Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-12-03


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them. These outlets. east, west, aud south.
are indispensable to the Well-being Of the
people iuhnbiting, and 10 inhabitl this vast
interior segion. Which of the three may
be the best, is no proper question All,
are better than either; aud all. of right, be-
long to that people. and 20 their success
sors forever. Trueto themselves, they will
not ask phers line of separation shall be,
but will vow, rather, that there shall be no
such line. Nor are the margiual regions
less interested in these COMMUNICATIONS to,
aud through them, to the great outside
world. They too, and each Of them, must
have access to this Egypt of the West,
without paying toll At the crossing of any
national bouaddFy q p 20 r - 6.7T
Our national strife springs not from our
permanent part; not from the land we in
habit; not from our national homestead
There is no possible severlng of this, but
would multiply, aud not mitigate evils
among rs. In all its adaptations and ap-
titudes, It demands union, aud abhors sep
arHtion. In fact, it would, ere long, force
reunion, however much of blood aud trea-
sure the separation might have cost.
Our strife pertains TO ourselves-to the
passing generations Of meui aud it can,
without CONFUSION, be hushed forever with
: the passing of one generation.
Il Ia this view, recommend the adoption
of the following resolution aud articles
amendatory to the Constitution Of the UnG.
ted States: aH.aIt d.
"ResOEved by Me Senate and Rouse of
ReprsSsHtatiVes Of the United States Of amer
lea in Congrsss assembled. (tWO-thirds Of
both houses coucurriug,) That the follow
log articles be proposed to the LegisIa-
lures Tor cOuVentions) Of the several States
as amendments to the Constitution Of the
United States, all or any of which articles
when ratified by three.fourths Of the said
Legislatures Tor conyeutiousl to be valid
. as part or parts of the said Constitution,
viz:
is "ARTICLs -. ~ -s t3i
nEVery State, wherein slavery now ex-
J lists, which shall abolish the sans therein,
At any time or times, before the 6rst day of
January, in the year of our Lord one thou
sand and'nine hundred, shall receive COM
peusation from the United States As follows,
TO wit:
"The President of the Uaited States shall
deliver to every such State, bondg of the
United States, bearing interest At the rate
of ---- for each slave shown to
have been therein, by the eighth census OF
the United States, said bonds to bedeliver-
ed to such State by instalnents, or In one
parcel, at the completion of the abolish
tueutI accordingly bA Iue shtn6 Snail nave
, been gradual, or at one time, within such
, State; and interest shall begin to run upon
r any such bond, only from the proper time
of its delivery as aforesaid. Any State
, having received bonds as aforesaid, aud af-
) forwards reintrodueing or tolerating slavery
therein, shall refund to the United States
, the bonds so received, or the value thereof,
! and all interest paid thereon.
/. '.ARTIcLE =. 's-t2 9h-
+; "All slaves who shall have enjoyed act
r usl freedom by the chances of the war, at
any time before the end of the rebellion
7 shall be forever free; but all owners OF
such, who shall not have been disIoyal,
. shall be compensated for them, at the same
rates as is provided for States adopting
adjustment of slavery, but 10 such way,
that no slave shall be twice accounted for.
. f.. FARTIULE -. ssa 3si
: Congress may appropriate money, aud
otherwise provide, for cOlonizing free col
t ored persons, with their own consent, az
J any place or places without the United
States." st6..1 -
Ibeg indulgence to discuss these propos-
r ed articles At some length. Without slave
! ~ the rebellion could never have existed ;
! without slavery it would not continue.
, Among the friends of the Union there Is
great diversity of sentiment, and of policy,
- ASbAAN W sAaNSA9h Aua LnG EhGG
amongst US. Some would pernetuate
slavery; some would abolish il suddenly.
J and without compensation; some would
; remove the freed people from us, and some
, would retain them with us; and there are
yet other minor adYersities. Because Of
these adVersities. we waste much strength
in struggles among ourselves. By mutual
concession we should haTmonize, and act
together. This would be compromise; but
it would be compromise among the friends,
and not among she enemies of the Union.
These articles are Intended to embody
plan OF such material concessions. RI If the
plan shall be adopted, it is assumed that
emancipation will follow, at least, in sever
al OF the States.
AS to the frst article, the main points
are: frat, the emancipation; secondly, lie
length Of time for Consuumatiug it1thir.
ty-seventyearsi and thirdly, the compensa-
ton. n H'r,f 80
Decentralization will be unsatisfactory
to the advocates OF perpetual slavery;
but the length of time should greatly
mitigate their dissatisfactiOn. The time
spares both races from the evils of sudden
derangement-in fact, from the necessity
of any derangement--While most of those
whose habitnal course OF thought will be
disturbed by the measure will have passed
away before its consummatiop. They viii
never see u. Another class will hail the
prospect OF emancipation, bat will depre-
cate the length of time, They will feel that
II gives too little 70 the now living slaves.
But 1t really gives them much. It saves
them from the Tagrant destitution which
must largely attend Immediate emancipa-
ton In localities where their numbers are
vers great; and it gives the Inspiring as
suranee that their pOsterity shsli be free
forever. The plan Leaves 70 each State.
choosing to act under It, 70 abolish slavery
now, or 81 the end of the century, or at any
Intermediates time, or by degrees, -ef
tending over the whole or any part OF the
| period; and Il nhIinna "A. - -s,....s