The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1864-10-06

l. your resders that this plan is nearly
identical in lis essential features with the
wel.known Zollvercin or Customs
Union OF the G ermao States.
TINE NEW coSFEpERAcY AND THE brNoc.
a RAcr."
"The prospect, IhordIy need add, re-.
cetUed The sRIorsc neat Of the leaders Of
fAe democratic party and BY them ,oas in.
terteoren ,eih The action Of the Chicago
Convention. ~ is understood hdf Hon.
A U9usi Beimont ,cds first 10 depeiope hs
plan; probably because OF his intimate
acquOintanco with the governmen, of the
Germau states. At first II was received
with surprise; butthe more il was discuss.
Cd the uiorc favor II obtained, until at last
II was decided TO incorporate tho idea
with the proceedings of the democratic
Convention, More than that, undoubted
Csidcncc was received that The plan Is
dgreeahi 10 the uittrS Of Jcf Davis,
though for obvious reasons, he wonld re.
lraip for the present from dlyulgiug II to
the re estoration OF the Union, the South.
ctn leaders to whom this subject was
broached az once Lsscntcd 10 II, and are
now desirous Tor the ele.tion OF the Chi.
cago candidate, IN the hope that Il may
result in construction of the Union
on busls satisfactory aud honorable
alike to the North and the South.
"Of Course, was not deemed prudent
o make ull this apparent in the debates
OF the Convention, still less the platform
il adopted; but you may rely upon II that
the leaders were well Informed OF il, aud
are pledged 10 carry IL into execution ia
the event Of the success Of the Democratic
party at he polls IN Nouember. Time
and circumstance will doubtless cause
certain changes in the minor dclails OF
this scheme, but they will not alter its
important features" .t
Now, probably this story will be doa
MED by the opposition journalsi it may be
pronounced a preposierous aud wicked
inv cnton. We leave them to deol with
the Sunday Mercury which has always
supported the nominee of the Chicago
Convention, aud does yet, we believe.
But we remind our readers that this plan
for breaking up the Union and forming
severn, separate confcderacies, ia not
new. Itwas proposed and urged by Mr..
Vallandigham in Congress in 1861. On
the 7th OF February IN that yeur he in.
truduccd IT, tho House Of Representatives
joint resolution proposing IN amend
ment 10 the Constitution, which wOs &
destroy the Union, and divide Il into ioul
sectiuns or conlederacies--o ohe to Include
all the scaboard free states, and to bC
called "the Ncrth;" another to include al
the states between the Allogahanics ant
Rocky Mountains, north Of the Ohio, tc
be called "the Vest" u third, TO include
the territories west Of the Rocky Noun.
tuins, aud to be called "the Paci6c;" ant
fourth, TO include all the slave state,
aud the the adjoining territories, TO b.
called "thc South" This was Mr.. Val
landighom's plan more than three year
ago. His joint resolutions involved
pi ojcct similar to the oiie now said L
have been agreed upon at Niagara; an,
tho acceptance ofthis by the opposition
leaders at Chicago is perhaps the secre
of Mr.. Vallandghum's ready support o
the Chicago nominee.
While the people are pondering these
projects, let them rcmenber the follow
i"a; .,,.,... ~ 'afT
"At rcceur-n.eS~..., C >t,s ds,noeva,ie
usssociation in Washington, DIR. Allen
declared that he would make every pro-
position to the South TO come back again,
but if they failed he would not prosecute
n war against people who had right
to declare what form of government they
would live under. Amos Kendall, who
was present, said shat was just what our
opponents would have US say--thut we
were willing to divide tho Union, If
com promise could not be had. Let a.
first elect our men; unite toPut dozen hi
i,aiguitous administration, and then 'r
can do his or any other thing that ma!
be practicable" The Boston Courier
iin remarking upon the proceedings, said
'Mr. Kendall gives the true keynote
the democratic music"
They are ready to promise anythin
for the Union now. aud TO do anythin
against it, ifthey gain the election.-h
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