The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-12-03
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them to the great OUTSIDE world
They too ana each OF them must have access
to this Egypt OF the West, without paying toll
at the crossing of auy national boundary. Our
national strife sprung not from our permanent
part, not from the land we inhabt, not from
our national homestead. There is no possible
seyering Of this but would multiply and not
mitigate evils among US. In all its ada ptations
and ampltudes IL demands Union and ahhprs
separations in fact 1t would ere long force re-
union, however much OF blood and treasure the
separation might have cost. Our strife pertains
to ourselves, to the passing generations Of men,
and it cannot without cJnyulslCns be hushed
forever with the passing Of one generation.
AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION.
In this view recommend the adoption of tie
following resolution and articles enlendatory to
the Constitution OF the United States
EgReSoIred BY the Slane and House of Repre-
s6ntatves Of the United States of America in
Congress assembled, tWo-thiTds Of both Houses
concurring, that the following articles be pro-
l,osed to the Legislatures or Conventions OF the
several States, Us amendments OF the COnstitu-
ton Of the United States, all or any of which
a. tcles, when ratified bv three fourth Of the said
Legislatures Or Conventions, to be valid as part
or parts OF the said Constitutions, VIZ:
article. Every STATE wherein slavery now
exists which snail abolish the same therein at
any time before the first day Of January in the
year OF our Lord one hou and nine hundred
Sh all receive compensation from the United States
as follows, to wit The President Of the
United States shall deliver to every State bonds
Of the United States, bearing interest, at the
rate OF - tor each slave shown to have been
therein by the eighth census Of the UHited States
said BONDS to be delivered to such State by IN
stallments or in one parcel at the completion
Of the adjustment, accordingly AS the same
shall have been gradually or at one time within
such State, and interest shall begin to run upon
any such bond only from the proper time of its
delivery as ioresad and aiterward. Any State
having received bonds as aforesaid and alter
ward introducing or toerating slavery therein
shall refund to the United States the bonds so
received or the value tAelcoH, and all interest
paid thereon.
Article. All slaves who shall have enjoyed
actual freedom by the chances of the wal any
time before the end Of the rebellion, shall be
forever free, but all owners OF suck who shall
not have been dIsoyal, shall be compensated
Tor them at the same rates as is provided for
States adopting abolIshmeat Of slavery, but in
such u way that DO s!ayes shall be twice account
ed for.
Artcle- Congress may appropriate money
and otherwise provide fer colonlzng free colorod
persJ:s with their own consent, at any place or
places without the United States.
| beg indulgence to discuss these proposed
artlcles at some length. Without slavery the
rebellion could never have existed, without Sla-
very 1t could not continue. Among the friends
OF the nion there is diversity Of sentiment and
Of policy n regard to slavery and the African
race among US Some would abolish it suddenly
and without compensation, some would abolish 1t
gradually and with compensation some would
remove the freed people from u.s. and some would
retain them with US, and there are yet other
minor d!FersivieS. Because Of these dirersitcs
We waste much strength in struggles among
ourselves BY mutual concession we should har-
monte and act together This would be "a
d compromise among the friends and nos with
the enemies of the Union.
Ia The articles are intended to embody Il plan
OF such mutual CONCESSIONS. If the plan snail
DO adopted it is assumed that emancipation will
follow, ut least IN several Of the States
As to The first article the main points are
First, the EN- anclpat0n second the length
Of time concentrating, (!hirty seven years. and
thirdly, the compensation.
The emancipation Will be unsatisfactory to
advocates of perpetual slavery, but the length Of
time should greatly mitigate taeir dissatisfaction.
The time spares both races from the evils Of sud-
den deran ,elents, While most OF those who's c
habtual course Of thought will be disturbed by
tn e measure, will have passed away before it,
eonSumAtlon. They will never see 1t. Another
class Will hail the prospect OF emancipation but
will dcpreciate tbs length Of time. They will
feel that it gives too little to tho now living
slaves bnt 1T really gives them too much. lt
saves them from the vagrant desEtutlon, which
must largely attend immediate emancipation in
localities where their numbers are very great,
and it gives the inspirlting assurance that their
posterity shall be free forever.
The plan leaves to each State choosing to act
under it to abolish slavery now, or at the end of
she century, or at any intermediate, or by de-
grces extending over the whole or any part of
lne period and it oblges no two STATES to pro-
coed alike, 1t also provides for pens alton
and generally the mode of making it, This, it
would seem, must further mitigate the dissatis-
faction of those who favor perpetual slavery
and especially of those who are TO receive a com
pensatlon Doubtless some of those who are to
paw and no; to receive will object yet, that
the measure is both just and economical Is certain.
The liberation of the slaves is the destruction
of properly-property acquired by descent or by
purchase, the same as any other property. 1t is
no less true for having been often said that the
people of the South are no more responsible for
the original Introduction of this property than
are tae people OF the North, and when it is
remembered how unhesitatingly we all OF US use
cotton and share the profits of dealing in them,
i. may not b, quite safe to say, that the South has
been more responsible than the North for its con.
tinlance.