Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-08-02
The Futllrc-NO. III.

| Cneln anu lie WHO Is iSalIiSI Iileh Is III idVoi
of their violation, and is, therefore, unworthy
the title of an American citizen
The FUturc-NO. Ill.
1t has been the standingpolicy of the South
to keep the control of the government, and
for this they have dictated the election OF
Southern men to the Presidency, until the
North demanded that office, and they assent
ed, upon securing the nomination of Northern
men devoted to their interest. This is in ac-
cordance with what Conn., Stockton tells us
Calhoun said in 1912, viz !: That they were
content so long as they could control, and
when they lost this control they should secede
and break up the government.
So they have always, or nearly always held
the majority in the Cabinet. Especially have
they been solicitous and careful to hold the
War and Navy Departments. In the thirty
years past a considerable majority of the ap-
pointments to the Secretaryship of the Navy
have been from the South. In the War De-
partment in the thirty years past, four Nor
thern men have held the Office ten years, and
six Southern men the remaining twenty. In
the Supreme Court the majority has always, |
believe, been Southern. But moderate diff
ference in these respects is of no moment ex-
cept in one point Of view.
The weight of these facts appear when we
regard the amount of population in each part
of the country. The free population of the
North is more than double that of the South,
so that when the latter held an equality in
time or number in the Offices, it has double
the ratio to which it is entitled ON the score of
population; and when, as in the case Of the
War Department, it holds an Office twenty
years in thirty, it has then four times its
rightful proportion. That is, with half the
population it holds twice the time.
But the worst inequality has existed in the
Judicary-in the Supreme Court of the e.
S. l am unable to show this up fully for
want of proper statistics, but can show enough.
For many years this court has consisted of
nine Judges, .jive of whom are from the six
millions Of Southern free population, and Jour
from the toelre millions of Northern popula-
ton Then the business is more dspropor-
toned than the population. In this view, if
the South requires five Judges, the North
should have thirty or forty. The Southern
Judgeships are sinecures compared with the
Northern Some of the Northern circuits
have immensely more business than the South
ern. Take for instance those in which the
States of New York, Massachusetts, and Ohio
are, with their cities, and one di tsict has as
much, or more, than two or three Southern
circuits. Now by what right do 100000 or
100000 hold the majority of that court
against Il, 100000 to 10000, 900 on the Other
side? And this difference is increased four
fold when you have regard to the amount of
business.
Again, say, we have been asleep and care
less, whilst they have been shrewd and far
seeing, always providing so that they may
have the control ult;mately-and especially so
that they may hold the rens in the final de-
csion of all questions on the subject of slave
ry. With community so arbitrary in the
matter of free speech and free press, and
even over opinion, how could you expect the
Supreme Bench to decide the Dred Scott case
otherwise than they did?
By holding control of the Executive that
interest has been able to fill the places of all
sorts with their men. Take, for instance, the
U. S. District Court There is one Of these
in each State, and two in some of the larger
ones. The Judgeship is for life and they fill
these with men true to the South. Not con-
tent with Southern Territories, and as if the
North had not good men enough, they have
been much accustomed to send their sons to
occupy these places. suppose a case has
never been known of q Northern man ap-
pointed Governor of a Southern Territory, or
of one who had lived there only just long
enough to be able to receive it, being placed
upon the bsesh of the District Court. And
other instances of similar nature have been
abundant The objection is that much of it
is part and parcel of a system to give direc-
ton to judicial decision on some subjects, and
to affect public sentiment and opinion. This
has been done to vast extent. 1t was re-
marked by a Southern member of Congress
some while ago, in heat Of debate, something
like this-that such was the control they had
obtained, that scarcely could minister preach,
or a constable hold his Office in the North,
without their permission Very likely this
was an exaggeration, but it is of the same
spirit with Mr. Toombs' declaration-that the
time would soon come when he should call the
roll of his slaves at the foot of Bunker Hill
monument.
Now recollect, fellow citizens, that these
things are indicative of a power aimed at, and
in a great measure obtained and actually ex
ercised, by 100000 over 20,000,000 people
or rather by 100000 shareholders over
27,000,000 freemen! And am | wrong in
saying that it is time that we wake up and see
to ourselves? do not intend to be intolcr-
ent toward one part of our country, but SOL
emnly believe that such have been the infiu-
ences and tendencies Of things for thirty years
past Had we resisted earlier there would
have been no trouble. But having suffered
them SO long without notice, resistance now
provokes civil war C.
FIRST Iowa REGMENT.-Half of this Reg
iment left Springfield on the Goth inst for
Forsyth on White River, under Gen. Sweeny,
with other troops. The remainder, under
Gen. Lyons command, left Camp Seigel the
same day, twelve miles north of Springfield,
for Little York, ten miles west of Springfield.
They have the prospect of soon commencing
offensive operations. Capt. Mathies was to
have left On the alst for Iowa, having been
oDpo;ntnf; iout Colopal in tho Eth Iowa Poo.