American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-09-28

es of Vallandigham, Cox, Fernando Wood
and other supporters of the Chicago nomi-
nee. The Mercury goes on:
Such, in brief, are some of the con
siderations that influenced the delibera-
tions of this conclaye of politicians at
Niagara FaHs in leaving the question open
whether New England should be admit
ted to the New Confederacy which they
were planning The merits or dement's
of such policy is not to the point.
am only narrating what was said and done,
not what Others may think ought to have
been said and done.
Another important feature of this
proposed confederation is provision for
admitting to it, in case circumstances war
rant it, the Proyidenccs in British Ameri.
ca and what is now the empire of Mexi-
co. But this is an event so far in the fu-
ture that it cannot claim more than
mere mention of its possibility / there
fore pass on to the conditions for the con
struction Of this Union Of the future.
CONDITIONS OF THE NEW UNION
Leaving to the separate confedera-
cies-l use the term in its generic sense
the right 10 manage their domestic af-
fairs as they may choose, they are to be
bound to each other by alliances offensive
and defensive. Such questions as effect
the interests of all are to be considered by
sort of general council, composed of rep
resentatlves from each conledcracy, more
annalagous to our present cabinet or Sem
ate than the House Of Representatives.
There are to be no restrictions ofany kind
upon inter confederate trade or travel
In word, it would be one grand conled-
Grafton Of confederacies, bound to each
other by bonds Of commercial union, each
Independent Of the other, yet having a
share and an interest in the control of af-
fairs affecting the common welfare of all.
1t will readily occur to the minds of
your readers thot this plan is nearly iden-
teal in its essential features with the we'll
known Zollverein of Customs Union of
the German States.
"THE NEW coNFEDERAoY AND THE DE-
Mprp ACys
This prVect, | hardly need add, re-
cejoed The endorsement IF the boders Of
he Democratic pary, and by them 'oos
mterWorcn ciM tie action IF The Chico-
90 Contenton. n is uRdcrst00d that
Hon. 1ugust Belmont 'cos he first 10 de-
0etop he ptan; probably because of his
intimate acquaintance with the govern
mcnt of the German States At first it
was received with surprise; but the more
it was discussed, the more favor it obtain
ed, until at last it was decided to incorpo-
rate the idea with the proceedings of the
Democratic Convention. More than that,
undoubted evidence was received that he
plan is oyreeaJke to tie cie,es Of JET. Da-
els, though, for Obvious reasons, he would
refrain for the present from diyulging it
to the southern people. Anxious for peace,
but opposed to the restoration of the old
Union, the southern leaders to whom this
project was broached at once assented to
it. and are now desirous for the election Of
the Chicago candidate, in the hope thatit
may result in reconstruction Of the I'm
ion on a basis satisfactory and honorable
alike to the North and the South
"Of course, it was not deemed prudent
to make all this apparent in the debates of
the Convention, still less in the platformit
adopted but you may rely upon it that
the leaders were well informed of it, and
are pledged to carry Il into execution IN
&c erent Of tie success Of the Democratic
party at the polls IN NotemJer. Time
anu circumstances Will uOuUIleSS CduSe
certain changes in the minor details Of
the scheme, but they will not alter its i'm
portant features"
Now, probably this story WILDE denied
by the Opposition journals; it may be
pronounced a preposterous and wicked in
vehtion. We leave them to deal with the
Sunday Mercury, which has always sup
ported the nominee of the Chicago Con-
vention, and does yet, we believe. But
we remind our readers that this plan for
breaking up the Union, and forming sew
eral separate confederacies, is not new
1t was proposed and urged by Mr.. Val
landigham in Congress in 1871. On the
7th of February in that year he introdu-
ced in the House of Representatives
joint resolution proposing an amendment
to the constitution, which was to destroy
the Union, and divide into four sections
or confederacies, one to include all the sea-
board free states and to be called "the
North = another to include all the states
between the Alleghanies and RDcky Mts
n