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" Treason against the United States shall consist only in levying war against them or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort. No person shall be convicted of treason, unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or... "
Manual of the Constitution of the United States of America - Page 15
by Timothy Farrar - 1867 - 532 pages
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Our Whole Country: Or, The Past and Present of the United States ..., Volume 1

John Warner Barber, Henry Howe - United States - 1861 - 782 pages
...No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court. 2, The congress shall have power to declare the punishment of treason, but no attainder of treason shall work corruption of blood or forfeiture,...
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Our Whole Country: Or, The Past and Present of the United States ..., Volume 2

John Warner Barber, Henry Howe - United States - 1861 - 792 pages
...No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court 2. The congress shall have power to declare the punishment of treason, but no attainder of treason shall work corruption of blood or forfeiture,...
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Faulkner's History of the Revolution in the Southern States: Including the ...

Thomas C. Faulkner - Secession - 1861 - 126 pages
...No person shall be convicted of treason, unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court. 2. The Congress shall have power to declare the punishment of treason, but no attainder of treason shall work corruption of blood or forfeiture,...
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American Dis-union: Constitutional Or Unconstitutional?: A Reply to Mr ...

Charles Edward Rawlins - Secession - 1862 - 252 pages
...No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court. 2. The Congress shall have power to declare the punishment of treason ; but no attainder of treason shall work corruption of blood or forfeiture,...
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The History of the World: Comprising a General History, Both ..., Volume 2

Samuel Maunder - World history - 1862 - 830 pages
...No person shall be convicted of treason, unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court. 2. The Congress shall have power to declare the punishment of treason ; but no attainder of treason shall work corruption of blood, or...
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The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events, with Documents ..., Volume 2

Frank Moore - United States - 1862 - 840 pages
...Ko person shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court. 2. The Congress shall have power to declare the punishment of treason, but no attainder of treason shall work corruption of blood, or forfeiture,...
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Session Laws

North Dakota - Session laws - 1862 - 640 pages
...No person shall be convicted of treason, unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court. 2. The congress shall have power to declare the punishment of Congress to detreason; bnt no attainder of treason shall work corruption...
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Journal of the Convention of the People of South Carolina

South Carolina. Convention - Constitutions - 1862 - 894 pages
...No person shall be convicted' of treason unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act,, or on confession in open Court. 2. The Congress shall have power to declare the punishment of treason; but no attainder of treason shall work corruption of blood or forfeiture,...
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The Rebellion Record: June '61-Sept. '61

Frank Moore - United States - 1862 - 812 pages
...No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court. 2. The Congress shall have power to declare the punishment of treason, but no attainder of treason shall work corruption of blood, or forfeiture,...
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Southern History of the War: The First Year of the War

Edward Alfred Pollard - United States - 1863 - 432 pages
...No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court. 2. The Congress...life of the person attainted. ARTICLE IV. SECTION 1. Full faith and credit shall be given in each State to the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings...
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