The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-07-19


That miserable traitor aud hypocrite,
vALLANDlGHAM, who processes to be for
the Union as il was" during the last
session Of Congress offered the following
scheme for dissolviug the Union perma-
nently:
BE it resolrea Jy the Senate ant House Of
Representatives ofHo United States Of diner
lea IN Compress assembled, (two-thirds Of
both houses concurring,) That the fol-
lowing articles be and. are hereby pro-
posed as amendments TO the Constitution
Of the United States, which sLall be
valid 10 all intents and purposes as part
Of said Constitution when ratified by
conventions in three fourlhs Of the sew
eral States
ARTICLE Kill Sec. l. The United
States are divided into four sections, as
follows:
"The States Of Maine, New Hamp-
shire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Is
land, Connecticut, New York, New Jer-
sey and Pennsylvania, and all new
States annexed and admitted into the
Union, or formed or erected within the
Jurisdiction of any of said States, OF by
the junction Of two or more Of the same
or of parts thereof, or out of territory
acquired North Of said State, shall con-
sttute one section, to be known as the
North
"The States Of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois,
Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa
and Kansas, and all new States annexed
or admitted into the Union, or erected
within the jurisdiction OF any of said
States, or by the junction of two or
more of the same or parts thereof, or out
of territory now held or hereafter ac-
quired north of latitude SO deg 30 min,
and east Of the crest of the Rocky Noun
tains, shall constitute another section, to
be known as the West.
"The States of Oregon aud California,
and all new States annexed and ad-
mittcd into the Union, or formed or
erected within the jurisdiction Of any Of
said States, or by the junction of two or
more of the same or OF parts thereof, or
out Of territory now held or hereafter
acquired west of the crest Of the Rocky
Mountains and of the Rio Grande, shall
COuSuNutc duOthti heOiVui 10 w hhVNh
as the Pacific.
"The States of Delaware, Maryland,
Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi,
Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee,
Kentucky and Missouri, and all new
States annexed or admitted into the
Union, or formed or erected within the
jurisdiction Of two or more of the same
or Of parts thereof, or out Of territory
acquired east of the Rio Grande and
south of latitude SO degrees and 30 min
utes, shall constitute another section, to
be known as the South.
"Sec. .. On demand Of one third OF
the Senators of any one of the sections
ON any bill, order, resolution or vote, 70
which the concurrence Of the House OF
| Representatives may be necessary, eX-
cept on question of adjournment IA vote
shall be had by sections, and q majority
of the Senators from each section voting
shall be necessary to the passage of sucl
bill, order or resolution, and TO the valid
ity of every such vote"
After some sections changing tho
mode Of electing President and Vice
President, he proposes the following ar
ticle:
ARTICLE XIN-No State shall seced,
without the consent Of the Legislature
of all the States QfHe section to ioiich d
State proposing 10 secele shall belong. TIL,
President shall have power to adjust
with all seeding States all questions arts
ing by reason Of their Secession; bu
the terms of the adjustment shall b.
submit ted TO the Congress for their ap
proyal before the same shall be valid.
This paid ally of Southern rebels i
now engaged in rallying ignorant anC
bigotted partizans TO weaken and para
lyzc the efforts of the Government q
crush out the rebellion. The loyal mel
of the South who live amid the rebels
and know how fearful is the curse O
treason, invoke the patriots Of the Mort
to put the seal of condemnation. on sue
sympathizers with Secession as VALLAN
! pTGuAM and his cOmpanions