The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-12-09

cannot viibou' c1ntulsien be tushe3
forever with the pa ag 81 ne esaer-
alton. uoa'l ia dh view cCom-
mend Jbe adoption orihe folloua
oauou aai article amsaaatory % tbe
Constitution aflb United Stas
Rsmirsd. By dc Senate and iloue
81 Representative ptthe United States
of America, ia Congress assembled.
t9o.tlard. 81 both IIoases coarurriuE,
ihat he following articles De proposed
,o tNa Legislature, or Conventions of
the several States, as amends 70 the
constitution Of the United States aat
Of sll a which articles. when ratified
lf ll,ree-goufths 81 the said Le8.la-
lage or Conyeniio s, 70 be ya'i3 as
parl or parts Of said Constitution
uanply
AET Every State wherein sla-
very NOW exists tlat shall abolish Che
same thofein At any time or times be.
ffe t. first day of january. ia the
year of our lord 1900, shall reccfe
compensation from Tue United State
IS follows namely Tho Pres dent
o. lhe United States shall deliver 20
every ach State bonds Of the nital
Shtcs, bearing interest al the wie q.
for each slave shown 70 havc
been therein by the eighth census of
the United States said bonds 10 be
delivered 10 such State IN enstaIlmeuts
Of IN one parcel, at the completion Of
The abali-hment, accordingly a- ihe
same shall have been gradual or ai
one time in such State, and mteres; @
begin to run upon any such bond only
from The proper time Of lis delivery
As aforesaid and afterwards. Any
State having received bonds as afore
said. and afterwards introducing or lol.
eruin4 slavery therein, shall refund
10 the United States the bonds SO ri
ceived. or the value thereof, and all
the interest paid thereon
Arr. An slaves who shall have
cnioyed actual freedom by the chances
Of the war IT any time before the end
of tie rebellion, shall be forever free
a1d all owners Of such, who shall not
have Eeen disloyal, shall be compfn.
salcd for them az the same rates a. /.
provided Cor in the States adopting
| hc abolishmcnt ol slavery, butt suel
a way that no slave shall bc twice ac-
counted for
ART.-. Coneres MAY appropriate
money, and otherwise provide for col.
ouizing free colored people, with theil
own consent, at any place or place.
outside Tie United States.
l beg indulgence to discuss these
proposed articles a some length.
Without slavery the rebellion coul.
never have existed. Without slavery
i could not continue. Among Tho
friends Of the Union there is a great
diversity Of sentiment and policy n
regard to slavery and tie African rae,
among us. Some would abolish j
suddenly and without compensation
some would abolish it gradually and
with compensation--some would re
move tie freed people from among
us-some would retain them with us
and there are yet other diyersities
Because Of these diyersities We vast,
much time in struggling among our
selves. By mutual concession ",
should harmonic ard aet together
This would be compromise amonl
The friends, and not with the enemies
of tie Union.
As to tic first article, the lnait
points are. first, the emancipation 2,
thc length of time for consummatn'
it, 81 years; Sd, the compensation
4 The emancipation will be unsaiisfac
tory to tile advocates Of perpetual .la
very, but the length Of time shoul,
greatly mitigate ther dissatisfaction
Another class will hail the proIec
Of emancipation, but will depreeat
the length Of time they will feel iho
it gives too little to the now lisini
slave but i really gives them mGcl
This plan leaves 70 each Stat
choosing 10 act under it. to abolish sla
very now or at the end Of the century
or at any intermediate time, or grad
ually extending over tie whole ran
part Of that period, and Il obliges n
two States TO proceed alike. u all
provides for compensation, and gen
orally the mode Of making it
rAfer stating that North and Sort
are both implicated, and should .lar
tie burden together, he proceeds;
If then, for a common object. tll
property is TO be sacrificed, is
not iaa that il be done AZ commo
charge And if with Jess money, q
money more easily paid, We can M,
serve tie benefits Of lbe Union by th
meaDs, better than we can by the ws
! alone, is il not economical 70 d. j
HE war requires pag at once I