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"WE WILL CLING TO THE PILLARS OF THE TEMPLE OF OUR LIBERTIES, AND IF IT MUST FALL, WE WiLL PERISH AMIDST THE RUINS SIMKINS, ..URIS.E 1 .. , .Proprie.rs. EDaEFIELD .. a. MARCH4. 27 1 1 - - w-1;I1KINS9 DJIsO & Co., Proprietors. EDGEFIELID, S,.C., MARlCI2,16.rIu! XI--.1. St:c. 5.-1. Each Hlouse shiall beI the! ludgeC pof the elctOnW, retus and fIinatilientions- of its Own mlv~~ebeS. aind a Imaj-rity VOf eCh0 Shall1 con-tituiti- a quormtn tll d4buins but a stualler number mnay adjouirn fromn day to day, aLld mlay be lauthorike. 14 t compel the attend anee of absent Inember4.1s, in Such n1onn1er and11 under such pennities a,; each, 11lue mnay pro vide. 2. 1-aeb Iloitsev may determine the rules of its prxceding.: 1.unisht its memnbers for dis drybe-haviour, and, Withi the concurrenlce oif two-thirds, of the whole number, expel a1 meniber 3. E-ach IHouse shiall keep a MM- junr its proceed:n;s. and from time;o-timev pui6fit'e Samet.1 e.Ixcepting" such parts M umay In their inddgmient re-quire secrecy.%, and the riyes and andI( imays of theembers of eather loso any qu'e!,tion, Ahall, at the deieof i-ne-fifth ofthos preenlt, hse en0trd on the jom oid. 4. Neither llojuse, during the session of Conlgre--3. .,ball, without the c-n.-ent of the! Oth-er, adIjourn for or 1141- difn th' lY,0' to) :yOther place than that ini which the two lloues hal besit ting. S:e .-I. The :SeNators and 111-presenita tive-S "hall reVceive a co11menA1 tio fo theul rieto be ascertainedl by laand paid 01uto t reasury of thet Con~fUdenCV.e StateS. TheyIC shall, inl ali ca.Ses, excepit trevasonl and breaiceh of the( peace. Le privihdlt-ro 1tni arrest duinig their at tendance at the ILSssionl ofI thear respective Ilueand in ging t" awd re tori~ing iromn the saune ; liut! for :a.-.-pechi or debate ini either- Minse, they s : 111A be. qu~t.ndin any otherl place. 2. No Senatorl or ]!upresetative. hall duI rihg the tzime for whiebt he- was- elected, h~e appointed to auf civ! Mfie under the mau thfri v o t he Cof-.deratO e :ateS, which Simb' have isen created~or the emolumnts whereof shall have becen incvreasied dunring sneh titne; :and no per.;oni hlUding:, anl e un114" th11 Confederate States shall bit!a memiber I- A*vi-a e-r lloise during hi.s conti::uance in i-. B>ut Con.,gress runy, b)Y law, gr ant to thlt prol eiplal oliieer in ea ch ($I t he Exeutive liepart mtents a seat uponi the 1loor of either I inqa with thLe privilege tof disussg any mea-ures apetiigto hl i epartment. Srce. 7.-1. All b:lls forz rati,mn~ nreeue .!:'!1 or-iginate in th I~a .(f 16 e nt tives,; bt th~e Senate may pirtooe or concur wvith amnendmients as (,n ethier billi;. 2. Every ill which shall have 1,ad!~ b6t floUseV;. shall, befo~re it becomies aI Ia.. pre wilud to tile Pre..idenit Of tI.0 Conlfederate -.1:-cs ; if' l:x approve.. he4 Shall :ignl it ; bu:l- it' lot, het Shall retr 'it with Lis objeoctionms to, pat 110a4o in which it :.hal l.have oiannd vh~o shall enter thoa ob1jetious it ine-e loll heir LOMrA, anl proceedl to ree-moider ih. ;', at:- i; h e.n iealo , w -t i ! of, hat !11111:4q Shall ag"ree to pla-s the bill. it oi:l hn .,en, t.her with the igvetion,I he other llouse. by wxhich it s,:all hkewise, be veonsider d o if aprve ly Iwo thi'ds It tha.'t 111;1-C, it :-hall IL1.con ! a lawV. But11 a all .1ueh cae-!i.e vtes of, both !~e h!MN beI dICertni1ed by yeas amind~s and be! 1:01W. 14f thle ro s ' -oi-tthe bil :-Ihall be eolter :I a (of' Z::cLh luo r - eiv hi:dl not bt- returne-d b~y the l'I ent d(Lys ( vdas xepted. f., a law. in- H 1:ke manner a.; if I. unh-,Ss ihe' C . :-s by t:.t Ire'venlt its retulrn ; inlwie it aIn The 1,ie-idlentIm: pproprlpiatioln ania-rov r pra i l in ai ll ate bill. .:.M. inl :.i Inog the bill. d e-i:.hatteII Ni nea ypr ,i in d1i.-.l."o vc.1 ;oa d .-;,%! return11 ae V 11*.s"uch app~roplriationV, wi: I iihec e o Tihe IL:11u in w:ih th.- b: ,: .a! ai QUinAte ; and the 1 :*1 pr--1ih::*1 ~ h;en bs. hadl as in ca..e of onmr bMl dImpr :roved ir.tel~ the lrsdn. :.E.:'rv (." r, re-:I*, t I q . vot e. t o wl%:.Ib he conen';1rrence i.! !."th IIl.1i.e w r b11: 1w I. :e.ar (exep onaa.,..nf.d.r.a t PtaLISHED EiVERY WERNESDAY MORNING. A. SINKINS, D. R. DURISOE, & E. KEESE,: P RO PR I :TO ItS. TERMS OF SU.SRIPTTON. Two DOLLAIS per year if paid in advance-Two DOLLARS and FIrY CENTs if not paid within six nonths-and TtRutn DOLLARS if not paid before the expiration of the year. Subscriptions out of the Ditrict must be paid for in ad1vance. RATElS OF ADVERTTSTNG. All advertisernentr will be inserted at 0.c: DOL LAR per Square (12 Minion lines or less) fur the first insertion, and Fifty Cents for each subseequent insertion. Advertisernents froun strangers i.nd transient persons payable in advance. All others will be c >nsidered due when called for. Advertisements not having the desired number of insertions marked on the margin. will be con tinued until forbid and charged accordingly. Those lesiring to advertise by the year can do to on liberal terms-it heing understowd that con tracts for yearly advertising are confined to the legitimate business of the tirin or individual con tracting. Cuntract alvertisemernts pavab.le semni annually. All c.:ontnunications of a persona! character, Obituary N->ti-s, Reorts, Rte.:olutionsa' or Pro eedings of any Suciety, .%ssociation or Corp.>ra tion, will be charged as atdvertisements. Announeing a Candidate (cot inserted until pail for.) Five Dollars. CONSTITUTLION OF THE Confederate States of America. We. the people (f the Confederate State-. each State acting in its soverc idi and :mde pendent character. iiin rer t-i f. in a i.ent a nient federal governaiienti, e'tabisa j ti-i ice, ill sure domiestic tranqiflity, anl eenre the blessing of liberty to ourselve. and our po.; teritv--invoking the favor anil guidance of Almighty God-do ordain and e-tab'lish t i Constitution for the Confederate States o' America. AlITICLE I. S-:c. 1.-All legislative powers herein dele gated shall be v,..Ate in a Coigress or the Confederate Statt-s. which shall consi.t of a Senate and Ilouse (f llepreseiative. SEc. 2-1. The blouse of liettpe eItatives shall be conposed of inciabers choscit e eV second year by the people of the SeveI! States; and the eketors in each State shall be citizens o: the Conf-derate States, ain! have the qualifications requi.,ite fih eletor I of the most numerous branch of the State Legislature; but no person (X f-ireign birth not a Citizen of the Con.ifederate Sates, s be allowed to vote fir any officer. civil or po liical. State or Fedleral. 2. No per.:on shall be a llei.rentaltivt. wbo shall not have attained the :ge of twen - i~v-ve ye lh- i, a a e dttzten a i-t Uif1 eirate States, and who shall not. vlien 'lected, be an inhabitant of that S:ale in w!hich he shall be chosen. 3. Representatives and Dlirect Taxei shall ibe apportiioned aming the several States. which Imay be included within this Confe ler s1, acc-Iling to their respectiye nutnberS. wlich shall Le determined, by addinig to the whole number of free persons. inelwling I h-se lound to service for a term of yvears and ex cluding Inlians not taxed. t bree-fifths of al: slaves. The actual enumera'ion shalie inade wiithin three vears after tie li.st ntet i ig of the Congress of the Confeate Sa:te. and within every sub-equent termaz !of t'n years5. in such mn:inner as t hey shldI. by~-1- ll . not ex ceed one ir everyv li ft y a,.hon aie d, but eachi State shll ha~ve at lea-t one liepr'oien tativye; and unti! such <annwrat ion shall be inie' the State of South Carolina .Aaal be entitled ti echoosie six-.t he St:ate of Geiirgi t.n--the Sate of I.\labaia' nine-thel Stat ol Floridatiwo-the. State of Missisippi eIn -the S'ate of Li ..:ianaa six, and the S:ate of Texas .-ix. 4. Whl,. . vac.mies hSappo~n in thii rep resen tatio:i I ra.., ainy Maate, thae E-xecouve at hir it v thlereotf .,ill i -ue writs of elect ion to fill 5. The lI'iuse of ll-i-entadves sha:ll choose their speaker andl other o!hi-.-rs ;and shall have the soile powver of itaijwachmaent; ex'ceept that ta;ny joiliciail or other federal oili cer residlent awil Iacting solely within the ln i's of any Statle. inay be Iimp~eac'.ed by a vote of twvo thirds .1f both braniches of the Lei laiture thaereoi. S:. "..--I. Thie Sen:ate~ oif the Confe:derate - St ats shiall i be cun posedl if tw Se. ,nalor froriai cach State, hio'en l'air -ix ye-ars- by th imiznei~elt.i! 1.rfedag tie coniuniieeinunt if the termi of' .-rvc ; a wl each S natocr .halli -2. I iani. ilately v afer t hey .,ball b2 :aam bd.l Ci inssprenice oft te fir-*t ieeenin, t hey sh:l ise dlividedi as equIally :as iniy bte itnto turee ela.:seL The seatt iif thle Senattras of the fir..t :la- shidl be vaaated at the expira tioa of the secoind year, of thie second clhg+: at the exiration of the fouarth year. amid of the third cIs at. th exp Cir.-tin o f the -, athI ye~ar; so thaat onet tird~' mayi' be h-:ee:7i-- c menniCol' vear ; and a! aritin'- hapi.;rn by. i:'t" ,a'." tl tre ii r. f any Stae. teit~w- til t'e n--.\t I u-et inig of the Leiat ur, which .dall thien fill such va c-aancies. ; 0 No. perlon .al t b aia:iir whot sh~all nt 11-... have t~be the a' e thirty years. :Oid be a citiz.n of the C.mfle tr.ie tate: at:il wv .o shall ntI wheni elected. h la 11 inhlabitanit 4I. Iue \' ee I're-ihlet of the- tnedeat State< -hall N-- Pi-reidet of tL e Si-n:a-'. Ihli shall have no vote, uinle.-s they h: equa::y in. viidid. 5. Thme Sea~e d!! eh(oioSt. t hii ather- oli cers- ; anld-ao a Pet jo''Il,:i i - iai itn ihe ahmeof the Vice Pr,i: -ut, ir whenii in -sha i e.xri-r-e : j-: od'a if hr t tI t. (2 anif..rma~e State. e.lThe Sen..te: .haill haivie the -, oh. 'vawer to try all imp~eachauicits. V. .e a -.at: I . f ta pi~rpoiie. tiey sha:ll be n it:a or allirini.'m.-il Wa.eni t hi-e l'i-eiet -if t hi Cinfe.i,-l'- - tate ii tri th1 a-ClIi.ie .lsh-e W..al pr-ide ; conicurrenice of two thir.!s t he inherlL'- i~r*s 7. Jit mn ne~e fiueahetAl :not e':;end' f::rther thana ti remo~val fr--tn '-li.. -and di--quall'i.atiion to hi-l- I :.il n (ili -e of fionor. :r-ut iir profit, un-her theii Con fede-ra. i States: b~f:.t the hary cou'v te i -all nevert thea i iable iaanl subjec-t to indit diin' i- ,lat. Su l .-l. Th le tiaies. plaer~s and mnmnnera sean:&t iv:- shalhi be pre-:ribied m' ia-h .Mat 1 v tia- le':.islatiure thereel. sol--t.t to ther pri Gi'..iams f ti., ionstiitiio ; heat the ('ongr-< 1isay, at :any ti.-., by., law, n:al e iir:il r iu ) *Thei Cimagr. ,dmihal aase~tihblRe at lb at once in ev-ery year; ate1 sue-i mieeatinag shallI beC on the first Monday in D~ecemb~er, unmlesat i..e' shalLa by iaw, apoint a dil're-nf day. talis wna ovever ; over snmit i.mtris: (not ex ce. ding ten tuiles git-are) am ilay, by Cesiuil OF one (r niorC State-; and tie acep taIeO if Con-gress, becorne the seat of the (overniment or the Ctiederate St:teps; i11d to exeroee like authri ty of all pl.:.I pr Whtised e b .th coi nsent of tihe egi-la i-r .f the Statle ill wh.ich the saile siall be, for the erectlini of' forts, mtagazine.S, 11rsenllus, dockyards, and11 other ied;ul biuiblig ; and 1I To make all laws which shall be neces sary and properji fIr carryi-.int! executi-.m tile foiregoing pmwers, m1:d1 all otl-I her pvers vested by this Cnltitintion in the govern inent of lhe Omf.l-nme Stats, or in aiy de partuent or oftilr there f. SEc. ') -1. The iinp irtat io if un1'.rs (of the A'riait race. fr11 anv I reizn cnust1ryl, other th an tlii S. di og or Terri tris t the l' .i:e i S. e of.merica. is b -,reby forb'viea ; :md Cgr is required to pass such laws as .,blil et.uIal I.relt the saune. 2. Conglress 2.hall ai have power to pro hibit the introduetion, f aves fromimill y State nI- lti.ibir il or Territory not belnghiing to. ;his Confe'dera cy. :. The piiviiege of the writ. or Idi-a Cor pAs shall ot be Supieed, nIileS4 whl in cases of rebe! !i-in or iivasion the public sal-ty IlIlay rcil:nre li. -I. N) blI tof at iain.1der, Lir cx os.M law, 0or law lenlying& II impailring I he right of pIro permy in negi hve.-.al beLpwed. hi 5 .)N apia 1 or t h -r dire.t t-' x A-hall b y inl i u-dless~ -,: pr .:) r i .nt !o the, en-mi I): Im I illiieraLio i Lereinbefore dilrcte. I) lit: I a k~n G.N., tax ,r, hilty .-Adi b(- ild In articlecs exp . ' 4e -i ' any State, b v t h: a Vote of two-, hii ofr both ita .e-.j 7. Nt reeairence All be -:iven by any regulati,'n of comit-rcve ur rene to thi por- of i:: S:a ; vI r timo.se f ianother. S. No n n' sha!l be rvlr:tn from the treaiiry, but i lon";:nee of aipp ri a tionis Iml' by law ; adj a regl:a statelienit and account (fI the tec.Ipts anld expeinditur's of all publie miintI:.-y 1,;all be publi1-hed frol iletH me. -.Cnrs halt 1p1oprat n ll mmey froim theI trta-ur excep by a vote of two third.; i .t!' 1.n- , taken by yea: nays, unls. it he :e.l a! e.ti-in-d for by s->m11 o:If of tl- e ie . of l p'iarItna1l ii ! n:all submitoed to Coig-i i - by tIe I ispdeAt; or andl o ig nce ; or, I'--r th. Iayn-'::.: IT claims a-.:aiii-t ILLt I . h- - r . - S 1-1'f , th p iI'ie I i Which .-ah l hav l' bIen jud2ill i e by a:I fti lin I f gi .i--bt t6, i. ver iint e)hieb it is iteb t !i l th 1,:1 f -!r ors to ---stab litbl 01 Ie apl r. ii n - a :-i !i u-;p -I w hich It I Iit' ma e ; :1 ' - S al' i I I I x t ., 4 1 tsal it- o:1 n i V Li c n-1i u tI Y -ii -er, hw v en ineeor V ic (-I *Ie-.-:Ie-.Aered. I is v. ., t.. itft tmi .isi t hal 1e .rn* . iiC by t.of I I 1:1. A well r.t ib d :ni-ia beii .' . essaI re ot*'hte u t rity lv .: o A Ire rt. t. r I ait: .-fpcto k.'e p a hear ar-ns hal n ot1"t he I dIg. -d . w 'i ' N o 1sl i t i i n :.111 l e oi f n p e te , hli e q ruar. in :--y ho to w. i ~t t f:e on..i. mf jI owner: .'.r in I I* w:., but in a uinr to) bie precri by la v. the ci iters. --,t iI houset, o . er 1212tto::. i llet 12 or :Lin--, t-> b - . zed on' pwresent..n o indIt !iuet 1ofsdet :: ira hofi tileir oines i'r the term of siX years but. the IPre 1sidlent Sh:dl 1not be IeC-ei ifible. The Pru.eilent -ad Viec President sball be eleethd a-;iblows: 2. Each State shall appoint, in sne mAn neIr as the legislature thereof many direct,a inmer of elet' iors eIal to the wleu0 nmleer of Seaturs and iexpresentatives to which the State iny be entitled in the ('ongress ; Iht nto Senator or epreselntative, or person hold i in.: anL Ollice of I rust or profit under the C01 i;.erate St -t, hll be appointed an electpr. :. 'Tihe ekce:urs shall meet in their reepec. tive Suttes land vote by balot for Presid it anil \'ic_ Preti lent. one o1 .hoil, at le: t, shall not be 'in inhabitant of the saine Stte with theLmselves; theiv shall :a1me in thqir ball.ti the pe1 'rion o \0."ld for as 1'residentadd in distinct Imlots, the pernim ed *i1.r as 'resident, and they sh:d l make di4tinct ii o' al personz voetA for :s President, antd f ali persions voted for as 'iee Pre-ilent, and of tile 1111111ber ut vote.i Cr eali, whieh.list th hll signii :-, andi ertify, and tramismit, seal :d 'to the goverient of tiheiofederate Stal'te, directed to tlhe President of the Sea ate; Th Prcsideiit ft' thc Senateshall, in the presence of the Senate and Iou. of Repre t .open all thle certHicate., and the votes sh:all then be counted ; thi person hivi i' ;ie grealtest number of' votes 'or Presidgift shal be the Pre-idheit, if such uumber b6-a. mI:jority of the whole umenlr of electors t.p. i.inted : and it no person hwa.e steb majoriyj :h,-i. friom the persons illVillg tbe lighst ni31mb .el'S, not exceeding three, cnI the Hst of those voted for :is Pre.-ident, n1e Hlond of Representatives shall choose imnmediately,by iUallot, the Pr.esident. Biut in choosing he President, the votis ..all be t.tken by Sta, S, the epresentatin !romt ec State having lnr VoUte : a uilorum for thii pa:-p)se shall cunist of a Imei)m'2r or meinmibrs from two-thirdidof he S atvs a:d a majoritv of ol i lie Stne's -hall be ntae.Csary to a 'choic -. And if hie 11iltie of it.-prese'u mfatives shall not cho4 ' I 'esi'hnt, whenever the right of choice stll d'volve up m,, them, b fopre the foumrth da.iyof .\arch nx t followinmg, m hen the \'ice-Pre.i nt J il act as Pr.-Si.lelnt, as in eaie of the demh, 01 Othel' coIstitUtial disabiliy of' the Prki dlent. -1. The person having the greatest nun er X vo:e as Vice l're-i:lent shall be the \o'ke Pre id.:m. it' se':h number be a majoritoof :be wl' te: 1 mn b, r, of electors appoi n ted ; Pid i* i p..r.sonl e a nIi:jority. thent, f'rom lie I vo hiuhest non.11,1es kl t:e lit the Sente .ul the \'ie.Preslint ;a qi'uemiinm Ir t purpi s-.: shll cins.t of two-thirdiof :Ie! wh de muinber tof Senta-urAS. anll a cmajri ty of the whole number shall be necessarjto aChoice. . t nli per[SO: ConishitulltionhalV inelligle h liee of I'resident shall be eligb!e 01 :hat uf \ice-l'resident of tile Confedite ii. The Con-r' 111:1 deterie the ime f ch..-inug i;e: eleeionr, antd the dla,'O oI wieb ih.-y hail 'ive thlir votes ; which day 'dl. i tc saie tOiron:bout the Confieddte' S::. te 7. No person exe. i't a na:nal iorn 67eit : - . .1 h is ifh rie aiO. f i abli Ii t .I..:-imrg.- ti~iiIwe and ie. b' . ri I' ll' .1 I:i..t e ..n .Ild dle ndreii~i on1li I.- r-~t ; i h'nd'. .the l'o:u r e ma~s .:by tei.n f' 'im. t or n hbi iy bI l ofsl~ t h e e i'.t . \- .. . i1' .e . li: . w oi.l:r i a e : . . i uo until thd1e disabiliby liem I Ivld 11,r1 : l. rb.. theps-Io' I'i' whihi. shdl have h. p -iod .1. :I :ii-r e olum.-n from' a t he Covne er-i ..l -.--t ii r' -.n I f th i e m .i'~ .ie ii; hiIile. h. If~l tte' 'th'eit" f.. lwi::ath: a!!irnaL .n : .." Vi.. J-51 I - it, ..v 1a (,Vr Slim ni tha hn,]. fathfue t :-. ' n! 1: of' e t of e raesi to ak h - .-.atl. .'- t. a'oiiilii o. t he eits d' . :.iry pr.--- r , prhe et andih diui aee mt' d., i ain th. e ae d eout'mtede h8r:'.::.--r. ami. Po i tsall otb licr fdeim-1 mall. i n-ehe ,d he arpimyadnavyit inett elrned,.l:a. .st:ere 'a Idl for, the ilabi t a V e i'en-rtal .::nI lie-: w ab:.u it th e Cnesar i e.-, a of ie ' C iio i kIed er.in ita n the 1ma.re-d a ii h-'Ip i--n. i w' i:l eaci. of te rinpd l.- ea:, : rLia to fe'te du'umnec i -a r th r I -L tiite .:l.:s ; ~aml be m ilb : e.' -'L~. -r i - Lr re~ p i-tain2r of' die LAf- I~ . i.,' ' the C iili.tnot li dIera eittes. li'Jpt h i., ie f im n--:lanent. he.1otd t t , .~'t',tehie it.. , he re au-nl th er a fvr a:;.dI 'e-milent ofa t he at, to ke u 'Lreau l''idt d twoit irds o theI~i enor'sj '.f-: tnenr S:oat he~ srhall~m~ noinaindl! .d~ wii uuh e e :it ii'e ndl cof~e oth icl m~in'er a:.diiil conlt, tues~il ofle thi Irm or. andI~ ale othrl oliers ofrtoni v ed erme ofate, w~iho ~e ppoimetsn lriml, be pstbihd by hmo.a'alV i ut eCongri~t: e u: a: hI ali' aw, v hesth ittpointent of and h in fese of' o~..c-r i i t :e t hipopi. i th m 'res id t rni le it es e t orin the leadw ti ;:e...- .The li priniialo!ieei. Vcfe- l.isab ait 1i c ., I,i 't'i':, tan.1m (tfll erts connetoSI e~ wthth diploma~ ' .ric, ma aert m.Ie ie'. n I - e I atIi. thm1e'iu plenr of the l'redm biteni Sthe civihal hte esof th oe Sx-e move,ii1Si the remova hf e rourted toe. tC gress imay from time to time ordain and es labib. Thet juidges, hboth of tihie Supre ..e and Inferior courts, shall hold tl.eir ollice< during good behavior, and shall, at str-d times, receive for their services i camop -n-a tion, whict shall not be diminished during their coitinuancee in ollice. Si-c. 2-1. The judicial jower shall vxte(i to all cases arising uder this Counstitution, the laws of the Con fiederate States, aim1 trea ties made or which shall be made under iheir authority; to all cases aflectinig ambassadors, other public iiinisters and consuls ; to all ea ses of diniralty and m.aritime jurrisdiction; to controveries to which the Confederate States shall be a party ; to coitrouersies be tweei two or more Stales; between a State ani r:itizeIs of another Slate wi-re the State is plitiltiIf; betweell citizens claimninr lAS under grains of ditlirrent States. and bietwt-en a State or the citizens therol, aid fort-ignr States, citizens or subjects ; bit no State .-hall be sued by a citizen or tubject of any foreign S:ate. 2. Int all cases allecting ambassadors, other publie miniisters, ant consuls, and thise in which a State sLall be a party, the Suprermei Court shall have original jurisdiction. In ali the other cases before mentioned, the Supreme Court shill have appellate jurisdiction, boti as to law and fEact. with such exceptions, and uider such regulations, as the Conigress shall ntnake. 3. The trial of all crimes, except in casesl of impeachment, shall Ie by jury-v, and such trial Aball be held in tie State whire the said criles Shall I have beeni cnuIn trait ted ; but when not conimitted within any State, the trial shall be at such place or peh-e's as the Congress ruay by law have directed. Snc.'s.--1. Treason against t he Ctnfederate States shall consist only in levying war against themt, or in adhering to th-ir enemies. giving them .aid arid comfort. No person sh:ll be conviet.d of treason mutless on tihe tesrimony of two witisses to the same overt act, or onl cjnfes.sion in opea court. 2. The Gongress shall have power to de clare the plisimeit of treasan, but no at tainder of trenswn shall work corruption Ol blood, or forfeiture, except during the liie of the person attained. ARTICLE IV. S:e. 1-1. Full faith and credit shall be give:n in each State to the public a'ts, records and jitdlicial proceedings of every other State. And the Cotgress may, by general laws, rei.' scribe the mlannaer in which such acts, record-. and procceedings shall be proved. and the f leet thereof. S .:C. !.-I. The citizens of each State shall be en:itled to all1 the privilt-ges nid iinnuni ties of citizens in the several States, aid shall hive the right ot' tran.it and sjiri in iny State of this Coielderavy, with their slavies and other property ; and tle right of prolier ty in said Mlaves ahall not lie thereby in 2. A person charged in any State with trea "0, fel-mny, or other cirie ap-sinust the hiWs of such .tiate, who shall llee from du stice, and be fuilnd in another Siat-, shall, on denma l or t-6. eutive authority of tile Stut-. froni rite ti~is Conlftedtu -; ai *:ee ofl twot-:ltrrdhs. di ti: wvioe lleuse- f Id --pr.s.tatives, ani Vo thirds of the selinat.,te Seiate votieA ,v States : but rio ew Sta- si:dl be lorined I erected withi tli jirisdiin otf any [ ,tlia-r Sitt; ier any State le f.,rmtred by the. nctLioOf' et twi r nt.r States. or parts (l ;t1e, witlotit tile ce-n'sent olf I he le.,iAiI tures ft thle Stares conc erited as well as of the Coin 2. The Congt~ress shail havie p.etr toi dis tese ofl ande nrake tell nteedial ruh-es andI regnr-r trioius concering the peropirty ot' thne Con-t ederarte Staites, inceludingt tire hurtl, itherveof. 3. Thle Confth-ratre Siates rawmy a':quire i b-g~iil.rre :or:d Iproviede geovertmnenetts form the ,Ihabirans toi atll te-rriitory belongtiur~ to the hr onftiederate Stnites. lying' withoutet ithe ['mits if ibe severail Stautes ;rte and ma pertmtit themi nat tcei tmes. ande in sint-h munun-er :ts it tuniy by; or ijr viide. to, I.rm State, to bee ac-:nadined itt e en Cornf.eearcev. lea ali .tteh ter-riteerv, thre istit utieont if tie,: rel MaseCry as it no1w'exin ts ithe Cottfed!erate Sttt,s shall bee re cogniz.:d b rtt protecede lby Coniigres~s mie1li byite terri ,iil goer~itinmentt ; atld the inhabrlitaintit ot w se sevral Contfederaite Staites and Te:.riteeriees, h tall hiave tihe ri-zht to taiki to stich territolryv nysiaves, laiwfilly hildbytminaye Ic States ior teriorhi5 of thte Cnrfederaite -l. ihe~ Coree rate Stte -hal! gnantnilty , vcry State thart now is or heurean tter imayi I ..rVmt:l a mnentber of ti j Cinfderrer, a re Crblitemii formi of governminent, arie s a.l pro- e, -et each of themi ag~ai-ist tinvaiiiont ; .ndtn ten pleiieniti-mi of the legiisture (or of t::e Exce tive whcen the le~risratiire is no:. ini stession) ;aiaast domrestie violenace. tn ARTICLE v.l St:c. 1-- Uiwn tlie dematud of any threeC tates, legally iassemubled in their several colt. :nltionsi, the Conrgress shall suinmon a cnn :ttion of all the Sttes, to, take unto contsid -ation such amntdmertts to the: Conistiftuion sthe said States shall conicrr in suggestingtC . he time whent lie said dlemantd is madein; il .shourld any of the preoposedl amfclenm et , thre Cornstituation be agreed onl by the s'aid nivention-votirng buy States-and thme satme Sratified byv the legislattures of two-thirds the neverald States, or byv conventionirn vo-thirdcs there-of--as ite'otte or the other ode of ratilientiun imany be piroposed biy theI -neral contventiion--tey shall threnucf rwvarde t-m a j'art of t his Contstitutiti. Ihutn ate shall, without its consent, be deprived i its equal repre-senltationi in the Senrate. ee ARTICLE yr. 1. Tho Government established by thItrsIa Jtnstitutiont is thei successor of the Preovis- mt nal G3overnmecnt of the Confederate States T:' *America, aind all the laws passed by the tter shall cointinu: ira fore unttil tihe samie wa lall be repealed or modilied ; antd all the hieers applointed by thre sniame .,haill remiaini vi olliee tiitil thteir successors are appointed ?'o ali quralilieid, or the ehlices abolishied. c 2. All debts conttracted ain engagements tered itnto before the adopttiont of this Cnn- ki itttion slhall lie as validl againlst the Conefed- se attn States tite r tliis Censtitu tiomn as under hi e Prnovisiontal Goiverrnenit. nI '[Irhis Constituttionr, anid thne laws of the miafeder:e Srates, madnee ii tn-uruanice thlee ali and till treaties adne, iir which shrall lie tui :de under the authority of the Coedercate fai rtes, shall lbe the supem la Iofvt thte laud ;-. di the j iihees itt every Srtater shall be bound te i er-eby, aunythaing in thre Cuonstitutioti or lawvs Ihi, anty State to the contraryv notwithtstanidinag. -I. Thie Senateors anid Rtepresetatives befoe ik enutiomned andi the mulaeber of lie several di, aites legislaturies, amnd all -exeutivei anmd jtr ial oilicets, biothi of thte Cenfedera:te States -- idl of reveral Starte.s, shrall he boniued by oatlt r :.Ihlliration, t.o .-appohlrt tin Conustiturtion : iiteno religiours test aball ever lie r-equiredI as ini it-ditica~ti to many co!!iee or pubtlic t. tst una- cim r thte Cnfteenrte States. 5. The enutmtiertion, imn thre Constititen, of -di itan rihbts, all nut. be cotmetenn1od ton i. .!e-l.-rate Stai, s by li, thie is:tittioii, nor I.r., hib;ted bN- it Ii t t States, are Tservi d1i t the State, r'ipectively, oir to the peoIple theretl. ARtTICLE \'li. 1. The ratifirntion f thle conlventtions 17f five State .sall be sutlivient for t:e 'stisI dh mn'.tits t ofe i mitution t wen the Staei s r ito in t s uneril . hIien live tates shhia-ratl have l6edi: thI Constitti., inte ila!r he lb efore sCn-eiivle. ittl: Conr..stu::it te rlivii oal Coe :-er lion. shall .se riba thnelaa 1o.r hoh t ing heI enletioi of Presidenlt anti \'ii President !. d r the ti unto-:iing. of t i -lectorai Cuilit,-: ai. dor coutintgi the vos-, :arh iinrainlg La. Pr-ie TIhv Shal, alS. p b thle time iur holding the first election or members Or Congpre.-Mi 1:1410r thiS Cons4tituitiOn, and1. th1e. timie fCr a', seibling the sami. Until he as sermbg of such Congress, the Comngress uni der the Provisional CoIstitution sAll' Continue 1to exercise tle legislative powers irted 1) them ; i ot extedt ing beyond til timit libited bly thle Cnli tnstimion of the P'ro:iiol el ov JeImeilt. Adopted iu nan imlouisly, March I I, I Il The Curse which Returned tothe-Givet. A la in ti sat in a room in one of the up town palace, surrounded by every tbkm of luxury-mn agnificnt fiuiture, splenid pai n L ings on the will, everyhi .,owed it to if t he home of wealth. And thait (old mnam, moan-. ing Withi pain, peevish tnd1 fettel, w!a.; Ilas ter of il a i-ty ofilliOns was Jasper ftifrral ralent, the itnai:tir. When lie eleud for hlp t , mote his easy chair, or for wine to .Ii engih en21 the feeble! huMp Of' lif'e, live:rikd ;ervaitts hurried to obei his call. It was at stoerny night withit. Snow and Ase were driven through tiht-e air boy a howl. inii north e ist gale; iti. the o i s laz.-d brghtly within tohe rici oan's wal.s, and li. s'iik. well clad servants were comfrtable and conent. - Yee more so than their mw iter ittr -he With all hs wealth and power, was a su.r both in mnind andI bodvy. This conhl b.: aseenI by miany anti evidence, fur his groansI: and cures had i n em. A servute eervled iind ieght him a car-I "f Dctor Kim Bry !" he iuthd. as he glanceit at tle card. " ID-tet:ir Kimberly what dies he wiR her'? IN.is nW my doe. tor-Motts ik my doctor. Wi at does this Kimbe):rlyv wanit Lucr ?' ".Ile (vishies to set e you on busines he says, Sir,"t rephei the vervant. " Buines -Hudneso. erie lbusiniess ! - I've retired t'rom it. Iut thow him in-shouw him in : ai t'ias be ritady to -i ove tiltic our again !"' and the Loton:o tiCe old mail was ai 'enrt as his words. The servant hoWed and left the roomi.-In |t f e tiIlstaeIls. he ritotiit td , ,-11.6t ......., na e i all er all 1t11 i H ii'er twilege (it' the ii'a ii. "i luhv a dlauihter, sit ; who ia i " lt's a lit: !-:t inerna lie, Sir !" cried ht old ml an, ttrn ing i r ah.- i-k wit h r.t.te. hadli ionle once , ate s.et ara *L .-' . .nly it lp 'tr teeale i, sir, ad I ars,:- i i-r, sir ; ftirsed -er as e urs: pu, ort anjy onoe e!.w thats;-e:tks r her ! tl ta aill onr bi/shwt.18 wi'h m.Sir ? "is i come to. tellk yoi, .e i, tailu it and aii beenti' leioly ijur c iled tby a .eedct. bt'ile hbegat a ct tork and prohah'y ill: nt r' detiver. stit wfe ios~ si ck withfeer :ho un iiamidst al the accum~ fgultincfdiwrs. Ssitejaipe!l ei' i aniac tter-.lee lliey tiC-i *wa th hi if cha~ !lt-. T.- ave' no Iat r,., r-niilhes e- ie ii-t tuly silt t'li eti o le sit'dd ,eral o fi P-Il? ''dtit intt you, lictor totk bsuli' thr com ig a!" saio her g!.I ma:: -.ii. a d.'t tag: i l ;Tlm over hi, pa. inne t-;col' in.ba... b-t' >i."to t-eti yura t- s--te, hir ,r wihbeof' ore bringeinr tat btdeoy myi et, winc. -atic:iefott~t oisiNi Te itdirctl t fo ths. yand wen theI -ineo eon. hedr 1d eid reetoa ash glatss; to ,r hie thouiht t:t the gil i'hi wl' henttta titdistre, rth'ie. heiarrv toil tnewts.c' t o ad iiet.eIttea Cit.1 nati r e bil ftbse ' nt .wnttt't ta a..wn .le r- gl ecof winee-taoti w i x i'emir Lret d-.ivg, it e -her it. iick, a dt i all ] ? Nos sir. I inrs tespoketulye fther :r'iierv inu which to ettundtisat them' er i 4l Tke'aroteher s of-ine v detror !"7 tid "e :Thank youtt~ srxue e; U ee l inA baste t o'ber bac iito th il emiour e,e, whtie. / l'pte wld bet ofi mioe beit t mye bmedi- . Iols lii, ves t -a mess-.e fromi ,tiel 01 hl 0 il tiiretl ie W ht'ctay your heer ithis rtse ?"it IItiwt irr 't "o oneitir. Io tiaontcd tfee bnd it t iti j arge i a if' wee lmy p r ati ei were in iuch -nd Itiitll car untold uchedi, iito ttte. 'ott "ii Yot wi' c? Wel eit mei:tt bee-i t i ' ,wsi ypnrt. lie 'therl whoit its t Tter, rised to marryi 111 the saitet oe P ad hteill thetene tot re'uiile atfather'l t ler, rand- daway with airs begalyalhi incyie xI, veas'tlo a daysir.u use did i ad thec ?to airli I fcuitl er, tsir--enre er ; ' Ili now, tmre yof' tsem crse as El "i iid Yhou' willtcr ami hissar secito hri leii and' h ttmay stamire.ande, a nd o bu~t n' (il h h.rW .w Thii :- tgniet ..\ ; the .W hjifin.dvti oit t.itr-o-e lish it - a unittel' I* intewreL 1o 1an 11 1ne readlers,.nnd hadyy-rvofti x- Ehtimwd --$)~tm F the rts: 'j /21. i&l a 1i',| :e ('/twrkv;'V: .%r21 br;': h:I II Fir-t R..rin n 1.1, S 1111h al'.51i'LL Vu nt -ere :,u 11: h r -.as c.eL : I *l.. I:. 1t I. t he2:t C.n e tl i . or~ t io-enn C'f .6.-$2. nioh.i. ath ' ? 'e iv. it.f 1. t.: .1 4.11 1 -e I lnlvi i 04S . has been 11. ani..-d :.:,.I i e.0.u11tht1 ervi inc e tir.t. w %V1 i JIII. 1l n.try u-I,. .t th. tine this rofitet wasor udl, vo:thr. lina e w indepnd;, prl:e nationalb : wiilpli the hlt 1:nth1' she has b rle oifd11r2' agreat conilfe0derat.- asIi iation it* :ate.i. The. CongrIli .es repest 111160 intes Confi.-drattaeS~Le. has passed anl aIt t-) rasprov!4.nl th;ree., for the aintenila.: o tht literiidv ipende.N thereol; thi c: t prop.:i s to recevoiv.- int.) the .-ervice of the Co4mnle-r:.v al r'.i now in the! service of 1t an of the imiviial Sta:,-s. ai wulas other vlunteri, f Or tith term fit twelve imnithi, the .re 'y letxclin; li rs t tIiIIIent of :outh Ciiterill un0rid 't"e. ::o Well Us ail y (t',i ? hierS inl anly of thle. 1 I.,. wilu have enli.ste' for aIli tinie than twelk1 mon th. .'wtis re a)imt: i.1 the creitir e of tIL: Convention. The Coniventliion et. aain the tih:1r. 0l inst., It) conside1 r the oCer tuam1nt I honstdition of thenfelrat lroita a wil a; attt to any ther matters which Ma ly fprpriatIl blong'r to Its provincei. .\ hi des.iro to say is : SImtx :ron :hit indi tin an.I eireaasaes liof tingS, it iS the du tv of l rth Collveiinll todi and herim : iving it. Ht the saf t1im . the opigi of tn litient over tor te dhu r o Ike lrttie. Arid if t dit Ioe not do iji ltis pace eIv lilled by seaw 'f thle reu imenti f'ormi d 1nk-1r the legiL' iv ill, which will b1r rte ii-d b% the Soutern t'an:edeacy I thijk this course i : due to the intrsts i Souti Caroina, -.tndt f.>r thi-i reason : Thbe people, in theR sovereign capaelity, asicembled inl Cullventionl, call(!d Ihrl this six mns' n :girenll, (knowing that it cul:d be mre1sp,11 diecated than conh11i l onII by the tairdy leg!islative bjill,) inmnediately C after they had withdlrawn themselves firomi; the 2l Federl Govervnment, atd rsu ned all] th powS heeptoI mrIra:ed, a a proiional I r for the tin:a1,r- Iofi their rights is t the prami i hiriny Ill v a21x tiua ion fron.2 1 t Iht- rest /'f her sitr S/.i/es. -Now t hat ikola- I tion no ln.er xists. A cofdera1e associa- j t'in aS before Said, has been. formed ; pro- t visional laws have been enacted, whicb ex- i ind the provi.-i'nal regiment of South Caro- , lina: a nuinber III twelve mnths' regiments are knocking at the dor of the Con'ibderate Siates for adiuis in into their service; tlir , t, irovisimnal re..giment of Stuth Caroina has t been kept up entirely at. thle expense: of hera iwn purse, and Ill so continne U the end w1 I the em ; so tlwr. is w::.- . why thi, St aS1 '"Mue mevic ""U nIu..IVc1 WILmon fliVeMut it. !ceti-.,ns or wha-t the n-may bie worth, Lt1 Call Tw. IC "ulic nattt ion to. hhe matter.a fi 1i" ex -2e23 of one o v ridt..ll If not as:20 a1:6 me. r Li te l' ones'I Iei e n~c . u -- L:tI1I~ 123 't ' 12 l ein' : liea lrk n a isen vo e In. hai e a112. rej racona t I~ ~ ~ ~~~~~~5 it L:l. I-:I, i . 1: u1:i2*4 I.;1d :I r ) V ~.tit- S I, I I! III I:t t ait~l I till. Y. . : i .,i I 0 W4 ap. awa . thth . 4 IrnoHWul ?I:! 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