Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1863-04-15

r with great respect, the courtesles OF com
I mon life. But the real contest is between
q the two forms of society which have be-
2 come established, the one at the North,
r and the other at the South.
,
D with that perfect economy Of resour-
ces. that just application of power, that
E concentration of forces, that security OF
g order which results to slavery from the
{ permanent directions of its best intel
2 hgence, there is no other form of human
l labor that can stand against it, and it will
l build itself home, and erect for itself at
some point within the present limits of
Tue southern States, n structure of impe
) rial power and grandeur glorious con-
federacy of States that will stand aloft
, and serene for ages amid the anarchy OF
= democracies that will reel around it."
G
: / This bold avowal of the purpose of the
Conspirators South, was well known to
? the leaders of the democratic party MOI tia,
and their acts are to be judged in the light
of that knowledge. ..
: On the 9Th day of February, 1861, Mr..
Vallandigham, of this State, under the
guise of an amendment introduced into
the House of Representative, a PROPOSE
ton to subvert the Constitution, for the
benefit of slavery, and this is part Of
the evidenc.. to show that leading demo-
Gratis are in this conspiracy to overthrow
the Government. Mr.. Vallandigham is
not a of man great ability, but has reached
a bad eminence, by his bold and reckless
course, in aid of the rebellion. He has
at all times opposed by vote and speech
in Congress, the war, and has done
ali he could to array public opinion
in the North, against the Administration
and the Government. He Is talked OF as
a and leading probable candidate for Gov
ernor, of the democratic party of Ohio a t
the coming fall election. | think he
will not be nominated. The party will
nurse the moral traitor, by encouraging
him to make democratic speeches, and by
counseling, and consorting with him as a
democrat. in good standing in the party,
but it will not dare openly to endorse
his treason, by nominating him. This
is his proposed amendment.
BE Il resolred Gy the Senate anil House Of
REPRESENTATIVES of tie United States Of amer
lea in Coagress ASSEMBLED 1.-TWO thirds of
both Houses concurring, That the follow
ing articles be, and are hereby, proposed
as amendments to the Constitution of the
United States, which shall be valid to all
intents and purposes as part of said Con-
stitution when ratified by conventions in
three fourths of the several States
ARTICLE XIII.
SEC. |. The United States are divided
into four sections, as 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 the Union, or 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 acquired north of said
States shall constitute one section, TO be
known as the NORTH.
The States of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois,
Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa,
and Kansas, and all new States annexed
or admitted into the Union, 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 now held or hereafter acquired
north of latitude 360 So and east of the
crest of the Rocky Mountains, shall con-
stitute another section, to be known rs
| the WEST.
all new States annexed and admitted in
to the Union, or formed or erected with
in 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 terrific
ry now held or hereafter acquired west of
the crest of the Rocky Mountains and of
of the Rio Grande, shall constitute anoth-
er section, TO be known as the PACIFIC.
The States of Delaware, Maryland. Viz
ginia, 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, or 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 ac-
quired east of the Rio Grande and south |
of latitude go 30/, shall constitute anoth-
er section, TO be known as the SoUTH.
SEC. . On demand of one third of the |
Senators of any one of the sections on any |
bill, order, resolution, or vote, to which /
the concurrence of the House of Repre-
sentatives may be necessary, except on !
question of adjournment, a vote shall be
had by sections, and q majority OF the
Senators from each section voting shall
be necessary to the passage of such bill,
order, or resolution, and to the validity of
every such vote
SEC. 3. Two Of the electors for President
and Vice President shall be appointed by
each State in such manner as the Legis-
lature thereof may direct, for the State at
large. The other electors to which each
State may be entitled, shall be chosen in
the respective congressional districts into
which the State may at the regular de-
cennial period have been divided, by the
electors of each district having the quail
ifcations requisite for electors of the most
numerous branches of the State Legisla-
ture. A majority of all the electors in
each of the four sections in this article
established. shall be necessary to the
choice of President and Vice President
and the concurrence of majority of the
States of each section shall be necessary
to the choice of President by the House
of Representatives, and of the Senators
from each section to the choice of Vice
President by the Senate, whenever the
right of choice shall devolve upon them
respectively.
SEC. t. The President and Vice Presi-
dent shall hold their offices each during
the term of six years and neither shall
be eligible to more than one term except
by the votes of two thirds of all the cleo
tors of each section, or of the States of
each section, whenever the right of choice
of President shall devolve upon the
House of Representatives, or of the Sen
ators from each section, whenever the :
right of choice of Vice President shall de- {
volve upon the Senate.
SEC. 5. The Congress shall by law pro- (
vide for the case of failure by the House I
of Representatives to choose President,
and of the Senate to choose Vice Presi- !
dent, whenever the right of choice shall
devolve upon them respectively, declar-
ing what officer shall then act as Presi- !
dent and such officer shall act according '
ly until President shall be elected. {
The Congress shall also provide by law {
e.. q r,,ooinl oIont;nr, fnr President and