Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-07-18

civilian How would he compromise? He
wants the Constitution as it is" and, there
/ fore, would not amend it at the iietation of the
I traitors. Would he? Is the Constitution it,
self the compromise be talks about? We pre-
sume not, for that is a compromise already be-
fore the South. Al they have to do TO make
peace is to aequisce in it. There is not a
Southern State to-day that could not acquire
all the rights Of local selfgovernment, the pro-
lection of the authorities and peace, by ac-
eepting the terms of that glorious old COM
promise, the Constitution of the United States
.'as it Is" But Mr.. Yallandigham does not
ioug leave us wholly in the dark as to what his
real intentions are. Indeed, he has antece-
bents which point them out. He is, he says,
+ior the Union, the whole Union; and nothing
as"
hat form of language was familiar eigh-
teen months ago in the mouths of the scoun-
are.s then plotting treason, who are now IN
afssas against the Government. They used it
q aly with sinister purpose. So does al
- ss.aAl nogF. lie knows very well chat on
the terms that be announces the Union is i'm
possible. lie knows that the only chance of
lis restoration IS through the conquest by arms
lof those who are against it. That he is against
Then what? He is "for the Union which.
God ordained of the Mississippi Valley, and
all which may cling to it." The rest of bis
remarks that We have quoted, that we may not
be accused Of dividing his sentences, are emp
tiness. So, when strip of Mr.. Vallandg
hams pomp of gaudy phraseology, we find his
substantial declaration to be that the Union
which he is in favor 0? is that of ''the Missis-
sippi Valley and all which may cling to it.
That is nothing more nor less than The old
South Carolina idea of disunion. They meant
by Southern Revolution to slough Off the
Yankee States. The West they counted upon
going with the South, corn with cotton.) into
the conspiracy. South Carolina eonspirators
have pracieed that doctrine with reasonable
intent for many years. Vallandigham got it
from them. He is now reheTsing 1t in their
interest. His object is, in brief, to attach the
North Western States to the Southern Con
federacy as pretended equals, but really as
outlying provinces. The twaddle about the
''old name, the old Constitution, and the old
flag" is thrown in to dalude silly people. Mr.
Nallandigham, cold blooded as reptile. cares
nothing for flag, or name, or Constitution
Protesting, as be now does to be par erCetience
the Union man Of the nation, Valiandigham
has the distinction Of being the only man who
in the Congress Of the United States has had
the effrontery to make proposition for the
termal recognition of the right of secession
and dissolution Of the Union by eonstitu
tional amendments. He proposed to divide
the U0ioB into four parts The New England
States, with New York, New Jersey aud
Pennsylvania, were to constitute one section, |
and be called 'sthe North" The slave States
were 10 constitute another section, and be
called 'the South.4 The Northwestern Stntes
were to constitute another section, aud be |
called "the West" The Pacific States were
to be set apart ia The sane way, aud called
sthe Pacihc.a lie then proposed that no bill |
introduced into Congress should become
law, without the vote Of majority
of the Senators from each section. The prop
osilion had two points worthy of especial at
tention. lst: The effort to set up distinctions
and get up division between the '' W. est and
North" ID: Giving the Senators of the
Slave States an absolute veto on all Congress
ional measures. He also proposed, for the
further amendment of that Constitution which
he wants "as it is, so badly, an article recog-
nlzlng the right OF secession. Here 1t Is:
"ARTICLE XIX.-No State shall sEcEDE
without the consent Of the Legislature of all
the States ofthe section to which the State pro-
posing to seceje shall helong. The President
shall have power to adjust with seeding States
all questions arising by reason Of their secesS-
ion; but the terms of adjustment shall be sub
mitted to the Congress for their approval be-
fore the same shall be valid /"
Now this fellow was the great man of the
Democratic State Convention. His name was
heard as often as that of YANcEr at the
leader Of his party in the States of the North
west who are in favor of appending those
States to the Southern Confederacy, will find
him cautious yet vigilant in the atrocious
work.--Cincin1iati Commercial.