, 1860-12-05


THE PRTs&fDENT.S PLAN.
Nr. Bucllanan's panacea for saving tie
tn;onwill bc received throusoullt the wlr,:s.
c'nntry with undissuiscd lcrision and co:s-
temp. The disunionists will laugh at it
'ca''sc they know it will no, receive cvta
:: respectful consideration in tho t:r:
states, which is precisely what will Its:
s:li' their purposes. The people of the frc'.
States, Of all political parties, will reject it
with :; becoming tlisdain. Us they will all
other concessions which are based upon
surrendcrs to slavery additional to those
embraced! in the Constitution. The latter
waultt welcome disunion rather than .hr
d;srcpu1able alternative which cl'rcsidc:.t
invites Them 10 embrace; the former wo;Id
still prosecute their secession schemes, cvea
It the free States were to prove Eecreant t.
:lll their principles and, with pusil'anin;-
~ without Il parallel, give up upon III:
field Of tllcir wc!l-carncl victory, the very
ISSUES which marsltslled tl,cm 10 the s.r,:,,-
t-lc. The Presidents proposition il simply Il,
cn=raIt the Breckenridge platform upon the
federal Constitution. Ic c."'lly invites ti:c
Republican States to consent 10 incorporate:
i:'o tile fundamental law the identical
propositions which broke Up the Dc:lH,-
cratic parry III Charleston. Tia, w!,:c:a
was so abhorrcn: to the Douglas wing o:'
liz Democracy because Of its pro-slayery:;>
poet, that rather than accept it:s portion
nj their political creed, tllvy preferred tlr
disruption Of their party, the Republicans
and Douglas Democrats arc now urged 10
rmlsoay in the Federal Constitution: When
sucil arc the terms proposed Hs the only ls,-
sis oi Union, and when we know that even
thc:r acceptance would not satisfy tic Sc
ccss:onists, is it loo much Ia say that tic
last concession 10 Slavery las been made:
What llas not already been yielded 10 its
arrogant demands? In the very organ;za
ton Of tho Federal Government, it claimed
Il representation in Congress and Il yo:re
in The election al President BASEL ulan
properly. That price. destroying toreve:
The equality Of the States, was paid. Next
it demanded !. continuance OF the African
slave trade Tor q period Of twenty years;
and tl.t price WAS paid. Til II it cl:lnaorcd
for other concessions, threatening to rc.r1
the Enion asrndcr ifthcy were aot granted;
and Missouri and Arkansas wcr: given 10
il, Then, in 1882, it rebelle.l asainst t!s::
commercial policy oi the government,
threatening nul1i1icat;on and dis1lniun If
that lH.licy WAS not abandoned: aud III all
swcr 10 its demand and three: the free L.
l"Ar ri tho c;uau; WAS forced snlo com,c-
'itl'n with the paupcr labor Of Europe, tia:
slavery might reap tilc advantage. Again,
it emande1 Us lis price OF 1ts.I'y IL tic
tn;cn the annexation OF Texas, ut the Coz:
oia war with Mexico, the sacrifice cf $780,
Go0,0o0 in treasure, and 2J.00D lives, IT,
prosecute it That price, toy, WIS paid.
Once n4ore it demanded that the o'.1 NIi:-
souri, contract OF 1920 lie aon.lllc. and that
Nebraska and Kansas bc given to it -
Missouri and Arkansas had been; an,!
Congress assentcd 10 even this, !lloug!, the
people refused to ratity it. and lo,; :=;l:,.
through the President, VIZ are told tia: tie
only condition OH which Slavery will colt
s'n1 tn the continuance Of tho Union, il such
Il change i'll the fundamental law Us will
accord 10 human c:las.lcs ;,ll tho attributes y:
common law property, ant1 will rroyiac :,
Sl:lyc Code for lis protection il III ".r 1'tr-
rtor:cs. Ne tell that the President tho prits
Iii, t;nc demanded will not f.c paid: :lsa:
'li' people Of tho f7rc States, Dt;:a,rva;,
HIS we'll as Republicans, hare grown t;rc.i
q! this 'llin@, and lave about toHcl:!lc.:
that Il Union which canuot lie maintained
without paying for its existence every tine
il suits three hundred thousand s!ay':lol..-
CTS tn 81; y price u:'pn ii, is scarcely wt'r1!
preserving. Once for all. it will he safe
lor the South to come To this conclusion:
!. That the people Of the free States arr.
aud always have 1,csn, willing snabidc l.y.
1lc Constitution and I'LL laws made in ar
r''daanc witt, its provisions. Tint while
some of thc5e laws ure ,.,t m;!s:s. to tier
liking, they have no disposition to set them
wholly aside, or 10 urge revision Of ,l:c
fundamental law, or 10 make war upon
tl,c Union which it ortlains.
.. That standing upon that tt,m.rlct.
a''idin;: in good faith by a'l its r:q..ire-
1nrnts, Welding To M other section n pa
tr;o.ls,n or in loyalty to the Inion-thcy
have no compromise, 10 l'ropns:. ncr vii
they acrede 10 any which may lc t:icrcd
that contemplate concessions mt cn.-
!'.acc1 III the Constitution.
. That il any further legislation is had
III relation 10 the rendition Of fugitive
slaves, the North will insist upon sucl, Il
modification Of the law as will rcl;cy" !. o:
t!losc peculiar features which are alike alb
l.orrcn, 10 humanity, 10 Christianity. and
20 an enlightened civilization.
i. Tfat if it bc proposed to revise tie
conditions under which Slavery has l,c-c-
'o'ore existed, the people Of III: free Statc:
will insist Upon such Il modification .hrrrol
~ viii withhold from the s.a1c:,o!d:n:
S.a,es representation in Congress and !:
their scr,ilc population.
Such, We believe, are the sentiments o
ut 1cas. nine.,cn.hs Of the Ip4,p;t
Of the free States. They are in favo1
ot maintaining the Union as il is tic Con.
stisution as il if, nd Of faithfully pcrli1ru,ing
all their obligations TO TIC o:hcr portion:
oftAc t':'nfedcracy. But it other States ar<
dissatisfied, and setk new concessions unt
:n alteration Of our fundamental law, til.
frcc States will undoubtedly insist uIo1
making it conform sill more closely to TIL
ideas upon Which tl;cir civilization an.
local institutions ::c bAscd.
bad FOR 1I1sMP211S.
Ono ot our Commission Merchants re
cciycd an order yesterday from Il A1c'np'Ai
House, said to he one Of the strongest il