The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-02-28

p'ilIiiral movements OF the day. -e
Such. II that iImr. Was Ihr infani and
feeble condition Of the new slsles. Since
illsn. IN Psrind buI iIlIle sxrerdiag Ih.l
allotted to single geaerslinn. 10 pass
over The stage af Ilfr. hoa wonderful the
ehsngel Instead ol nEe. as then. there
ATE now nine new STATES, ami ga lie Flare
81 iva Senators IN ihiuy IAa; we n0a
have eighteen IN City I've; making. instead
1. al One-sIxIesnlli. mHTe Than a IhHd Of tie
whole: and slTesdy IhIee frTIILGirs.
/ FiuTIda. Wisconsin. and sws. are sirneel-
I ing Ear admission. Whra sdani'sh. ahsrh
must he shar'ly. there ~Ili then he tarIss
+ new states. WHb ISeHIl -iauE Ssaasrr- 90
/ fliy-six. wh'ch will IncTrss- IiriT rrl-iiEr
weight 10 Ilhs b"dy 10 ,hrrs.srsrains 81
the Mhuie.
But a. SoRdrrful IS has been tie liz
crease in this badly. Il will be It'll mare
So, si'er the nexI census. IN the ntlIer. |,
UIll be- taken nsx' year. aud = new aP-
pOinImenI OF the fn, mheTs will he made
under the constitution; WHEN. instead ii a
. =
hundred as Sas the cs.e iaeniy-setrn
years ago. the representation "f the new
states will then stand Ia tie oli. at least.
a. l1rIy tn sky. ar lNn-iiflhs al lhr
whole. a. eslealaled BY Tread lrmIllar
with the subject. aud in whose accuracy
have enIiTe e0.li,lenre. Tue n.a states
having. as iiey viii then. lhrre-se. enllis
in this, and tSO.illhs IN tie other House,
will. nf cau 80. have = relative weight
in the electoral cOilegr. ar the same hing
in a chmce =" PresIdeai. compounded
0f the Two. that is, f,e.iNrlIihs ol the
whrle. So much fnr the past.
Nav Il we turn T., the future. We shall
ind he cause 81 this amazing growth ~
far from brinc exhausted or weakened, is
: acting wnh increased f,rc.. aud urging
fOrga tie grns,h of ihnss states 9th
) arcrlersied. instead al a decreasing sc.
lOriiy; 20 much 50. hat lie past changes
in the last twenty serea wears Wlll appea,
as nothing comps,ei ~Hh whsi s,li take
J place "a the next Isrui, -strsn. nalss.
! snne unforeseen occurrence should in
} iervene 10 reiard their progress. IL my
. memory serves me. our p"pul 'linn. I" eniy.
, seven wears ago. MAS ahnul seten millions.
and our annual increase then. that is. the
! excess 0f births over deaths. including
J emierailon. about twn hundred thousand,
, esIiinaiins our grosIh al three per cent
compound. Since then, nur population
has increased not less than nine ulll,uns
making the present probably about sixteen
which. IN the same data, will make ou
annual increase a, this time but liule shor
ol half a nill,un; the grraier part Of which
-i!l lind their homes IN the new states.
. | will not en'er iat1 q :::Ea;" nalsa'a
tim a. to the elects nf this grea, increase
an The relative weight of the new aud OLE
b. states al the next succeeding census, IL
1 1850. |, is sufficient To say, that It vii
. -;rc a cc",:!c;i ;"~j'.,ry To i!le former
: both in the House Of Representatives an
in the electoral c,,I!-.-, n=.:, s: coarse, il
e the government; and thus, IN the shnr
E space Of one generaEi,n aud hall. tn,
$ centre of pnliical power. as between tin
& old aud ne y states, w'll have passed from
: the former t. the latter.
Now, Wuh these unquesiionsble result:
/ before us. ask. not whether II would b,
u wise tn continue the Uld system: nu sir
E far bolder Quesuon. ,riW IL be prncfird
G Die? Aud if not practIrabIe, would IL b,
I wise Ia Struggle tn continue u. nIi over
: thruwn nv the force al unavoidable ant
= irresistible cansrs! ask, What wault
, he the effects Of such struggle! WuuIt
] il not be tn excite, in the tirsI instance,
, animosiiy and discard belween tie old
l and new states, aud In The end. lo over
2 lhruw The entire land :, s'em. with the
] certain loss, ultimately. Of the public
,lnmain! | shsll not. an this occasion,
attempt a formal -iiscussInn nG these
/ points. l pr"pase 10 order to illustrate.
/ simply m show hnw vain aud dangerous
} would be the attemPt O h'id oa the
/. present system, undrr these great aud
. growing changes, bv tracing Its opera 'ou
| under single aspect, ',s erlng al ihe
Presidential qnesuon.
tn have CHAR conre ,IIan of this, Ne
must bear 20 mud. that siIrr the mex,
census the new STATES ~Il haze hve-
twelhhs of tue elecLral c'iiee aud. e
course. compared tn erthrI al tie other
sections, a cuHtrollIns voice IN the eisctl"R
OF a president. lie VIII" keeps tins ~
mind. aud understands The Workings OF
the human heart aud of our ssstem. must
see. that in the Presidential contest, (iar
sueh it must ever be-, the great paint.
hereafter. will be Ia secure their favor;
and that this can best be dane BY fasoring
their peculiar views and policy IN rel
erence to the public lands. INV me af
two things must follow: eI,her all the
candidates will enter into this caMpeti
lion. in which ease The struggle will be
who shall goiarthest. aud lis consequence
! TO give the vo,e tn him WIN nay bid
highest IL is easy To see how tins woUl !,
end. The public domain. the noble