Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1863-01-17

as they enjoy disproportonate control
In the most influential branch of that
government. All now acquiesce in that
compromise Of the Constitution. 1t is the
best adjustment which can be made be-
tween the larger and smaller states.
So long as all the states of our present
Union were represented in Congress, this
tendency wa, checked by the existence
OF states with small populations, dstrb-
uled in diilorsnt sections, of our country,
and somewhat equally among the arricul,
tural, commercial, aud manufacturing
regions. Hitherto, no injurious or iritat-
ing results have been caused. A division
of the Union, or the disfrauchiscment of
the Southern States by putting them back
into the condition of mere territories, or
"A representation dictated by the military
power of government, would make in1vi
table a readjustment of political power.
If the Southern States are cut off or dis
iranchised, every map of our country will
| constantly suggest this to the public
mind. In the Northern Union the group
of six small New England States, with
New Jersey and Delaware, lying on the
Atlantic coast, far removed from the
central and western sections OF our conn,
try, with united populations only about
equal to that of this state, would balance,
in the controlling branch of the national
legislature, the great producing states of
New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana,
Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Iowa
In few years, each of these states will
have populations greater than that of all
New England. This disparity of politi
cal power would be increased by he fact
that the population and pureuits of New
England, confined within very limited
boundaries, have the uniformity of one
community, while the larger states have
diversified and distinctive pursuits to
prevent them from acting so readily in
concert.
The danger or controversy would be
increased by our vast national dobt-
This, mainly held by a few Atlantic
States, divides our country into the per-
ilous sectional relations of debtor and
creditor regions The ownership of this
debt cannot be diffused over our country
so that the same communities which pay
taxes will receive incomes. The Incl
NNHtul buN uHldScS vi IlObGCllND ldIilS
growing out Of this debt would be largely
gained by the creditor states, which also
enjoy his disproporlionate share OF polit-
ical power. The great producing states
would be compelled TO pay heavy taxa
ton to other communities at time when
the division of our Union would deprive
them of their most profitable markets
and heavy duties would tend TO diminish,
the damands of foreign countries for
their productions. No one can look for.
ward TO such agitations and discussions
without the deepest concern.
The small states, grouped upon the
shores Of the Atlantic, were all original
parties to the Constitution. They are
gloriously associated with the history of
the revolutionary struggle. They bear
names that are honored, and have mem.
ories that are cherished in every part of
the land. They must not, through the
folly of blind and bigoel leaders, lose
the great special political powers which
are given to them by the compromises of
the Constitution. They mnst not suffer
that instrument, which secures to them
peculiar advantages, to be weakened or
destroyed.
THE UNION MUST BE RESTORED.
There is but one way TO save us from
demoralIzation, discord, and repudiaton.
OurUnion must bo restored, complete in
all its parts. No section must be disor.
ganizod beyond the unavoidable necessities
of war, All must be made to feel that the
mighty efforts we arc making to save our
Union are stimulated by purpose to re,
store peace, prosperity, and happiness to
every section.
The vigor of war will be increased when
the public mind and energies arc concen.
trated upon the patriotic, generous pur-
pose to restore our Union for the common
good of all sections, 1t cannot be so united
upon any bloody, any barbarous, any rev
outionary, or any unconstitutional scheme
looking merely to the qualification of
hatred, or purposes of party ambition, or
sectional advantage. Every oxertion Of
power, every influence persuasion, every
measure of reconciliation, must be used to
restore this Union to its former condition.
Let no one demand that the blood of his
noighbor shall be shed; that the fruits Of
the labor of our citizens shall be eaten Nd
by taxation, to gain this end, and then re-
fuse to give up his own passions, or to
modify his own opinions, to save our
country and to stop the fearful waste We
are now making Of treasure and of life
Let no ono think that the people who have
refused to yield this Union to rebellion at
the South will permit its restoration to be
prevented by fanaticism at the North.
CONCLUSION.
The pervading sentiment of the great
controlling sections of our country will not
only save our Union, but it will do in
way harmonizing with the genius it our
institutions, the usages of our people, and
the letter and spirit of our Constitution
1t will manifest itself in the customary
manner by discussion and political action.
The trainers Of our Constitution, foreseeng
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