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

VaIIRn01SnuM NSCOTu MS
Propositions to Restore the
Union.
MR. EDIToR:-Permit me, through
your columns, to call the attention OF
the n.loving people to @. l.. Val
landigham's position on the restoration
of the Union, as introduced by him in
February, 1861, which is on record in
the archives at Washington.
The truth of the matter is, Mr.. VAL
landigham never proposed to divide the
Republic into flour distinct nationali-
ties" So far as any such proposition
hasbeen suggested at all, it was by Geu.
Scott, who even went so far as to name
the probable capitals of three of these
nationalities. Mr.. Wallandigham'S
proposition, on the contrary, was to
maintain the existing Union or "nation'
ality" forever, by arranging the States
into sections l0ithin the Union under
the Constitution, for the purpose of vo.
ting in the Senate and ELECTORAL collie
ges. Let the facts speak for them
selves.
The following is the preamble to Mr..
Vallandigham's proposed amendment:
"Whereas, The Constitution of the
United States is agrant of specific pow.
ers delegated to the Federal Govern
ment by the people of the several States,
all powers not delegated to it or prohib.
tied to the States being reserved to the
States respectively, or to the people;
and
Whereas, 1t is the tendency of strong
er Governments to enlarge their powers
and jurisdiction at the expense of weaker
Governments, and of majorities to uSurp
and abuse power and oppress minoritieS,
to arrest and hold in check which ten
dency compact and constitutions are
made; and . .
Whereas, The only effectual constitu-
tional security for therights of minorties,
whether as people or as States, is the
power expressly reserved in the constitu-
tion of protecting those rights by their
own action; aud this mode Of protection
in checks and guarantees is recognized
by the Federal Constitution, as well as
in the case Of the equality of the States
in representation and in suffrage in the
Senate, as in the provision Of overruling
the veto of the President, and for amend
ing the Constitution, not to enumerate
other examples; and
Whereas, Unhappily, because of tht
:, vast extent and diversified interest ant
institutions of the several States of the
Union, sectional divisions can no Longer
be suppressed; and
Whereas, II concerns the peace anc
stability of the Federal Union ant
Government that division of the State
into mere slaveholding and non-slave
holding sections, causing hitherto, and
from the nature and necessity of the case
in6ahmatory and disastrous controver
sizes upon the subject of slavery, ending
already in present disruption Of the Uni
on, should be forever hereafter Ignored
and 'r .'.# #
SO Whereas, This important end is bes
to be obtained by the recognition Q
other sections without regard to slavery
neither of which sections shall alone b
strong enough to oppress or control tn
Others, and be vested with power t.
protect itself from aggressions; there
fore l1i B.. .|.. s.. ....'
Resolved, By The Senate and HouS
of Representatives ofthe United State
Of America in Congress Assembled
two thirds of both Houses concurring
That the following articles be, and ar
hereby proposed as amendments to h
Constitution of the United States, whic
shall be valid to all intents and purpose
as part Of said Constitution when rat
fed by conventions in three-fourths {
the States. ""H .7ar'"1a..- ....
Mark YOU" amendments to the Cor
stitution Of the United States"-on
common Constitution, forming one con
mon Union of all the States.
.''The following are the material SCI
tions of the proposed amendments whic
are to be known as Articles xiii, xiv an
XIV Of the present Constitution:
heai 'aa "ARTIcLE XIII. "
""Sec. l. The United States are div
ded into four sections, as follows:
'"The States Of Maine, New Ham
shire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhot
Island, Connecticut, New York, Ne
Jersey and Pennsylvania, and all ne
States annexed and admitted into Il
Union, or formed or created within Il
jurisdiction Of any said States, orby Il
junction oftwo or more Of the same
parts thereof, or out Of territory acqui
ed North of said States, shall conSt
tute one section, to be known as t
North s.. ...q- r........ .....
.sg"The States of Ohio, Indiana, II
,nois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesot
Iowa and Kansas, and all new States a
nexed and admitted into the Union,
erected within the jurisdiction Of any
said States, or by the Junction Of two
more of the same, or Of parts thereof
out of territory now held or hereaft
acquired north of latitude $50 3O' al
east ofth crest Of the Rocky Mountain
shall constitute another section, to
known as the West.
? g "The States Of Oregon and Californ
and all the new States annexed and a
mitted into the Union, or formed
err Jed within the Jurisdiction, of t
or more Of the same, or parts thereof,
I0dt of territory now held or hereaf
o acquired west of the crest Of Roc