The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-08-29

turc, and make it the occasion Of present
trouble when that very care, as wo ap-
prooeh It, may entirely disappear. There
was great philosophy in one Of tho resolu-
tions of the late Union Convention at CO.
mmbus THAT it is wise to await the so
luton of time and the logic of events
wise in other words, TO wait for growth
aud capitalization to take place in an instant
w an hour. Therefore it is that | have
said am one of the walters. The 10 ,son
why would rather wait in this case is, that
new wood may grow in those Southern
States, which would be preferable to setting
up a rickety Framework out of old and rot
ten timber. In this condition of things,
therefore, | deem it wise, when you see n
matter of duty right before yop, to do that
thing which seems clearly right. and leave
the results TO God and His Providence.
see my way clear to say there shall bo no
more secession and no more slavery, and
that these provisions shall be incorporated
into tho Constitutions of the Rebel States !;
aud see just as clearly that, in order to
secure perpetual adhcrenca to these pro.
visions, n further step must be taken, which
| will now explain. You know that it Is
written in our organic law that the people
of the several States shall have represents
tion in Congress, based upon computation
of oil the free inhabitants, Including ap-
prontices, aud excluding Indians not taxed,
aud adding to that computation throe-htths
of all other persons. Everybody knows
what this means aud how il has been ap
piled. In addition to the FREQ men and wo-
men constituting the population OF the
country, there were, in number OF the
States, another class, coming under the do.
nomination of "other persons" known as
African slaves. Under that rule tho South
has not only counted all her white and free
people, in making up u basis of representa-
ton in Congress- but she has been allowed
a representation upon thrue-hlths of her
slaves.
How has this workedg Most uncqually
| to the free States--those States that have
always been loyal aud sustained the Gov.
ernmeut. But being written in the bond
we stood by it; and all we said to give
offence to the South, was, that, although we
will stand by this hard bargain, we want no
more of it, by extending the same principle
to the new States formed out of the Terri
tories. We never crossed the border. The
Missouri Compromise having been passed,
| think uuwisely, we never undertook to
transgress it, but regarded it almost as Il
sacred compact Aud yet the South was
not satisfied, and slavery became aggress-
i've, wanted to cross the line, proposed to
invade the Territories, aud even threatened
the free States, Mr., Toombs, who lately
fled before our armies in Georgia, on the
eve OF this war had the mpudeuce to de-
clare in a speech that he would yet be pcr.
mtted to call the roll of his slaves within
sight of Bunker lliH' Tho South thus sought
to make freedom suhservent to slavery.
We met her upon this threshold, and re-
sisted her, rs before God and man we would
have been disgraced had we not dolie SO.
She gave u war, aud when he threw the
sword into the balance and trampled down
the barrier between us, we were ready TO
say, Upon you be the Consequences. The
rule which we applied to the Territories,
in regard to slavery, now that you have
broken down the wall built mp between us
we apply TO youas Statcs.' f''i
| We shall now call upon them to conform
to the reasonable doctrine of basing thcit
representation in Congress on the number
of votes TO this end if no other repre-
sentative of the people makes the proposi
tipn before me, pledge to you my promise
that early in the next Congress | will pro
pose this further amendment, that from this
time forward, for all the States alike, the
Constitution of the United States shall be
so changed as that representation shall be
founded upon voters and not upon popula
ton.