Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-12-05

Of tho most Imprint IN the world. Ascer'
tain IRON the statistics the email proportion
OF the region. which has asyet been brought
into cultivation. and al'o the larger and
rapidly increasing amount OF Ito products,
and W. ,hnll be overwhelmed with the
magni,ude ~ the pro'pec 'pre'enlei. And
vet this region has no SEA cots..a IA touches
no o.ean aud any where Part OF oni
pa,inn. ~. people. Ind their way 90 Edrops
nv New York. 10 S1u'h America and Africa
by New Orleans, - Asia ~ San Francisco
hut separate our common country into
tso nations. as designed by The present
rebellion. and every man Of Ii' great IN
'eiior region !. ihsrehy cut on from some
one Or more ~ these outlets. not perhaps ny
q physical barrier. hut by embarrassing and
onsrOus trade regulations and this 10 true
whatever . dividing or boundary line may b
G1ed. Place IL between the now TIRE and
slave country. or place :, Sou,h OF Kentucky
or north Of Ohio. and south OF u still the
truth remains that none south 81 u can
trade 20 any part OF place north OF 10. AMI
none north OF 10 can trade 10 any part OF
place south ~ IL. except upon terms ceelar-
oil by n government foreign 90 them.
these outlets wet. east and south, M,
indispensable 10 tic veil being oi tho people
inhahiting. and 90 inhahi, ths vas, interior
Which Of them may b. test !. no proper
question. All ar- better then either. and
oil Of righ' belong 20 that people. and 10
thei- successor. forever. True ~ themselves,
they will not ask where n line of SEPARATION
shall h.. but will vow rather that ,hsrs
shall BE- no such line. Mr. are the mar
cinaI regions les interested In these con-
munications Co and thro them 90 the out
ed. world. They too. AMI each OF them,
mus, have accrs. 20 thi. Egypt Of tho west,
wlrhooi paying toll a, tho crossing OF any
national boundary.
Our national striio springs no, from cur
permanent past. not from the land We IN
habit, not from our national homestead
There d. no possible .e,erins Of thi, hui
would moltply aud mitigate evils among
"a. In al ". adaptations and sp,itudes u
demand. union and ahhor. separation. u
Tact. u would ere long force reunion. How
ever much Of blood and treasure the -cpafa
ton might have est. our strife pertain. Il
our.cl,s. TO the passing generation. OF men
and 70 cannot without cunSul-ion bc hu-hrt
forever with the passing Of ono genrra'inn
In this view. recommend tho adoption
Of the following resolution
Re,olv,d-By tho S-uats and house o.
Representatives OF the United States Of Amer
,ca. IN Congress assembled. two third. o.
both House. concurring. that the following
article. 10 proposed 20 the legislature OF
convention. of the several states. as amend
mens 10 the Consultation Of the United
States, all or any of which articles. when
ratified by three iourth- Of the said legi.
iaiure or conventions. TO DO valid As part OF
Jar'. Of the said constitution, viz
AEriclR. Every State wherein slavery
now exist. which shall A. Oli.h the 'am'
therein n, any time before tho fret day o.
January. IN the year OF our Lord 1000
.hall receive compensation from the unI'eC
Stats, a. follows. 20 wit: The President o
the United State. shall deliver o. ever
State, bond. of tho United States hearing
interest, at the rate Of - for zach claw
shown to have been therein by the eighth
csn-u. Of the United State. said bonds I,
BE- delivered % such State by in.ialnenis Of
in one parcel at the completion OF th'
sboli.hment. accordingly a, the came 'hsl
have been. giadual or n ono time within
such State. and in,ere., shall begin 10 rur
uron any such lond only from tito prope,
time Of IL. delivery as Aforesaid and si,sr
wards. Any State having received bond
a. aforesaid AMI afterwards introducing Of
toleraiing slavery therein. shall refund q
the United State. the bond. 90 received ih'
value thereof and all interest paid thereon
ARriclr-AlI slave. who shall have en-
oyei actual freedom by the chances Of Oh,
war, at any timc b~fore the end vi the 70
bellion. ,hIll be forever free but all own
err oi -ueh Who shall no, have been dr,loy
al. .hall b. compensated Tor them ai III
sane rates q. i. provided Tor States adopting
adjustment Of slavery. bot in such va,
that no slave shall he twicr accounted for
ARrIctE-Congre-. may appropriate mon
sy and otherwise provide for colOnIrng IRE
colorri persons. with their own consent. q
any place or places without the Unlse'
States.
beg indulgence TO discuss these proposeC
article. at some length. Without slavery
tho rebellion could never have existed
Without slavery. IL could not continue
among tho friend, Of the Union. There ar,
great diversity Of sen,imen, and Of policy Il
regard % slavery aud the Afrcan rae
among Ne. Som- would abolish 10 Sudden
ly. aud without compensation. S'me woulC
abolish 70 gradually. and with compen.s
ton. Sons would remove the freed people
from Us. and some would retain them viii
u., and there are yet other MINOR diSer.i
ties Because VI the.. divers ties We wasi,
much strength by struggles among our
.elye. By mutual concession We should
harnonirs and &C, together. This would
be a compounds among the friends and mol
with the enemies Uf the ULion. The art
ele- are intended to embOdy plan Of .uel
mutual concessions.
n the rlan shall be adopted il ~ assumet
tha, emancipation wall follow At least IN
several OF the States. As To the first article
the main paints are list, the emancipa'
ton "a. the length 81 time con-ummatiug
thirty seven year. and 81, the cOmpen'a
ton.
The emancipation will 10 unsatisfactory
IN the advocates Ot perpetual slavery, hu'
the length If time should greatly mitigate
their dissatisfaction. The time spares both
races from the evils II sudden arrangements
~ fact irotp tho necessity OF any deransc
ment. While most IL those whose habitua
course OF thought will DO disturbed by th'
measure wall have passed away before IL
contamination. They will never eco IL
II a.. a,
emancipation. but will dcproca,e the length
OF time. They will feel that u gives io'
little to the now living slaves. But 10 real
" gives them much. u saves from the va
grant dr,titu,iun which must largely attend
immediate emancipation in localities. ~her'
their numb-rs are very great, and u gives
the in.p,ri,ing assurance that their po'ieri'
~ shall De free forever.
The Plan leave. to each State choosing q
nc, under a.. IN abolish slavery now, n a,