, 1862-12-03

sentattvtz OF the United States Of america in Con
greag assenbied, two-thirds Of both Houses con
curing, tat tie following articles hs proposed to ID
TIE cr ~ ta q ses M M
faasa b. I ct tns zad
Eonyentfon6 to be valid as part Of tae esd11
;Eppstitui!on4 namely: u
- cospg,;s41sp ExAxcnAr1ox. =
AR11o1E =. Every state wherein slavery now @ =
time or timee before the f1st o. January, in ths
of onE Lord 19o9, shall 1eeel7e eompsasattpn
rom the United n tsts: seS sas, t ssye len
therein by the eighth ceasns Of tne Gnttet States'
said bonds to be delivered to snch states. py IN
| The aboIishment, accordingly ~ the Sauna shall
have been gradual OF at one time | wlsaia IN saeo @
such boT only from the proper time Of its deiV"
| efy as aforesaid and Afterwards.
afterwards introducing or roierating ease7s there
in, shall refund the United States the bonds GO
received CT the value thereof and all interest pa1o
CT s1A7Es FREED BY TEE wAR. |
ARTICLE All slaves who shall haTe enjoyed
before befo1e I tie end of the rebellion. shn be iorsrer
free; but all GEFEets OF such who enGn n2t nave
tNs qasne rites - Is proyided for States adopting
sbolishment Of s.ycry. but n such way that no
elage ehau be twice accounted for
| VOLUNTARY CDLOELAI1pA L. o. [
ARTICLE .-Congreas may appropriate moi
e. OF otherwise to provide for colonizng tree col
| p1ed persons with their own consent at any paace
| OF places within the United staIes-
TEE ARGUMENTS THEREFOR.
beg indulgence to discuss these proposed
afticles at some length. Without slavery INC
| rebellion should never have existed W1tuous
! slavery it could net co1tlaue. Among the |
! friends Of the U1ion there is great diversity
OF sentiment ard policy in regard to slavery
+ta'A Annnr1f S1fHa W0liQ |
2. | abolish it suddenly and without compensa.
: tion, and some would abolish 1t gradua Ally and
: With compensation Some would remove
q tie free people froul US, and some would re-
: tain them with US, ond there are Jet Other
+ minor diverti1ies. Because OF these d1seEs1-
i ties we waste much strength IN struggles
Il I amongst ourselves. By mutual concession
- | VIC should harmolizr AID act together. Ibis
~ would be comp promise among tic triencs amt
i | rot with enemies OF the Union. These a1t!-
II clcs are intended to embedy p'an OF such
mutga, eo9cession The psaes ssa III sS
i follow, ii least iu several Of the ssrtes.
s. nAKMoS1zISG DIFFERENCES.
In the first article the main points arc: First,
~. The emancipation. Second, The length OF t1ce
Il, for consun,mating, in Years; and 1hfd, ihe
IL IL Tie enlancipation will be unsatisfactory to
nd the advocates Of perpetual slavery, but the
n length Of time should greatly mitigate their
m | dissatisfaction. The time saves both races
h |
~ most OF those whuse hatiiual course o; thought
.t; viii be disturbed BY the measure. Til have
J." passed away before its consum,naf ION. ines
will nevar see It. Another class Wil! hall Tue
prospect OF emancipation, hut will dcprecate
u the length Of time. They will feel that it goe:
Ing tor little to the now living Eves, but 1t rea
ol gives them much. 1t saves them from the VI
at anr grant des!itution W.ch Eust iargelS assen'
ely Immediate emancipation in localities where IN
age circumstances are very great and 1t gives IN
ght irspiritirg thai their posterity sha
sie be free forever.
ono act under it to abolish sla7ery now or at tn
nediate lime. or BY degrees extendlu
nted ever the whole OF aay part ot 4 thf !:
as \ ! EcFiod; and it cbll.es 10 Two esslse5
e Of proceed alike. Il also proTiaes Tor coTpe!
hich | ssation, end genc,aily the mode Of mating !
beg This. it would seem, 1lust further lultigat
tie dissatisfaction @: those WHO favor pcrpe
nal slavery, especially these who are to
rerv ceive compensation
the WHY COMPENSATE.
mol Doubtless come ef those Who are to P:
ntlal sad rot 10 receive Will object TO it. Ih6t q
Con. meBsu1e il both just and economical IS ce
3a Of tains The liberation Of the slaves is the d
l en- struction Of property acquired By descent
N by purchase, tit; sasne as Any otEer proper:
@rhe that t1e 1,eools of The south are no r,ore
legal snonsible for the introduction Of this propa,
over than are the people Of the North; aud VII
cured It is remembered how u;hestatingly We
asser use cotton and sugar. and share tne profits
afore. | d1n,iny in tAt1n i NAV not be quite sale
sup eay that the South has been more responti
wltu' tnan the No;tl for its continuance II, tn
itiVes for n rnrcmon ob1tct. this property Is to
Ut be sacrificed is it rot just tf1at it be done
conzcoa CHARGE: AND !; with less ToneJ
MON. money nlrre ea>ily PAID. We can pre6trse
aratc benefits Of tbs Union by this MEALS, Iaan
ctions can by the var alone, is it moi economical
ssab1e do It:
e may An ECONOMICAL VIEW.
e and Let III consider it then; let Us ascertain
They nnneafed csna1rfpafiou was raraposed
inter Mach, and coneiaer whether. it That m
con IRE had been promptly accepted eg even 3:
hen to cf tn,. slave S.a,ta the same sum would
ons OF have done more to close the war than has
oetore. Otherwise done. 1. SO, the. measure VI
tfl:nas save money; and in that view, would {
iAsa prudent snd ecorolnlca! a.asure' eerlaai n
Ar yen pay nothing, hut it Is e:t.er to pay large
AocA | than a largt1 one. -...... .-....
y, yon The aggregate sum necessary Tor compe
ions as ted emancipation OF course Wouia oe i
IN Joa- but it would require no ready cash nor b
any faster than the emancipation progress
~ u.'i1s. th. SHARING THE BURDEN WITH PosrER11
~ and This might not and probably would
hird Of close before the end Of the thirty
ed. and 1t that time we shall probably have LOO
tAicky, eco peonle to stare 1ae purasa aoets, i'E
) lines. increase of our population may be e1p
nd firth to continue Tor . long time after the P
rs5guce, as rapidlg as befcre, because our te7rla
~ more will not h2ye peecne iut t,,c ~ wv ~,
jucrease which we have maintalned {
average from our first national census II
!, untfl 1sG0, We should in 1900 hare pt
save5 up ton Of 1O3.3OS. .415. and Why M
he fugt- not continue that ratio far beyond that p
+ consti- ar-o ,rr,p,ropy
seeded oeN AA1'A' .z -
y e1ipu- Our ao1naan1 F1oul' oei osoa1 7,Ts Ta
MACE. homestead, is an ample resource, we
- -s ;, territory. IS limited as tbs British
certainly OUT population could a. n2t exp
A1legha- rs uo1F. NC shcnld be compelled to sen
), west By pf the natiTc born away, but such IL 4
the line Condition l % We have ,0D ot square
and cot Europe has s. 500 600 SQUARE miles, with
t Of Fir. ulation averaging 731$ persons to tue
-entucky mile. Why may nos our country a.
,is, Mis- time average as many? Il it less fErtlt
the ter ii more waste surtaee by mountains. 2:
. part OF lakes, deserts and other causes Is 1t
# people, to Europe il any natural advantage!
1ly yeaes PROSPECTIVE GROWTH OF ForULAT1
= MIA ~ Il then we aEe st some time to be as
Stetes- lous IS Europe, how soons As 10 WI
of snrface may be, we may judge Of the past and
sachnsetts SIS 10 when, it will eTer depend, N
- sarantv. whether xs 1naintain the Union. ss'
H. man our States arc above the aTersSe OF ~
= H. ars5t popplatiop of 7335 to the square mile
rfa ara mt sachusetts has 157, Rhode Island L
5frent ra York and New Jersey each ~, also 9"
Maintains | great States, Pennsyfvanis and Obio
! also the far below, the former having rs and u
y 70 nroanc- So. TIE States direct above the FL
as 20 ana ali average, except New York have 1ncfe
~ ~1~ Is raiiid ratio since passing that
y ever before, while no one OF them IS
W., | some other parts OF our country IN
4ta"y 3a one capacity for sustaining dense pop
rld. asGe.- Takipg the ratio in the aggregate We
p1opolsluH ropulation and ratio Of incFease TOT
n prougas eral decimal periods as follows:
anu 1aP'GJ ~ RAy1os OF NcRRAsE.
agrltude Of YeArs. E9Paass9n" ea5a ~
an.on 3nv | 1S,N..4-...-.-.----.--s... 2.sn9 ~
~@%*~A 1 1SXQ