Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1862-12-11
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OF separation sHali Ues UuS Will wv. ioe"
er, there shall be no such line.
ailsII sdA eoAMox INTEREST; e1ncQ
Nor are the marginal regions less inter-
ested in these communications to and thro'
them to the great outside world. They do
and each one OF them must have access TO
their Egypt of the West without payieg
toll at the crossing OF our national boun-
dairy. III
SUCCESS OF ouR NATIONAL Ext;rEScE.
Oar national life springs not FROM our
permanent past, not from the laDds we IN
habit. no, from our national homestead
There is no possible swerving of this but
would multiply and not instigste evils a.
mong US. In all its applications and at
titnles il demands union, and abhors sepa-
ton In fact it would ere long force re-
union however much Of blood and treas
urestl,e separation might have cost. Our
strife pertains to ourselves, to the passing
generations men anu it cannot without
convulson be hushel forever, with the pas
sing of one generation.
AMENDMENTS TO TIE CONSTITUTION.
With this view recommend the follow
ing resolution and articles amendatory to
the Constitution of the United States:
Resolved, By the Senate anil House Of
Z Representatives of the United States of A
merica in Congress assembled. two-tbirds
of both Houses concurring. that the follow
ing articles be proposed to the legislatures
or conventions of the several States as a.
fnendments to tho Constitution of the
! Ill E trb, ,oh rf olo
when ratified by three-fourths of the said
! legislatures or conventions to be valid as
part or parts of the said Constitution.
namely: uaa ora
Fo COMPENSATED EMANCIPATION.
ARTICLE -. Every State wherein slave
ry now exists, which shall abolish the
same therein at any time or times before
the first of January, in the year of our
Lord 1900, shall receive compensation
from the United States. bearing interest at
the rate of :, for each slave shown to
have been therein by the eighth census of
the United States, said bonds to be deliv-
cred to such States, by installments. or in
one parcel. at the completion of the abol-
ishment, accordingly as the same shall
have been gradual or at one time within
such State, and interest shall begin TO run
upon any snch bond only from the proper
time of its delivery as aforesaid and after
wards. sre es
Any State having received bonds as afore-
said, and afterwards Introducing OF toler-
ating slavery therein, shall refund to the
United States he bonIs so received or the
value thereof. AMI all interest paid there
ion.
/ OF SLAVES FREED BY THE WAR.
ARTICLE AL slaves who shall have
enjoyed actnal freedom by the chances of
war at any time before the end Of the re-
bellion, shall be foreeer free; but all own
ers Of such who shall not have been dis
, loyal. shall be compensated for them at
the same rates as is provided for States
adopting adjustment Of slavery. but in
such way that no..slave shall be twice ac-
counted for.
voIUNTAnY COLONIZATION N TIE c. S.
ARTICLE .-Congress may appropriate
money or otherwise provide for colonizing
free cGlored per.ons with their own consent
at any place or places within the United
States.
| THE ARGUMENTS TREIEFoR. f.
/ beg indulgence to discuss these pro-
posed articles at some length. Without
slavery the rebellion should never have ex-
listed; without slavery it could not contin-
ne. Among the friends of the Union there
is great diversity of sentiment and policy
in regard to slavery and the African race
amongst us Some would abolish il sud-
denly and without compensation. and
some wonld abolish Il gradually and with
lcornpensation. Some would remove the
free people irom.1ls. and some would fe-
, tain them with us. and there are yet other
minor diversities. Because of these diver
psities we waste much strength in struggles
, amongst ourselves. Ry mstual eonces-
sion we should harmonic and act together.
} This would be a compromise among. the
friends and not with the enemies of the
Union. These articles are intended 10 en-
} body plan of mutual concession. Ii the
plan shall be adopted. il is assumed that
emancipation will follow. at least in sever
oil of the States.
hARMoNizINc DIFFERENCES.
!, In the first article the main points are:
First, The emancipation. Second,. The
length of time for consummating, in years;
and Third, The compensation. a,1ts =
H. The emancipation viii be unsatisfactory
to the advocates of perpetual slavery. but
the length of time should greatly mitigate
their Dissatisfaction. The time saves both.
races from the evils of sudden arrangement.
while the most of those whose h&bitual
course of thought will be disturbe, by tho
measure. will have passed away before its
consummation- They will never see it
Another class will hail the prospect Of e
Emancipation. bat win deprecate the length
of time. They will feel that It goes for
little to the now living slaves, bat il real
ly gives them much. 1t saves them from
the vagrant destitntion which must large
ly attend Immediate emancipation ia 10
calities here the circumstances are very
great. and it gives the inspiriting assurance
that their posterity shall be free forever
The plan leaves to each State choosing
! TO act under it to abolish slavery now or
at the end Of the century. or at any inter
mediateatime. or by degrees extending over
the whole or any part Of that perioJ; and
it obliges no two States to proceed alike.