The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-12-10

sing and vnorons trade regulations, and this
is true whenever dividing OF boundary line
may be fixed Place il between TIE now
free and slave country, or place it South Of
Kentucky, or North OF Ohio, and still the
truth remains that none south OF 1t can
trade 10 any port or place north OF 1t, and
rome north ot 1t can trade to any port or place
south of it, except upon terms dictated by a
government Ioreign to them.
These outlets east, west and south are in
dispehsable TO the well being OF the people
linhabiting ard to inhabit this vast interior
region Which of the three may be tbs best;
is no proper question. All are better than
either. and all of right telong to the people
and to their successors forever. True to
themselves they will not ask where line ol
separation shall be, but will vow rather that
there shall be no such line. Nor are the
marginal regions less interested in these
communications to and through them to the
great outside world. They too and each oi
them must have access to this Egypt OF the
West, without paying toll at the crossings
OF any national boundary. Our national
strife sprung not from our permanent part,
not from the lard we inhabit not from our
severiug Of this, but would multiply and. mot
mitigate, evils among US. In all its adap
lions and aptitudes it demands union and
abhors separation. In fact it would ere long
force reunion, however much Of blood and
treasure the separation might have cost
Our STRIFE pertains to Ourselves, to passing
generations of men, and 1t cannot without
convulsion be hushsd forever with the pass
ing Of one generation. ....
PROPOSITION TO AB LISH SLAVERY
In this view | recomend the adoption OF
the following resolution and articles amenda
tory to the Constitution ofthe United States.
Resoltrd. BY the Senate and House Of Rep
resentatives of The United Ststes OF America
in Congress assembled two thirds of both
Houses concuring, that the follow ng Articles
be proposed to the Legislatures or Conven
tions of the several States, all OF any OF which
Articles when ratified by three ourtbs oil
the said Legislatures or Conventions, TO be
valid; as par. or parts Of the said Conven,
ton viz:
CONVERSATION.
| Article Evry Siate wherein slavery now
exists. which shall abolish the same at any
| time or times lefole the first OF jar uary in
the year Of our Lord, one thousand nine
hundred, shall receive compensation from
tie United States as follows to wit: The
President Of the United States shall deliver
TO every such STATE bonds of the United
States, bearing interest at the Iate of---ior
each Stare shown to have been therein by
the eight census Of the United States; said
bonds to be delivered to such Stale
by installments, or in one parcil at the com,
petion OF the adjustment accordingly as the
same shall have been gradual or at ole tine
within such State: and interest shall bt gin
to run upon any such bond only from The
proper time of its dt livery as Aforesaid and
afterwards. Any State having received bonds
as AFORESAID, and afterwards introducing or
tolerating slavery therein shall re fund to the
United States, and the bonds so received or
lbe value thereof, and all interest paid
thereon.
Article-All slaves who shall hare enjoy.
ed actual freedom by the chances of war, at
any time before tho end OF the rebellion
shall be for ever free; but all owners of such
who shall not have been disloyal shsll be
compensated for them at the same rates as
provided for adopting adjustment of slavery
but IN such way that no slave shall be twice
accounted for.
Article Congress may appropriate money
and otherwise provide ior colonziug Tree col
ored persons, with their own consent, at any
place or places without the United States.
WANT OF HARMONY.
/ beg indulgence to discuss these proposed
articles at some length. Without slavery thu
rebellion could never have existed, withou
slavery it could not continue. Among the
irends OF the Union there is great dversit,
OF sentiment and OF policy, in regard to sla
very and the African amongst us. Som,
would abolish it suddenly and withou
compensation, seme would abolish it gradu
ally and with compensation, some would re
move tho freed people fom Us and SOM
would retain with US, and there are yet 9th
es minor diversitiss. Because Of these di
versities we waste much strength in strug
giles among ourselves. by mutual conclusion
we should harmonize and act together
This would be q compromise among th'
friends and not with enimies of the Union -
These articles are intended to embody plan
OF such mutual concessions If the plar
shall be adopted it is assumed that cmanci
patton will follow, at least in several Of thu
States. As to the first article, the maj
points are: s-..r -sa- ....
EVACUATION 70 DE GRADUAL.
First, the emancipation; secondly, th,
length OF time Tor consumaing, (thirty seve
yearsD and thirdly, the compensation. Th
, emancipation will be unsatisfactory 10 tn
advocates Of perpetual slayory, but The leng
OF time should greatly mitigate their dissat
, isfactio-. That time spares both races iror
the evils ofsu6den arrangement in fact frol
the necessity OF any arrangement, Will
most of those whose habitual course I
| thought will be disturbed by ibe measure
will have passed away before its consumatiol
t They never see it. Another class will bai
, the prospect OF ena pcipation, but will deprt
l ciate the length Of time. They will feel h;
j, ut gives too little to the now living slaves
!, But it really gives them too much. 1t save
them from the vagrant destitution whcl
Q must largely attend immediate emancipa!io
/ in localities where their Numbers are yer
, great, and it gives the inspiring assuranc
s that their posterity shall be free forever.
r The plan leaves 10 each State choosing II
| act under il to abolish slavery now, or |
, the end OF the century, or at any intermed
Q ate lime, or by degrees extending over Il
: whole or any part o! the period, and it obi
D ges no two States to proceed alike. 1t al'
9 provides for mpepsation, and generally Il
: mode OF makingit it. This, it would seen
: must further mitigate the dissatisfaction
0 those who iavol perpetual slavery, aid espt
n cialy OF those who are to receive compens
g ton. Doubtless some Of those who are
pay and not receive, will object, yet th
the measure is both Jus and economical
certain. E~.u Ei s.T aH
: SACRIFICE AT COMMON CHARGE.
Q The liberation OF the slaves is the destru
tion OF property property acquired, by de
scent or by purpose the same as any 9TH
Il property. 1t is no less true Tor having bee
It often said, that the people Of the South al
d no more responsible for the original insrodu
!. ton OF this property than are the people
. the North, and when it is remembered no
s unhesitatingly we use-all OF us use--cottt