icles in addition to, and amendment of, the Constituon of the United States of America, proposed by Congress, and ratified by the Legislatures of the seveal States, pursuant to the fifth article of the original Constitution.

ARTICLE I.

Religion. Press. Speech. Right of Petition. Congress shall make no new law respecting an ablishment of religion, or prohibiting the free excise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, of the press; or the right of the people peaceably assemble, and to petition the government for a reess of grievances.

ARTICLE II.

Right to bear Arms.

A well-regulated militia being necessary to the seurity of a free state, the right of the people to keep nd bear arms, shall not be infringed.

ARTICLE III.

No Soldier to be billeted.

No soldier shall, in time of peace, be quartered in ny house without the consent of the owner, nor in ime of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.

ARTICLE IV.

Unreasonable Searches prohibi

The right of the people to be secure sons, houses, papers, and effects, agains ble searches and seizures, shall not be no warrants shall issue, but upon pro supported by oath or affirmation, and describing the place to be searched, an or things to be seized.

ARTICLE V. Proceeding in Criminal Cases.

sacred.

Person

No person shall be held to answer fo otherwise infamous crime, unless on a or indictment of a grand jury, except in in the land or naval forces, or in the m actual service, in time of war or public shall any person be subject, for the sa be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb compelled in any criminal case to be a w himself; nor be deprived of life, liberty without due process of law; nor shall pr be taken for public use without just co ARTICLE VI.

Mode of Trial in Criminal Cas In all criminal prosecutions, the accu joy the right to a speedy and public tri partial jury of the state and district whe shall have been committed, which distr been previously ascertained by law; formed of the nature and cause of the a De confronted with the witnesses against compulsory process for obtaining witne vor; and to have the assistance of co defence.

ARTICLE VII.

Mode of Trial in Civil Case In suits at common law. where the

rsy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of by jury shall be preserved; and no fact tried by y shall be otherwise re-examined in any court e United States, than according to the rules of common law.

ARTICLE VIII.

Bail. Fine. Punishments.

xcessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive s imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments cted.

ARTICLE IX.
Rights.

he enumeration in the constitution of certain ts shall not be construed to deny or disparage ers retained by the people.

ARTICLE X.

Powers reserved to the People.

The powers not delegated to the United States by constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are erved to the states respectively or to the people. ARTICLE XI.

Limitation of Judicial Power.

The judicial power of the United States shall not construed to extend to any suit in law or equity mmenced or prosecuted against one of the United ates, by citizens of another state, or by citizens or bjects of any foreign state.

ARTICLE XII.

Manner of electing President and Vice-President. 1. The electors shall meet in their respective States, nd vote by ballot for president and vice-president, ne of whom at least, shall not be an inhabitant of e same state with themselves; they shall name in eir ballots the person voted for as president, and in istinct ballots the person voted for as vice-president, nd they shall make distinct lists of all persons voted or as president, and of all persons voted for as vice

president, and of the number of votes lists they shall sign and certify, and t to the seat of the government of the U rected to the president of the senate; the senate shall, in presence of the se of representatives, open all the certi votes shall then be counted; the per greatest number of votes for preside president, if such number be a majori number of electors appointed; and if such majority, then, from the perso highest numbers, not exceeding three, those voted for as president, the hous tives shall choose immediately, by b dent. But, in choosing the president, be taken by states, the representation having one vote; a quorum for this consist of a member or members of tw states, and a majority of all the states sary to a choice. And if the house of shall not choose a president whenev choice shall devolve upon them, befor of March next following, then the vice act as president, as in the case of the constitutional disability of the presiden

2 The person having the greatest n as vice-president shall be the vice-pre number be a majority of the whole n tors appointed; and if no person ha then, from the two highest numbers senate shall choose the vice-president; the purpose shall consist of two thirds number of senators, and a majority number shall be necessary to a choice.

3. But no person constitutionally in office of president, shall be eligible to president of the United States.

1841. Died April,

9. William H. Harrison," Ohio, 66

4, 1841, and was succeeded by Vice President

John Tyler,

D. James K. Polk,

1. Zachary Taylor,

Millard Fillmore,

of Va., from

"Tenn., "

1841 to 1845, 4 1845 1849, 4 "La., 66 1849. Died July

9, 1850, and was succeeded by Vice President

of N. Y.,

2. Franklin Pierce, of N. H., from 1853

to 1853, 4

Reckoning to 1857, the free states have the office 4 years, months and 25 days, salaries $468,402, while the lave states have the office 53 years, 3 months and 5 days, -salaries $1,351,597. And this is about the average mount of office and money bestowed on the North, with 13,400,000 freemen, and the South with 6,400,000 freemen, in the other principal departments.

South Carolina has 6 representatives in Congress, while New Hampshire, with a free population greater by 34,000 has only 3; and Virginia has 13, while Massachusetts, with a free population greater by 45,000, has only 11; and Mississippi has 5, while Wisconsin, with about 10,000 greater free population, has only 3.

The slave states, on the same basis of representation as the free, are entitled to only 65 representatives in Congress; yet they have 90; i. e. 25 extra.