Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-08-27
From the Logan Gasette.l
Another Cakumny Refuted--BIr.
VaIIandighatn's Plan fOr Re-
af0rtng the UmlOn.

tratiOn OF the yilanly OF his enemies, that
this very proposition has been perverted and
misrepresented as a means intended to sepa-
rate the Goverument into four distinct Con-
federacies The annals of human depravily
do not contain more perfect illustration Of
calumni0ns lie, than is afforded by those
who charge Mr. Vallandigham with the intent,
by this measure, to separate the States Of the
Union.
The amendments 10 the Constitution pro-
posed by Mo Y contemplated the political
dipision OF the country into four sections.
Between dirisioR and separation, the most
stupid will at once the difference, when
he reflects thatthe Union was already diDided
into thirty-lOnr States and each of the States
was dipided ihto counties and these aga.n into
townships, parishes, districts, &c. II WAS
political division Of the country into four sec
tons, for The purpose of prepsHfiag secession
and separation, ,hnt the measure Of Mr. Val
endighRm contemplated
The right even uf IA single State to secede
from the Union, at any Time, aud for any cause
that it might deem adequate, had been main
tanned from the lorInation of the Constitution
down TO the election of Abraham Lincoln.
1t may be said, there was no such right; but
others said there ,ods such a right Men Of
great ability and OF great purity Of character
had asserted the right Who was 10 be the
umpire? At the time that this resolution was
offered, South Carolina, and several other
States, had made practical Insertion Of The
right, and formerly Withdrawn from the
Union
Lincoln had not yet been inaugurated nor
had the onslTous policy OF leading Republi'
cans been developed 1t WAS not known that
they thirsted for blood, as the hart pants for
water brook Ii is known that they welcomed
war as means Of ridding themselves Of all
Constitutional restraint, and divesliug them
selves of all Constitutional duty, whether 10
the people ui the seeedIng, or 20 those of the
adhering States II was mistakenly assumed
that they would the conditions being the same,
prefer peaceful TO bloody solution Of our
difRcuies
Patriotic men, beginning with Washington,
and coming down.to the hour Of Lincolns
election, had warned the people against sec.
tionalism But sectionalism in spite of all
admonition, had become paramount It had
become tact, no longer to be deprecated, but
to he accepted and del.lt with The North
and South, each section nn,er the control Of
taitorous leaders, stood in each others pres
eHce, menacing and belIigerent
An true patriots, such us VArLANDIGHAN
and CRlrrRNpEg, and perhaps Mr. CORwINE
Ipiraiions that the Union should be preserved
and preserved without the shedding Of blood
But the difficulties in way of adjustment,
lhad become, at this extreme stage OF the CON
troversy, almost, il not quite insuperahle.
The Souib, as the minority section, profess.
ed TO see nothing before her hut humiliation,
if she remained in the Union. She could no
longer have any voice "a the Government
Liucoln had been elected without one South.
ern vote in his favor, and so his successors
{ mipht be for all lime She vas in the minor.
; lity-,a periuAnent aud homeless minority in
Congress in both branches aud IN each OF
the branches How was she to be reconciled
TO continuance the Union2
On the other hand, the new Northern lead
ers controlling the paramount section. mad
= become all at once enamorcd of lhe Union,
and would in no contingency recognize the
right of secession
The plan of Mr. Vallandipham was, first, a
auas introduction of the principle of nnI
ance of mower. such as has long been familiar
lin Europe, and which was designed TO pre-
I vent The domination of stronger over n
= weaker section. The assignment of certain
States TO a nominal section designated TuE
SouTg of certain other States TO a section 10
: he known as THr NoRrH another 10 be de.
; sspated THs WEsT; and vet ano her to be
designated THE PAcIFic, was intended for
this most patriotic purpose.
l To make il absolutely certain that every
section would thenoeforth have a voice in tho
' he should receive majority of the electoral