The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1864-12-15
A Step fss ttsc E5s'sa Giyec15on.

tIce previously gwen, introduced a series
OF reso,ut9 Ds Tor tic restor .tion Of peace.
union, &C. y convention Of al the States
is proposed Us The rieals ~ which these
ob ;ects arc sCu4Lt "a &c attained Amend
cEts to the Constitution are to be sub
mittcd 10 Tie convention a. :. bssis e set
'emen. OF existing difficulties. the more
important Of Ml,;ci amendments are SUN
med up as follows
ihe Grsi proposes to fcrm the States Of
Name New !iaH. shire and |erEont into
one STATE; Vi. .achr>etts. Rhode Island.
and Connections ;a!o enc Stale; The Stases
OF .Iaryl.rJ. Iciawa.c. and he ca err
shore q. Virginia in;o one state.
/ he seeon'; prov is that the President
AMI ' &c presil>u; os eho.eu alternately
i.osl ae free anJ lave States, but both
never at the same ;u.e either from the
free or slave States. ftr TIE term oi four
years; end that any IerSon who may have
filed the oGhce of President shall be for
ever ineligii ic to Il.
The third provides that all the States
in the month OF January next before the
expiration If thc Presidential term. shall
present candid :es Cor .'e z Presidency aud
\ ice Presidency the free States ior the
che Office. and the slave States fer the
other. as i'.oy may lie respectively entitled
To-. one ana The ether office. ana shall GER
tify severaily to the Two houses of congress
an; 10 the Supreme Ccart TIC names Of
the persons 50 cI.i>cn, ior w..ici. oiice
they have Teen 50 chosen; and. on tie arst
NonGay IN February ..l.ovirg. the Sd
ireme Cegt'. in the presence Of beth
houses Of Ce,.r. o.. shall elect from lie
persons whose naues have been certified
CIR Ike Presidency a President. al.l then
Il Vice President irem the names which
have lcen certiiie for that Office; thu
justice Of ile Supreme Court to be ineli-
g:hle 70 any other ci.iee.
The fourth lrovides that The presi lent
shall have power to remove FROM Office thc
Eeais oi the state. treasury. navy, wax, and
infcri"r jel.as; nen;>, the attorney genera
all diplomatic officers and secretaries o.
legation all ctnsr cirl officers, except
those who hold cIhce during good behavior
whom he : required 70 nominate 10 the
senate lie nlay suspend from their oifccs
IL he 9Th asserts The absolute right tC
the writ Of hs,jsos corIus in ali PAGES and
un;;,r AZ circumstances: 10 trial hy jury
according 10 the mode prescribed Nv the
Constitutions: he freedom Of religion.
opinion anu worship. Of the press ant
sreech; exemption from arbitrary arrest
and The aht to hold and bear witres
il tne;r defeace.
The sixth provides that each State shall
hive the exclusive right and power TO cs
tablish within is own borders in VIVA
subjects there shall be property and al
It's local aud domestic Institutions, ant
make all laws and regulations concernin.
them.
The seventh proeides that private prop
erty shall moi be taken for public use cx
eepi to saizerve sGme constitutional opcr
alton of The government, nor until tn,
owner shall have received or Sc 'urcd from
the government, ACCORDING to law, full
and fair compensation.
The eighth hat military necessity shall
not or. ginate or center p wer except within
the actual lines and % suppiy the ordinary
military wants It each military force, un
less essential 10 the public service inlme
date CT impending. aud 50 urgent as no
to allow Il C delay which would be re
quircd for he action Of the military III
'hority, aud to re exercised exclusively by
the officer present and in command of the
force in which ii arise: the United State.
10 be bound for full indemnity for all dam
saes arising from the exercise Of the pow
The ninth, that no negro shall be a
citizen Of y = utcd States.
These all Except the second and third
meet orr hearty appreciation. With re-
gard to the I'd and sd Of the series we arc
not prepared to give an opinion, not hay
ing given he subject that mature de!iber
alton necessary to the formation Of an In
t.llicent understanding of lie subject =
Doubles his system would have ITS ad
vantsecs and disadvantages as compared
with ex istIns constitutional provisions
The democratic party would be willing Ia
sacrifice much for the sake of securing
peace. union, and the guarantees mention
ed I'm the resolutions Of Senator Davis, but
we have little hope that any thing looking
to these ends VIII bc favorably regarded
by the fana,ivhtmajority holding high CIR
civa, q, ,hs .ss' re- .,,c7srumsn,-