The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-07-18
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As Clement l.. vallsndi CHAM is now III,
ack nowledged lesder and champion Of tn,
Democratic psity OF the State OF Ohio, snt
as he has succeeded in forcing his idea
upon the managers Of that party, 1t is wei
enough to examine his record, to see wheth
er he is the man in whose hands such Of ou
Democratic friends as are honest will con
fde their political fortunes. '
On the 7th day OF Febfusry 1851, he sub
mitted 10 the Congress OF the United State,
the following plan for dissolvins the Union
a plan to break up the nation by so chsngin,
the Constitution as to incorporate the righ
Of secession in the fundamental law OF tb.
lbe Nation;
"Be it resolved by the Senate and Hou,,
Of Representatives OF the United States o
America in Congress assembled, 1.-TWO thitd
OF both Houses concurring,) That the fol
lowing articles be and a,e hereby propose,
as amendments 10 the Constitution Of th,
United States, which shall be valid TO al
intents and purposes as part OF said Consii
Tuition when ratified by conventions in three
fourths OF the several States.
Il ARTicLE XIII. Srcrios |. The Unitet
States are divided into four sections, as fol
lows:
"The States OF Maine. New Hampshire
Vermont, Massac husetts, Rhode Island, Con
InectiCut, Ncw Yo.h, Ns. Jsrasy aud POM
lsylvsnia, aud oil new States annexed ant
, admitted into the Union,sor formed or erect
} ed within the jurisdiction Of any OF SAID
; States, or By the Junction OF two or more o
nf .fs
tory acquired north OF said State. shall con.
stitute one section, to be known as the
North.
"The States OF Ohio, Indiana, Illinois,
Michigan. Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa and
Kansas, and all new States annexed or ad.
mitted into the Union, OF erected within
the jurisdiction OF any Of said States, OF by
the junction OF two or more Of the same OF
OF parts thereof, or out Of territory now held
or hereafter acquired north of latitude 36
degrees 80 minutes. and east Of the crest o,
the Rocky Mountains, shall constitute an.
other section. to be known as the West.
"rhe States OF Oregon and California,
and all new States annexed and admitted
into the Nnion, or formed or erected within
the jurisdiction Of any OF said States, or by
the junction OF two or mole of the same or
OF parts thereof, or out Of territory now held
or hereafter acquired west Of the crest OF
the Rocky Mou untains and o fthe Rio Grande,
shall constitute another section, TO be
known as the Pacific.
"The States OF Delaware, Maryland, Vir-
ginis, North Carolina, South Carolina
Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi,
Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee,
Kentucky and Missouri, aud all new States
annexed and admitted into the Union, or
formed or erected within the jurisdiction OF
any Of said States, or by the junction of two
or more OF the same or OF parts thereof, or
out Of territory acquired east of the Rio
Grande and south OF latitude SO degrees 30
minutes, shall constitute another section,
TO be known as the South.
"SEc. Q. On demand Of one.thrd OF the
Senators Of any one Of the sections on any
bill, order, resolution or vote, to which the
concurrence Of the House Of Representatives
may be necessary, except on q question oil
adj ournr;ent, n vote shall be had by sec.
tious and majority Of the Senators from
each sec,ion voting shall be necessary TO the
passage Of such bill, order or resolution
aud to the validity OF every such vote"
l "ARTIcLE XlX.-No State shall secede
without the consent OF the Legislatures o
all The Sts6sfns to Secede shall beIohe.GG
The President shall have power 10 adjus
with oil seeding States oil questions aris
lng by reason OF their secession but the
terms OF the adjustment shall be submitted
to Congress for their approval before the
same shall be valid.".
In 1860, in an address delivered at the
Cooper Institute, New York, he declared
that
"lf any one or more of the States Of this
J ot IN M. IL. r.
OF the sutiiciency and justice OF which, be j.
fore God and the great tribunal Of history,
they alone NAV judge, much MS should
deplore 1t, never would as a representa-
tive in the Congress Of the United States,
vote one dollar Of money whereby one drop
of American blood should be shed IN a civil
war"
Just before this, he asserted
"Thnt the troops Of Ohio, before thew
should march through his District to coerc.
the South, would have TO march over his
dead body"
And so well pleased were the rebels OF
Kentucky with their staunch ally and sun.
porter, that they named one Of their chief
camps in that State "vailandigham."
He voted againstthe Loan bill in January,
1861, hoping to thereby cripple the Govern.
mcnt for funds; and during the same ses-
sion voted against organizing the militia of
the District OF Columbia for the defence of
the Capital. Ten seoessionists voted against
the bill for the collection of import duties,
reported by the Committee of Ways and
Means for the purpose Of raising money for
the Government. Who were they? Reid.
OF Missouri, and Burnett, OF Kentucky
both officers in the rebel army now-were
two OF themi another was, Of course. Val
landigham. On the bill for the Loan 10
provide ways and means to crush the rebel.
lion, he, with four other secessio nists, voted
nay.
On the 9TH Of January, 1861, the follow.
lowing resolution was offered in Congress
"Resolved, That we fully spprove of the
bold and patriotic act Of Major Anderson in
Withdrawing from Fort Moultue TO Fo,tl
Sumter, aud Of the determination Of the
President 10 maintain that fearless officer in
his present position; and that we will sun.
port the President in all constitutional
" ieasnres to enforce the laws and preserve
Ihe union.'
ValIandigham, with every other seccs.
zionist in the House, voted nay, In short,
ie has never failed to vote against eyeryl
MEASURE calculated to injure rebels. He has
'oted for every one calculated to aid them.
lie diswS pay from the Government and
'ses the position he occupies to destroy il.
te is to-day the only Northern man compli
nenled in the souih-,he only one in whom
hey trust. He is their friend, and the,
knOM II. IheY nuhlIsh hia snan.ha. I,.l