The daily union., 1856-10-21
For ths Union
F0r the Union.
vonp PROOFS OF SOUTHERN AGGRESSION"

vopr PROOFS OF SOUTHERN AGGRESSION"
~ ,o,,,;op rspublicans conducting the present can
entirely on false issues seruple At no misrepresen
ION however gross provided they think II "l ony ca
m the hatred Of the North against the South ioent as
sions between the different sections OF the country ana
TINS aid them in their nearious purpose ot bringing Aoou'
a dissolution Of the Union. -.-,-,.
Wilson says that "the freeInen o the horth naS s
10 govern the whole country"
Ranks In his New York speech, attrms that "for one
hundred and years past the OF TINS
country has been in the hands Of southern statesmen
Wa had supposed that during the first half Of that pc
riod this country governed by England II certainly
a until l778 We had also thought since that time the
Ntb had enjoyed fair share in the management OF the
fairs of the government According to Mr.. Banks we
,ysr greatly at fault in each supposon For he airms
tht athey 1.-THE men of the South now immersed In
,bs ethods of obtaining offices of honor and emoumenl
from the federal government making the impression that
bsv monopoze the offices TO the exclusion o the NORTH
The Justice of this charge be tested by reference 10 the
BIue Book athe United States official register This shows
that the following officers of the federal government are
northern men;
Secretary of the Interior Postmaster General and the At
torney General Assistant Secretary Of State, First and
Second Comptroller the First Third, Fourth, and Fifth
Auditors the Commissioners of Pensions OF Patents OF In
dian Affairs and of the General Land Office Register OF the
Treasury Recorder Of the General Land Office and the
First Postmaster General The aggregate amount
of their salaries is $l06,Oo0 per annum.
The following are from the South: the Secretaries oil
the Treasury Of the Navy and of War; the Assistant Sec
of the Treasury the Treasurer the Second and Sixth
Auditors the Second and Third Assistant Postmasers
canera and the Commissioner of Public Buildings The
aggregate amount of their salaries is only $4,000 per
annum. #. .M... ....
Taking this as specimen flor the ratio is observed
throughout all the departments in Washington rom the
President down to the lowest laborer messenger in the
public service taking their salaries as fair exponent
of the ratio of from the North and from the
South we have as the result advantage in favor OF the
North Of at least l40 per cent
Taking Mr. Bankss estimate Of the relative popu-
ation of the two sesonsthe South at 100000, the
North at 49, Oo0ths is much larger share OF the
honors and Offices than the North would be entitled to by
lust and equitable division; for allowing the North ls
900 ooo of population and the South 100000 which is
greater preponderance than the would show il
gives the North majority of population the South
only 80 per cent Subtracng this from the lao per cent
which represents the ratio of those in Office from the North
gives the result so per cent in favor of the North by
the present arrangement and distribution of the offices
the federal government How Mr. Banks can in the face
of these acs that the South monopoze the offices
is only be accounted for the supposton that he is
wifuy attempting to deceive and mislead the people
ALLEVIATE the affections of the people Of section from
those of the Other for bis selfish and nefarous pur
poses Let the of the Hcrth who love the Union and
desire the peace prosperity and happiness Of common
country beware how they listen to such dangerous coun
sors Let them remember that of the three candidates
for President now before the people all from hs
Norh-from free States
All the South asks is to have that from this number
who is pledged sustain the constitution and protect h
citizens of all the States in the enjoyment of their just
rights under that constitution. They ask for extension
Of their peculiar institution by force as is falsely affirmed
by abolition leaders and speakers They wish only tn.
undisturbed enjoyment Of equality Of rights in the
States and in the Territories They want nothing
they will take nothing less Let the voters of the North
then pause and consider well before they give their sup
port to sectional party engaged in wagng war agans
the constitution and the rights Of the South in pref
erence to the national democratic candidate, who Ii
pledged sustain the constitution and protect the rights
of every part Of the Union. HALIFAX.