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' ' -V TEBHS F02 ADVDDTIOinG n sPEUIAN, Editor ana Proprietor AM' PRINTER TO TilB STATE.- 31, EOEIXSOX; Assistant Edlto . '- One qmare, flrit mwrtioa,.. -...Let , Esesabswraeat uwcrtloa, 5tra4rts wffl W eaUwd Ut. with tartr.aaltTri - Vol. II. 4 - ' . . afftttte Journal. Vi-II , .jv'i .-agMisiajr - ! fl M i . lit- . ... K -' TERMS: WEEKLY EDITION, per annum,.. fal invariably in Advance.) ..$4 ..2 Southern Republic. . frif Constitution of the Confederate States , of America. oleof the Confederate States, eacn ouue Vni rbaracter. in the leo; i-1' r f,,rm a permanent w.oci 6w, ........ , or l-fi ?n,ure domestic tranquility, and secure the tr 1Q 1W J" n anu iui.'v'"v-. ?i'b JUS of berty to oursel ves aud our IfJ--b:Dgi; favor and guidance of Almighty God-Jo J tbl LMlish thU Constitution for the .Gmfiade- justice, .tSrf America.1 ! ;. -j, , , j,rive powers herein delegated shall he Al !f Se of the Confederate- State., Fhall consist Senate and House of Rep- rU'tivcS " ' Section 2. ' it nf Representatives shall be composed 1. "The H.I2!K snLvcar by the people of ,j member cw -r . h Kl,all several States; numerous of .-vswfc not a citizen - !;'rPl te-allowed to vote for any officers, civu ur t State or i , representative who shall not 2- person shal bc R iave ' attained uie ' . - r who sl;an " r a fatpi. and who S: not, uk-nielectl be an inhabitant ul tnai ouno- which sllall be chosen libnll bo aouor- 3- Kepns"- tflt4.sWilicUmay be include. - t..t IS8 .inQ lilt" - . mw"" : .. D'U S '1 be wade within three years after the nwhon bn-t" ; f , Confederate States. firt metnnp ,..J0,lt t-rin of ten vears. msuch 3 t ..n minicratitn ' V .tl,rnrolina shall lKi entitled to choose s ti o State ol Lreon;ui iu, " . . Mveof Florwla two, the Stale of Mississippi ,,t'... i:-e btate ot Ijouifaana u, "" m.v v.. i.anAn in the rcvirebciitation v ' allV State, hc Executive authority thereof shall writs of election to fill such vacancies.- . " n The House of Representatives sha 1 choose their Weaker find other otficer,, and hall have , toe sole ,W of impe-u-hroent, except that any jidcial or .V- .r r,,!,ral officer resident and acting solely wUhin tl.elin.iof auv State, .mar be unpeached by a vote VtUrds of Ik.Ui branches .of the ; Legislature fl.iTeol. Sect ton 3. 1 'The Senate uf the Utnietieraic oiaws m" ,.,, ' uf two Senators fr.m each State, chosen for su 'vi by the U-islaturc them f, at the regular H'NIt U IH -VI. IlllU'v'ii-'v.j 4-- . ... ;......r v nrece.uu" wuc tuuiimuu- IllVlit ui the term of service; anu eu.n Senator shall Lave one vi.te. ylmincdiately c.iim inieiu.e of the after they shall l-e assembh-d, in firt election, they shall be 'divided dlv as may be into three classes. The scats of .! , i of the first class shall le vacated at the I'l'tlU eviration of the second year of the second class at tij eviration of the fourth year; and of the third th at the expiration of the sixth year; so that one 'thlrd'maV be chosen every second year; and if vacau- ....l-'iWn bv resignation or ouierw im.- i.m mc rc- ( Bs...f the Legislature of any State' the Executive .thi-ivof in; lay malic temporary appointments until ihc tii of t he Legislature, which shall then till 1,-xt meet; mi. ;i vacai-c:-s. , , , VXo rerson shalt be a Senator who shall not have !inM the age of thirtv rears, and a citizen of the l .,.'; te Statestand'who H-.aM n.-t. when elwt., '.I lui iuhabitaut yf the SUtc for. which he shall he (!.' en. . 1 ' ' . - 4: The Vice President of tl c Con federate States shaiP W'rrWident of the Senate, but shall have no vote, un- kvs thev bo equally divideo. ; sv Th. Scnato shall choose their other oth -crs and ' sdso a P resident pro tempore in the absence of the Vice ut, or when he shall exercise the office of I'resi- President acnt oi the tionieueiHiu oirtiv.-. G. The Senate shall have the sole power "to try at! impeachments When sitting for that purpose, they r-hall be on oath or affirmation. V hen the Pmideut of the Confederate Stxtes is tried, the Chief Justice shall preside ; and no person shall be convicted with out the concurrence of vo-thirds of the members present. 7. ' Judgment in cases of impeachment shall not ex tend farther than to removal from office, and disqual ification to hold and en joy any office of honor, trust or profit, under the Contederate Stiites; but the party con victed shall, nevertheless,' be liable and subject to iu : .dictincut; trial, judgment and punishment, according t? law. , Section 4. , 1. TUe times, places aud manner of holding elec tions for Senators and Representatives shall W pre scribed in each State by the Legislature thereof, sub ject tathe provisions of this'Constitution ; but the Con gress may, at any. time, by law make or alter such regulations, except as to the times and places of choos ing Senators. r ' v ' 2.. The Congress shall assemble at least oace in every year ; and such meeting shall be on the first Monday in becembel, unless they shall, by law, appoint a different . 'lay. V . ! - - Section 5. - 1. Each Hou c shall be the judge of tha elections, "rctnriis and qualifications of its own members, and a maja ity of each shall constitute a qrum to do busi ness; but a smaller, number may adjourn from day to It J; and may be authorized to compel the attendance ofabseut members, "in such manner and under such 1 ciiaities as each House may provide. " 2. Each House may determine the rules of its pro eetlings' punish its members fur disorderly behavior, id, witli the concurrence of two-thirds of the whole - ".ii Wr, expel a member. , V. Each House shall keep a journal of its pro-Cvmu.-is, and from time to time publish the same, ex cepting such parts as may in their judgment require Astxresv, and the vests and pays of the members of either- House, on anv question, shall, at the desire of 'twe-fifth of those present, be entered on the journal. . 4. Neither House, during the session of (inigress, iiall,- without the consent of the other, adjourn for r.iorc thau three days, nor to any other place than that h which the two Houses shall be sitting. : - Section G. 1. The Senators and -Representatives shall receive '. a e.meiisation for their services, to be ascertained by aw, and, paid out of the- treasury of the Confederate .-States. They shall, in all cases, except treason, felony and breach of the peace be privileged from arrest during their attendance at the session of j their respective .- Houses, and in coin to and returning from the same;1 and for any speech or debate id either House they shall not be questioned in any other place. !. 2. No Senator or Representative shall,- during the . time for which he was elected, be appointed to any nvil ; office under the authority of the . Confederate Mates which shall have been created, or tbe emolu ments' whereof shall have been increased during such time- and no person holding any office under the Con federate States shall be a member of either House du ,i,.,;,t rominuance iu office. . Rut Congress may, by law, grant to the principal oficer iu each of the Ex ' ecutive Departments a stot upon th floor of utbt-r House, with the privilege of discussing any measures appertaning tJ his iepartinent. . f. , 1 Vl a 'Section !. . ' . , ' , - ; 1 All bills for raising revenue smut onSiuw.o Ucuae of Representatives; but the Senate may propose he. oucur with amendments as nu oUier bills. v , loa Every bill which have issed both House st'2 ! before it becomes a law, be presented to tlie. the iverai fr.lorate States, and have the qual :,rir.zn?oiiii f tl most iVcaf...n8VequiKite ir "T. . but BO person i.f the otai. r-,.rif,iriltA i . n mthm Ih shall J determined by adding to the m-CnXr of free pers-ns, including these .bound W,""e Dptr a t -rm o Acar,, and excluding ludiaua teryK f u. f(1 slavcs. The act.ul enu- ww " ti...v shall bv law, direct. I he imrubcr ot S"ak'iit BWl W .vT fifty i w cad. Suto .tail Lave at Ih. tepre- i in vprv 6uuk'm"v" " - r ' . President' f 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 ' whicht shall have origi nated, who shall enter the objections at large on their journal and proceed to reconsider it. If, after such reconsideration, two-thirds of that House shall agree to pass the bill, it Phall be sent, together with the ob jecttons, to the other House, by which it hall likewise be reconsidered, and if approved by two-third of that House it shall become a law. But in all such cases the votes of loth Houses shall be determined by yeas and nays, and the names of : the persons voting for and against the bill shall be entered on the journal of each House respectively; If any bill shall not be returned by the President within ten days (Sundays excepted) after it shall have been presented " to hhn, Ithe same shall be a law, in like manner as if he bad signed 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 ami tiisapprove, any other appropriation in the same bilL In such case, he shall, in signing the bill, designate the appropria tions disapproved, and phall return a copy of such ap propriations, with his i objections, to the House in which the bill shall have originated ; and the same proceed ings shall then be had as in 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 (except on a question of adjournment) shall be presented, to the President of the Omfederate States ; and before the same shall take effect, shall be approved by bim; or being disapproved by hirh, maj be repassed by two thirds of both Houses according to the rules and limi tations prescribed in case of a bill. Section 8. The Congress 'shall have power 1. To lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and ex cises for revenue necessary to, pay t?e debts, provide for the common defence, and carry on the government of the Confederate States ; but no bounties shall le granted from the Treasury, nor shall any duties ortaxes on importations from foreign nations be laid to pro mote or foster any branch of industry; and all duties, imposts and excises shall be uniform thoroughout the Confederate States. 2. To borrow money on the credit of the Confede rate States. - 3. To regulate commerce with foreign natious, 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 Gmgrcss to appropriate money for any internal improvement intended to facilitate commerce, except for tbe purpose of furnishing lights, beacons and buovs, and other aids to navigation upon the coasts. and the improvement of harbors and thv Tfinovinj obstructions in river navigation, in all which c: ir .f if" ".ses such duties shall be laid on the-i: .! gallon facilifated thereby as may be necessary to pay the Co ts and ex- penses thereof. 4. To establish uniform laws o.f naturalization, and uniform huvs on the subject ot ban rupees, tliroug! out tlic-Confedcratc Sbites: but no law of Congres shall discharge any debt contracted A'lore toe passage of the same. '' 5. To coin money, regulate the value thereof and of foreign coin, and fix tlie standard of weights and mea sures. . C. To provide for the punishment of counterfeit ing the securities and current coin of the Confederate Suites. 7. To establish post offices and post routes ; butjthe expenses of the Post office Department, after the first day of M irch iu the year of our lord eighteen hundred aud 'sixty-three;, shall be paid out of its. own reve nues, r ! 8. To promote , the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limit.nl times to authors and in ventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries. 9. To c onstitute tribunals inf. rior to the Supreme Court. ' 10. To define and punish piracies and felonies' conw mitted on the-ljigh seas, and ofiences against the law ot nations 11. To declare war. grmit 1 'tters of marq;c and ie- prisai. nil. l maKe rules captures on 'land 'and water 12. To raise and sunport armies ; but no appropria- tion of money to that use sfiail be b r a longer term moncy to that use shall be for a longer term than two years. 13. To provide and mamtam a navy. ' 14. To make rules lor government and regulation of the land and naval forces. r lo. To provide for calhY.g forth the militia to cxe- sunnre'siu- surrcetious and repel invasion. i . . i 16; To provide for organizing, arming and discip- lining the militia, and for governing such part of them as may be employed iu the service of the Confederate States ; reserving to the States, respectively, the ap- , poiutment of the officers and the authority of training the militia according to the discipline prescribed by C inorr. I VjOllwlC. 17. To exercise exclusive legislation, in all cases whatever, over such district not exceeding ten miles square) as mav, by cession of one or more States and tlie acceptance of Congress, become the seat ot the . government otthe Confederate States ; and to exercise like authority over all places purchased bv the consent t 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 - J . . ' I 18. To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing pow- era, and all othcr'powers vested by this Constitution in the government- of the Confederate States, ir in any I departmeut or officer thereof. ' 1. The importation of negroes of the African race from anv foreign country other than the slaveholding States, or Territories of the United States of America, 1 Dv totates le representation from each btate navmg one is hereby forbidden ; and Congress is required to pass t Vt t r a qorum for this purpose shalb consist of a such laws as shair effectually prevent the same. member or members' fr6m two-thirds of the States, and 2. Congress shall also have powerXto prohibit the amajonty of-all the States shall be necessary to a introduction of skives from any State not a member choice. And if the House of Representatives shall not of, or Territory not belonging to, this Confederacy.- choose a President, whenever the right of choice shall 3. The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall devolve upon them, before the 4th day of March next not be suspended, unless when in cases of rebellion or following, then the Vice President shall act as Presi idvasion the public safety may require it. 'n as in case of the death or other, constitutional 4. Xobillofattainer, or ex post xrfo law, or law . disability of the President. ! denyiag or impairing the riglit of property in negro 4- rh pwso n having the greatest number of votes slaves shall -be passed. ? as V ice Presulent snail be the Vice Presdent, if such 6. No capitation or other direct tax shall le laid number b a majtrnty of the'whole number of elecUrs unless in proportion to the census or enumeration here- appointed ; and if no person have a majority, then from inbeforc directed to be taken' f the two highest numbers on the list the Senate shall 6. No tax or duty shall le laid on articles exported i cilo"';e the Vice President ; a quorum for the purpose from arrv State, except by a vote of two-thirds of I siuui qonhift or twt!nms oi tne wnoienunioer ot &en both houses. . atArs, and. a majority of tlie whole number shall be ne- "i 7. - No preferences . shall be given by anv regulation .ceHRary to a cnoroe. v oLcommerce or revenue to the ports of one State over 1 5- no .Prscn constitutionally ineligible to the hose of another. office of President shall he eligible to that of Vice Pres- 8. No money shall be drawn from the treasury, but 1 ."tent f the On federate States. '.'.. 1 . iu consequence of appropriath :ns made by law ; and a.: c- 1 hc Caress nvay detorminc the time of choosing regular statement and account of the recciptVand ex- f the olccb.rs. and the day on which tney shall give their peiiditures of all public money shall be published from votes which day ;d be the same throughout the time to time. Confederate States; , '""'," 9. Congress shall appropriate no money from the i A u person except-a. natural born citizen of the trpalsni v I'xoeot bv a vote of two-tliiids of both houses. 1 Confederate Stites, or a citixr n thereof at the time of tak..ti bv tom ami navs nnlPM it w. asked and esti- I mated for by son.e one of the heads of department, and I b.'rn in the United States prior to the.20th ot Decern submitted to Congress by the President ; or for the j ler, i860, shad be eligible to the office of President; purpose of paying its own expenses and contingencies ; or for the paymeut ' of claims against the Confederate States, the justice of which shall have been judicijdiy declared by a tribunal fcr the investigation of claims against the government, which it is hereby made the duty of Congress to establish. v , " ' 10. All bills appropriating money shall specify in federal currency the exact amount of each appropria tion and- the purposes for whichMt is "made;; and Congress Ehall grant no exti- .bmpensation to any public contractor, officer, agent or servant, after such, contract shall have een made or such service rendered f t 11. No title of nobility shall be ged rantby the Con- . federate States ; and no person holding any wffice'of profit or trust under them, 6hall,witha out the coicnt fo the,. Congress, accept of any neresent emlnmeuta nuce or title of any kind -what prv from aoy king, n c or foreign State, v"' " - - x RLEIGTI N. a WJEDNESD A V. JUfErll. 18o2: 12. Congress shall make no law respecting .' an "establishment of religion, or prohibiting, the ,free. exercise thereof ; or abridging th1 freedom of speech, or of the press ; or tlie right of the people peaceably, to assemble and petition the government for a redress of grievances. '''- :' -v :, 13. A well regttlated militia being 'necessary to the security of a free Stated the rigM t the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. -H.,Xo soldier shall, in time of peace, be cuar-' tered in any house without the consent of the owner; nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law. , "' - ' ;' ' . " . t - . . - . v 15. The right of the people to be rerrure in tlieir persons,' houses, papers and cficcts against unreasona ble searches and seizures, shall not be violated ; and no warrants shall issue but upon probable cause, sup ported by oath or affirmation, and particularly do 1 scribiug the place to be searched, and tbe persons or things to be seized. , - . : V J16. No person shall be held to ftnawer for a capital or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment - or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, When in actual service, in time of war or public danger;: nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or .limb, nor be compelled, in any criminal case, to be a witness against himself; nor be deprived of life, Jiberty, or property, with'out due process of law; nor shall private prop erty be taken for public use without just compensa tion. . ' ". "' " ' ' vi: ' ';- -: 17. ' In all criminal prosecutions the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an im partial jury of the 7 ate and district wherein the crime shall have been ommitted, which district shall have leen prev' .sly Ascertained by law, and to be informed of the .ature 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 rommon law. where, the value hv controversy shall, exceed twenty dttUars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved ; and no fact so tried by a jury shall "be otherwise ..re-examined in any court of the Confederacy than according to the rules of the common law. . 19. Excessive bail shall not be -requiml, nor exces sive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. ' . . 20. Every law or resolution having the ftree of law, shall rchfte to but one subject, and that shall be ex pFessed in the title. ' Section 10. i: Xo St -.te shall enter into any treaty, alliance, or, ctinteJeration ; grant letters of marque and reprisal;, coin money ; n'ke anything but gold and silver coin a k'lider in yivrr.ei;: f debts; pass "any bill of attain der. lr rx 'post facto law, or law iuipairing the obliga tion c.-f vontracV, ; or grant any title of nobility. 2. 'Xo'.Stfde shall, w'ithout the consent of the Con giess, lav ar.v irno'-sts or duties On imports and ex- ports, except w jnay be absolutely necessary for executing ljts v.- rion -taws a 1 duties and ii Nts. laid aiid tae new produce oi y any State on imports r cxj' rt, sha'i for the (Li. federate St;: i ; and al use of the treasury of the such laws shall be subject ti the P-v : -.-'l o. .No r i , lay any ditt o ! tor the iropr vr-i-ted by the said ; control of Gmgress. dt. wiihout the consent of C ingress, ag- . . :--ept on sea-goiug vessels, . t of 'i .-erF and harbors naviga-. t?d ; bi. - u ; 'K-ti'. s shall not tvn- riict with any treaties of t. ftircij'ii nations ; and nnv svo iii sv rate States' wtiu dus v-i;-revenue thus.de-i. .rived shall, 'after making su ii ini; 'Hivement, lo paid into the commo ' treasury ;. nor.' shall any Stato'keep troops or ships of war, in time of pcae, enterinto any agreement or c;miact with an'othc: Stute, or with a foreign wer, or engage in war, unless actually inva ded, or iu such imminent danger as will not admit ol delay. But when any river divides or flaws through two or more States, th -y may. enter into compacts with each other to improve the navigation thereof. Akticix V. Section 1. 1. The executive, powr -shall be vested in a' Presi dent of the .Gn.iudcrate. States, of America, lie and the Vice Pnsuleiit shall hold, their offices for the term of six years ; but 'the.Presidejnl shall not be re-eligible. Tl. 1...... :.!..,. f .,,-;l Vi,. P,..Jci.l..f 1,., n!.-..-.fr.l Vr v 1 ! , o toHoxvs: . . . : " -i'j .; ...v, cquavine uoie urnuocr oi o -oau.n, uu i.ej reenui- "ves u wnicn tne rwie; ; may oe cniitie.i m ine ucm- .gress ; out. no equator or represejiraiive, or person i 'i 1 1 ii'T 51 ti firn.-f?ij rr n fir ir.iiir I 11 Hr iiih t a 111 ij i t.r. ......... .a t . ... aro i had oc appointca an elector. - - ice electors smut meet in weir respective tates a111 ballot, lor rresicieut ana v ice rresiaent c of whom, at least shall not b3 an inhabitant of w Wlltl tnemscivea; rney snan name in their ballots the person voted foi -as President, and an tllMUlVl UHUOLS IUV pertjOU VOl?U lOI IIS IKX X TOltlWll, . t ii . in i r.M. i i; i .. p -o i J ai iney naii nv.ac uisnnci usus oi au Pt-rsous vowa- hr as I'resiacnt, and or an persons votea loras vice iresuieni ana oi me numuero! vo.e ior eacn, wn.cn "nu "' vi ,( government of the G.nledcrate Jtates, directed " , w - nate snail, m tne presence oi tne ocnate ana iious " wprescntanves, open an u e cerwncates, ana in V(,tes " counii ; tne person navmg m a mid f ur nnmlviv sv ifiifiui t.w KWiw'lHonr until Kii 4- K "V""-'1, Vl 1'resuient iisucn mvmoer ne a majomy oi tne wnce number oi electors appointed , and u no person nave DUV" luc,Pia"" w . numoers, jrioi exceeamg tnree, ob ine iisi oi tnose han.cnoose immediately, by ballot, the -1'resident. Puim cnoosing tne rresiaent tne votes snau De taKen the adoption of this constitution, or a ciuzeu thereof . neither shall any person le eligible to that office who shall not have attain d thft ae of thirtv-five years, -.'aiwl bcn fourteen years rturL.t within the limits .if the Cttnfederate States, as may exist at the time of his electiHi. r - ; - . ' : . . . .' " ' 8. In case of the removal f the. President from office, or of his death, resignation, or inability to dis charge the powers and duties of the naid office, the same shall devolve on tieVice President; and the Cougress may, bylaw, 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 tlie disability be removed or a President shall be elected. ' ,9 The President shall at stated times, receive tor his avTvires a compensation, which shall neither be in-" uwwu ww uuiuuuuvu uunug we penoa ior wnicn ne hall have been elected : and be shall not receive with n that period any other emolument from the Confed erate States, or any of them. ? ' ; : 10. Before he enters on tlie execution of bis office, i he shall take the; MlowingVath or affirmation , " I do solemuiy 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 Cmstaittion thereof." V ; Section 2. . .: ' ; 1. The ' President, shall tbe commander-4nhtef of the. army and navy of the Confederate States, and of the militia of the several States, ,when called into tha j actual service of tjje Confederate States ; lie, may re quire the opinion, in writing, of the principal officer in each of the Executive Departments, uxhi any sub ject relating to, the duties of their respective offices, and he shall have power to grant reprieve and par- -dons for offences against the Confsderate States, ep' ' cept in ca of impeachment. ' ? C - 1 ' 2 He shall have the power, by and with the ad vice and consent of the Senate, to make treaties, pro vided two-thirds of tlie Senators present concur ; and -he shall nominate, and by and witli the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint ambassadors, Other public ministers and consuls,, judges of the Su preme Court, and all other officers of the Cun federate States, whose appointments are not herein otherwiae provided for, and whioh shall be established by law but tne Congress mayr uy law, , vest the. appointment of such inferior officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, n the court of lav? on in the head - of departments. 3. The principal officer In each of tlie executive de partments, and all persons usinnected with the diplo- ; matic service, may be removed from office at the plea sure ot 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 ot duty ; and when! so removed, the removal shall be reported to the Senate, together withthe reasons therefor. 4. The .President shall have power to tui all vacan- ': cies that may happen during tlie recess of the Senate, by granting commissions which shall expire at the end of their next sessiofi ; but no person, rejected, by the Senate shall be reappointed to toe same office du ring their ensuing recess. . . Section 3. " 1. The President shall from time to time, give t the Congress information of the state of the Confed eracy, ana recommend to tucir consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient; ho mav, on extraordinary tccasi-is, convene both houses, or either of them; and iu case, of disagree ment between them, with respect t'.thc time of ad- journnient, he may acyour'n them t such time, as he shan thmk proper ; he phafl receive ;-.itnoas.saaors ai d otherv public ministers; he sbt'll tik.e care that the lawsbe faithfully t :v luted, anu suau C-.:if.'derate States. :omiU!Si-ion :dl the officers; of .t'.r 1. t: "t'.v ewn oi cers o )fficc shall ' v t fprior f .-' hgres- ri.y ' .fror.i -iir.e J .1 iiTCS. -. i lliotl" (j'li : v.; -!"sh.!', at suiv 1 tinief., i o a c..ui;.oiisatioa, which shad mhig tl.eir wii'tmuance iu ciffi-e. S'x;ion 2. t iiiiiG i'.e do- :".( Ui f Hot in' r..t:il!l -i prenn n;i" r tlrflV . Ct ' duniuiNtic 1 The judicial p.-wer shaft extend to all' cast s iriMiig. under this Constitution. Use laws of te Ota- federate Suites, and treaties made or which shall I c made under their authority ; to-all. cases' affecting am bassadors, other public ministers and consuls ; to all csws ol admiralty and maritime jurisdiction ; to con troversy to which the Confederate 'States shall be a party; to contp'versics lx?tween two or more States ; between a State and citizens of another State where the State is ; plaintiff .; between citizens claiming lands uiider grants of diii'erent States, aud between a State or the citizens thereof and foreign States, citizens or subjects; but no Stat- shall Ite sue.1 by , a citizen or ' subicc t of any foreign btate. . 2. In all cases affecting ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls, and those in which a Stfe shall bc a party, the Supreme Court shall have origi nal jurisdiction.- In ad the other cases before men tioned the Supreme Court .hall have ppeliate juris diction, both as to law and tact, with such exceptions aud under such regulations as the Congress shad make. ' 3. Tlie trial of all crimes, except m cases. of im peachment, shall be by jury, and such trial shall bc held m the State where the said crimes shall have been committed ; but when not 'committed within any State, the trial shall bc at such place or places as tlie Congress may by law have directed. section 6. . s 1. Treason against the Confederate States shall con sist only in levying war against them, or in 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 tlie same overt act, or on confession in open court. 2. The Congress shall nave power to declare the punishment of treason, but no attainder of treason shall work corruption of blood, or forfeiture, except ifuring the life of the person attained. article ir. oecnon l. 1. Full faith and credit shall be given in each State to the public acts, records and judicial proceed ings of every other State. " And the Congress, may, bveneral laws, prescribe the mannerjn wKich such acts, records and proceedings shall be pr7ed and the effect thereof. , . -.'-' "'; Section 2. 1. The citizens of each State shall be entitled to all the privileges and immunities of citizens in the sever al States, and shall bavo the right of transit and so journ in any State of this ?onfederacy, with their slaves and other property: and" the right of property in said slaves shall not bo thereby impaired. 2. A Irson charged in any Stito with treason, fel-' ony, or other1 crime agaiust the laws of such State, who shall flee from justice, and be found in another State, shall, onlemaudof the executive autority of the State from which he tied, be delivered up to be re moved to the State having jurisdiction of the crime. 3. No slave or other person held to service or labor in .any State or Territory of the Confederate Sttfes. i 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 i clong, or to whom such service or labor may be Jue. , iccu'n.i 3. . - 1. OtiH-r Ht.tcr" may 1-c admitted into ?ln Confed eracy y ;r v. :: txvthink of the whole H -u.e ( Repre&friauve.. and tw-thir.ls of the. Senate, the .Senate -n.t;ug by .States; but u new State shall be 1 formed or erected within tae jurisdiction of any ither Suite ; if r aiiy State be formed by the junction of tw. or mor- States, or parts of States, without the consent of the Ijegislattm of the States concerned." as well a f th.- C '.-ress. - ' " : - - -'. 2, .Tl.e Ggress sliall have power to dispMe of and make all needful sines and regulations concerning tbe propvrty f the Coufederate States, including the anas thereof. ' : - " ; ."- j-; -. - ! 3. Tlie Confederate States may acquire new territo ry, and G&igress shall have power to legislate awl provide governments for the-inhabitants of all terri- btry belonging to the Confederate States lying j witl out the limits of the several States, and may permit . them, at such times and ?n such manner as it may.bv .. law provide, to form the States to be admitted into the-confederacy. In all snch territory tbe institution of negro slavery as it now exis?s in the confederate States shall he-recognized and nrotected hr Owgresa , and by the territorial government and the inhahitantb ; of the several Confederate States and Territories saa SO. CO, iave the right to ik U .Ci fuUyheld by them m any of the States or Terrisasw ot the Confederate States . . . . Te Confederate States shall guartee to eVery 18 or hereafter; -nay liecome a meml7r of this furederacy a Rcpul.licn fonh of government: and sludl protect each of the ,, against invasion ; and on application of U LegUihiture (or of the Executive wIKu ,e uegisuture is not in seshion) against domes- 1 Upon thc;demand if any tLre SUte legally assembled, m their sex-eral shall summon a Convention of all the States, to Uke into consideration such amendment to rtw tion as the said States shall aicur;hi snggesting at the fame when the said demand i m&le 1 y f P1-0?08 Jmeudm.enU' tt4 tlie eonsritition States and the same he ratified bv tli toiiatt- viuw-a r ins Klia rflllVMlDfm untini h of two-thirds of the several States, or by conventions m two-thirds thereof as the one or the ntWr ratification may be proposed by the general con ven- won mey snail lienccfonrara form a part of this vuusi iluuou., jsumo utes sLalk without its con sent, be deprived of its equal Representation in the -u- ' "'''' . ahticxk , ir : ' :" V 1 Government established by the Constitution is the successor of the provisional government of the Confederate States of America, and all the laws pass ed by the latter sliall cotitiuueCin fevee until the same shall be reeled or modified and att the officers ap pointed by tl same shall' remaia u.: office until their successors are appoiuted and oualified, or the offices al'lished. 1 , ; , ? . , '; 2. All debts contracted and engagement entered into before the adoption "of this constitution shall be as valid against the ; Confedersto States under this C mstitution as undr the provisional government. I 3. This constitution, and the laws of the Confeder ate States, made iu persuanoe thereof, and all trea ties made, or which shall be made under the authori ty of the Confederate States, shall be tlie supreme law of the Land; ami the judges in every State shall be bound, thereby anything in the constitution or Jaws of any State to the contrary notwithstanding. 4. The Senators and Representatives before men tioned, and the members of the several State IiegfeU- sum stitution, but no religous test shall ever be require! s a qualification to any office or public trust imder the C)ut'ederate States.. .. o. Hie euismeratiou, in the constitution, of certain rights, shad not be construed to deny or disparage ol! iers retaiiiL'd by the people of the several States. G. The - powers not delegated to the Confederate tU'S b he constitution, nor Drohibited bv it to tb Stab s are reserml to the States, resucctivclv.' or to the peop'c thereof. , ARTICLE VIL : ' 1. Hie ratification of the Cjnventicms of five State jli ie suffieient for the establishment of this consti- o'i lx-twet-u .the States so ratifying the same. i. When five Stites shall have ratified this consti- titioM, iu the manner "before secifid; the Oaigress :cr jirovisional constitution shall prescribe the time ! r holding tne election ot rresidcnt and Vice 1'rcsi- !.-.;t: and f .rthe meeting of the Electoral College; i .1 for umting the votes aod inaugurating the Presi lent. They shall also prescribe the time for holding :!.t first election of niembers of Congress under this . oo: titution, and the time for asscmblmg the same. I'ntil the'assembling of such Owigress, the Congress under the provisional constitution '; shall contiuue to exercise the legislative powers granted them, not ex tending beyond the time limited by tho constitution l tlie provisional g vernmeut. Adopted unanimously, March 11, 18G1. BR. MOORE, v ATTORNEY AT LAW, S.ILISBCRT, N. C, Will practice in the Courts of Rowan and adjoining coun ties. Collections promptly made. Jan. tf 1861. 17 lv NOTICE. Jletliodist Fron Female Coilegrc, Jamestown, Gcilford Co.; N. -C. THE FI.FT1I SESSION WILL OPEX JILT 4,1861, un-ier the charge of ti. W. Hkqk, A. M. TliU Institution has th? advantaire of a health y Ucation, large and comfortable buildings, and extensive philosophi cal and chemical apparatus, ac. . .. . . The President and famil v. with the other members of the .Faculty, live in the College and eat at the same tables with the Students. Tuition $15 per session; Music on the Piano or Guitar $20; Grecian Painting . 5U; lumbroidery $J ou. tiatin, French, Oriental Painting, Drawing, Hair flowers, Wax Flowers, Feather Flowers,' War Fruit, each $5; V. cal Music $1; contingent expenses $1; Boarding $7 50 per month, including washing and fires, half in advance. For further inlormation address - G. W.' 1IEGE, Prtiident. June 26 tf. riU'RJlIP SEED. . , X TURNIP SEE1) Large Flat Dutch Turnip Seed, Hed Top Turnip, Large Norfolk. Large Mammoth (from this county,) And other kinds of Turnip seed, For sale at PESCUD'S Drug Store. August 19 - - 76 tC A FINE LOT OF SP0XGE. ialad Oil, . Baker's Bitters, Black Tea, English Mustard, A large stock of Fancy Soaps, Received at P. F. . aug 19. ., PESCUD'S, Drug Store. - 76-tf. Our Own Primary Grammar. icsT nranisaED.BT . - STEELING & CAMTEIX; ' GrbessbObo' N. C. 72 pages, 12 mo., 25 cenU per copy. -For sale by them and all booksellers. ' Teachers and School officers desiring copies for examina tion will receive them oa remitting 15 cenU to the author. f . C. . SMxTilK, Lexington, N. C. dec. 11, 861 9 & Cracker Bakery. rnHE subscribers baTlns bnlir a large JJ?S 1 BREAD and CRACKER BAKERY, and fitted it up with the mt improved msehlnery, are now Prepared to furnUh the citizens of Raleigh, and the SUte,with fresh Crackers, and of the best quality, neh ss Soda Crackers, 5 3utter Crackers, Water Crackers, , Sugar Crackersv ete etc ..;' We are also prepared to forniah the Ary aad 2Cvy with 1 ' Kavy Bread, rilt Breail, . .. Wine Biscuit, ' , - ;, -' etc.; etc, etc., . - ; ; at the lowest market rate. SfSSIit and promptly by ; Bt M A Wastes! Emptv Flour Barrels to good condition, for which w. will pay " gpsoS S05.' ' ; Bev.3fhl86L - : .;Umtm. 1 Carralge Ior Sale T " made bv Brewiter of Broadway NewYorIe.Ml but little ascd. AJ.,.SocowSvingdk.-ni low, yyz ' March 23, , ... ' ' " - 4ty-?t A -caf rJ VwiU attend at the Curt House, on the oiwand TlltB Sys of April nextT for that purpose. 'JSSteVertedniust teTrew.ptnt. iMr attendance, AllJfth iSrti written tit U att tbeir iaxahie ae- !r?Tll? - B.W.8EAWELL,J.r: cording to law. . - w fc 14 aires, aud air executive and judicial ofilcers, botfh of j the G federate States and of the several Slates, .shall 1 be, bound by oath or affirmatltm to support this con- ram. ou-;j iMri: .-'.,..7.. . 2 ffo dedaetMMi front th regular rales for advr& iMerted ia Um TTeekly EdiUea. ' Alf adTerttoenutat 'jfutj yj 1 . , .t ? xiunu Carolina snoc faciorr. iL iJ """v1" ,W aart trtaMUbed, sd bar w.. T& pW,?B 1? w.nnfwrtorj of SvOODO ' SMULS, wfcicfc tbej earn evn8diUT rtcoUMs4 as thlT-: ebapest lioe. auw maaafacUr a&4lm u aft article winch will pro, yaloabl and lartinr: TkS- ilL ara. 4. fff - fu and poplar wooU, and areliaed, and EcUhei tbaa leather broraos of tha aama kW Tiw .X i Jl a tV iU taste leaf 'tlie;; V 1 they will alao keen Ue feet erfectlr dry. .ThejVd " ' found Terr nitable fcr rallriad an field biada; aid atal for aeatinela and oldiera who are amel. enoted. The aoplir ahoe. art very hghl and can be etErmb J S " . " T bwsrjbers bave elsefai peratJoB at their tabliahV 1 tent a machine for .aklnjrSHOE LASTS, anVtaev are -V wltrK001 4irr lte of ihia article ee ladbeaaw J r.,r:. . abeT of dUaatet, oftta . y-.w-K .a impmireaconautattoas, and vraa ia tbeloea ot 5 life, hare been contracted by a portion of the laborlnc " popalation, in eonseqneace of wearing leather shoes, wbea 1 ' engajred la their' operations, daring enld weather, er U wet wtoaUons. To prevent ihese eviU te. tame exteati f wooden .W, areexteMively worn in France sndOerik Iif'IeJ m hiwT recontendl by the Afrtcal- 1 taral SM:ietie and gorernmeata of Eurrtp . Impraaaed "r. vlmport?cf' tbe'Board o CoVce and trade of Wlrtemberg, called a practical workman front France te ' gire In tract ion in their manufacture. Jfet " allowing. waUr to penetrate as leather shoes do. thy are V naturally dryer, capableof keeping th feet warm, priteut tion, and arei regarded, to a great extent, as life pretarvem r mZ ' " ,m"imibt onuta not oeprosuDir. ii . used. They are most economical about atanlea, where leather hoca are exposed to tbe dettracUve attacks of dnnr-water. 1 X i m plowing, mowing, harveaUng. In doing earth work la Tineyarda, chopping wood, and U marketing. With thee. adVa.tr?', .!n ''T , point of Tiew.they eombUe u ' such durability as to lat almost a life time. ' These advantages will certainly entitle them to the atteeV tion of a portion of the farming, snanu.'act ur inir and labotr " ing population of the counry. ; . r -4 w' J ? - ' THEIM A. FRAPS. ,.. rt, Raleigh. N. C, Dec. 31, 1861. t Jan, S, . , i . 14-tf. . abOBt th f9rm.Kniiu Is . U .v.. i i , . . ' j, , ,,7, Oxfora Scliools.4 the toyn ; also any persons wishing to board, la a health ; ' J " ' section, and enjor good societr. '".-- - - i- Terms from $12.60 to $16, per month. V.z -t.;T " February 5th, 1S62. V P'tif LOUISBURG FEMALE COLLEGE. MH. JAMES SOUTHGATE, of tbe Unlrerslty of 1 Va. (but for several years pact. President of the Norfolk Military and Clawical Institute. 1 has taken charv - -of this elegant COLLEGE, with the hopeof establishing a School in every respect, hifhlv accenUblo to the neoula '. t of 1 he South: , . - Mil. S0UTIIAGE will be assisted bv his LADV. a . Teacher ofvaricd accomplishments and vast txperlenee, 1 who for fifteen years has been connected with some of the largest and best Seminaries in Virginia.. Scliools of' ,'. ANCIENT and MODERN LANGUAGES, MUSIC and PAINTING, will have gentlemen Professors presiding -'' over them. We shall oiler the best educational advantage ' to a people whom we know can appreciate them, andall 7 we ask, Is, gire u a trial, and after thia U fairly dose, those who are not satisfied can remove their children or wards, free of charge. r Tbe Boarding Department shll have all th comforts and attractions of a well-ordered home, aad th Boarders : as tender lr and affectionately watched oven and eared for. . - .1 . . . . a . . .... ut even ine most anxious parent couia aesire, every at tention being given to the health, manner and literary advancement of each Pupil. Diplomas will be rivea to ' those who ean pass rigid examination oa five Schools.- Gold and Silver Medals will be swarded for perfect depor ment Young ladies wishing to educate tbmselvea for teachers will find unusual inducements here, as the terms, for them ehall be made suitable to circumstances. - r ' The School is not sectarian, though th purest morality is taught and required of every member of th Institution. - -The building is lar-e, new and magnificent, well adapted v to School purposes. The location is unsurpassed, being one of the loveliest, h althiest and most refined lections of " the South, SO miles North of Raleigh, and 10 miles from " Franklinton Depot, where back are alway in readiness, ,- to convey passengers to end from the village,. Tbcentitf . exfenis for ten mantbs will be from $150 to 2'0. For. further particulars, applv to Gen. J. B. Littlejohn, Ww, P. Wiillauis.. Daniel 8. Hill, Richard F. Varboningh, or to . JAMES SOUTHGATE, . : Locisacte, N. C. . March 23, 1862. , 40 tmoi. . - . NOTICE. TAKKX t P and COMMITTED to JAIL II EOCt ingham' county,2 on tha 27th day of January lat negro man who calls his name Frank and tars h b-long to James Pearce of Chatham county; s be was bound to said Pearce, and at the age of twenty-one year h will be free, and aav he is about twenty years old at tbi time. Said boy is a dark mulatto wlor. lrahy bead of hair", stoat built, full face, about five and a half feet high, aod had oa when taken up a brown homespun sack coat, pantaloons of kersey nearly the same color, a good heavy pair of shoe and no socks, and sr drab f It bat Th owner la requested to come forwti d, prove bis property and pay charges, or be will be dealt with according to law. ' i , v, JAMES II. HAtU Jailor. '- April 2, 1862. ..'...4I-ts.;.v A Regiment Tor the Confederate States Service. . IHE undersigned, baring been anthorlzcd to. X raise a Regiment for. the Confederate Ststes army, Ukcs this method of informing persons who are nowea- , gaged in raising companies, that this is the first opportunl- tv offered for joining a Regiment to go directly into the , : ' Confederate service. ..- ... ..." . ' V Rank of officers and pay 1 1 officers and soldW win begfa with their enrolment " . '; A bounty of FIFTY. DOLLARS and th- bounty from ' the SUte will be paid at the Um of organixstion. ; - Arms and full equipmente of th best clas will be fur nished to tbe companies. . . . . c , Term of service three year or th wr. For further, particulars, address the subscriber l"mfit,Xv Lt Col. S5th Regt, K. C Troop. Newbcrn, N. C. Feb. J8, 1862. ki 31-tf pd BATTALION' OF LIGHT HOESE. THE under signed baring been conslstioned -by the President to raise a Battalion of Light Horse, , for tbe War, calls upon the young men of North Carolina v to come forward and Volunteer for the parpose. Let tboc - wbo have good horse com and bring them, to aid ia tba v- defense of tbe Country. Let those who have horses but who cannot come themselves, give or lend them te those who can come, and thus contribute material aid to those who woti Id defend them in the enjoyment w their hmsw. ONE HUNDRED s U luiiiy-mrywwrw- annum, will be paid for tach h.H-se theLatfailmas to two months; insUlnTcnt. They will &f I expense of the Gevernment, and f killed in action,. the . value of the animal win be paid. . - EquipmenU for men and horse rdl be rnted.ih eachman must bring hi rifle, gun. fistol and knif, winch irm. as he hi, whfeb will saswer, until a uniform weapoa . , can be furnished by th Government. . , - , Energy of Action-Action is what tjie country needs now, m$Lm of the country mart bow by tW re to come forward the detcrmmUtion which aetuaterU Never te be conquered. The Battalioa Witt eoait ef U r. Companie. of Sixty meneach. " t' ; ni nrten address e at nalilax wunw "'" .r : k- .atk- N. C antU suiUWe rccrniung ' "i ' Lt. CoL Cav., Prov. A., C 8. A. Feb. 26th, 1862. , ''' ' tf SADDlrKEFA : SADDLE TREES ' -w Or an dcripUon. and rtylc. can b made oa readable term., at .borte ouce fRXf &, f Raleigh. N. C 34 tf. Varcb-8. Wanted to Hire. ; F JIKca Gieral Uilitarj Hospiul at Ralciglw tTfi" .71a m nrefirred. AU,Ws washcr-womva. i''.X. BURKE HATWOODSargeon. V' April 8. 1862. I '-.' ;i r .'t ? - -- 4 if 1 P arties tnsaiKfl to ruRcjiisn; --KcsTa Carolina eight per cent" bond can do so by apply mgf w-Jibn A. Lancaster A Son, ApcatS Jarthe6ut4vtich". mOMdV Ye. iAlreeftt prkeJOl.: jn . 1't TA L- h - . .. . t THE Subscriber Is prepared to furnish wltfc t -board and comfortable accommodations NtodcnU at . . tondinz the Masonic His-h School ', - : v - - - ' Nf s-tr.- 13 ,m3t
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