THE WEEKLY REGISTER-ENERGY IN WAR. There is no other way of party divisions, we palsy the arm of government, and To recede is impossible-the path to peace lies suffer the war to drag on heavily, or finish ignomi- through the field of war. niously, what have we to expect, threatened and as-reaching that desired state, but by the exertion of sailed by the savages within and the pirates without, every energy, corporcal and mental, to defeat the foe ALLIES in rapine and in blood? What sort of a trea--efforts which, we are happy to discover, are now ty can we hope for, under such circumstances? Such making in all parts of our country. The jangling of a treaty will be granted as Great Britain kindly gives party is rapidly subsiding, and the people of the U. to an East Indian rajah, after her intrigues and arms States are assuming a national character, which fohave slaughtered half his people, and broken down reigners declare we were destitute of. Let every his counsel or his advice, do the spirit of the remainder a treaty which shall ex-man, in his proper department-by his personal seract a tribute on our coasting trade, and establish vices, his money, British custom-houses at the mouths of our harbors. whatever in him lies, to rescue his fellow citizen from Nor will this supposition appear extravagant, when the scalping knife of the savage of the wood and we consider what Great Britain has really imposed from the press-gung of the pirate of the ocean. From upon us while standing on the high ground of an un- the unexampled spirit and energy of the Western conquered and independent nation. Who could have people, we trust the hostile tribes of Indians will be believed a few years ago, that she would have made swept from the face of the earth, or completely disa tarif for all our articles of export, and have levied persed, before the "fall of the leaf"-their crimes a tur on them as freely as upon the products of her and our safety demand this dreadful retribution.own soil and industry? But this was done by an or- Let the people of the East also exert their physical der in council-nay, she went further, and demanded strength to harrass and cripple the pirate and the also a tribute on all the articles we received in ex-man-stealer. Eighty thousand ss gallant tars " change for them; which tax and tribute, in several ever cracked a biscuit," if duly supported, will carinstances, were actually paid. Herein was the real ry terror into every sea, and make the enemy feel object of the orders in council. The pretence that those things he has so liberally inflicted on others. While the war lasts, let every man fight with all these orders were retaliatory, was monstrous; for Britain wants bread-we will refuse it. Great Britain was willing the continent should re- his heart and soul to end it speedily, and in any way ceive our merchandize, provided only, she obtained that he can. Her armies in Spain and Portugal must have our the whole profit of the adventure, out and inThe tariff above alluded to, is inserted in a note be- flour and corn; we will deny them, and make it low. It is true, the burning of the gin at Baltimore death to furnish them with single meal. as -Britain that had paid the tribute in England, with the hide- must have an export for her goods; we will not reous effrontery of the measure itself, and the general ceive them. She must have timber and naval stores indignation it excited, caused the British ministry to from Canada; we will dispossess her of Canada and abandon it, retaining to themselves, however, the cut off her supplies. Without commerce, she must right to re-impose those duties, or any others they might think proper to levy at any future time, in the same manner that they lately revoked the most offensire orders in council,in general. suffer intolerably; we will injure her commerce to the utmost of our power: and will raise vast flocks of sheep and establish many manufactories, and rival her in the market of the world; we now manufacWith such foretaste and knowledge of the pre- ture several kinds of goods to the value of 20,000,000 sumption of the British government, as ambitious of dollars per annum, that three or four years ago and overbearing as any that ever existed, Bonaparte's we received from her work-shops; and, in a few years not excepted, what have we to hope for, if unsuc- we shall export all sorts of cotton goods as cheap, if cessful? Were Britain driven from this continent-not cheaper, than she can; and be it noted, her cot on were her trade in all parts of the world ruined and manufactories produce about 50 millions of dollars "We are a world of ourselves," and can cut up by the industry and enterprise of our incensed a year. seamen-were her West India colonies in the deep-live independent of any other place on earth. The est distress, and her people at home in arms against next year we will clothe the whole army in homespun her government, we would advance no new claim.--aye, and they shall have blankets too, of American We desire simple justice, as contended for by Wash-manufacture, cheaper and better than they can furington, Adams, Jefferson and Madison, in their seve-nish them. We will raise a respectable naval force, rai administrations. We ask no new thing. Our com- and fearlessly attack her on the element she calls her own, and gladly meet her veterans, man for man and plaints are nearly as old as our government itself;but the causes of them are more aggravating of late. gun for gun. We will assail her in season and out We want nothing of England but what she herself de- of season-at all times and in all manner of waysmands and receives from other nations at peace. She not for her destruction, but in self-defence for juswill not permit any power to overhaul her ships, and tice sake. These things are much easier said than done-BUT We have the means, and the impress her seamen; neither will we. She will not suffer any nation to exact a tribute on her commerce WE WILL DO THEM. She will not permit will cannot be wanting. In the East, the West, the on the high seas; nor will we. A new armed ships to hover on her coasts, and interrupt her South and the North, we observe the most vigorous home trade, and enter her harbors, and there murder measures pursuing to discomfit the enemy. and pillage whom they please; neither will we. She spirit appears to invigorate the government and the will not suffer the laws of nations and the free na-people: arms and the munitions of war, with brave vigation of every sea, to be defined by the cabinet and gallant spirits, are moving through the whole ministers of any particular kingdom or state; nor country. The torpor and indifference of a few parts will we. We ask nothing of England, but what shej of it are giving way to the impulses of patriotism; "one and indivisible."-Our herself, even for the least of diem, would feel jus-and narrow local prejudices are sacrificed on the tified in going to war to maintain and defend. Will shrine of the republic, rich, and its resources inexhaustible.-she then presume to say that justice is not on our country side? No-whatever some of her friends may affirm, We have assetts in hand-in the land fund'--to pay We have evthe British ministry will never have the impudence the expenses of a 50 years war, and the substance of the people is yet untouched by taxes. to assert that we have not abundant causes for war. Under such circumstances war was declared; and ery thing to hope for, if united with energy; and evwe anticipate the effects of an ignominious peace.-lery thing to fear, if disordered and wavering. The stake is INDEPENDENCE. Who will not contend for of British colonies, or imported by the East India it? It is a pearl of great price, dearly purchased by company, or under a license of this company. the best blood of the land. Shall we cast it to the 2. All goods (not manuf ctured,) the produce of a dogs by party jealousies, or hold it fast by American country in amity with his majesty, imported in Brifeelings and unity? Our country is at war; England tish vessels, or such belonging to such country, (exis the foe; and no honest or reflecting man will stand cept coffee, sugar, pimiento, cocoa nuts, hides, talneutral. Let Britain be undeceived. The Ameri-low, oil, cotton, yarn and Per. bark.) can people, with a freedom of thought and action 3. All goods by vessels who sailed before the pethat she knows not, wrangle among themselves on riods fixed of notice of the orders in council having points of policy-but when a stranger enters the been received, (v:z: in North America and in the portals of their country, their only consideration will West Indies, the 20th January) and proceeding to a be, to repel and punish the intruder, be he whom he port in amity with his majesty. N. B. cotton, yarn, may, a Frenchman, a Briton or an Indian. and Per. bark must in all cases be landed here, the exportation being entirely prohibited. NOTES TO THE PRECEEDING. 4. Goods imported under license dated prior to the Extract from Mr. Bayard's speech in the Senate of 11th November, or in vessels cleared at the ports United States, Oct. 31. they are imported from before the periods fixed, and They were adopted (the orders in council) as a which are ware-housed for exportation only. "measure of retaliation, though they never deserv- 5. Goods imported from any free-port in British ed that character. He had always considered the W. I. colonies, before the 1st June, 1808, or from any *Berlin and Milan decrees used as a mere pretext.-other port under license of his majesty's governors, "Those decrees were vain and empty denunciations dated prior to the 1st January and ware-housed only "in relation to England. The plain design of the for exportation. British government was to deprive France of the 6. Prize goods brought in before March 28, 1808. "benefits of external commerce, unless the profits of 7. Goods imported from St. Domingo (in return "it were divided with herself. This was fully proved for goods shipped) under license, before the 5th Feby the license trade. Britain carries on the very bruary-those subsequent are only liable to half the “trade she denies to neatrals, and having engrossed "the whole to herself, she excludes neutrals from 66 a participation." duties. All East India goods must be ware-housed in London only, but if it is proved that a vessel arriving at I am among the last men in the senate who would an outport has only such quantity of East-India goods "justify or defend the orders in council-They vio- on board as must not exceed one-fourth of the value' "late the plainest rights of the nation-The ground of her cargo, she may land there the goods, and ei"of retaliation was never more than a pretext and ther carry the East India goods to London, or tran"their plain object is to deprive France of neutral ship them by some other vessel. "trade. It never was contended, nor does Britain Goods rated according to the value, must pay the now contend that she would be justified by the duty upon the real value at the time of shipping. "laws or usages of nations to interdict our com- Goods ware-housed under bond must be exported "merce with her enemy. She covers her injustice within 15 months, or the home consumption duties "with the cloak of retaliation, and insists that she must be paid thereon: (if not prohibited) in default "has a right to retort upon her enemy the evils of thereof they may be sold to defray the duties and his own policy-This is a doctrine which I am not charges, and the proceeds to be paid to the owners. disposed to agree. It is destructive to neutrals.If not so valuable as to produce the duties and charg "It makes them the prey of the belligerents." "It is a doctrine which we must resist." es they may either be destroyed or re-exported to the country they were imported from; provided such In the speech of Mr. Lloyd of Massachusetts in country is then in amity with his majesty. senate, 28th February 1812, he says This act to continue until the end of the next ses"I once thought Great Britain contended for hersion of parliament. The king may alter or suspend "existence: That dream has now completely pass this act, or any part thereof, as he thinks fit. "ed away!" Cochineal GOODS ALLOWED TO BE BONDED. 10s per cwt. or · 68 78 11 1 8s 75 Gum Arab and Senegal 10s 13 158 "And how is it possible, that a third and neutral Barrilla "party can make itself a fair object of retaliation Bark (Peruvian) "for measures which it did not council-which it did Cocoa nuts "not approve-which militate strongly with its in- Coffee "terest-which it is and ever has been anxiously de-Ginger "sirous to remove-which it has resisted by every Hemp "means in its power-which it thought expedient to Hides (raw) "use, and of these means the government of the lar Indigo "neutral country ought to be the sole judge-which Iron (in bars) "it has endeavored to get rid of even at great sacr Pimento "fices!-how is it possible that a neutral county "thus conducting can make itself a fair object of re- Rhubarb "taliation for measures which it did not originate-ice "which it could not prevent and cannot control!-Do. over-proof Rum and Spirits single "Thus, sir, to my view, the orders in council are Sugar (brown or Mus"wholly unjustifiable, let them be bottoned either Do. (white or elayed) 14s per cwt. "on the punciple of retaliation or of self-preserva-Tallow "tion." Pitch covado Tar Tobacco Extracts of the act of parliament passed 28rpentine (common) March, 1808, giving effect to the orders in council wine of the 11th Nov. 1807. "The duties specified in the annexed tables are to be paid on all goods at the exportation, with the following exceptions: 1. All goods the produce, growth or manufacture Wood (nahogany) Tiber undir 8, 12 and upwards per cwt. 2d per Ib 4s 4d per 31 1-2 gal. Dollars 2 22 4s 4d per 31 1-2 gal. 1s per ib. 25- 8d per gall. 18 4d- 10s per cwt. 78 38 6d perewt id 1-2 per lb. per 252 gals. 16 1 1 7s per 50 c. feet 5s per piece 10s 1 75 16 4.98 1 11 222 4.98 Wheat-meal and flour Stock-fish Other fish Seed oil Pork Fias-seed 12 88 4d per ewt. 58 - - 10s 28 6d+ 45 1 18s 108 per qr per 252 gals. A letter from Erie (Pen.) dated September 18, says that news had reached that place that the British had Dollars 10 65 taken possession of Eighteen mile Creek. Prize-goods prohibited-goods not enumerated, but which be used in this country-on the present duties 40 per cent. 1 11 2 22 Lt. Col. Fenwick, of the U. S. light artillery, has 57 arrived at Niagara, with some pieces of heavy ord90nance. The force on the frontier is hourly strengthening. We may begin to look for important move 4. 44 2 22 ments. 56 45 51 3.92 may 1 11 We have copies of two letters from Capt. Z. Tay90 lor, commanding at Fort Harrison, which shall be given in our next paper. A large body of Indians made a furious attack on that post during the night of the 3d ult. but their design was completely baffled by a handful of men under captain Taylor, through great A letter from Rathbone, Hughes and Duncan, of Liverpool, prudence and courage. On the 13th of that month, dated in the begining of April, 1808, has this paragraph: These duties to attach to the cargoes of all vessels bound from which is also the date of capt. T's last letter, 600 the United States to those ports on the continent which are under the mounted rangers and 500 infantry, under the cominfluence of France, and arrive in this country, in compliance with mand of colonel William Russell, were within 35 the orders in council of the 11th Nov." miles of Fort Harrison, expecting to reach it on the A cargo of cotton of 1000 bales, of 300 lbs. each, which is about 16th. Our mind is, therefore, relieved, as to the the common weight, paying 9d sterling, per lb. in England, would See the amount of the tribute on our exports, amount to the precise sum of 50,000 dollars. The same cargo of safety of this place.. ection at 14 1-2 cents per the average price for fine Louisiana cot- The savages are now attacked, in great force, from ton, will not cost at New-Orleaus 43,500 dollars. Thus the exporter would have to pay 6,500 dollars in London, as a duty for liberty Various quarters. Several of their towns have already to proceed to the continent, more than the original cost-to this been destroyed. to about 2000 dollars inore. may be added the various other charges of tonnage, &c. amounting The British have not obtained possession of fort A cargo of tobacco may be said to consist of 400 hogsheads-for St. Philip, at the Balize, as was reported. General the sake of round numbers, we will suppose each hogshead only to Wilkinson has sent down a reinforcement, and will weigh 1000 lbs. and the account stands thushimself visit the post to place it on a respectable establishment. Extract of a letter from Governor Meigs to General URBANNA, Sept. 19, 1812. A ship load of fish would cost about 3500 or 4000 dollars includ-sons that have fallen at that place. Expeditions have ing the duties and charges. gone out in different directions from fort Wayne to Of the 80,000 hogsheads we generally exported, about 12,000 harrass the Indians. The Miamies were associated were consumed in the British islands-the rest went to the conti P. S-Eight hundred Indians are here with their families, and appear friendly. On Monday last there marched from Baltimore a WAR DEPARTMENT, September 1, 1812. bardy company of volunteers, consisting of 100 rank "Your excellency's letter of August 24th is receivand file, under the command of Stephen H. Moore, ed. It is the determination of the president to regain to form a junction with col. Winder's regiment, now the ground which has been lost, and to prosecute bordering on Canada. There is a prospect of their with redoubled vigor the original object of the cambeing speedily followed by another company. Per-paign. venth ward. haps no body of men were ever better calculated and "In addition to the troops under general Winchesprovided for the service expected of them. They ter, a brigade of militia will be marched from the were fitted out in the most substantial manner by the upper part of Pennsylvania, as soon as practicable, manificent patriotism of the people of Baltimore, with such volunteers as may offer from that quarter. with every necessary; and were besides presented Fifteen hundred infantry has been ordered from Virwith an elegant flag by the patriotic ladies of the se-ginia, and the troops under General Harrison will coA similar company is about to march operate with this force on the frontier. The presifrom Petersburg, Va. another from Alexandria: and dent has great confidence in your zealous support in various parts we hear of such movements. In of these measures by all the nieaus within your conmany places companies of exempts are organized, not on paper only but in fact, and prepared to obey the call of their country. The growing, zeal of the people to prosecute the war, augurs glory and suc Buffaloc creek maj. Atwater and It. J. L. Eastman, ALBANY, September 24. who gave the following account of the fall of fort A fine body of jolly tars, about 100, passed througla Dearborn. On the 1st Sept. a Potawatamie chief ar-this city on Tuesday last for the lakes-They are rived at Detroit, and stated, that about the middle of part of the crew of the John Adams frigate, which Aug. capt. Wells, from fort Wayne, (an interpreter) has lately been taken out of service and converted arrived at fort Dearborn, to advise the commandant into a prison ship-They were in waggons, with a of the fort to evacuate it and retreat. In the mean flag hoisted in each-appeared in high spirits, and time a large body of Indians of different nations had repeatedly cheered the citizens with their loud huzcollected and menaced the garrison. A council was zas as they passed through our principal streets. held with the Indians in which it was agreed that the garrison should be spared, on condition that all property in the fort should be given up. The Americans marched out but were fired upon and nearly all killed. There were about 50 men in the fort besides women and children, and probably not more than 10 or 12 taken prisoners. Capts. Wells and Heald (the commandant) were killed. The Chronicle. Not monly productive; besides, large portions of tobacco Wheat Corn per bbl. per bushel ditto $ 10.00 1 85 - 0 90 The affairs at Detroit remained without any material change. Buffaloe Gaz. Extract of a letter from Hamilton, county of St. Lawrence, (NY) dated Sept. 18, 1812. A great battle was fought in Spain between the "We have had a smart engagement in our neigh-allies under lord Wellington and the French under borhood between our troops and 33 Canadian bat-Marmont, on the 22d of July, near Salamanca. We teaux, which we endeavored to take in Putney's have not yet seen the regular details on either side, bay. We had about 170 men in three large boats, but a signal victory was obtained by the allies. The in which was a brass cannon. The British were too loss of the French is estimated at from 15 to 20,000 strong, and the battle ended after three hours firing, men, in killed, wounded and prisoners-the loss on in the loss of Church's boat (which has been em-the part of the allies is given at 5,000. Marmont ployed by the government) and one man (Macum-was wounded, and effecting a retreat towards Maber) killed, and two more wounded.” Extract of a letter, dated Buffaloe, Sept. 2. "I am here surrounded with Indians, and the British fort Erie about 3 miles distant. Six tribes of it Indians who are holding a council in this vicinity, drid. Marshal Soult had left the neighborhood of Cadiz, with a considerable body of troops, to join him before the battle, but did not accomplish his object; the French force is said to have consisted of this victory may be very important. Madrid will 46,000 men, before the engagement. The effect of probably fall into the hands of the conqueror, and one account says it is already in his possession. Russian contributions to carry on the war-—————— 150,000 ducats and a quantity of flour by prince PITTSBURGH (Penn.) Sept. 18. SUROEM. 3 millions of roubles by the countess OsMonday last marched from Fort Fayette for Car-SORA. 80,000 men armed and equipped for the field lisle, a detachment of 250 recruits of the regular for the imperial city of Moscow, &c. army, under the command of major M'Glauney. In England the the price of flouur is equal to 19 Since our last a number of volunteer companies, dollars for the American barrel-196 lbs. who had tendered their services to the governor, ar- of every description is alarmingly high, and a long rived here, amounting to upwards of 1000 men. This continuance of cold wet weather, causes it still to day they will march for the rendezvous at Meadville, advance almost every market-day, and increases our It is a fact (says a Western paper) that upwards apprehensions for the standing crops, which are very of one hundred waggons were detained at Detroit, by backward." "Corn order of general Hall, (the army having no use for From a rough calculation, it appears that the Brithem) from the 5th of July until the 16th of August, tish government consumes more than one third of the when they were given up to the British ! whole produce of the labor of the people of the Uni The works on Staten Island, the property of the ted kingdom. In the United States, estimating our state of New York, at this time mount eighty three revenue at twenty millions, the government will re32 pounders, and are amply provided with ammuni- ceive about a hundredth part Or, in other words tion. The garrison is under the command of It. col. the British husbandman and artizan toils one hunSwartwout, and is composed of 13 companies of vo-dred days in the year to defray his portion of the cost lunteer militia in health and spirits. NAVAL. Captain Dacres with 300 British prisoners, sailed in a cartel last week from Boston for Halifax. of governing him-In the United States he would have to labor but three days, for the like purpose, even upon a war establishment. Wilmington, (D.) Sept. 23.-Lieut. William S. The gun boats and the U. S. brig Syren at bay St.Bush, who was killed on board the frigate ConstituLouis, near New-Orleans weathered the late galetion, was a native of this place; his father, captain without much damage. John Bush, was a meritorious officer in the revolu Sir John B. Warren, with the fleet under his comtionary war, and he was the nephew of the brave mand [consisting of 2 vessels of 93 gans, 3 of 74, major Lewis Bush, who was killed at the battle of 2 of 64, 6 frigates and 2 sloops of war] for the Brandywine. American station, dropped down to St. Helen's on the 14th of August, and would sail the first far wind. It was not, until too late to remedy the default, A squadron of 7 ships of war, three of them two we observed that the PRIZE LIST for the week was deckers, are said to have been seen on the 21st uit. omitted. It shall appear, with the needful additions, about 100 miles from Martha's vineyard. They are in our next. Several other articles in type have been supposed to be under the command of Admiral War-shoved out,to make room for the interesting decace in the case of the brig TULI-received at a late hour. ren. No. 6 OF VOL. III.] BALTIMORE, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1812. [WHOLE NO. 58 Hæc olim meminisse juvabit.-VIRGIL. Printed and published by H. NILES, South-st. next door to the Merchants' Coffee House, at $5 per annum. II. The congress shall assemble at least once in every year; Constitution of the United States. and such meeting shall be on the arst Monday in December, unless The constitution framed for the United States of America, by a con vention of depadies from the states of New-Hampshire, Massuchurets, Connecticut, New-York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, De laware, Maryland, Virginia, North-Carolina, South-Carolina and Georgia, at a session begun May 25, and ended Sept. 17, 1787. they shall by law appoint a different day. SECTION V. I. Each house shall be the judge of the elections, returns and qualifications of its own members; and a majority of each shall constitute a quorum to do business; but a smaller number tay adjourn from day to day, and may be authorised to compel the attendance of absent members, in such manner, and under such vide for the corrauon defence, promote the general welfare, and senish its members for disorderly behavior; and with the concur II. Each house may determine the rules of its proceedings; pus cure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do or dain and establish this constitution for the United States of Amerence of two thirds, expel a member. WE, the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility, pro- Penalties as each house may provide. rica. ARTICLE L-SECTION I. a All the legislative powers herein granted, shall be vested in Congress of the United States which shall consist of a senate and house of representatives. SECTION II. III. Each house shall keep a journal of its proceedings, and from time to time, publish the same, excepting such parts as may in their judgment require secrecy: and the yeas and nays, of the members of either house, on any question, shall, at the desire of one fifth of those present, be entered on the journal, IV. Neither house during the session of congress, shall, without the consent of the other, adjourn for more than three days, nor to L The house of representatives shall consist of members chosen every second year, by the people of the several states: and the elec-any other place than that in which the two houses shall be sitting. tors in each state, shall have the qualifications requisite for elec tors of the most numerous branch of the state legislature. SECTION VI. I. The senators and representatives shall receive a compensaII. No person shall be a representative, who shall not have at- tion for their services, to be ascertained by law, and paid out of the tained to the age of twenty-five years, and been seven years a citi-treasury of the United States. They shall, in all cases, except zen of the United States; and who shall not, when elected, be an treason, felony, and breach of the peace, be privileged from arrest, during their attendance at the session of their respective houses, johabitant of that state in which he shall be chosen. III. Representatives and direct taxes, shall be apportioned and in going to, and returning from the same: for any speech or among the several states, which may be included within this union, debate in either house, they shall not be questioned in any other according to their respective numbers, which shall be determined place. II. No senator or representative shall, during the time for which by adding to the whole number of free persons including those bound to service for a term of years, and excluding Indians hot tax-he was elected, he appointed to any civil office, under the authoris ed, three fifths of all other persons. The actual enumeration shally of the United States, which shall have been created, or the eno lients of which shall have been increased, during such time; and be made within three years after the first meeting of the congress of the United States; and within every subsequent term of ten person holding any office under the United States, shall be a years, in such manner as they shall by law direct. The number member of either house, during his continuance in office. of representatives shall not exceed olie for every thirty thousand: I. A bills, for raising revenue, shall originate in the house of re but each state shall have at least one representative: and, until such enumeration shait be made, the state of New-Hampshire shall presentatives: but the senate shall propose or concur with amend be entitled to choose three; Massachusetts eight; Rhode Islandments, as on other bills. II. Every bill, which shall have passed the house of representa and Providence plantations one; Connecticut five; New-York sis; New-Jersey four; Pennsylvania cight; Delaware one; Ma- tives and the senate, shall, before it become a law, be presented to ryland six; Virginia ten; North-Carolina five; South-Carolina the president of the United States. I he approve, he shall sign it; but if not, he shall return it, with his objections, to that house five; and Georgia three. IV. When vacancies happen in the representation from any in which it shall have originated, who shall enter the objections at state, the executive authority thereof shall issue writs of election to 6ll such vacancies. V. The house of representatives shall choose their speaker and other officers; and shall have the sole power of impeachment. SECTION III. SECTION VII. large on their journal, and proceed to reconsider it. If, after such re-consideration, two thirds of that house shall agree to pass the bill, it shall be sent, together with the objections, to the other house, by which it shall likewise be re-considered, 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 against the bill shall be entered on the journal of each house respectively. If any but chall not be returned by the president within ten days, Sundays except 11. Immediately after they shall be assembled, in consequence ed, after it shall have been presented to him, the same shall be s of the first election they shall be divided, as equally as may be, into law, in like manner as it he had signed it, unless the congress, by three classes. The seats of the senators of the first class shall be their adjournment, prevent its return, in which case it shall not be vacated at the expiration of the second year; of the second class, a law. 1. The senate of the United States shall be composed of two senators from each state, chosen by the legislatures thereof, for six years; and each senator shall have one vote. at the expiration of the fourth year; and of the third class, at the III. Every order, resolution, or vote, to which the concurrence expiration of the sixth year: so that one this may be chosen every of the senate and house of representatives may be necessary (except Becond year. And if vacancies happen. by resignation or other on a question of adjournment) shall be presented to the president wise, during the recess of the legislature of any state, the execu- of the United States; and before the same shall take eiect, shall be tive thereof may make temporary appointments, until the next approved by him, or, being disapproved by him, shall be repassed by meeting of the legislature, which shall then fill such vacancies. two thirds of the senate and house of representatives, according to III. No person shall be a senator, unless he shall have attained the rules and limitations prescribed in the case of a bill. to the age of thirty years, and been nine years a citizen of the United States; and woo shall not, when elected, be an inhabitant of that state for which he shall be chosen. SECTION VIII The congress shall have power- IV. The vice-president of the United States shall be president 1. To lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises, to pay of the senate, but shali have no vote unless they be equally divided. the debts and provide for the common defence, and general welfare V. The senate shall choose their other officers, and also a presi- of the United States: but all duties, imposts, and excises, shall b dent pro tempore in the absence of the vice-president, or when uniform throughout the United States. he shall exercise the office of president of the United States. II. To borrow money on the credit of the United States. several states, and with the Indian tribes. IV. To establish a uniform rule of naturalization and uniform laws on the subject of bankruptcies, throughout the United States. V. To coin money; to regulate the value thereof, and of foreig coin; and fix the standard of welg its and measures. VI. To provide for the punishment of counterfeiting the securi ties and current coin of the United States. VI. The senate shall have the sole power to try all impeach- III. To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the ments. When sitting for that purpose, they shall e on oath or affirmation. When the president of the United States is tried, the chief justice shall preside: and no person shall be convicted, with out the concurrence of two-thirds of the members present. VII. Judgment, in cases of impeachment, shall not extend fur ther than the removal from office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust, or profit, under the United States. But the party convicted shall, neverthe ss, be liable and subject | to indictment, trial, judgment, and punishinent according to law. VII. To establish post.offices and post roads, securing for buited times, to authors and inventors, the exclusive VIII. To promote the progress of science and useful arto, by right to their respective writings and discoveries. IX. To constitute tribunals inferior to the supreme court X. To define and punish piracies and felonies committed on the high seas, and off he's against the law of nations. XI. To declare war; grant letters of marque and reprimi i sud { make rules concerning captures un kursd and wami F |