Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1850-03-20

division of the STATES, between The TWO
sections, under the first census. There
was a small prepontlerance in The Hnuse
OF Representatives, and in the electoral
college, in favor of The Northern. owingio
The fact thar. according 10 The provisions of
the Constitution. in estimating federal
numbers, five slaves count hul three; hut
Il was tno snail iu.affect sensibly, the per-
fec, equilibrium, which. with that excep-
ton, existed at the time. Such was the
equality of tie two sections when the
States composing them agreed I" enter
into Federal Unioa. Since then The
equilibrium between them has been greatly
disturbed.
According to the last census the ncgre.
gate population Of The q. States amounted
to II. .063 457 of which the Northern section
contained 972S.920, and the Southern
1894. 537. making a difference, in round
numbers. of 100000. The number, oil
Slales had increased from sixteen 10 twen-
ly-six, making an addition Of ten States.
In the meantime The position OF Delaware
had become doubtful as TO which section
she properly belongs. Considering her as
neutral, the Northern States will have
thirteen aud The Southern States twelve,
making difference IN The Senate Of two
Senators in favor Of the former. Accord-
Ing 10 the apporlioument under the census
of 1910, there were 223 members nf the
House of Representatives. Of which the
Northern S,a,es had l35, aud the Southern
States considering Delaware as neu,ral.)
az. making difference in favor of the
former in The House of Representatives of
is. The difference in the Senate OF Two
members, adding to this, gives to The
North. iu the Electoral C"llege. majority
of so. Since the census of 1910. four
States have been added TO the Union:
Iowa, Wisconsin, Florida, and Texas.
They leave the difference i'll the Senate as
il stond when the census was Iaken; but
ad.D ,wo 10 lie side Of The Norlll in the
House, making The present maj"riIy in the
House in its favor Of 50, aud in The cleclo-
raj college of So.
The result of the whole is 10 give the
Northern section IA predoninance in every
department uf The Government, and there
by cnnceulrate in i, The two elements
iifc:S ,ssrn - 97-ve-Grft1ft
majnrilY of States. *nd maturity of the
population, estimated in federal numbers.
Whatever section concentrates the TWO IN
itself possesses the cUnlrUl ui The entire
Government.
Bu, we are at The close of the sixth de-
cade, and The cunlmcncrnIrnt of the
seventh. The census is 10 be taken this
year. which must add sfeallv Y to the deci
dr,l prcpuncrance Of the North in the
House of Representatives and III the elec-
lural colcss. The prospect is, also, lha,
a great increase will be added 10 lis prcseur
prepnnderance in the Senate, during the
period of the decade. by The addition OF
new S,atos. Two Territories, Oregon,
and Minnesota, are already in progress, aud
strenuous cii"r,s are making to bring in
three additional S'ales from the Territory
recently conquered from Mexico, which,
If successful, will add three other S,aIes,
in "A short time. to The Northern section,
making FIVE States; aud increasing the
presen, number Of lis STATES from fifteen to
twenty, aud Of its Senators from thirty to
forty. On the controry, there is no, sin
sle Territory IN progress in the Southern
seciun. and no certainty that any addi-
,onal State will he added 10 il during the
decade. The prospect then is, that the
TWO sections IN the Senate, should the Ell
forts now made 10 exclu'le the South from
The newly acquired Territories succeed,
will slant, belore the end Of The decade.
twenty NurlIern STATES to twelve South
ern, considering Delaware as neutral }
and forty Northern Senators to tweuty-
four Southern. This great increase of
Senators. added 10 The great increase OF
members Of The House Of Representatives
and the electoral IcnIlese on The part of
The North, which must take place under
the next decade, will effectually aud ire.
,rievubly destroy the equilibrium which
existed when The Governuen uent.cpmmenced
Ila! this destruction been The operation
of time. without the interference ol Gov
ernmeut, the Snulh would have had no
reason to complain: hu, such was not the
fact. il was caused by the legislation of
this Government. which was appointed as
tue cO1ninpu dScl-i vi dlI, dnu CuhiS Scu
with The protection of The interests and Sc
curily of all. The Legislation by Which it
has been effected, may lie classed under
three heads. The FIRST is, that series Of
acts hy which the Sowh has been excluded
from rhe common Territory belonging to
all Of the States, as the members of the
Federal Union, and which have had the
effect of extending vastly the portion al
Iorets 10 the Northern secrnn, and res.
rrictins within narrow limits, the portion
left the South. The next consists in adopt.
ing system of revenue and disburse-
menis, by which an undue proportion Of
the burden of taxation has been imposed
upon The South, aud an undue proportion
Of its proceeds al propriaIed to The Norlh;
and The last is system Of political mea.
sures by which The original character of
Tho Government has been radically chang
ed. propose 20 bestow upon each Of
these. in the order they stand, few re-
marks, with the view Of showing that it is
owing to the acIion Of Ibis Government
lha, the equilibrium between The two secs
lions has hecn destroyed. and The whne
powers Of the system ceutered in sec.
liuna majority.
The tirs, Vi The series Of acts by which