Litchfield enquirer., 1851-08-07
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occasions and under ell circumstances
SummOning into his august presence some
antagOnistic abstraction, the redoubtable
General QuatIlebum forthwith mounts his
war-horse, and, a Ia Don Quixote, runs
tilt against it. If he chances to come of
second best in the encounter, all the chiv-
airy are arOused-the 'disunion' flag is run
up on every courthouse andsiave- pen from
the Pedee to the Savannah, and the pal
metto brigade of politicians and demagogues
become rampant on account Ofthe encroach.
ments, and interferances, and abuses, heap
ed upon them! With an Unsuitable ambi-
tIon united to a despicable jealousy, they
grasp at everything, and if they don't get
ALL they grasp after, they are ready to blow
up the entire cOnfederacy. Not content
with belonging to an independent sovereign
ty'like their neighbors, they must live under
a government superior to and above every
body else on the continent. Hence, they
| are ripe for rebellion and NEW republic
republic, we suppose, where theirbeloved
and peculiar institution will have fnll and
perfect development.
Let us l,ok at the number of people
North and South, and see how far this
claim of superiority is founded on equal
numbers of white people. By the GEN.
sus of 1850, the free population Of the
Southern or Slave States, was 6,39s,75s
while that Of the Northern or Free States
numbered l3,5ss,32s! This is almost
Incredible; vet such is the fact, and with
this vast disparity in populate n against
the South, she pertinaciously insists on
an equality of political power. The his
tory of the past administration Of the
Federal Government. shows that the
South with far less than the white popu>
lation of the North, has held twenty
times the number Of important offices
under the Fe leral Government that the
North has, and still the South complains
Of inequality, and clamors loudly for
more. Take two States for example. By
the census Of 1910, Vermont had white
population of 29l,2l3, and South Car
DINA of 259,Os4. Now let US see no "
the patronageo of the Federal Government
in relation 10 important Offices has been
distributed from the formation of the
Government up to the 4th of March $40
VERMONT.
1823-Minister to Chill, Herman Allen
l830-Minister TO Spain, Cornelius P,
| Van Ness.
SaUTH CAROLINA.
1799-Judge Of the Supreme Court, John
Rutledge.
l792-Minister to England, Thos. Pinck-
ney.
1794-Minister to Spain, Thos. Pinck-
ney.
l796-Minister to France, Charles c.
Pinckney.
1797-Minister to Portugal. VIM. Smith.
1797-Joint Envoy to France, Charles
e. Pinckney.
1901 Minister to Spain, Charles Pinck-
ney. e.
l5O2-Treasure of the United States,
Thomas Tudor Tucker.
18O4-JuGge ofthe Supreme Court, VIM.
johnson.
1sO9-Secertary of the Navy, Paul Ham
ilton.
leO9-Minister to Brazil, Thomas r.
Sumpter.
19l7-Secretary of War, John C. CAL
houn.
1s2O-Minis,er to Russia, Henry Mid
dleton.
Minister to Mexico, Joel R. Poin-
sett.
1s27-Minister to Panama, Joel R. Poin-
sett,
1827-Charge de Affaires to Colombia
Beaufort D. Watts.
ls32-Charge de Affaires to Belgium,
Hugh S. Legare.
l537-Secretary of War, Joel R. Poin-
sett.
1e4l-Attorney General, Hugh 8. LIE.
gare.
1s42-Sec'y to Mexico, Waddy Thomp'
son.
1643-Sec'y of State, Hugh S. Legare
l644-Sec'y of State, John c. Calhoun
This is a fair sample of the distribu
ton Of high federal Offices between the
States North and South The South
obtains the important Offices. and the
controlling influence in administration. and
yet complains of the oppressive discrim-
nation in favor of the North against the
| CoClh
Phi Beta kappa Of Yale COllge.
The annual meeting of this society was
held at New Haven on Wednesday. and
an Grafton was delivered by Daniel Lor d
| go.