ARTICLE XI.

The judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to extend to any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted against one of the United States by citizens of another State, or by citizens or subjects of any foreign State.

ARTICLE XII.

1. The Electors shall meet in their respective States, and vote by ballot for President and Vice-President, one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same State with themselves; they shall name in their ballots the person voted for as President, and in distinct ballots the person voted for as Vice-President; and they shall make distinct lists of all persons voted for as President, and of all persons voted for as VicePresident, and of the number of votes for each, which lists they shall sign, and certify, and transmit, sealed, to the seat of the government of the United States, directed to the President of the Senate; the President of the Senate shall, in the presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, open all the certificates, and the votes shall then be counted; the person having the greatest number of votes for President shall be the President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed; and if no person have such majority, then, from the persons having the highest numbers, not exceeding three, on the list of those voted for as President, the House of Representatives shall choose immediately, by ballot, the President. But in choosing the President, the votes shall be taken by States, the representation from each State having one vote; a quorum for this purpose shall consist of a member or members from two-thirds of the States, and a majority of all the States shall be necessary to a choice. And if the House of Representatives shall not choose a President, whenever the right of choice shall devolve upon them, before the fourth day of March next following, then the Vice-President shall act as President, as in case of the death, or other constitutional disability, of the President.

2. The person having the greatest number of votes as Vice-President shall be the Vice-President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of electors appointed; and if no person have a majority, then from the two highest numbers on the list the Senate shall choose the Vice-President; a quorum for the purpose shall consist of two-thirds of the whole number of Senators, and a majority of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice.

3. But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States.

ARTICLE XIII.

If any citizen of the United States shall accept, claim, receive, or retain any title of nobility or honor, or shall without the consent of Congress, accept or retain any present, pension, office, or emolument of any kind whatever, from any emperor, king, prince, or foreign power, such person shall cease to be a citizen of the United States, and shall be incapable of holding any office of trust or profit under them, or either of them.

DIARY

OF THE

SOUTHERN WAR.

A COMPLETE RECORD OF ALL THE BATTLES, SKIRMISHES, ETC., BY LAND AND
WATER, FROM THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE WAR TO THE RESIGNATION

OF LIEUT.-GEN. SCOTT, WITH THE LOSSES ON EITHER SIDE.

The following Record of the Engagements and Skirmishes since the
commencement of the War will be found reliable, having been com-
piled with great care. The reports of the Federal losses are derived
from official sources.

JANUARY, 1861.

9-Attack on the Star of the West by Morris Island Batteries, S. C.

APRIL.

12 and 13-Bombardment of Fort Sumter.

19-Attack on the Sixth Massachusetts Regiment at Baltimore.
Federal loss 4 killed, 5 wounded; 8 rioters killed.

25-Surrender of 450 Federal troops in Texas.

MAY.

10-Street fight at St. Louis. 20 citizens killed.

11-Street fight at St. Louis. 4 citizens killed, 4 wounded.

19-Potomac flotilla engage Sewall's Point.

24-Occupation of Alexandria, Va. Col. Ellsworth killed; his mur

derer also killed.

28-Occupation of Hampton, Va.

30-Occupation of Grafton, Va.

31-Skirmish at Fairfax, Va., by Lieut. Tompkins. Federal loss, I
killed, 2 wounded; Confederate loss, 1 killed, 5 prisoners.
Skirmish at Acquia Creek, Va.

Skirmish at Arlington Heights, Va. Federal loss, 1 killed, 1
wounded.

2

DIARY OF THE SOUTHERN WAR.

JUNE.

1-Skirmish at Williamsport, Va. Confederate loss, 3 killed.
2-Skirmish at Alexandria, Va.

Confederates surprised at Phillipa, Va. Federal loss, 1 wounded;
Confederate loss, 15 killed.

6-The Harriet Lane engages Pig Point, Va. Federal loss, 5
wounded.

Skirmish at Ellicott Mills, Ky.

7-Five Confederates captured at Ball's Corner, Va.

Skirmish at Hampton, Va.

9-Occupation of St. George's, Va.

10-Battle at Big Bethel, Va. Federal loss, 14 killed, 45 wounded.
12-Battle of Romney, Va. Confederate loss, 2 killed, 1 wounded.
15-Skirmish at Seneca Mills, Va. Confederate loss, 1 killed.
16-Skirmish at Newport News, Va. Confederate loss, 3 killed.
17-Street fight at St. Louis, Mo. 6 citizens killed.

Railroad reconnoissance at Vienna, Va. Federal loss, 8 killed,
15 wounded.

Attack at Independence, Mo. Federal loss, 3 killed; Confeder-
ates, 1 killed.

Battle at Booneville, Mo.

Confederates, 50 killed.

18--Skirmish at Edwards' Ferry.
ates, 40 killed.

Federal loss, 2 killed, 9 wounded;

Federal loss, 1 killed; Confeder-

Skirmish at Cole, Mo. Confederate loss, 15 killed, 20 wounded,
30 prisoners.

19-Capture of 35 Confederates at Liberty, Mo.

24-Naval engagement at Lynn Haven Bay, Va. Federal loss, 1
killed.

26-Skirmish at Pattison's Creek, Va. Federal loss, 1 killed, 1
wounded; Confederate loss, 30 killed.

27-Naval engagement at Mathias Point, Va.

killed.

28-Skirmish at Fall's Church, Va.

erate loss, 2 killed.

Skirmish at Shooter's Hill, Va.
ed; Confederate loss, 2 killed.
29-Skirmish at Bowner's, Va.
30-Skirmish at Shooter's Hill, Va.

Federal loss, 1

Federal loss, 1 killed; Confed-

Federal loss, 1 killed, 1 wound-

Federal loss, 1 killed.

Federal loss, 1 killed, 1 wounded.

2-Engagement at Black River, Va. Federal loss, 3 killed, 10

wounded.