Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-12-04

sigusd BY the present rebellion, and ev.
cry man in this great interior region is
thereby cut of from some one or more
Of these outlets, not perhaps bya physi-
cal barrier, but BY embarrassing and
onorous trade regulations, and this IL
true whercvcra dividing or boundary line
may be fixed. Place it between the now
free and sla!e country, or place it sonth
of Kentucky, or north of Ohio, and still
the truth remains that none south Of il
can trade to any port or place north q
| it, and none north Of it can tcade to any
port or place south Of il, except upon
terms dictated by q government foreign
to them. These outlets East, West, auc
South, are indispensable to the well-being
OF the people inhabiting, and to inhabii
this vast interior region.
| Which Of the three may be the best
is no proper question, All aic better
than either, and all of right belong to
that people aud their successors forever
True to themselves, they will not ask
~hcle line Of separation shall be, but
will vow rather, that there shall be nc
such line.
! COMMON INTEREST.
Nor are the marginal regions less inter.
estcd IN these communications to and
through them TO the great outside world
They do aud each one Of them must
have access to their Egytt Of the West
without paying toll at the crossing OF our
national oundary.
SOURCES OF Our NATIONAL EAIsTENCE
Our national life springs not from our
permanent past, not from the lands We
inhabit, not from our national homestead
There is no possible swerving of this but
would multiply and not instigate evils
among US. In all its applications and
attitudes it demands union, and abhor,
separation. In fact it would ere long
force reunion however much Of blood
and treasure the separation might have
cost Our strife pertains to ourselves, to
the passing generations Of men, and II
cannot without convulSion be hushcd
forever, with the passing OF one genera
ton.
AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION.
With this view / recommend the fol
lowing resolution and articles amendatory
to the Constitution of the United States
Resolved, by the Senate and House q
Representatives of the United States o
America in Congress assembled, two
| Al L.. c I.h ~,
the following articles be proposed to the
| legislatures or conventions OF the several
States as amendments to the Constitu-
ton OF the United States. all, or any o
which articles when ratified by three
tourths of the said legislatures or con-
ventions to be valid AS part or parts o
the Constitution, namely:
COMPENSATED EMANCIPATION.
ARTICLE =. Every State where slave
nv now exists, which shall abolish the
same at any time or times before the first
of January, in the year OF our Lord
1900. shall receive compensation trou
the United States, bearing interest at
the rate of =, Tor each slave shown T.
have been therein by the eighth census
of the United States, said bonds to be
delivered to such States,by instaliments,
or in one parcel at the completion of the
adjustment, accordingly as the same
shall have been gradual or at one time
within such State, and interest shall be.
gin to run npon any such bond only
from the proper time Of its delivery AS
aforesaid and afterwards.
Any State having received bond as
aforesaid, aud afterwards introducing OF
tolerat:ng slavery therein, snail refund
to the United States the bonds SO re-
ceived or the value thereof, and al in
tcrest paid thereon.
OF SLAVES FREED by THE WAR.
ARTICLE -. All slaves who shall have
enj ,yed actual freedom by the chances
OF war At any time before tho end OF
the rebellion, shall be foreuer free; bu,
al, owners of such who shall not have
been isIoyaI, shall be compensated 10,
them at the same rates as is provided
for States adopting adjustment OF slave
~, bnt in such a way that no slave
shall be twice accounted COR.
VOLUNTARY COLONIZATION IN THE U. 8.
Article -. Congress may appropri
ate money or otherwise to provide for
colon'zirg free colored persons with
in the United States.
THE ARGUMENTS THEREFOR.
beg indulgence to discuss these pro
posed articles at some length. With.
out slavery the rebellion should never
have existed +; without slavery it could
not continue. Among the friends OF
the Union there is great diversity OF
sec,iment and policy in regard to slave
~ aud the African race amongst U.s.
Some would abolish it suddenly and
without compensation, and some would
abolish it gradually and with ccmpen-
satirg. Some would remove the free
people from US, and some would retain
them with us, and there are vet other
minor diversities. Because of these di
versities We waste much strength in
struggles amongst ourselves. BY mu-
tu.l concession we should harmonic
aad act together. This would be com
promise among the friends and not witt
the enemies of the Union. These atti
cles are intended to embody a plan o.
such mutual concession. If the plan
shall be adopted, it is assumed tia,
emancipation will follow at least in sew.
eral of the States.
HARMOSIZING DIFFERENCES.
In the first article the main point.
are: First, The cmanci alton. Sec
ond. The length of time for consumma,