The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1862-07-22

i vebo'c'ny sections, causing hitherto.S an
from the nature and q cass,y Of the case, IN
flammaiory and disastrous conlroversies upon
the SUBJECT of slavery, ending already IN pres
ent disruption Of the Un,op, should be forever
hereafter ignored; AMI WHEREAS this impor
tant end is best To he aitained by The recogni.
iion of other sections without regard To slave.
ry, neither of which sections shall alone be
strong enough to oppress or control the Others
and each BE- vested with the power to protect
i,sel from aggression; therefore,
BE IL resoired By tie Senate and House OF
Rspreseatatives ofthe United States Of amer
lea IN Congress assembled, two thirds oi
both Houses concuuing,) That the following
articles be, and are hereb proposed as amend
ments to the Constitution Of the United
States, which shall be valid to all intcnls and
purpo es as art Of said Constitution when
ra fled by convention 10 three foIrlhs OF the
several States:
SEcrIoN |. The United States are divided
into four sections, rs foil ws:
The State of Maine, New Hampshire, Yer
mott, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connec-
tlcui, New York, New Jersey and Psunsylva
MIA, and all NV States annexed and admit
ted info the Union, or formed or erecte !
within the Jurisdiction of any of said States,
or by the junction of two or more of the same
parts thereof, or out of territory acquired north
of said States, shall cnnslil ute one section, To
b. known as til" North
II e States of Ohio. Indiana, Illinois, Mich
igan. WISCONSIN,, Iowa aud Kansas, aud all
new States annexed or admitted into the
Union, or erected within the jurisdiction OF
any of sad States, or by The junction OF Two
or more of the same, or of parts thereof, or
out of territory now held or hereaf er acquired
north of la,itu SO and east Of the crest of
the II cky Mountains, shall constitute anoth
er section, TO be known as the West.
The States of Oregon and California, and
all new States annexed aud admitted into the
Union, or formed or erected within tn" juris-
dicton Of any Of said States, OF by the juno
tion of two or more Of The same or oi parts
thereof, or out Of terrt, ry now held or herea''
ter acquired west of the crest of the Rocky
Mountains and of the Rio Grand-, shall con
slituie another section, 10 be known as the
! Pacific.
The States of Delaware, Maryland, Virgin
| H., North Carolina, South Carolina, Gro'gla,
Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Tex.
as, Arkansas. TcuL"sSee, Kentucky, and Mis-
souti, aud all the Stat annexed and adrit
It'd into the Union, or formed or erected with
/ in thu jurisdiction OF any OF said States, or 10y
the uction 1T two or more of the same or o
parts thereof or out Ct territory acquired east
of tue R,o Graude AMI south Of latl.ude 36
80 min., shall constitute another section, to
he known as the South.
SEC. 9 On demand of one third of Tho
Senators of any one section on any bill, or
der, resolution. or vote, To which the concur
renee of the House Of Representatives may be
necessary, except on question Of adjourn
ment, a vote sl,a be had by sections, and 6
majority of the Senator'S from each section vo
ting shall be necessary TO The passage of such
bill, order, or resolution, and 10 the validity
of every such vote.
SEC. 8. Two Of the electors for President
shall be appointed by ach State in such man
mel US the Legislature thereof may direct, fo
tho State II, large. Tue other e'ectors to which
each state may be entitled, shall be chosen
in the respective congressional districts mt
which the State may al the reg lar decennla
period have been divided. by the electors o
each district having the qualifications requs
le for electors of the most numerous biancl
Of the State Legislature. A majority OF nj
thu electors in each of The fcur sections in thi
article established, shall be, necessary tn tn
choice of President and Vice President; an'
the concurrence Of majority Of the States o
each section shall be necessary to the choic
Of President by The House Of Representatives
| 4. oh e.ptin m
choice of Vice President by the Senate, whpn
ever tho right Of choice shall devolve upo
them respectively.
SEC 4 The President and Vice Ptesiden
shall hold their Offices each during the tern
e six years; aud neither shall be eligible Il
more than one term except hy the votes O
two thirds of all the electors of each 8 ctior
!, O of the States of each 'ectioo, whenever ib
i right OF choice of President shall deyolve ny
on the House OF Representatives or OF th
s nators from each section, whenever b
p r,pht Of choice of Vice President shall devolv
j. upon the Senate.
j. SEC. 5. The Congress shall by law pro
q vd fr tho c,s of failure by the House {
Il Rslr sentatves to choose Pr sideDt, and c
o the Sens,e to choose Vice President, wher
= ever The right of choice shall devolve upo
i them respectively, declaring wna' officer sha
n then act AS President; aud such officer sha
act accordingly unit President shall be ele'
~ ted. The Congress shall a SO provide by Ia
:. for a special eeclos for President and VIZ
;. President in such case, to be ned and cor
yleted within elk months from the expiraiio
N of the term of Office OF the last pr,cedin
), President aud to be conducted in all respec
a as pro ,ded for 10 the Constitution for reg
/ lar elections of the sa, officers, except th
\ il the House Of Representatives shall N
# choose President. should the right OF chei'
Z. devolye upon them, within twenty days fro
, tn. opening of the certificates aud counting
e. the electoral vote then the Vice Preside
shall act aS PRECEDENT, ne in the Case OF q
lrath or O, her constitutional disability OF Il
% Pr. sident. The term of office OF the Pie
dent chosen under such special election SIN
~ continue years from the 4th day of Mar
s,i preceding such election. l.ad. rs'l
oi ARTICLE XIV.
u No State shall seceJe without the conse
rd u the Legislatures OF ali the States Of
=: section to which the State proposing to
81 cede belongs. The President shall have pc
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