The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-08-01

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the House d Representatives III
washington, in opposition to Lin
coin'e policy and Lincoln's war. ,ba,
we have decided 70 give II in full il
this mornings paper. 1t is brave
hcueet, sesrcbing, nnaus werable i'm
peachrncnt OF the crimes OF the
North, by the only man OF the North
whoAiee lifted bis voice in the Fe /.
erdi Congress in opposition to the
Washington despotism."
The Richmond Dispatch said o,
hfm; "Tbis Pentlentn is the On y
pnhlie man we'hsve yet hoard OF il,
tes free states who remaina true to
biz professions before she proclams
ton. He deserves inn. ortal honor
lie is the one rightecus man in u @
Hcaveu-iorsaken o;ties OF the West.
,ern rlans."
We rubliehcd few days since
abe resolutions Introduced by Mr..
Vallaudiebam in Congress. embody
ing an amendment Of the Constitu
ton by which the Union was to b.
divided into four parts. each OF which
should have the right to secede at
will from the rest. One part was to
i,e called Tho North, y another "The
Son,h," another "The west" One
of tho articles provided that no bill
introduced into Congress should be
come n law. without the vote OF u
minority Of the Senators from each
scction-.tlus giving to each an abso
lutte veto on ali Congressional legis
laiion.
One of tho articles IL in these
words:
Art. XIX NO state shall secede
without The consent of tho Legisls-
lures OF all the states OF the section
to which tho state proposing to 90.
cedc shall belong. The President,
shall have power to adjust with all
s. ccded states all questions aris.
ing by reaeon Of their secession; but
tina terms of adjustment shall be
eubmitted to Congress Tor their APP
proval before the same shall to val.
h.
IL 10 the author oftbis scheme who
is The chosen leader, "the represent
ativo man" of the party which pro
fesscs to be in favor Of "rhe Con.
stitntion as 1t is, and OF the Union
as 1t was " which claims to "know
no Esst, no West, no North and no
South"
In connection with these rcso-
we invite attention to the
following extract from the Macon
(Mississippi) Beacon, Of May 2sth,
1862:
We may hone that Richards IN.
Vullandigham, Doniphnn. and 9th.
or conservative men Of the North
west, will again assume that pow'
or and Influence to which they are
entitled by their wisdom and patri-
olism. We could not oxptc ct these
IreD in the very outset O. their oper
htions, in this first stage OF their re-
bcllion against the Federal despot
TO assume positions utterly antsgon
istic to all the acts md policy Of the
.rar.y in power. But we have only
10 await the organization Of two
parties, and each will drive the 9th.
er to extremes. New Erglani will
be nrrayed against the No Invest
aud then the South will learn tn,
way to sGfety and peace
In the came number the Beacon
advocates the opening o. the Missis
sippi to the Northweht as q means e
separating that section form the New
England states.
Read now the following extract
from MIR Nnllandigham's speech be
fore Tho 4th OF July Convention,-
Mr.. Vallandigbsm said:
"Foreign intervention and the re-
pcnted and most serious disas,ers
which have lately be'allen our arms
will speedily force the Issue OF srpa.
ration and Southern independence
Disunion-or Of Uni u by negotia
tion and compromise. Between
those two aln-and here publicly
proclaim it--ior the Union, the
whole Union, and nothing less, il by
any possibility can have It; il not
then lor so much OF it as can yet be
rescued and preserved; and in any
event, md under all circumstances,
for the Union which God ordained,
Of the Mississipdi Valley, and all
which may cling to it under the old
name, the old Constitution aud the
old flag, with all their precious
memories, with tho battle fields of
the past, and the songs and the
proud history Of the past-with the
birth place and burial place OF
Washington, the founder aud Jack
con, the preserver, of the Constitu.
tion as it ia and of the Union as it,
wac" Great applause
Truly, as tho Beacon says. This
is going quite as far as VIC conld cx.
pect.
The "whole Union' for which Mr.
V. proclaims is a Union divided in.
to four parts, each of which at will
les the right to oeparato from the
yest. Being tho author Of such IA
ecbeme he could safely venture, with
ont DANCER Of losing the coniidenceI