The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-08-12
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ton will show, in which the right of seccs-
sion, by either division, at any time, should
be distinctly recognized. For the purpose
Of showing his dissolution plan, we publish
his entire proposition 1t was offered in
Congress on the 7th Of February, SCI, and
reads as follows:
JOINT RESOLUTION.
WHEREAS the Constitution of the United Stacs
is . grant Of specific powers delegated to the Fed
crh Government Ivy the people Of the several States,
all powers not delegated to it prohibited to tue
States being reserved TO the States, respectively,
or to the peoples and whereas it is the tendency Of
stronger governments to enlarge their powers and
jurisdiction at the expense oi weaker governments,
and of majnritics to usurp and abuse power and OPP
press miuotites, to arrest and hold in check which
tendency, compacta and constitutions are made
and whereas the only cf,ctual constitutional sccur
ity for the rights Of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. MS people
or as states is the power expressly reserved in
constitutions, Of protecting those rights by their
own action; aud whereas this mode Of protection,
by checks and guarantees, is recognized in the Fed
cral Constitution, as well in the case Of the equal
ty of the States in representation and in suffrage
in the Senate as in the provision for oycrruling
the veto of the President and for amending the
Constitution, not to cnumcratc other examples and
whereas, uuhapply, because of the vast extent and
diversified interests and institutions of the several
States of the Union, sectional divisions can no
longer lie suppressed; and whereas Vt concerns the
peace and stability of the Federal Union and Gov
crnmcnt, that division Of the States int mere
slavcholdng and nOn-sldychOlding sections, Caus-
ing hithcrt0and from the nature and necessity of
the -inillmmatoTY and disastrous CUntto
upon the subject Of slavery, ending, already, in
present disruption Of the Union should be forever
hereafter ignored and whereas this impOrtant end
is best to be obtained by the recognition Of other
sections without regard to slavery, neither Of
which sections shall alone be strong enough to OPP
press or control the others, and each be vested
with the power to protect itself from aggression
Therefore,
Rss5irod, By he Smric oai HUsc ofRrprescatatircs
ot he Uaicd Snics Of im,rica IN Congress oss1ajicd,
ONo-hrds of both Houses concurring) That the
following articles be, and are hereby, proposed as
amendments to the Constitution of the United
States, which shall be valid 10 all intcnts and pur-
poses as part of said Constitution, when ratified by
conventions in thlcc-iourhs ot the several States
ARTICLE MIL
SEC. I. The United States arc divided into four
sections, follows:
The States of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont
| Massachusetts,, Rhode Island Connecticut, New
York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, and all new
/ States annexed and admitted into til, Union, ur
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
| quired north Of said States, shall constitute one
section to be known as the NoRTu
The States of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan
| Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa. and Kansas, and all
new States annexed or admitted into the Union, oI
erected within the jurisdiction oi any of said States
or by the Junction o two OF more OF the same or OF
parts thereof, or out of territory now held here
after acquired north Of latitude 80 deg 80 min.
and east of the crest Of the Rocky Mountains, shall
constitute another section, to be known as the WEST
The States Of Oregon, and California, and all
new States annexed ana admitted into the Union
or formed or erected within the jurisdiction Of any
Of said States, or 10y the junction of two or moro o
the same, OF any parts thereof or ont of the terri
tory held ~ hereafter acquired west of the creS
of the Rocky Mountains and of the Rio Graudc
shall constitute another section to be known tn,
| PACITIC.
The States of Delaware, Maryland, Virginia
| North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida
| Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas
| Tennessee, Kentucky and Missouri, and all new
States annexed and admitted into the Union, c
formed or erected within the jurisdiction of any o
said States, or by the junction of two or more o
the same or of parts thereof, or out of tcrritor!
acquired east of the Rio GrIndc. aud south of lati
tudc SO deg. 30 mn. shall constitute another sec
tiun, to he known as the SoUTu.
SIC. . On demand Of one third of the Senator;
Ot any one OF the sections of any bill order, rcSolu
ton or vote to which the concurrence of tho luus
of Representatives may he necessary, except on
question of adjournment, vote shall be had b.
} sections and a majority at the Senators from cacI
section voting, shall be necessary - the passage
such bill, order, resolution, and to the vGliditl
OF every such vote.
SEC. ,. Two of the electors for President anC
Vice President shall be appointed by each State il
such manner as the Legislature thereof may direc
for the State at large. The other electors to whiC
each State may be entitled, shall be chosen in tn
respective congressional districts into which til
State may, at the regular dcccuuol period hav
S been divided, by the electors of each district, hay
ing the qualifications requisite for electors of In
I most numerous branca ot taG State Legislature
majority of all the electors in each of the fou
sections in this article established shall be ncccS
Slry to the choice Of President ani ' icG-Prcsdcnt
und concurrence of majority of the States
o each section shall be necessary to the choice
President hy the House of RCplCS natives, aud
the Senators of each section to the choice of Vice
President by the Senate, whenever the right
choice shall dcvolvc upon them respectively
SEC. t. The President and Vice President sha
hold their office each during the term OF six wear.
and neither shall be eligible to more tn IN one tern
except Ivy the votes ot two thirds OF all the cccto
of each section, whenever the right Of choice
, President shall dcvolvc upon the House oI Rcpr
" scntativcS, or of Senators from each section whc
over the right Of choice of Nicc-PrcSidcnt shg
J. dcyolyc upon the Senate.
SIC. =. The Congress shall, by law, provide {
- the case OF failure by the House OF RcprrScutatiy
tn choose a President, and OF the Senate to choose
NiCc-prcSilcut whenever the tight of choice Shi
:, dcyolvc upon them respectively, declaring wh
al officer shall then act As President; and such otC
shall act accordingly until President shall
RI elected The Congress shall also provide 10y Ia
a for special election for President and Vice Pres
" dent IN such case to be held and completed with
six months from the expiration uf the term of oii
IS of hcast pr2Cc ling President and tn he conduct
n IN all respects aS provided for in The Consti,uti
for regular elections NJ the sam officer exec
that II the llNs O' Rrpr~ outatlvrS shalt not ChOl
~ President, should The right oG choice dcvol
upon them, within twenty ddvs from the opening
IS the certificates and counting of the electoral yot
then the Vice President shall act as President
Il in the case of the death or other constitutional Iii,
pI tlt ht,t t,t of :