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shall be. but will vow rather that tbsr.
shall be no such line. Nor are the marg;naI
regions less interested in these co,nmun;.a
tions 10 and through them to the on,.;J.
world. They too, and each of them uns,
have access to .his Egypt Of the west, with
out paying toll at the crossing of auy NAT.
ionsl boundary.
Our national strife springs net from opr
permanent past, not from the land wa in.
habit. not iron our national homestead
Fhera is no possible severing of this In.
would multiply and not migitate evil, :.
nong us. In all iss adaptations and ant
tu0cs 1t demands union and abbors ..na,,
ton. In fact, it would ere hong force 70.
union. However much of blood and treas.
ure the separation might hava cost. our
strife pertains to ourselves % the nassin,
generations Of men, and it cannot w;tbnr,
CONFUSION be hushed forever with the mas
sing Of one generation.
In this view, recommend the adon,;o,
OF the following resolution:
Resolved-By the senate and Uou.c If
Representatives. OF the United States Of Amer
Tea, in Congress assembled, two thirds of
both Houses eoneurring, that the following
articles be proposed to the legislatures or
NS''Nht'ShN va WV SEVERAL states, AS amend
ments to the Constitution of the United
States, all or ans OF which articles. when
ratified by three fourths OF the said eeisla-
tntes or conventions. to be valid as part or
parts of the said constitution, viz:
ARTICLE Every State wherein slavery now
exists which shall abolish the came therein
at any tim, before the first day of January.
in the year of or Lord 1900, shall receive
compensation from the United States as fol-
lows, u wit The Precedent OF the United
States shall deliver to every State, bonds Of
the United States bearing interest, at the
rate,of--!or each slave Shown t. have been
therein by the eight census of the United
States sud bonds to be delivered to such
State by instalnents or in one parcel a, the
.mpleti9n OF the Adjustment. accordingly
as the same shall have bscn, gradual or a.
unc time within such Stat. and interest
shall begin 10 run upon any such bond only
from the proper time OF its delivery Us
af rcslii and afterwards introducing or
toleratng slavery therein, shall refund t.
the United States the bonds 81 received, or
the value thereof and all interest paid there
on.
Article All slaves who shall have en-
joycd actual freedom by the chances Of tho
war. AT any time before the end Of tho re-
bcili5n. shall b. forever free but all own
ers OF such who shall n,t have bean uislayal.
stall b, compensated for them at the sams
rates as is p. divided Tor States adopting abpl-
ishm,nt Of slavery. but 10 such way that
no slave sll.ll be twice accounted for.
ARr:eie-Congrcss may appropriate moa-
cy AMI otherwise provide for co.onizlng Urea
s,tpred persons, with their own consent, at
aay place or places without the Uuited
S.atss.
I've; II iulsence 10 discuss these proposed
art.es's II s,tue length Without slavery.
the rcb. Hon could never have existed
Without slavery. 1t could not continue
am NJ the iricads OF tn, UAiIn Tlerc are
rat diversity OF sentiment and oil policy
IN re:ari to slavery and the African race
among Us. SJiae would abolish sud leniy.
and without compensation SJne wonid
abolish II gradually. and with campren-
snion. SOM would re.nlye the freed pco-
pie from u, aui some w3ald retain tdcfu
with Us, and there ara ye: other minor d.
tc.s ities. Il cause of tnesa diver-ities ".
wa.te much strsnsth by stru-sies among
ourselves. By m"tas. concession we should
harmonic, and at together Tbs would DO
compromise an5ns the friends AMI NJ.
Wit tae erem OF TIC Ini,n. ibe ar
tetes ate tn: ai.#i to e.Hboiy a piln oi such
mututl CONCESSIONS
/. tie IA snail b. nl,ptd /; is assumed
thai euanctl,tl1 vi ipHt~ at ie.ss IN ses-
erIi Of the s-a'az. \ = tie first article the
mAin l0luts are list, TIE manci patton; ii,
toe iength ot TIM cpnsummAtiu., thIrty sey.
ca ErlIs, aud Sd, the cnupensati1n.
lie en sHciptif1n will L., uns t;isiactary 70
the advocates / perpetual slavery, bat the
Icasta Of time s4Aud sreatls mitigate their
dissatisfaction The time sptrrs hlth rAces
the efil' d 81 lien j rtngcuents, in fact from
t "a necessity ot any arrangement. While
IN - If those wa ,se hIbituAl course OF
thoa,h; Will be disturbed by the measure
VA have Pts, II away tefirs It's e1asumpa-
ton. lbey VIII fell that il gives too little
u the M. living slaves. But il really gives
them much. 1t savers from the vagran, dcs-
tlIgtiJn which must l4fsely attend inmeii
ale emancipation in localities, where their
numbers are very great. AMI it gives the in.
splr;ing Assurance that their pJs.eriy shall
be free forever.
The plan leaves 10 each state choosing to
st under ii, to abolish slavery now. OF at
the end Vi the century. or atany lnierInediaie
time. CT by degrees. extending over the whole
OF any hart OF the Icrioi, and II ohligcs no two
States 10 proceed alike: it also provo Tor
compensation. and generally the mode Of
making It. Thi,, il weuli ZEN. must fur
Their miti gate the dissatisfaction OF those who
are To pay, and not ~ receive eom pensetioo.
Doubtless some Of tIoss VIII ara 10 pay.
and not - receive, will Object. yet that tina
melsure is both JUS, and economical, is eer-
tain, Toe Liberation ot the slaves Is the de-
sirdetou Of Froperty- property acquired by
descent OF By purchase the same as any
otier properly.
II is no less true for having been often
said, that the pc pie of the South are TO
more responsible for the original introduction
OF tins property than are the people of the
y tn; aud when II IS remein bered how IN
htsltatinSly We all OF US use cottons. and
share tn profits Of dealing ini,hen. it may not
be quite safe to say that the South has been
more responsible than the North for its con-
tinaance. Ii, then. for a common object.
thls prof. erty . to BE- sacrificed. is il not Just
that II be do"e at comnun charge? Aud If
with less N ,ncy. or. money more easily paid.
we can preserve the benetts Of the Union by
tins means than we can by the war alone, is
1t not economical t. do it?
let US consider il then. Let us ascertain
the sum We have expended in the war, ever
sines compensated emancipation was propos-
ed last March and consld T whether il that
measure hid been promptly accepted. by ey-
en- some OF the s.llye states the same sum