toms and laws of the same people, mutually concern. ed in the sanie commerce, designing men of the same aristocracy, will ever he plotting its destruction, and conjoin the same common country, under officers attached to the most powerful of the two great national contending compacts, in spite of long and expensive wars upon the ocean to prevent it.

And the proud party of Great Britain already in her zenith of power and aggrandizing advantages, around the broad sceptre of universal dominion, on a liquid globe to ravage, beyond the vortex of a divided world to reach, in the rich ocean of innocent and inexhaustible plenty, glorying on a degenerating populace, in unshown mercy of still increasing oppression; unrestrained human will; no naval barrier; storms of increasing crimes; dangers of naval ruin, commands the ocean Columbia's bounds.

Therefore during all the wars in which Columbia shall ever be engaged against Great Britain, while any of the Canadians shall be invaded subjects, to the military fortifications and unjust dominion of hereditary power, so repugnant to God and the dear rights of his people, it shall be lawful for the Columbian Congress to authorise the general president, from time to time specially to declare in the name of God and the world, the will of the Columbinn Union, until bordering on the northern ocean of freedom, to grant and confirm to any field officer or any military officer of the same or inferior ranks commanding troops or marines under the British name or flag, any proper bounties or immunities with ample protection and land to each private, in exchange for the peaceable surrendry of their arms and munitions of war, and themselves to become friendly officers, soldiers and citizens of the Columbian Union, of all such officers and soldiers as shall be authorised or directed by the British parliament direct or indirect on the soil of Columbia, or in any British vessel or vessels in a warlike or hostile manner, who shall invade or attempt the invasion or annoyance of Columbia or any part thereof, as shall in consequence of British usurpation or power over man

kind, be decoyed under her devouring dominion, se long as the seas and the Canadian people shall be domineered by their unjust ravaging, conflagrating and enslaving aristocracy. (NN)

The Columbian Union shall never assume the superior power and dominion of the seas, but the Columbian Congress shall cause to be kept dismantled, the guns of their victored ships, so that Columbia shall never excel any combination of naval power.

Nor shall the Columbian Union authorise, but shall by law prohibit her own citizens from invading other nations with hostile arms or political disseminations, who shall never invade or authorise the invasion of the sacred soil of Columbia for it shall be the solemn duty of the Columbian Union to defend her sacred rights, and never to offend any nation which endangers not the freedom of Columbia, thus the Columbian Union shall cultivate peace with all nations.

ARTICLE XXVII.

If conventions of three fourths of the compacts of the United States called towns in this constitution, or of two thirds of the legislatures of the several states, shall approve of this constitution, and being a sufficient application to the Congress thereof, and the Congress propose a mode according to the constitution of the United States, for the ratification of this constitution, and when ratified accordingly, it shall be valid to all intents and purposes.

AMENDMENT

TO THE

COLUMBIAN CONSTITUTION.

Which ever of the two following articles shall be constitutionally ratified, shall form a part of the Columbion Constitution.

ARTICLE I.

Of all male persons twenty-one years old or upwards, other than legal voters, five shall be required to equal two in the augmentation of the actor's dividend, until the end of the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty, the Columbian Constitution to the contrary notwithstanding.

ARTICLE I.

No sovereign officer who shall own or be a party concerned in any vessel of commerce, foreign goods, dock, lot, store or dwelling-house of any sea-port town, or port of entry, shall have any vote in the Columbian Congress, in passing any law or settling any question concerning the regulation of commerce, declaring and providing the ways and means for, and conducting war, and making treaties with foreign nations, until the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty; the Columbian Constitution to the contrary notwithstanding. (00)

It will be perceived that in that part of the following constitution of the United States, and its amendments, not printed in italic, generally will remain in full force, and so far constitute a part of the Columbian Consti

tution.

I

CONSTITUTION

OF THE

UNITED STATES.

WE, the People of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, DO ORDAIN AND ESTABLISH this CONSTITUTION for the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

ARTICLE I.

SECT. 1. All legislative powers herein granted, shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Repre sentatives.

SECT. 2. The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every second year by the people of the several States; and the Electors in each State shall have the qualifications requisite for Electors of the most numerous branch of the State Legislature. No person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the age of twenty-five years, and been seven years a citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an inhabitant of that State in which he shall be chosen.

REPRESENTATIVES and direct taxes shall be appor. tioned among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole number of free persone, including those bound to service for a term of years, and excluding Indians not taxed,threefifths of all other persons. The actual enumeration shall be made within three years after the first meeting of the Congress of the United States, and within every subse

quent term of ten years, in such manner as they shall by law direct. The number of Representatives shall not exceed one for every thirty thousand, but each State shall have at least one Representative; and until such enumeration shall be made, the State of New-Hampshire shall be entitled to choose three; Massachusetts, eight; Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, one; Connecticut, frve; New-York, six; New-Jersey, four; Pennsylvania, eight; Delaware, one; Maryland, six; Vinginia, ten; North-Carolina, five; South-Carolina, five; and Georgia, three.

When vacancies happen in the representation from any State, the Executive Authority thereof shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies.

The House of Representatives shall choose their Speaker and other officers; and shall have the sole power of impeachment.

SECT. 3. The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, chosen by the Legislature thereof, for six years; and each Sen

ator shall have one vote.

Immediately after they shall be assembled in consequence of the first election, they shall be divided as equally as may be into three classes. The seats of the Senators of the first class shall be vacated at the expiration of the second year, of the second class at the expiration of the fourth year, and of the third class at the expiration of the sixth year, so that one-third may be chosen every second year; and if vacancies happen by resignation, or otherwise, during the recess of the Legislature of any State, the Executive thereof may make temporary appointments until the next meeting of the Legislature, which shall then fill such vacancies. No person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained to the age of thirty years, and been nine years a citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an inhabitant of that State for which he shall be chosen.

The Vice-President of the United States shall be President of the Senate, but shall have no vote, unless they be equally divided.

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