Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1845-06-12

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position, suppose Indiana and Ohio 10
have been organized into four instead of
two States--by an Fast and West line.
The two States on the Ohio would have
Orleans Tor market and The two on the
Lakes would have New York. Their
interests and political strength would be
totally disslmilar. The Lake STATES
would never combine to keep the port
of New Orleans free. Nor would the
Ohio river States be disposed to 6gh,
Tor free trade through the Hudson and
81 Lawrence. The grea. men who
consented TO the present division of the
North West Territory into no, less than
three States, did so. with reference to
The distinctive geographical land marks
OF that Territory. They saw tina, it
would only multiply sec.iona, divisions
and distract the west and diminish its
political power TO create a tier of States
on the Ohio and another tier on the
Lake border They saw that nature
prescribed for the States to be organic
ed of tina, Territory great natural bonn-
south aud west, the rivers. And how
has the result proved the sagacily and
wisdom of their views? Had six States
instead Of three been formed. if the pre-
sent Territory comprising Ohio, indi
ana aud illinois would those great
works connecting the OHIO and Ms,s
slppi with the lakes have been thus soon
undertaken, or so far completed as
these are now. The change of policy
Ia which Mr Ninton aIludes inyidious-
". which termlnaled IN Congress con
s-ntlng TO aud prescribing he DIVISION
OF the y. W. Territory INTO less
nunber OF states than was originally
contemplated. grew out OF no hostility
To The West. but from better knowl-
edge Of the Ferrllorv; a more complete
exploration OF its geographical facilities
and was dictated by a wise forecast of
resuls-the justice and virtue Of which
the history of the West and OF The Unit
ed States has fully confirmed The
folly of creating tier OF Sta;es on the
west of The Mississippi and on the east
of The Missouri; has thus substantially,
IN a similar case, been condemned and
repudlaed. The triple division of the
u States, by Nr Vin,on. INTO States Of
the Nnr,h with peculiar political inter
ests; Southern States and Northern
States each with their own peculiar and
distinctive character of interests, is not
correct in my humble opinion. Espe.
cialiy is 1t erroneous when we consider
the addition of sugar country which
Texas will give u.s. The true geogra-
phcal divisions of this country with
which great peculiar interests will ul,i.
malely be found TO correspond in my
opinion, is not triple, but quadruple.-
The States bordering on the Gulf of
Mexico have interests distinct and in.
dependent of the Atlantic Southern
States. They form the fourth grea,
natural division of this Confederacy,
and will have peculiar views, objects
and interests, more or less distinct aud
dssimilar from those Of any other Of
the three divisions of the United
States.
I<OW IL ICibHCS Nv SICdt
to fur,el thai the Wes,ernS.a,es proper
must, Ultimately, prove the mos, popu
lous quarter of the quadruple sections.
into which we suppose the United
States receivable. 1t is, therefore,
sufficiently probable to sustain an argu.
ment, that the Union of the Western
States at any time with any one of the
other great divisions of The country,
will give them the control of the House
of Representatives and Of the election
| Of the President. 1t is not true, as
| has been asserted that the Senate of the
! United States is the grave of Yves.
tern interests. Blu, il Is true that a
complete ascendency in the House of
| Representatives. OF any great interest
will compel ,he acqulescence OF the
Senate ultimately. The Uor popui
though more ,ardy in reaching the
Senate, will sooner or later make itself
ultimately obeyed there, as well as
elsewhere Federalism was strong
in the Senate long after it scarcely
struggled in the House of Representa-
,ives; aud though for several years the
Senate was against General Jackso
is ultimately harinonized with his
views. Indeed it would be by no
means rash TO say that any party or
interest which obtains and holds pre-
dominant ascendency IN the House
of Representatives fc, a few wears,
wIll force the acquie,"ence III briet
period o. the other branches OF the
Government, and this is nut another
way. Of stating the truism. that ours Is
a popular government, which the pc o.
pie control whose arilOn must con.
form 10 the voice of the maIorlty.--
Minorlues have rights, and so admira-
bly is our system conirIvtd that the
popular caprice cannot suddenly tram.
pie those rights down. In The Senate,
and in the veto rower OF the President,
minority rights are projected, until
argument aud reason can operate on
popular impulse, demonstrating lis dan
ger and evil objects, or satisfy all o
the wisdnm of those objects. and thu.
secure a voluntary general acqules
cence II there any force m these We
then. there is no necessity for .sacri