The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-12-05

fhelutu Will Inc magnitude Ot the
presented. and yet this re
eilD has no sea coast, touches mo-
ocean anywhere. As part of one
nation lie people now may find /
and may forever tind their way toI
Europe by New York, TO Son,h
America and Africa by New Or
le as, and to Asia by San Frsncis
co.
But separate our common couu
try in,o two nations. ss designated
by the present rebellion, and every
man in this great interior region, ie
thereby cot ID from some one or
more Of these ontlete, not perhaps
by physical barrier, but by EN-.
barrassing and onerous trade regu
Iations, and this is true wherever o
dividing OF boundary line may be
fixed. Place it berween the now
tree and slave country, or place il
Son,h OF Kentucky, or North o.
Ohio, and still the truth mains
that none South of it can trade to
any port or place North OF IL. and
none North OF it can trade to any
port or place South OF it, except mp
on terms dictated by a government
'oreign to them. These outlc,s,
East, Wcst and South, arc indis
'penseble TO the well being Of The peo.
pile inhabi'ing, and to inhabit, this
vast interior region. Which Of the
three may be the best is no proper
Question; all are better than either,
aud all Of right belong to the people
and 10 their successors forever. -
True to Themselves, they will moi
ask where a line OF separation shal
be, tut will vow rstl,er 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 do, and each one of them
must have access to their Egypt o.
The West, without paying toll at the
crossing OF any national boundary
Our nstional strife springs not from
our permaEent part, not from the
lands we inhabit, not from our ma
ltional HON, stead. There Is no pos
-ible swerving Of this but would
multiply and not mitigate evil
among MS. In all its adsptions and
attitudes, IT demands Union and ab.
thOrs separation. In fact, it would,
ere long, force reunion, however
much OF blood and treasure the sep-
sration might have cost. Our strife
pertains to ourselves, to the passing
generations of men, and it cannot
without convulsion be hushod ioi
ever, with the passing Of one gener
alton. With this view I recon
mend The following resolution anc
articles amendatory to the Constitu
tion OF the United States.
RcSoirca by The Senate and tlt
llouse of representatives OF The
United States Ui America, in Con
grcss assembled, two.rhirds of both
Houses concnrring, that the follow
ing Articles be proposed to the Leg
IislG,uros or veniions OF the sew
cral States, as amendments to the
Constitution OF the United States, al
or any OF which. articles, when rati
fled by three fcurlhs Of the saic
Legislatures or Conventions, to b,
valid as part or parts OF the sac
Constitution. namely.
/ Article. - Every State wherein
slavery now Exists; which sinai
abolish the same therein, Mt any
time or times before The first dav 0
January, in the year OF our Lore
1900, shall receive compensation
from the United States us follows, tc
wit:
The President ofthe United Statct
iehall deliver to every such Sat,
londs OF the United States, besril
interest at The rte -, for eacl
slave shown to have been therein b,
the eigth census o. the United States
said bt nds to be delivered to eait
States by installments, or in on,
Ip.rcel at the con pletion OF tn,
adjustment, accordingly as th,
same shall have been gradual or a
I one time, within such State; and in
Iterost shall begin to run upon an,
such bonds only from the rope
time of its delivery aud afterwards
Any State having received bonds a
Aforesaid, and afterwards introduc
ing or tolerating slavery therein
shall refund the United States tn,
bonds 40 re ceived, or the value there
of and all interest paid thereon.
Article All slaves who sIal
have enjoyed actual freedom by th
CHANCES Of the war, at any time be
fore the end oithe r, beIlio n. sllall b
+, {, rever free, but all owners OF such
who shall not have been dlsloyaj
shall be compensated Tor them a
the same rates as is pr, videl 70
States adopting abolishment G
slavery, bat in snch way that n
slave shall be twice accountei tor.
Articlc.-Corgress may appropri
ate mouey, or otherwise provide 70
colonizing free colored persons wit
their own consent. At any place 0
places within the United States.