The New York herald., 1862-12-02

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s the only substantial dispute Tho fugitive slave oase
Of the constitution and the law for the suppression tho
African slave trade 40 each as well cnforce flaps as
| any law can ever DO n immunity whoro tho moral
sense OF the people impcrocy supports tho l,w isci
cation in both oasas, and lew break over in each.
TINS, ! think, cannot bo perfectly cured and y
ton Of tho sections than before. Tho foreign
slare trado, now imperfec,y suppressed, would
DO Ultimately revived without restriction in one section3
while Fugitive slaves, only partially SURRENDERED,
would not be surrendered at all by other fhysical-
y speakns W. eanaot soparatewe cannot renoye our
respective sections from each Other build 'rras
sable wall between them. husband and wife may DC
divorced and q The and beyond ta roach
Of each other but the different parts OF country
Dot DO this They cannot remain to face. and
Intercourse either micablo hostile muat coltinuc bo
tween them Is IL pos bio thea, 20 that inter
course more advantageous or more gasfacory after
separaton than bolore2 Can mako treaties easier
than friends make laws Can treaties be moro faith.
fully enforced between aliens than laws among rinds9
sappcse you 60 70 war you cannot tight always, and
ycu cease ghtng the identical old qucatons as terms
ofnfercourse are again upon yol.P
| WHY THE UNITED sr4,Es sUss DIVIDED
There is no Line, straight crooked, suitable for
national boundary upon which divide Trace through
from East 10 West upon the Inc between tho free
and slave country, aud ws chan find little
more than one-third OF It's length is rivers,
easy TO be crossed and populated be populated
thickly upon both sides while nearly al It's remaining
length is merely surveyors lines, which people
may walk back and forth without any consc)Ysness OF
their presence No part OF this line can 90 nado any
more dfncut TO pass by writing II down on paper or
parchment as national boundary The fact OF scpsra
| ton, If it comes, gives up the part Of the
seeding section the Fugitive slave clause along with all
other constitutional Obligations upon the section seeded
| from, while should oxpec. no treaty. stipulation
/ would ever bs made 10 take its place. Bat there
is another difncuty. the great interior region
bounded cast by the Aeghanies north by the Brit
sh dunnions by the Rocky Mountains and south by
i the line along which the culture Of and cotton
meets and which includes part Of Virginia. part Of Ten
nessee all OF Kentucky, Ohio Indiana, Michigan, Wscon
sn Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Minnesota and tho
Territories OF Dacosah Nebraska and par. or Colorado
has above ten millions OF people, and viii have fifty mil
lions within ty years, if nos prevented by any political
folly mistake II tlan onc-thrd OF tho
country owned by the reyo.ed States, certainly
than bnc million Of square miles. half populous
| Massachusetts, already il, il would have moro than
seventy two millions Of people, A glance at the map
| shows that, territcrially speakng it is the great
| body OF the republic The other parts are but
| marginal borders to il, the magnificent region
ssping west from the Rocky Mountains the Pacific
boing e deepest and also the richest undevcloped
the production OF provisions grains grasses
and all which proceed from them. This great interior
region is naturally Of the most important in the
world Ascertain from the statistics the small proper
| lion Of tho region which has Jet been
brought into cultivation, and also the large
aud rapidly increasing amount Of its products,
and shall be overwhelmed with the magnitude Of the
prospect prescnted and yet this region has seacoas
touches any where. As part 0f nation its
people now ind, aud may forever and, their way to
Europe by New York. to South America and Africa by
New Orleans and to Asia by San Irancisco But separate
country into Two nations designed by the
present rebellion, and every of this great interior
region Is thereby of from these
outlets not perbaps by physical barrier but by onbar
rssang and onerous trade regulations Aud this
wherever dividing boundary line may be fixed Place
! 10 between the free aud slave country,
| place il south Of Kentucky, or north Of Ohio,
and st the truth thai south OF IL
TO any port place north Of it, and north or
trade any port place south Of IL, except upon
dictated by government foreign 10 them These out
let's East West aud South, indispensable to the well
being of the pc ,ple nhabtng aud to nhabt this
interior region. Which Of the three may be the best
is proper question All better than either, and
all Of right belong to that people and to their
forever. True TO themselves they will not ask where
line OF separation shall be- will rather that there
shall be such line Nor the marginal regions less
interested in these communications to and through them
great outside world They too each of them
| must have to this Egypt Of the West,
wi,hogl paying toll at the crossing Of any national boun
dsry. 0urnaionsl strife springs from permanent
homestead There jono possible severing Of this but
| would multiply, and not mitigate evils among In
all adaptations aud aptitudcs it demands union
and abhors separation. In fact 10 would long
force rounion however much OF blood and ,rea.
sure the separation might have cost Our strife per-
sns 20 ourselves, the passing generations Of men,
aud IL canuo, without convukou, be hushed foreve,
with The passing Of one generation.
now SLAVERY CAV rRADic AfRn FROM
In this view recommend the sdop,ion Of the following
resolution and articles amendaory the constitution of
I, the United States
Resolved, by the Senate aad House Of Representatives
o. the United ~l.s of America in Congress assembled,
t9ohrls Of oos houses concursng that the following
article be proposed 10 the Legislatures conventions
Of the several states amendments to the constitution
Of tho rncl states ~ or any of which articles, when
ra cd BY three fonrths OF the ssid Legislatures
vcnons TO be valid part parts OF the said constu
t4i,ls-yvery STATE wherein slavery now exists which
shah abolish the therein at any time or times be-
ioe he 1s dsy OF January in the OF our Lord one.
ihcrssnd nine hrndred shall receive compensation from
1 tie Jansd states. as follows, to witt
Tho PRESIDENT OF the United stass shall deyer 10 eyery
such slar bonds Of the niod states bearing interest
by tas eighth OF The United states said sondst
cgl al the compston OF the Adjustment accordingly a.
the shall have been gradual a. one time within
such state sud interest shall begin 70 run upon any ssch
bond only from the proper tine of lis delivery a. aore
.ors.sid and .',erw:t, g Or ',srsas saysy
ceves the value thereof and sl n.srss paid thereon
| Ar,ci.---Al slaves who shah have enjoyed actual
frecic b. the chances OF tho AT any time before
the end OF the rebellion shall be forever free; bat
! all ownsrs OF such who shall no, have been dis.
! loyal shall be compensated Tor them s the
| same rates provided Tor states adopt
| ing abolishment Of slavery but in such way that
! no slave shalt be twice accounted FOR.
! Aricfe-consress may appropriate money and other.
wise provide Tor coon1ing free sclored persons, with
teir own consent, at any place or places without the
uGiled States.
way rHs FoRz0oiSa Asncfss SHOULD ~ Apo-up.
beg Indulgence to discuss these proposed articles At
some length without slavery the rebellion would never
have sxistsd, without slavery 1t, could net continue.
Among the friends Of the Union there great diversity
! OF sentiment aui Of policy regard to slavery
and the African amongst some would abolish II
suddenly and wilhou, compensaon some would abolish