' . f t ' Section 8. j 1. The Senate of the Confederate States shall be fin posed of two Senators from each State, chosen for six years by the Legislature thereof, at the regular wsim next immediately ' preceding the commence ment of the term of service; and each Senator shall have one vote. , w2. Immediately after they shall be assembled," in consequence of the first election, they shall be divided asequally as may be into three classes. The scats of the Senators of the first class shall be vacated at the expiration of the second year ; of the second class at th cxpir;r(i6-.i of the fourth year; and of the. third class at the expiration of the sixth year; so that one- third 'may bo tlntsen every second year; ana n vacan- cit's iiapoen oy rchijiuinujinji iuciniijvuuiiiip uv iv- i ess of the Legislature ot any rotate, the Executive - thereof may make temporary appointments until ihe licit nieetiu' of .the '.Legislature, wlncli shall tlica lilt, such vacancies. , , . 3. No itcrson shall le a Senator who shall not have tit tained the age of thirty years, and be a citizen of the i Cvii federate tatesr and whoshall not, when elected, lie an mbawtaut ol-me mate lor which hb- miu uu chosen. ; 4. The VicePresideiitof the Confederate Suites shall Ik; President' of the Senate, but shall huve no vote, un less thev beequally divided. 5. TheSenate shall choose their other .ofiicers. and also a President rro teinjxtre'm the absence of the Vice Tr.vi.lcnt, or when he 'shall exercise the ofliec of Presi lf tl.f. Hi in federate States. ; " a: The Senate shall have the sole power to try all impeachments. , When sitting for that purpose, they Miall be on oath or amrmation.. yvnen me rresiacnt of the Confeilerate' States is tried, the Chief Justice shall preside ; and no peixon shall be convicted with out the concurrence of two-thirds of the members present. t . ' tl uugmeni incases ii iiihwiii-ukjihw v- tend further than to renioval from office, nd disqual- lficatiou to hold anden.ioy any otnee oi nonor, irusi or profit, nndor the Confederate States; but the party con victed shall,1 nevertheless, be liable and subject to in dictment, trial, judgment and punishment, according . t law. . , ' . ' . Section 4. 1. The times, places aixl , manner of holding elec ta ns for Senators and licpresentatives shall be pre . scrihed in each State by the Legislature thereof, "sub ject to the provisions of this Constitution ; but tl.e Con gress may, at any timp, by law make or alter such regulations, except as to. the times and places of choos ing Senators. v '2. The Congress shall assemble at least oace in every ', year ; and such meeting shall be on the first Monday in : 'December, unless they shall, by law, appoint a different day. " . v' Section 5. 1. Each IIou;e shall be the judge of the elections, returns and qualifications of its own members, and a inau ntv of each shall constitute a qtjrum touo ousi- ncss; but a smaller number may adjourn ' from day to . 3ay,.aud may be authorized to compel the attendance of "absent memlers,dn such manner and under such i-enauies as cacti uouse mivy piuic. 2. Each Hoiisc may determine the rules of its j?ro "eolings. punish it3 members for disorderly behavior, i '-.i ..r i..... 1, Af ,..1...1 no, wiiu tnc concurrence vi iwu-muua ui uiv uvio ,'U"unbcr, expel a menilcr. . . . , '- i e : . J. Ivuli House sliail Keep a juriuii oi n imi ctchngs, and from time to time publish the same, ex cepting such parts as may in their judgment require : socrcsv. aud the vcas and nays of the members of cithrr'llmisfi on anv ouestion. shall, at the desire of tweififth of those present, bo entered oa thejmrnal. 4. Neither Hoiuse, during the session of Coiigrt-ss, shall, without the consent of the tither, iuljounr for j . hiore than three days, nor to any other place than that II UiV 11 fcHU tU iiund ' " " o . -- Section 6. 1. Tlic Senators ami Keprcsentatives shall receive . - l . ii axompensation fur their services, to oo ascenaiom oy law, and paid out of the treasury of ihe Confederate States. They shall, in all casesexcept treason, felony and breathof the ocacebc privileged from arrest during their attendance at the session of their' respective . Houses, and in g'Hns to and returning from the same ; and for any speech or debate in either House they shall ubt be questioned iu any other place. , 2. No Senator or Representative shall, during th time for which he was 'elected, "be appointed to any civil office under the authority of the Confederate States, which shall have been created, or the mnolu ments' whereof shall have. been increased during such time; aud no person holding any office under the Con- federate States shall bo a member of either House du during his continuance in office. But Congress may, " by law, grant to the principal oficcr iueacb of the Ex ecutive' Departments a seat upjn the floor of either House, with the privilege of disifussing any measures appertauing to his department. , ' Section!.' V 1. All bills for raising revenue shall originate in the Houae of Representatives; but the Senate may propose haconcur wjth amendments as on other bills. . , lo . Every bill which have passed both House 6t2 I, before it becomes a law, be presented to the. v . 1 r to form a permanent ietleral goverumenvestaD notice insure'domestic tranquility, ami secure the ibh J . , ' , ....ricpo j,nl f)iir nosferitv in-" ' .1' m YoL II. 'President of the Confederate States ; if he approve, he shall sign it; but if not, he shall return it with his ob jections to that House in which it shall havij origi nated, who shall enter the objections at large on their journal and proceed to reconsider it. If,- after such reconsideration, two-thirtls of that House shall agree to pass the bill, it shall be sent, together with the ob jections, to the other House, by which it shall likewise be reconsidered, and if approved 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 yeas" and nays, and the names of the persons voting for and agamst the bill shall be entered on the journal of each House repectively 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 be had sigBecJ it, unless the Congress,- by their adjournment, prevent its return ; in which .case it shall not be a law. The Presi dent may approve any appropriation and disapprove any other appropriation in the same bill. In such case, he shall, in signing' the bill, designate the appropria tions disapproved, and shall return a copyjof such ap propriations, with his objections, to the House in which the bill shall have originated ; and the same proceed ings shall then be had as iu case of other bills disap proved by the President.- : - - 3. Every order, resolution or vote, to which the con currence of both Houses may be necessary 'texcept on. a "question of adjournment) shall be presented to -the President-of the Confederate States; and before the same shall take effect, shall be approved by him; or being disapproved by him, jnay be repassed by two thirds of both Houses according to the roles and limi tations prescribed in case of a bill. - - . Section 8. . t The Congress shall have power 1 To lay and collect taxes, duties, impost and ex cises for revenue; necessary to pay tnc debts, provide for the common defence, and carry on the govynment qf the Confederate States ;' but no bounties shall be granted from the Treasury, nor shall any duties or taxes on importations from foreign nations be laid - to pro mote or foster any branch of industry; and all duties, imposts and excises shall lie uniform thoroughout the Confeilerate States'. ' 2 To borrow money on the credit of the Confede rate States. ' '... . - , ' . 3. To rpgulatc commerce.' with foreign nations, and among the se vera States, and with the Indian tribes; but neither this, nor any other clause contained in the Constitution, shall ever be construed to delegate the power to Congress to appropriate money for any internal improvement intended tu facilitate commerce, except for the purpose of furnishingligltts, beacons and buoys, and other aids to navigation ujkiu the coasts, and the improvement .of harbors and the 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 aud ex penses thereof. 4. To establish uniform laws of naturalization, .-and uniform laws on the subject of bankruptcies, through- i out the Confederate States; but no law of Congres shall discharge any debt contracted before the passage of the'same. - . 5. To coin nioney, regulate the value thereof and of foreign coin, and .fix the standard of weights and mea sures. . , C. To. provide for the punishment of counterfeit ing tlie 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 tlie first day sof March in the year of our lord eighteen hundred und sixty-three, shall be paid out of 'its own reve nues. . ; . 8. To promote tlie progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and in ventors tlie exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries. 9. To constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Court. ,' ' 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 on land and water. 12. To rai.-x; and support armies ; but no appropria tion of -money to that use shall be for a longer term than two years.' - ' 3. To provide and maintain a navy. - 14. To roako 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. . ! 1G. To provide for organizing, arming and discip lining the militia, aud for governing sucn part ol tliem as may be employed in the service of -the Confederate States; reserving-, to the States, respectively ,'the ap pointment of the officers and the authority of training the militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress. -17. To exercise exclusive legislation, in all cases whatsoever, over nich district (not exceeding ten miles square) as may, by cession of one or more States and the acceptance of Congress, become the seat of the government of the Confederate States; and to exercise like authority over all places purchased by the consent of the' Legislature of the State in which the same shall be, for the erection of forts, magazines, arsenals, dock yards and other needful buildings ; and 18. To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing pow ers, and all other powers vested by this Constitution in the government of the. Confederate States, or in any department or officer thereof. Section 9. 1. The importation of neuroes of the African race from anv foreign country other than the slaveholding States, or Territories oi tne united otaies oi 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. 3. The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in cases of rebellion or invasion the public safety may require it. 4. No bill of attainer, or ex post facto law, or law denying or impairing theVigbt o( property in negro slaves shall be passed. " - 5. No capitation' or other direct tax shall bo laid uule-s in proportion to the censujs or enumeration here- in be tore directed to be la Ken. t , . 6. No tax or ditty shall 1 laid on articles exported from anv State, except by a vote of two-thirds of both houses. i 7. No preferences shall lie given by any regulation of commerce or revenue to the ports of one State over hose of another. J 8. No money shall be drawn from the treasury, but in consequence of appropriations made by law ; and a rejnilar statement and account ot the receipts and ex penditures of all public money shall be published from : a., i : I- i- x-- uuie to iiiiie. 0. Congress shall appropriate no money from the treasury except by a vote of two-thirds of both houses, tiken ly yeas and nays, unless it lie asked and estr niateil for by sotpe one of the heads of department, and submitted to Congress by the President ; or for the purixise of paying its own expenses and contingencies ; or for the payment of .claims against the Confederate ouaxes, uic liisuce oi wmcu ua.ll uiive oeeu juaiciauy declared by a tribunal for the inAcstigation of claims against tlie government, which it is hereby niado the duty of Congress to establish. 10. All 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 ehall grant noextii. - mpensation to any public contractor, officer, agent or servant, after such contract shall have beecunade or such service rendered - 1 1. No title of nobility shall be granted by the Con federate States ; and no person holding any office of profit or trust under them, shall, without the ccpsent fo thef Congress, accept of any present emoluments office or title of any kind, whatever from any king, pirnce or foreign State. : ? : - i AW .. MU AIL . Sf RALEIGH N. C., SATURDAY. APRIL 19, 1862. 12. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religioa, 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 redress of grievances.- .: j'- -;- 13. A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right f 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 manner to be prescribed by law. . , , . ( 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 j 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 things to.be seized. 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 T 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 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, byan 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 tlie Recusation ; to le 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 le otherwise re-examined in any court of the Confederacy than according to the rules of the common haw. ' 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, or confederation ; grant letters of marque and reprisal; coin money ; make anythiug but. gold aud sifver coin a tender in payment of debts ; pass any bill of attain der, or ex post facto law, or law impairing the obliga tion of contracts ; or grant an' title of nobility. 2. No State shall, without the consent of the Con-: grcss,. lay any imposts or duties on imports and ex ports, -except what may be absolutely necessary for executing its inspection laws ; and the uctt produce of all duties and imposts, 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 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 foreign' nations ; and any surplus of revenue thus de rived shall, after making such improvement", be paid into the common treasury ; nor shall any State keep troops or ships of war, in time of peace, enter into any agreement or jcompact with another State, or with a foreign power, or engage in war, uul ucruauy inva ded, or in such imminent danger as will not admit of delay. But when any river divides or hows through two or niiire States, they may enter info compacts with each other to improve the navigation thereof. Article II. Section 1. 1. 'flic executive power shall be vested in a Presi dent of the Confederate States of America. He and the Vic&-Presideut shall hold i heir 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 :j ! 2." Each State shall appoint, m such manner as tnc Ledslature thereof may direct, a number of electors equal to the whole number of Senators and Represehta . i i .i . x?4.-i- u 4.1 i u lives if which ine ouue maj cuuwwi in gress ; but no Senator or representative or person holding an office of trust or profit under the ttontcder atc 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 b3 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 Alee President, and they shall mr.ke 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, 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 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 veto; 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 a 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 next following, then the Vicje President shall act as Presi dent, as in case of the death or other constitutional disability of the President. 4. The person having the greatest number, of votes as Vice President shall be the Vice Prcsdent, if such number be a majority of the whole number of electors jippotuwd ; ana u no person niive ;i uiajoniy, nieu iium the two highest numbers on the list the benare snail choose the Vice President; a quorum for the purpose shall consist of two-thirds of the whole number of Sen ators, and a majority of the whole number shall be iie cessary to a choice. 5. But no jicrson constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice Pres ident of the Con federate State. ' '-"-' ' . C. The Congress may determine the time of choosing tlie electors, and the day on which they shall give their votes, which ..day shall be the sa me throughout the Confeilerate States. ' v 7. No person except a natural lxrncitizen of the Confeilerate States, or a citizen thereof at the time of the adoption of this constitution, ora citizen thereof liorn in the United States prior to the 20th of Decem ber, I860, shall be eligible to tlie office of President; neither shall any persou be eligible to that office who shall not have . attained the asc ol thirty-five years, ami been fourteen years a resilient within the limits of the Confederate States, as may exist at the time of his election. -.--. - 8. In case of the removal of the 'President, from office, or of his death, resignation, or inability to dis- charge the powers and duties of the said office, the same shall devolve on the Vice President; and the Congress" may, by law, provide for the case of re moval, death, resignation, or inability both of the Pres- ' ident and Vice President, declaring what officer shall then act as President, and such officer shall act accord - ingly until the disability be removed or a President shall be elected J : ,9 The President shall, at stated times, receive tor r Ins services a compensation, which shall neither be nv ; crsased iio diminished during the period lor which he rj. I'.H, in shall have been elected : and he shall not receive with n that period any other emolument from the Confed erate States, or any of them. -. 10. Before hp enters on the execution of his office," he shall take the following oath or affirmation ' "I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that"-1 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-in-chief of, Ihe 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- , quir? the pinion, in writing, of the principal officer in each of the Executive Departments, .upon any sub-. ject relating to the duties! of their rrep-tive'offices,. and he shall have power to grant reprieves and par dons for offences against tlie Confederate States, ex cept in cases of im pea'chment. 2. He shall have trie 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, Either pubfic ministers and consuls, judges of the Su preme Courtj'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 of law or in the heads of departments. . ' 3. The principal officer in each 6f the executive de partments, and all persons connected with the diplo matic service, may be removed from office at the plea jsure of the President. AH other civil officers of the Executive Department may bs 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 shallliave 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. Sections. 1. The President shall from time to time, give to the Congress information of the state of the Confed eracy, and recommend to their consideration such measures as he shall judge .necessary and expedient ; he may, on extraordinary occasions, con veue both houses, or either of them ; and in case- of disagree ment between them, with respect to the time of ad journment, he may adjourn them to such time as he shall think proper ; he shall receive Ambassadors and other public ministers j he shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed, and shall commission all the officers of the Confederate States. l Section 4. 1. Tlie President, Vice President, and all civil offi cers pf the Confederate 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 Court, and in such in ferior courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish, j The judges, both of the Su- preme and inferior courts, shall hold their offices du ring good behavior, aud shall, at stated times, receive for their services a compensation, which shall not be diminished during their continuance in office. . Section 2. . 1. Tlie judicial power shall extend to all casts arising under this Constitution, the laws of the Con- WUWuuf Oitw,-iiuH iicnucaniintlo v whlcli shall be made under their authority. : . to all cases aflectin" am bassadors, other public j ministers am , ,. cases of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction ; to con troversies to which the Confederate States shall be a party ; to controversies j between two or more States ; between a State'and citizens of another State where the State is plaintiff ; between citizens, claiming lauds , under grants of different States, and between a State or the citizens thereof and foreign States, citizens .jf sr.hip.rts but no State shall be sued by a citizeu r subject of any foreign fetate. .j , . 2. In all eases affecting ambassadors, otner puunc . ; . 11 r m i ministers and consuls, j and those m which 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 fhalj. have appellate juris diction, both as to law and tact, with such exceptions and under such regulations as the Congress shall make. . 3. Tlie trial of all crimes, except-in cases of im peachment, shall be by jury, and such trial shall be held in the State where the saiu crimes snau nave 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. section 6. 1. Treason against the Confederate States shall con sist otfly in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving jthcin 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 oeciare me punishment of treason7, but no attainder of treason shall work corruption of blood, or forfeiture, except during the life of the person attuned. article iv. oectton 1. 1 Full faith and credit shali lc given in each. State to the public acts, records and judicial proceed ings of every other State. - And the Congresi may, by general laws, prescribe the manner in wlch such acts, records and proceedings shall be pr7ed And the effect thereof. . Section 2. 1. The Htizens of each State shall be entitled to all the privileges and immunities of citizens iu the sevcr aV States, and shall havo the right of transit and so- iournin any State of this !nieaeracy, wun meir slaves and other property: and the right ot property in said slaves shall not bo thereby impaired. 2. A nerson charged in any State with treason, lei- ohv. or other crime against the laws of such Stite, who shall flee from justice, and ue lounu in anoiuer State, shall, on demand of the executive autonty ot tlie 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 nerson held to service or labor in any State or Territory of the Confederate Stares, 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 up on claim of the party to whom such slaves 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-thinls of the Senate, the Senate voting by States; but no new State shall be formed or erected within thejurisdiction of any other State ; nor any State lie fontifed by the junction of two or more States, or parts of States, without the consent of the Legislatures of the States concerned, as well as of the Congress.' - 2. The Congress shall have power .to .dispose of and make all needful rules ami regulations concerning the property of the Confederate States, including the ands thereof. . . 8. The Confederate States may acquire new territo ry, "and Congress sliall 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 such manner as it may by law provide, to form the States to be admitted into the confederacy. In all such territory the institution of -negro slavery as it now exists in the Confederate Stntes shall be recognized and protected by Gngr(w and by the territorial -government and the inhabitant! of the several Confederate States and Territories sha . i it i r-. -f 1 ! ii So. It. rM f? to tokil wich tory and slaves law fully held by them in any of the States or Territories of the Confederate States. . . - ": 4. Tlie Confederate States shall guarantee to every btate that now is or hereafter may become a member of this Ctifcderacy a Republican form of government, and sliall protect each of them agamst invasion ; and on application of the Legislature (or of the Executive when the Legislature is not in session) against domes tic violence. " '; 4. . " - . . : - ABTicLS v. Section 1.' ' F,11 demanl of any three State legally assembled m their several conventions, the Cong; tit shall, summon a Convention of all the State, to take into oonsideratkMiI 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 con vention voting by States and the same be ratified by the Legislatures of two-thirds, of the several States, or by conventions in two-thirds thereof as the one or the other mode ot ratification may be proposed by the general conven tion they shall henceforward form a part of this Constitution. . But no States "shall, i without its con sent, be deprived of its equal representation in the Senate. I . - - v ARTICLE VI. ' - ; 1. The Government; established by the Constitution is the successor of the provisional government of the Confederate States of America, aud all the laws pass ed by the latter shall continue in force until the same shall lie repealed or modified ; and all the officers ap pointed by the same shall rcmaia it. office until their successors are appointed and qualified,, or the offices abolished. , : 2. All debts contracted 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, and the laws, of the Confeiler ate States, made in persuauce thereof, and atl trea ties made, or which shall be made under the authori ty of the Confeilerate States, shall be the supreme law of the land ; and the judges 1 every State shall be bound thereby, anything in the constitution or laws of any State to the contrary notwithstanding. 4. The. Senators and Represented ves before men tioned, aud the members of the several State Legisla tures, and all executive and judicial officers, both of the Confederate States and of the several States, shall be bound by oath or -affirmation to support this c6n stitution, but no rcligous test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the Confederate States. 5. The enumeration, in the constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people of the several States,. G. The powers not delegated to the Confederate States by he constitution, hor prohibited by it to the States are reserved to the States, respectively, or to the p 5ople thereof. . ARTICLE VII. 1. The ratification of the Conventions of five State shali be sufficient for the establishment of this consti tution between the States so ratifying the same. 2. When five States shall have' ratified this consti tution, in the manner before specified, the Congress under provisional constitution shall "prescribe the time for holding the election of President and Vice Presi dent ; and for the meeting '"of the Electoral College; aud for counting the votes and inaugurating the Presi dent. They shall also prescribe thqtime 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 th? provisional constitution shall continue to exercise the legislative powers granted them, not ex tendingbeyond the time limited by the ' constitution of theyprovisional government. . . . Adopted unanimously, March 11, 1801. B. K. aiuuitu. aTTOHXEY AT LAW, I SALISBURY. N. C, Will practice in the Courta of llowan and adjoining coun ties. Collections promptly made. . V Jan. G 1861. I s 17 lj NOTICE. irtl.nill.-.4 Unn4 tfimnlft lrvll CkcrCk Jasiestows, Guilford Co., X. C. THE FIFTH SESSION WILL OPEN JULY 4.1SG1, under the charge-of G. W.Hsge, A. M. This Institution has the advantage oi a iieaitny ncanon, large and comfortable buildings, aud extensive pnnosopni cal and chemical apparatus, Ac. The President and family, witn the otner memoersoi me Faculty lire in the College and eat at the same tables with th St udent. Tuition 15 per session, Music on the Piano or Guitar $20: Grecian Painting 7 50; Embroidery $750. Latin, French, Oriental ramung, urawmpiiairiiawcn, Wax Flowers, Feather Flowers, Wax Fruit, each $5; V- cal Music SI; contingent expenses $1; Boarding 57 &V per month, including washing and fires, half in advance. For further information address U. W. HfctiE, rre$x(ltnt. June 26 HILLSBOROUGH MILITARY ACADEMY. mms ivSTlTiDTIOX Is under the conduct of X Col. C. C. Tew, formerly Superintendent of the State Military Academy at Columbia, S. C. It is designed to afford i education of the same scientific and practical charan e r as that obtained in the State Military Institu tions of Virginia and South-Carolina. COURSE OF STUDY: Firtt Year, 5th Cla Arithmetic, Algebra, French History United States, English Grammar, Geography, Or StcoHi'Year, Ith Cla Algebra, Geometry, Tnjronom etrv, French, Latin, Universal History, Composition. Third Year, Zd Clan Descriptive Geometry, Shades, a,Amm anA Prsnective. Analytical Geometry, Survey ine, French, Latin, Rhetoric, History England, Litera ture, Drawing, Elocution. - . , ' , FHuth Y.Jlr- Ind Clout Dif. and Int. Calculus, Natural Philosophy, Chemistry, Rhetoric, Logic, Moral Philoso T.otin rirawincr. Elocution. fifth Year, lit Cla:- Agricultural Chemistry, Aitron omy. Geology, Mineralogy, Civil Engineering, FicldForti fication, Ethics, Political Economy, Evidences of Christl- anitv, Constitution oi ine unium -Infantry and Artillery Drill will form feature of tb whole course. A YEAR BARRACKS. Th Academic year will commence on the first Wednes day in February, (Feb. 6, 1861,) and continue, wiUct iin t;An tn ih fourth Wednesday in November. Th Kl uiueiuMf i j a at. Barracks are arranged with special reference to the neere sities of a Military Academy. The main budding u 21S feetlonff and three stories high j another buildms;, 190 feet Inntr. conitini tho mu Wll, kitoH--, mtartt room, sureeon office and hospitaL , . . TEUiiJ : t, .ro-P for the academic year are $315, for which the academy provides board, fuel, lights, washing uwtroc- a t - A. A- JtAAABsl.l AS Kill tion, text-boots, meoicai nwnuancc For circuUrs containing full information address COL. C C TliVr, supt. il m: a. April 10, 1361. wAswIy SKK?V TURNIP SEED. Larec Flat Dutch Turnip Seed, lied Top Turnip, Large Norfolk. Large Mammoth (from this county,) And other kinds of Tnrnip seed, For sale at PESCOD'S Drug Store. August 13 7g-tf- A FINE LOT OF SP0XGK. ?alad Oil, " v Baker's Bitters, Black Tea, En-lUh Mtt.tard, A Jargi; stock of Fancy Soaps, Uccctred at Y. F. PESCUD'S, Dnr Store. 7 . tC aug 19. Out Own Primarj Crammar. JCST rCBDISUED BT ' STEELING' & CAMPELL, - . v GaEEKSSOBo' N. C. . .. 72 page, 11 mo.,' 25 cents per copy. r-. ..i Kr them and all booksellers. . , tiowlu them on remitting i ' . .""",;"" S, Lsxingtou, N.-C.fc TEU ve teoare, first asertless- (FowtsM liaw or mnder saake aqvarsV) ' Contracte wfll be entered iaU with yely, bir-ytrl awl qasrterty drertlaers; si redaction frwa t he abet, rates. '- ' -' : --: ,. -t --V . '. -T -.'-'" 'No deduction frna the regular rates far advertise inserted in the Weekly Edition. ( All ndvertieementa receive ne Insertion la the Wnec. Norlli Carolina Shoe Factcxr, TthiliK1? Ad?l thl nethoa oflrfara. Inr tb nahlio ik. l v . . SSS?!-?!10 "0W nfMt"-e4. l 1 as an article PT? TJ"We and Ustinr. , Thrir shoe arn Bide OI mm lad Mini.. . r . " .m fr .;,k Y , wwu, mi re unco, ana nnisacv .!f br?f:"M th umberjv.Thev are im. thll tui i Wvter' fvd' ,whU will last a lenK time. ii.. A T c rauroaa an Deld hands, and alM lor scntinela anil .i. - . i. . . are mnci. expoeeo. iu popUr shoes are very light and ean beensUy wirn by any The subscribers hare also in operation at their -taDlish-ment a machine for makinr SHOE LASTS and they nre lurninr out larira nnmniitl. r ui. . -.i.i. i j: . - ,. e to ahocmakirs, at fair prices. - -- .-! : . .J?"9?11 ueir hoes at $1,T4 per pair wholesale, and $2 retail Terms, eaah on delivery. , v , , . """"I eirc iron mi ratem vine Report of 1859 : . . . l Exnerienc K. .kn. K w t jv !. 1 . " m u m aauuer oi Hinma, oiks . resulUns; ia impaired constitntiona, and ere in the lose ef life, hir hoAi iuim.ii k. .i i.i i population, in consequence of wearing leather shoes, when ensrajrea in their operations, during cold weather, mt in wet situations. To prevent these evils to some extent, Wowk" "rtewiTely wwrsr in Fraaen smdOer tnanr. They are highly recommended by the Arrleul , "d RfcrnraenU of Europe, Impressed With thoir Iibkam.. .L. n j r. . . i xa 7 . r' r"-c fcue "ru oi commerce ana iraae of Wtrtemberg, cklled a practical workman from France t give instrnction in their manufactare. . --Jfot nlllanWanafW WaIam. a. A. m . V P V " Prriw as leatner shoes o, tne are naturally dryer, capable of keeping the feet warm, prevent diseases by promoting the requisite and salutary perspira tion, nd re regarded, to a greet extent, as life preservers. Z ! krdly an operation on the farm 'and about the f arm-house in which thev could not be profitably used. Thev are meat mnnm.i 1 .w ' shoes are exposed to the destructive attacks ofdunr-water, in plowing, mowing, harvesting, in doing earth work In vineyards, chopping wood, and in marketing. With tfcea saiuiary point or view, they Combine sucn durability as tn !t l mnai an l!fk na' . sk. - sfc Sk These advantages will certainly entitle them to the atten tion of a portion nf th ri.m(i. c -. j i-i ing population of the counsry. t i v v , Til hi M FRAPS. Raleigh, X C, Dec. 31, 1861. ' Jan. 8, 14-tf j Standard and Register copy. -a t Twcn(y Five Dollars Bcward. i INF0R3IATI0N WANTED. A Jf.aMCa,I,Ilr!,,,m8e,w J.Terrr. called t a In V IITrrv Stahl n .J. l , inst,,and haying hired a Horse and Buggr until thisdme eveniDir or folldwinir Knnilav L..iliw has not since been heard of by me, r. hind lee. The buo-irr . . Mv un J-. rather worn . ( H . ' I. will Bar Tirontr.fir. n.,11 -... I r .1 . , j rj .j - il-wmw iar uit mini ni the aboTe property and apprehension of the aforesaid W. J. Terrr. Ha a tAni ... . . ' - .uiv-m man, nun iiiiow Cim plexion, dark hair, and rather blow the medium hiehU In art mm a an a Jan. 28th, 1862. . 23 tf . INSANE ASYLUM. A PPLIOATIOXS vnn tnp inmcotAv ... AhUenti miwt be made to the undersigned, to semre admission, tn conseaupnc nf iK .m..!.,! d -- " " vuuuum oi iua epa tiucnt. . ED. C. FISHER, T Physician and Superintendent. Jannar , 1862. Jan 2&-wAsw3m BANK OF N0KTH CAHOLIA. A Special Meeting of the Stockholders of this HA ViS1-!170 th Cit7 of Raleigh, on SATU1U . fne 15,j st., by order of the Board of Directors, on business of the highest important-. ' A punctual attendance is reqst?d. l?.i-tW r u c C DEWEY, Cashier. Raleigh, Feb. 6, 1862. 28 td to mv.v. TOK the balance or t!t year 18R2. Hirer m J bodil negro -men. also 'two. wu n itAd or iranlcn hands) and a -rood hostler. Anpl v at Journal Oflicp. M"CB 5 - 3:-2tpdt Oxford Hclioo! JL "WJarti hnu ctntiifn Aimc accoiiiiniMiaiKtns muapms n-J tending the Masonic Ili'h School and the Female Schools of the town ; also any persons wishing to b.ui d, in a Li-alth section, and :-nj)y rKd weicty. terms tioni $l'i.i0 to Sift, per m.uith. . .' ' -'it. J). If ART. February 5th, 1S62. . 25 If W A TED, nrv Jiuuuau ni nur TO WORK OK FORTIPICATIONS, I Want 500 free Nesroes to work oh the forllfi catioos on Neuss and Pamlico Hirers. Thev w ill be furnished transportation. aurtcrs,'eKbit- encc, and will be paid ten dollars per month. ' They are absolutely necessary to the pulJic defence, and I appeal to county and city authorities, and t patriotic private citizens to aid me in procuring thi-in. Ifvoa in tend to aid in the. defence, of the State, now is the time. ' The soldiers &fe now at work, and hare beta for weeks. I wish to take the spade from them and rir them their muskets. Citizens now at home must fufrish laborers to take the spade. ? The government will pay for labor; but laborers we must have. - i . - . ' They should report without an. hours' delay to Major W. B. Thompson, Chief Engineer, Newbern ; or to CapC W. S. O. Andrews, 10th S. C. Troops, at Washington. -t Each party of 20 should, if possible, be accompanied by an energetic white man, to attend to the supply of their wants, and to overseer them at work. Axes, Spades and Picks, or Grubbing Hoes, are pot U be bought, and should be brought : they will be paid for. Letters on this subject mast be addressed as above. L. Ofn. BKAXCII, Brig.-Gen'l C. 8. C. Head Quarters, DisL of Pamlico, Newbcru, Feb. 12, 1S62 3L HILIaSBilRO'lIILITARY ACADE51Y. THIS INSTITUTION WILL BF. BE OPENED, TJ2C der efficient management, on Wednesday, March 6th The services of officers baring been permanently secured, no further interruption ot duties need be apprehended. For Circulars, stating new terms, Ac, address "SUPERINTENDENT II. M. A." . .... a ::r. - " f. feb. I wAsw3m - . ' . ' ' - Cracker Bakery. TnE subscribers haTlnsbBllt a law BABD. BREAD and CBACKER BAKEBY, and fitted it np with the most Improved machinery, are now prepared to furnish the citizens of Baleigb, and the State, with fresh Crackers, and of the best quality, such as Soda Crackers, Butter Crackers, Water Crackers, Sugar Crackcni, etc., etc.; - We are also prepared to furnish the Army ad Xtif with -'-.'- : - , . n . . '-.'-' - -! avv Bread. . I ' Filet Bread, ; Wine Biscuit, . ';. , etc etc ttc r . '"V- at the lowest market rates. Cb 'tyj" and oromotlr br JAS. SIMPrfOS A SON. Wahteb. Emptr Floor Barrels In good condition, (or .we ...a. m fa ecu 8I)lh0j 4 g(w. nev.30.lMl. t-9im. SADDLK TREES SADDLE TREES. Or all descriptions and st les can be made on reason able ,..- at ihnrtHt notice, at FBAPS' Factory, r llaltib, X. C. 31-tf. ilarch 8. ' earrafge for Sale . - ; v ; F01B SEATED flo&e and tlztt Crrrtage,: ",l7 7. " r ii.. l.r y.ar'York. . Hits own ' ra maacov i - j , ., .... , , buTliUle used. Also, od cow giving .will boU. I,w, apply to . t. - lltl March 29, TAX LISTS. - f rPHB nnderslcned havlnx l en appolated As.-- 1. and yaleror-'ilie T A X LIST forMtifclgh ,D;v tricts Xos. 1 aol 2, will att?ud at the Court Hue, on t?i? 9th, 10th and lltb day of -pril mart,, for tlittpurVi. . , Ail parties Interested ast ts priai . in. th-r 1 vf itc v and ,iie with-t!te:n tiilltea" iiit of. a'! U'lir WxU'Hcv cordinjr to l.w. . - - E. W. SCAWELt. J. T. : : Ugb, ilarth :?, lSet-vyV';-.. '.1 , 3
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