The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1855-06-01
WHO RULE:
Facts for the People Of tho Free States,

made by the South concerning what !, is
pleased TO term the aggressions OF The
North" Loud and vehement has been its
clamor for States rights, and bitter has
been its denuncia,ions Of The North for its
unjus, attempts TO deprive the South OF ils
righ,ful participation in the government oil
the nation. These complaint, have Of late
years become so frequent aud formidable,
iha, many are disposed to listen 10 and give
them credence. II is, therefore, highly i'm.
portan,, that the facts in relation to the al
legged grievances should be presented, in
order 10 show to what exten, the North has
agyressed, and what ground the South has
for complaint. We therefore ask the earn
o., undivided attention Of our readers 10 the
following yAcrs, which have been collected
from authentic scouHes, with much labor
care, and which may be relied upon a. pos
tive aud correct.
The slave holding States Of the Union are
fifteen in number; they contain free pop
ula,ion OF about six millions. The Free
States are sixteen in number, and contain
free population Of little more than four
teen millions. This gives The Free States Q
majority in numbers over the slave States o.
about eigh, millions. From this, one unac
quain,ed with the aggressive character o.
the institution Of American Slavery nigh
infer that the North would fill at least No
equal number Of Federal Offices, and ex'
ercise equal power in The administration o.
the government. But such is not the fact
for, Notwithstanding the great inequality In
point OF population, the shareholders
have ever SO adroilly managed as 10 secure
themselves large majority Of the most hon
orable and influential offices in the nation
as the following will show:
From the organization Of the government
down 10 the present time (1s55,) there have
been selected nineteen Presidents OF The
United States. These Presidents may be
classified as follows:
From the Slave States 10
Number OF years N office so
From the Free States 6
Years in office Is
OF the thirteen from the Slave States, five
have held the office for eight years each.-
Virginia alone has been represented in the
Presidential Chair for forty years. By hold
Ing the Presidency Slavery controls The cab
met, the diplomacy, the army, and the navy
Of The nation. The power that controls The
Presidency rules the country.
Let il be remembered, that Of the six
Presidents from the North one only served
one month, and Two ivan Buren, and Pierce)
were Northern men, with Southern prin.
ciples," the true aud sieadiasi friends oil
slavery. None Of the six northern Presi
dents have been allowed 10 serve more than
one term.
THE VICE PREsiDEScY.
The President exercises much Of bis
power by and with the consent Of the SEN
ale. The Vice President Of the United
States is President The Senate, and as such
he has the casting vote on all questions
coming before that body. The station is
therefore one OF considerable importance,
and eagerly sought by the would.be rulers
Of the land; and this prize has alec been
won by the South. For the last twenty five
years, with one exception, the Vice Presi.
dent has been Shareholder. From the adop.
ton of,he Constitution up TO June 1912,
there were rs elections in the Senate for
President pro TEN. or these there were
From the Slave States 10
From the Free States l6
The greater part Of the I6 wero in the
earlier years OF the government. Mr.. South.
ard was elected in 1912. Previous 10 that
there had been no Northern men elected for
THIRTY YEARS, so careful were the slave
holders TO watch their interests BY securing
the casting vote in the Senate,
THE STATE DEPARTMENT.
The office Of Secretary Of State is perhaps
second 10 none other in Importance in The
Cabinet OF the President. As II il the duty
OF this officer to direct our correspondence
with foreign courts, instruct our foreign min.
is,ers, negotiate treaties and perform many
other important duties, his station is second
in importance only 10 that of,he Presidency
itself.
Since the organization ofthe government
in 1859 down 10 the present, there have
been appointed nineteen Secretaries OF State.
OF these there were
From the Slave States -
Years In office 20
From the Free States 6
Yean in Office %
Here again We sec that tho shareholders
have secured the lions share. They have
had more than twice the number Of men in
Office that tho North has had, and they |
nave held the Office neatly twice a. long,
Surely this does not look much like aggres-
lion.
WAR DEPARTMENT. |
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