The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1863-01-30

NEW EsoLASp. Our local press and
people need not trouble themselves about the
howls Of JEFF. Davis minions, for New England
Hnds able defenders outside Of her own borders.
and the West is pretty thoroughly lesvened
with tho "Puritsn" element. The New York
Times, in an article upon what Mr.. Webster In
his memorable reply to Hsyne. termed the
"new crusade against New England" ays:
"The main complaints are two-that New
England has an undue share Of political pow.
er In the Federal Senate, and that II 10 tho
hot.bed of radicalism and intolerance.
Now, first, Il Is not true that the six New
England States have been especially favored
in a Senatorial representation. True, they are
small in territorial area, but they averages .
much larger population than the eleven Con.
federate States. BY the census Of 1860, the
combined white populat on Of the former was
3,ll0,69l, averaging 6lS,448 to each State;
while the combied white population OF the lat
ter, including Virginia undivided. was 4,449..
463. averaging only 40i .496 to each State. Yet
the former had twelve Senators at Washington,
the latter twenty-five. Rhode Island, tho
smallest of the New England States In popu.
lation, showed more than twice the white
population Of Florida; Vermont the next
smallest, $4,000 more than South Carolina
and Massachusetts, the largest. showed 1884,
600 more than Virginia, the largest Southern
State, and $4,000 more than Mississippi.
Louisiana and Texas combined. In the face
of such figures, the pretcnse by Southern men,
and Southern sympathizcn, that New Eng-
land has an undue advantage in the Senate.
Is the extreme Of impudcnce. New England
actually sustaius as much disadvantage. rels-
lively to the Southern States, from the State
equality represents ion In the Senate, ss from
the threc-hfths slave represention In the
House and Electoral College.
The other charge--t that New England is De.
culiary radical and intolerant-can have no
meaning except as referring to slavery. Ir.
respective OF that, Il can easily be shown that
no part of the country Is more conservative
or more liberal. It's State Constitutions have
been changed less from the old models than
any Others in the North--and TO this day re-
,ions, populaily. elected judiciary. The leg
isla,ion Of It's various States. touching finance.
corporations. the relations Of creditor and
debtor. the domestic relations. popular educa-
ton and oil the great civil and social con.
and as soundly based. In the main, as the leg
islation Of any. .Hta,eo Of tho Uuion. Repudia-
tion xesnG n1r1n. .cnppchas whispeyed in,
mo! YOU'D mo55- !.
Ga; tho w. lSs esihs " rzsxtsd
days of the ~ Pu0nc, received its breath and
lived It's life elsewhere. In It's relation TO tho
Western States, New England has always
manifested the most enlarged aud liberal
spirit, both in legislation, by supporting their
internal improvement measures and their pre-.
cmption and homestead bills, aud In privn,e
appropriations and contributions for their
academies, colleges and churches. To tho
Federal Government, no part OF the country
has exhibited greater loyalty. In fact Il has
gone into history that none answered tho fint
call of the President with such promptness,
and none has more completely coms up to tho
mark in every subsequent requisition. Mo-
where has there been less faction nowhere
purer and more whole.souled devotion.
As regards slavery, New England undoubt.
edly has been less tolerent towards the insu.
tuition than any other part of the country.
She has discussed Its character and tendencies
with an earnestness nowhere else. displayed.
Ifslavsry has suffered from this, Il speaks but
very poorly for slavery; for Il Ii only the fslss
and the evil that discussion can damage. hut
even IL New England had erred In this respect,
the present would be the last time In the world
to denounco her for II. when the republic is en-.
gagged in putting down the most hideous and
wicked rebellion the earth ever saw, which
this same slavery has engendered. The wort
that New England ever said against the insti.
tuition does not come up to the enormity Of
the crime It has actually committed. When
slavery succeeds In purging itself from all re.
sponsbility for this rebellion, then, and not
until then, may New T., gland be held to an,
swer for her hato. - E
But let the rebels and TIC factionists hosl
on. Nothing will come Of it. They may a.
well hey the moon.'
At meeting held in Chicago few even.
ings ago, to protest against the trsitorous
tendencies Of the submissionists In the Legis-
lsturs. Hon. Stephen d. Goodwin made the
following eloquent remarks: .' ..r-ri
"The rcent attacks upon New Englsnd ara
to pave the way for this deep and damnabls
design. am not New England man, nor
am l Republican with prcconceived attach
ments to New England politics. But as
born New Yorker, and a New York Democrat,
too. with six generations Of New England
blood In my VEINS. both ON fathers and moth.
ers side, deem Il my right to brand with
iniamy these foul aspersions upon the fair
name Of New England. She needs not my
eulogy here. The successful waves OF her
population have carried the virtues aud the
intellect aud the enterprise Of New England
over every rood OF free soil from Western New
York to tho Raciiic ocean. Her fame In art,
and arms and literature u bright upon every
page Of our country's history.
Our own great Northwest 10 the proucest
monument TO her staiesmen. IL was Nathan
Dane of Massachusetts, that, In tho old Con-
tinen,nl Congress, drew up. introduced and
procured the ps.sagc Of the celebrated Ordi.
nance of July, 1887. for the government Of
tbe.e Northwestern States. Wise In oil its
nroyi.on., IL forever excluded slavery from
hi. wide domain. To ANEW England law
yer and q New England Statesman belongs
the credit OF the ordinance in advance, that
through all the seven great empires Of the
Northwest, her virgin soil should never be
polluted by the Footprint of the kslsveholder,
nor the crack Of the negro. drivers whip Be
heard either In her soli,udss or her peopled
cities. Mo- L.f,.t.
The great Northwest herself-in every val.
ley, and prairie. and hilltop, ID, New Eng.
land's monument, m enduing as her bordering
Alcghanies-~ perpetual U her mighty lake
and ever.rolling rivers.
1t Is this Great West that is nov asked oy
Northern and Southern born traitors. ana
New England rensgadcs, 10 part from tho
Mother Of States-and to accept the desfruc.
tivs embraces Of slavery. endorsing the ioul
..,r,,,r;ss m Jeff.rpon Davis and his helllsh
- ,,,,,,, ,hs land Of their ancestry. ~