The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-07-10

tates, or by the junction Of two or more
Of the same, or parts thereof, or out of
territory acquired east of the Rio Grande
and South Of latitude $50 30' shall con-
stitute another section, to be known as .
the South. .....
"Sec. 9. On demand of one.tttrd Of
the Senator's of any one Of the sections
on any bill, order, resolution or vote, to
which the concurrence of the House of
may be necessary, ex-
cept on question Of adjournment, a
vote shall be had by sections, and ma.
jority of the Senators from each section
voting shall be necessary to the passage
of such bill, order, or resolution, and
the validity of every such vote.
"Sec. 8. Two of the electors for Pres.
ident and Vice President shall be ap.
pointed by each State in such manner as
the Legislature thereof may direct, for
the State at large. The other electors
to which each State may be entitled
shall be chosenin respective congression-
al districts into which the State may, at
the regular decennial period, have been
divided, by the electors of each district
having the qualifications requisite for
electors of the most numerous branch of
the State Legislature. A majority of
all the electors in each of the four sec-
tions in this article established, shall
be necessary to the choice of President
by the House of Representatives, and of
the Senators from each section for the
choice of Vice President by the Senate,
whenever the right of choice shall de-
volve upon them respectfully"
The section relating Gas some of the
Republican wiseacres Say) to secession
is as follows:
"ART. XIV.
mo State shall Secede without the
consent of the Legislatures of the States
of the section to which the State propo-
sing to secede belongs. The President
shall have power to adjust with seeding
States all question arising by reason of
their secession; but the terms of adjust
ment shall be submitted to the Congress
for their approval before the same shall
be valid"
1t is clear from the foregoing section
that Mr.. Vallandigham's object was to
guard diligently the rights Of the sever
al States and sections, and to give to
each section also the power TO protect 1t.
self inside Of the Union from aggres'
sion.
Mr.. Vallandigham proposed next tc
limit and regulate the alleged right o.
secession; since this, from dormant alb
strac'ion, has now become practlca
question of tremendous import. Aslong
as secession remained an untried and on
ly menaced experiment, that confidence
without which no government can b'
stable or efficient, was hot shaken, be
cause it was believed that actual seces
sion would never be tried or if tried
that it must speedily and inglor:ouSl!
fail. The popular faith, cherished fol
years, bas been that this glorious Uniol
; could not be dissolved. To that faitl
the amalgamated Republican was indebt
ed for it's success in the late election fo
f President; and the Democracy who pre-
dicted its dissolution were smitten upol
3 the cheek and condemned to feed upol
3 afiliction and water of affliction, like tn
, prophet whom Ahab hated. And ha
: not a partial dissolution already occur
red? Can a man be transported or ex
e lied into his own native country I 0
S must he be transported into some for
, eign country or nation? Was not MI
Vallandigham taken beyond the line @
3 his native country-into what?-virtu
e ally into foreign land Secession has
therefore, been virtually tried, and so fa
s has proven aspeedy and terrible success
: The practicability of doing it, and th
If way to do it, have both been establishe
by the doings of the South and this ad
+. ministratlon. And the experiment ma
e readily be repeated. 1t will be repeat
+. ed, unless the madcaps on both sides c
Mason's and Dixon's line are checked
}. Aud is it not madness and folly, ther
h to cell back, by adjustment, the State
d which have seeded, or to hold back tn
States which are threatening to secedt
aoithout prouiding some Safeguar
against the reneaOaL of the most simpl
! and disastrous experiment. Can fol
eign nations have any confidence here
= after in the stability of governmer
y - which may SO readily, speedily, and gu
" W etly be dissolved? Can we have an
" W confidence, among ourselves? o.
" " Mr.. Vallandigham was born upon tt
~ ~ soil Of the United States attached
=. ~ his native country from bis earliest bo.
= hood; loving and revering it and its il
!; stitutions with some part, at least, Of u
:, - spirit of Greek and Roman patriotism
~ between these two alternatives, with q
/; his mind, with all his heart, with all h
y = strength Of body and of soul living
- dying, at home or in exile, he was a
~ ~ ways found to be battling for this glor
- ~ Gus Union, which made it what it
y. ~ and, therefore. we find him also for SUI
~ ~ terms of peace and adjustment as ac1
y. ~ nlaintGin that Union as our Jathe
ID ID made 1t no1o and forever. Read b
% 20 speeches in and out Of Congress /:
he 15,s;SESoted as / an. to tae Union,
have .!s d6 e6Iogies SsprOnounce upc
"a, it to-day. 1t needs none, Its highe
4. eulogy is the history of his country f
or the last seventy years. The triumphs