The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-03-05

next consists In adopting system of revenue and dts
then Of taxation has been upon the South and
an undue proportion Of ts proceeds appropriated to
the North and the last in systsm Of political msa-
sures by which the original character OF the govern
ment has been radically changed
propose to bestov upon each Of these in the order
that 1t Is owing to the action this that
the equilibrium between the two sections has been de-
sroyed and the whole power of the system centred in
The ast Of the series Of acts by which the South wss
deprived Of its due shars Of the territories originated
this is to be found in the provisions Of
the ordinance Of 1887 Its effect to exclude the
lies between the Ohio and the Mssisspp now smbrsc-
Of the .sri.: i. the Missouri oompromi.s, which
excluded the South from that large portion Of Louia
which lies north Of SO 80 excepting what Is included
in the State Of Missouri The last Of the series s1-
tory All these in the slang Of the day, were what is
called slave territory and not free soil that terrific
Sri.: belonging 70 slave holding powers. and open TO
several acts, the South excluded from ,23S o25
square miles extent Of country considerably ex-
south was left the portion Of the territory Of
lying south Of a6 so, and the portion north Of 1t in
south of SO 3o includes the States Of Lousians aud
Arkansas and the territory lying west OF the latter and
the State, makes in the whole 2s3 SOB square miles,
To this must be added the territory acquired with
Texas II the whole should be added to the Southern
section, it would make increase Of 326520, which
would make the whole left to the South OBS But
large part Of Texas is still in contest between the
sections, which leaves uncertain what will be the real
extent OF the portion Of her territory that may bs left
have not included the territory recently acquired
by the treaty with Mexico. The North is making the
most strenuous efforts to appropriate the whole 20 her.
she should succeed it will add to that from which
Southern laws have already been excluded, 527,078
square miles and would increase the whole the North
has appropriated to herself to 7G4 023 not including
the portion which che may succeed in excluding us
from in Texas To sum up the whole, the United
States, since they declared their have
acquired square miles Of territory from which
the North will have excluded the South II she should
succeed in monopolizng the newly acquired territories
about of the WHOLE and leave the South
but about one fourth.
Such the fret aud great cause that hs. destroyed
the equilibrium between the Two sections in the 60
vernmsnt
The next is the rysem of and disbursements
which has been adopted by the government 1t s well
known that the main source from which the govern
nent bss derived its from duties imports
sha not undertake TO show that all such duties must
necessarily tall mainly on the exporting States and
that the South the great exporting portion Of the
Union has in reality paid vastly more than her dus
proportion Of the revenue because deem IL uuneces
ssry the subject has many occasions been fully
discussed Nor shall for the reason, undertake
been disbursed the North than its due shsre aud
that the joint effect Of these has been transfer
svast amount from the South to the North. which,
der an equal system Of revenue and disbursement would
not have been lost to her TO this be added that
many Of the duties imposed, not for but
for protection that il intended To put money, not into
the treasury but directly into the pocket of the
fscturere some conception may be formed OF the i'm
merse amount which Ia the long course Of so many
yeare has been transferred from the South TO the
North. There lie data by which 1t be estimated
with any certainty but, 1t Is ssfe to say, that IL
amounts 70 hundreds Of misns OF dollars Under the
most moderate estimate, IL would be sufficient to add
greatly 10 the wealth OF the North, and by that greatly
increase her population b. attracting emigration from
all quarters In that direction.
This combined with the great and primary cause
amply explains why the North has acquired q prepon-
every departme Mt Of the government by
it's disproportopAte increase population and States
The former has been shown, has increased, In Atty
years 600 over that Of the South This increase
u population during 30 long period Is satisfactorily
for by the number Of emigraus, and the in
OF their descendants which has been attracted
to the section from Europe aud the southern
section In consequence VI the advantages derived from
the causes assigned. IL they had not existedif the
South had retained all the capital which has been
tracted from her by the nsca action Of the govern
ment and IL they had Lot been excluded, by the
ssnanes OF ae ana re ,ss oo pro- me
Mississippi, and between the alississippi ana the
Rocky Mountains north f 20 30 Il .ssresiy sdmit. Of
with North aud by retaining her o~n people, woul
have az least equsied the North IN population sndsr
cf lsso, and probably under that about e
b. taken She would also, II che had retained her
equal rights in those territories, have maintained an
ssuaty in the nunb OF States with the North aud
bs, r..,ryed the sauilbtium bet seen the two Sec
that existed at The omnepcement of the govern
msnt gbe loss, then Of the equilibrium Is to be At
But while there measures destroying the e9ui-
Ibiium between this two sections, the action Of the
government lesdiug to radical change In Its cha
Taeer by consentratng all the power o the system in
itself The oeea.lon will not permit ne 10 trace the
measures by which this great change has been con-
u II did, At would not be dihcult to show,
that the process commenced at early period OF the
goyernmtnt; that 1t proceeded almost without inter
ruption, step by step until IL absorbed virtually its
entire pswers Without, however, going through the
whole process to establish the iact may be done
| satisfactorily by avery short statement.
m fk. nj Catm nd
maintains the right TO decide Ia the last resort,
~ 10 the extent of its powers, will scarcely be
| denied by any one convefeant with the political
history Of the country, is equally certain. That
u also claims the night To resort To fOroe, TO main
tain whatever power sns claims assn'. =. oppo'',on
tbfA has become the prevailing and nxed opinion OF
great majority OF the community Now, 2sk, What
nmi iatop can possibly be placed upon the po~ers cf
/ government claiming sbd exercising such nights J
And, n none can how the separate governmen
Ct the states MAINTAIN and protect the powers
people Ct the several states msiatsin those vhie q
reserved 20 them. and smsDg them their sovereign
DoN.Is, By sbich they ordained aud established not
ony Their separate State constitutions and govern.
.nts but sl.o the constitution and ssvernmsot OF the
L nitsd states, Bus n they have no constitutional
means OF naintssipg them sssinst the right claimed
BY this gcsefDehi. 10 necessarily foii0vs, that they
bold th. al Its pleasure and discretion and that ali
the powers Of the system are, IN reality concentrated
in g. IL also follows that the character VI the govern
Hent bas been changed In consequence from federal
republic. ss 10 originally casae from the hands OF iss
ffamefs ard that II has been changed into . great
national copsocNtsd democracy. IL has, indssd, st
present. ali the cbsscterscs Cf the latter. aud not
ons Of the former although It sti retsns Its outusrd
form.
The result Of the whole of thsse combiaei IL
that the North has sclured desdsd sscendsncy over
every departments Of this gOvernnent ssd throughit
controi over ell the powers "a the system. rinsie
ssoicr, governed BY the viii - the rcs majority
has the control OF the government aud the
entire powers of the ~ stem What consti-
tpsional fsdsra republic, is nov converted, In reality
into a. absolute that of the Autocrst OF Russia
and assptc in ms tendency any sbsoiuts govern
me Ut that ever existed.
AZ. then the North has the absolute con-
troll over tbs government 10 is manifest, that
on all questions between ana the south,
~nsre there is dversity q Interests the interest
ef the latter will be escrnced 90 the former how
ever cpbressivs the elects may be- a the south
pctsesses no means by which resist through the
sctfon cf the government But II there quss-
of vital portsr 60 sou.h in reference TO
which there was Diversity u We've between the
ssctidnr this state VI things might Dc endured without
the hazard OF oestfuctson By the Sosth But such Il
he In. re is lu.-ti-n Il xrsl