Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-10-06
The VnIIanaIghan PsndIston- BuI-
wer Scheme OF DIssoIvIng the linton.

The VaIIandIgham- : PendIet6n- Bull.
wer Scheme OF ofDISSolvinE the Union
In the summer of 1861, Bulwer, tn
Englishlnoyelist msds speech;in. which he
manifested great zeal for the success of the
rebels, and insisted that the, peace and
safety of other nations demanded the sub
division of the American Union into at
least Eve or six parts. Bulwer with his
wonderful gift Of description painted
picture of the colo o5sslepOwsr. which othis
country was destined to attain in the codfse
of one or two tgeneratiOBsi and, with. the
warlike and aggressive splrit,of our pop
nIatiOn. he contsndea there could be no
safety for the RuEoPssn dyhsstiss but in
combining with the rebels 10 overthrow
the Union. 81. -,
% It was Imagined; 1.-The time by many
that this magniheant plan FOX diRrapti1g
the great Republic WAS Of trans "A AtlRntic
origin, and chat it;Nas one Of The fanciful
productions of the, great Eng glish STORY tel
Ter. But such Is not the case. Whatever
merit there is in it belongs to that distin-
guished Democratic leader Vallandigham,
assisted by bis friend, George d. Pendle-
of Representatives February Z, 1861; but
nothing came of it at the time. January Q,
1868, it again became the subject of dis
cusSion in that body. Mr.. Bingham, OF
Ohio, commented upon il, with considers-
BILE severity. FenSpdighpm was Rot pres
ent, but several of bis oopperhead friends
rallied to his defence. Cox attempted to
extenuate the character of fYsllsndighsm's
scheme of dissolutiopi but as there was
10 longer hope Of It's adoption, he, with
his usual pliability, intimated his dis
approb4tiou- of i Mr.. Pendleton, how.
ever, always moro sincere and earnest
in his attachment to the cause Of the
1 rebels, as we'll as more candid and firm
in stating and adheringsto his convictions,
pertiuaciously defended Mr. VaiiRndig-
hams plan from the, attacks, of Mr., Bipg.,
ham, without once .intimating his dissent
from line OF It. That plany fs as follows,
emitting the preamble and resolution,
which Precede it, as well as some details:
/ ARTICLE XIII.
SEortox'i. The United State are divided
Into four sections, as follows .-.-s.
, q The States OF Msine,I New Hampshire,
Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island,
tUonnecticut, New York, New Jersey and
Penusylvauia, and all new States annexed
and admitted into the Union, or formed or
lierected within jurisdiction Of any of said
States, or by the junction ofitWo more of
fthe same orparts thereof, or out of territory
Iacquired north of said States shall consti-
tate one section, tolbe known as the NORTH.
i The States of Ohio Indiana, Illinois,
Michigap,. wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa and
Kansas, and all new States annexed or adj
United into the Union, or erected within
the jurisdiction of any of said States or by
the junction of two or more of the same
II or OF parts thereof fasoE out OF the territory
now held or hereafter acquitted north OF
latitude thirty degrees thirty minutes and
east Of the crest Of the Rocky Mountains,
y shall constitute another section, to be
1 known as the WISE 0ITDF
The States Of oregon and California, and
Il all new States annexed and admitted into
the Union, OF formed or erected within the
!. Jurisdiction Of any OF said States, or by 9
! function Of two or more of the same or o.
parts thereof oE'6ut.of territory now held
: or hereafter acquired west Of the crest o.
the Rocky Mountains sand of the Ric
D Grapde, 70 he knoEn as the PACIFIC.
The States of Delaware, Maryland, Vir-
lqinia, North Csrollna, South Carolina
Georgia, Florida, AlAhalnaS Mississippi
Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee
Kentucky, and Missouri, and all new Ststei
annexed and admitted into the Union, Of
formed OF. erected within the jurisdictioI
Of any of said States, or by the junction
of two or more Of the same or of part
there of; or out of territory acquired east o
the Rio Grande and south Of latitude thir
ty-six degrees thirty tniautes, shah eonsti
tute another, TO be known as the SouTH.
u ARTICLE XIV. ltHa- B..
No State shan sssede without the con
sent.of the legislature Of all the States o
the section to which the State proposing
to secede belongs! The President shal
have power TO adjust with seeding State
all questions arising by reason OF thei
secession; but the terms Of adjustmen
shall be submitted to the Congress 70
g their approval before the same shall b
valid. ~
4 A clause providing a ueW method 70
the election Of President and Vice Presi