M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1863-09-03
An Abolition Lie.

ANY nOuesL man VINO OGlleVe5 That
VALLANDIGHAN ever proposed to dis.
aolve this Union into four parts, can
be convinced by calling on us and
seeing copy of the bill. The follow
ing from the OHIO Eagle explains it.
objects.
II is exceedingly vexatious to oh
sserva DOW contemptuuusly A BOLTON
prves,s and Abolition orators presume
upon the intelligence OF their readers
and hearers, by the continued, press.
tent and malignant assertion of the
infamous talsehood, that the Hon. 9.
l. VaIlandighap, while member Of
Congress, and just before the com
mencemont OF the war, introduced
into Congress a bill, providing for a
division OF the country into four re.
pubics or cOntederacies.
/ This lie originated in the weak
brain OF some shallow pated fool, who
had not the mental capacity to Gem.
prehend the plain object and purpose
Of the bilj offered in Congress by Mr..
ValIancigham ; but it ia proclaimed
Tar and wide by knaves and dishonest
dclnagcgnes,w Who knoao that when they
utter 1t they "lie in their teeth, in
their throats, and their hearts"
Now once for all. what is the whole
truth about this bill! On the 7th O
February, 1861, Mr.. Yalandighan
introduced into Congress a bill propo
sing certain amendments to the Con
stitntion, by which the causes wh!cI
had led to secession and disuniur
would oe guarded against aud lhC
Union Dc forever maintained and pre-
served. This was the object of tn,
proposed amendments to the Consli
tuition, as declared by the bill Itself n
well as proclaimed and explained b,
The speech Of Mr. Yallandigbam il
support OF the bill. To accomplish
that object the bill proposed reor
ganizauon Of Congress, based upor
certain associations of States, in sncl
manner us to establish a mode of vos
ing Congress by sections by whict
mode OF voting the power of MAORI
tIee to oppross minorities by unius
legislation OF Congress upon the sub
Ject OF slavery, or any other subject
T"rii hp permanently and secure,
"'thh"id, ana thus every inducemer
to secession and d sunion forever pre-
vented. Moreover, one Of the amend
I'neuta to the constellation r?oposad hy
tl.i1 bill, plainly and positiycIy prohi
oited tho secession Of any State with
ont tie consent Of at tho Satas ofth,
section 20 which such State ,ni,'t he
long. Furthermore, II thc biz 0rfare'
by Mr.. Vallandigham had proposed :
division OF the country into fur re
pubics or cohtederacics, as lying Abo
htlonists assert, it would have provi
ded for the establishment Of four GOV
ernTents, four presidents, for con.
crosses, &c. But the bill contains nc
such provision it eontemplates, rec.
ognizes and declares but one president
one congress, one judiciary, one gov
crnment, one united country. In q
word, MIR. Yallandigharn's amend
!nents proposed 70 prevent forever,
Just what lying aboIitionisss assert
they proposed to accomplish. Is not
such audacious ialsehoods, such pre
sumption upon the intelligence of an
enlightened people, without parallel
Now, fellow democrats, il any OF
yon should hear ar Abolitionist assert
that ValIandigham oferd in Congress
a bill, proposing a division of the conn
try into fonr, OF any other number Of
republics or confedcracies, just prove
him a liar by reading carefully the
whole bill to him. Ii his cheeks does
not mantle with the bIash of conscious
shame, it will be because it has &C
CURED the color OF his fellow-citizens
OF African descent.
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