The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-12-03

lows, to wilt: The President OF the United
States shall deliver 10 every such State, bonds
OF the United States, bearing interest nj the
rate Of -, for each slave shown to have
been therein by the eighth census Of the Unit
ed States said bonds TO be delivered to such
State BY install 'ments or In one parcel at the
completion Of the adjustment, accordingly az
the same shall have been gradual or at one
Inc within such State and Interest shall be-
GIN 10 run upon any such bond only from the
proper time Of its delivery, rs aforesaid, anc
afterwards any State having receive, bonds as
aforesaid, and afterwards Introducing or tole-
rating slavery therein shall refund 10 the Unit
ed States the bonds SD received or the value
thereof aud all interest paid thereon.
Artcle.-All slaves who shall have enjoyed
actu freedom by the chances Of the war at any
time before the end OF the rebellion shall he
forever free, but all owners Of such who shall
not have been disloyal shall be compensated tor
them at the same rate as Is provided for States
adopting adjustment of slavery, but in such a
way that no slave shall be twice accounted for.
Artcle.-Congress may appropriate money
and otherwise provide for colonizing free col
ored persons with their own consent at any
place or places without the Unite States.
/ beg indulgence to discuss these proposed
aru les at some length. Without slavery the
rebellion should never have existed. Without
slavery 1t could not continue Among the
friends of the Union there Is great diversity of
sentiment and policy In regard to slavery and
the African race amongst us. Some would
abolish 1t suddenly and without compensation.
Some would abolish 1t gradually and with CON-
pensation. Some would remove the free peo-
pie from us, and some would retain them with
Us and there are yet other minor diversities.
Because If these diversities we waste much
strength In struggles amongst ourselves. BY
mutual concession We should harmopiZe and
act together. This would be o compromise
among the friends and not with the enemies Of
the Union.
These articles are intended to embody plan
of such mutual concession. If the plan shall
be adopted, IL Is assumed that emancipation
will follow, at least in several Of the States. In
the first article the main points are first the
emancipation second, the length of time for
consummating-37 years; and, third, the COM
pensation. The emancipation will be unsatis-
factory 10 the advocates Of perpetual slavery,
but the length Of time should greatly mitigate
their dissatisfaction. The time saves both
races from the evils Of sudden arrangement In
fact, from the necessity Of any arrangement
while most Of those whose habitual course OF
thought will be disturbed by the meas
ure will have passed away before Its
contamination. They will never see 1t.
Another class will hall the prospect of eman-
cipation. but will depreciate the length of
time. They will feel that II gives too little to
the now living slaves, but 1t really gives them
much. 1t saves them from the vagrant dest
tuition which must largely attend immediate
emancipation In localities where their num-
bcrs are very great and it gives the inspiritng
assurance that their pOsterity shall be free
forever. The plan leaves to each State, chOos-
ing to act under It, to abolish slavery now or
at the end OF the century, or ut any informed
late time, or by degrees extending over the
whole or any part OF that period, aud 1t obliges
no two States to proceed alike. 1t also pro-
vides for compensation, and generally the
mode of making 1t.
the dissatisfaction of those who favor per-
petnal slavery, aud especially those who are to
receive compensation. Doubtless some OF
those who are to pay. and not to receive, will
object. Yet that the measure ie both Just aud
economical, Is certain. The liberation of the
slaves is the destruction of property acquil ed
by descent and by purchase, the same " 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 introduction of
this property than are the people Of the North,
and when 1t Is remembered how unhesitatingly
we oil have used cotton and sugar. and share
the profits Of dealing in them, 1t may not be
quite safe to say that the South has been more
responsible than the North for its continuance.
II then, for common object this property Is
to be sacrificed, Ia II not Just that 1t be done at
a common charger And II, with less money.
or money more easily paid, we can preserve
the benefits Of the Union by this means than We
can by war alone, Is 1t not economical TO
do IT.
Let US consider 1t then. Let us ascertain the
sum we have expended In the war since com.
pensated maictpation was proposed last
March and consider whether ii that measure
had teen promptly accepted by even some Of
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