New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1861-01-25
WHIT DOES THE SOUTH DEMAND

WHAT DOES THE SOUTH DEMAND!
The South promulgated the grand idea of
'76 -the South furnished the great leader of
the revolutionary Armies, and the Southspre
pared tho Constitution and created the govern
ment Of 1879, that which the whole American
people have lived under ever since! This
government at the beginning-with the then
limited suffrage and general ignorance of the
agricultural class at the North-fell into the
hands Of the northern Federalists, who so con.
strued the Constitution and perverted the nd.
ministration during the twelve years of their
rule that nothing but q revolution could save
the millions from slavery, however that sla-
very might be disguised under republican for.
mulas. - But the South-the v;rginiaus-
the, Shareholders ., came to the aid of the
northern Masses and under the lead of
Jefferson made the revolution a civil one,
and placing the Federal Government on the
"Republican tack restored the liberties of
the northern people In 1912 England un-
dertook. to reconouer these States, and a ma.
jority Of the educated and influential classes
of New England refused to fight the battles of
| the country. and Massachusetts as a State,
actually sympathizcd with the public enemy!
Indeed, frou 1900 to 1860, the South has &C.
quired all the territories, fought all the bat.
ties, and conducted the nation in every step of
its progress, from a SIN Ill and feeble power
to its present position of strength aud gran
deur, while the North has just as steadily
struggled against the acquisitio Of territory,
refused IN every instance to fight its battles,
and opposed every act md every step Of the
national progress We repeat, such is the
simple historic taet, for though the South has
always had the assistance of a northern mi.
noritN the northern majority, and therefore
| the Nsrth as section, has always protested
against and steadily opposed, every acqui-
sition OF territory, every extension Of the ma
tional boundaries, every national war, and in
deed every step of the national prosperity and
progress from 1900 to 1851. What a striking
and wonderful truth, and still more wonder
full thing, men calling themselves Democrats
in the North, and intelligent men too, are
profoundly ignorant of it ! but the strangest
thing Of all is yet to come. Frsn, 1900 to
1860 there has never been one sin gle act of
Congress, or Of any department. OF the Fed
eral Government that has benefited the
South, or that in tho remotest manner injured
the North for the benefit Of the Ssuth, while
there have been almost countless instances
70 the contrary, when the South has been in
Jured and taxed millions upon millions for the
benefit of portion, at least yofthe North.
And Massachusetts,, the leader, the en-
bodiment Of all that was or is reasonable to
this government that at this moment is more
British than American, and that if left to
vote tomorrow to decide between the slavery
of negroes and a return to monarchy, we
doubt not would prefer the latter-Aassa.
chusetts, who all this time is thus opposed to
the progress of the nation, has received more
benefit from this government than all the
other States together She first had her cap
ital engaged in commerce, protected by the
navigation laws, then. plumbers the farmer
and planter for the benefit of her manaufact-
urcrs, and finally demands that several adj
ditional millions shall be wrung from tile
producing classes, in the form of fishing
beunti ties, thus, in this present year Of grace,
robbing the producing classes of Virginia,
Kentucky, Ohio, Illinois, &C., of unknown
millions Of money, for her especial benefit
= But wonderful as all this may seem, it is
even more wonderful when we descend to par
ticulars, and analyze special facts. When
the Mexican war broke. out, tho late Captain
Brooks raised q company in South Carolina,
offered his services to the Federal Gov srn-
ment, was accepted, wont to Mexico, served
through the campaign, had young brother
In th,rapks shot down by his side, and lost
another gallant relative, the late Co. Butler,
who fell at the head Of his regiment in one of
tho battles in the valley. On the contrary, J,
Mr. Charles Sumner opposed the war, made
speeches against it, thought it inhuman and
unchristian to shed the blood Of .'neighbor-
ing people," and while the South Carelins
delegation in Congress supported it. ma
iority of the Massachusetts delegation pot
merely opposed the war but actually voted =
gainst suppliss-agaiust relieving the wants
Of their gallant csuntrymen, when cooped up
and ]most cut of rom support in foreign
and faratlistant land. The war closed by q
/ large acquisition Of Territory, and then came
| the .strangest thing. of all. Capt Brooks,
perhaps, might desire to improve his fortunes
and increase the comforts of his family by re-
moving to this Territory, for which he had,
with others, pleriled his bis life But here Mr.
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