New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-12
Nuube. Of Cont.
Total pop. s0n States il ITO. .i.nsa.ss

North CMslins. .T5.T3l 9.t9
Bopth Csxsiiua.. ........--..s49o! 1 saS
GSeTsA''....s...''''''''.''' $3.50 SUE
Total pop s0s States il i79o. .I.nsa,N 7i.ioo
Thus !, will DO seen that Msssac alone with
only about fourth Of the population Of the South,
furnished II 800 more troops than they all 1Ld that
the four New-Enaaud States OF the old thirteen,
with tribe less than one-haf tho population OF the
SIX States Of the South contributed, OF continental
and authenticated militia troops, little more than
,wioe a. many as the contribution Of the South to
tho National cxuse Of Independence In actual num-
bers, the New.Engsud contingent, furnished by q
population of 92i.4O7. was Nn7i3 agninst the
population Of 81, 5O4. Thus Now England gave
Of her SONS In the proportion Of more than four 20
one, compared with the authenticated Southern roll
Of rcvolu ionary troops.
Your letter suggests, also, these significant and
important questions: +" Khai interest Massdehu-
sell. la, take. ~. the NORTH. test, in tic ray IF
favor,ng ts setnsmest7 Hov much m0ney she has
expended IN ruads, canals, asd ra'!tcaysf FPhat
abe may hors done TO indaes sdueation, religion,
and morally among our p,cpleF'
The field Of inquiry on which you have opened, Il.
nearly without lipit. Nor do any means u reply,
with siatiitieai kecsion, exist anywhere. But
nm making All effort TO accumulate, through va
ricy Of sources, al array Of facts which, with some
pains, I am well aware may BE- combined and sr-
ranged TO disclose the ampleet proofs of the
dial good will and interest constantly felt and mani
Tested from tie beginning not lees In tho moral well
fare than in the material growth and tho industrial
development Of the wcst BY the people Of New:
England. The results Of thee investig aions will
form the substance Of another communication.
Meanwhile, viii you allow mo 30 allude TO the
charscteri.tic policy in National affairs by which
the staesnen Of the East havo distinguished their
influence in the National legislation bearing ON III.
Dterest OF the Western STATS do 40, not only
for the purpose Of lustra,ing what We regard
pFrscrptyo career Of friendship. but because It en-
ablss NE TO introduce evidence drawn from pablo
hutory-and the opinions VI eminent men, expressed
in better words tbsn mine. 10 this end have OK.
trActed the following paragraph from the speech Of
Mr.. Sauner OF Macs .chusstt, in the Senate OF the
United Stses il January, ISL, in support OF I'LL
granting night OF way nnd Certain public lands in
Iowa aid the construction Of certain roads in that
State. Mr. Sumner said:
sustaining this bu but followed the example Of tn.
senators and Representatives M:'sehu'ess or kiad'ed
The hrs, Instance VI" 1879 on the grant TO the State
OF Ohio OF aos hundred and twenty Ave feet wide with
lover spds Of The N,lai River tie boundary
the Re..vs On the eD pss.ge Of this
. ;so C. Iii.a Hsnry W. dwight T,@eisy FS.r
Jsensh Nelson, John Reed Jo"sihau kusss. Nay-ten'
.in Gorh.n In tho Senate the bin passed without, dvi.
on Ia 1879 sti greater snsniniy occurred the pass
ago b, aid the Ss,. Of Chic ia extending tho Mt
ami Canal from Dayton to aAe Eno ssd th, bill the hs'
instance gsus Of assnsc Sections " In that now be-
fore tho Senate"
On this the Massachusetts delegation in the House
voted ~ follows:
Ye.-I".o Z. Bates, Benjamin W. crswnin.helJ. Jehu
Davis Toward Eysr.st, Joan L0ete John Reed Jos,rh
Richardson. John vAinam. N.ys--nens.
In the Senate Messrs. Silsbee and Webstcr both
voted in the affirmative. l pass over the inierme-
diaie grants, which. Am told, bave been sustained
BY tho Massachusetts delegations with substantial
unanmiiy.
The extensive grants at the last session OF Con.
gress TO Illinois Mississippi and Alabama in aid Of
railroad from Chicago TO Mobile, wero sustained
by all the Massachusetts votes IN the House except
one Still further, in su-tainng the present bill On
grounds Of justice TO the Land States but followed
the recorded instructions Of tho Lei- Of Mas
sarLurets addressed ~ its Seiaors and Representa-
tiycs here on n former occiinloD.
The aubject WA presented in special message 10
the Legislature ia Ioil. by the distinguished Cover
nor at that time, VINO strongly urged "a liberal poll
CIV toward the actual settler, and fow1yd The nrp
Stats, fer tLis is justly due to both" And b,
added: "Such States are entitled to u more liberal
snare Of the proceeds Of the pubic lands than tie
OLD States, We owe 10 their enterprise much Of the
value this property las 'quIled. IL ssems 10 me.
therefore, Tat yast'ce tor"rd Mc SIdtes IN rh'ch
lhsse iands lie demands a liberal and generous pOi-
,cy hopDd Mem.' In accordance with this recon.
mendalion, it WIS resolved by tho Legislature,
"Tnat. in the disposition OF the pnblic lnnds, tn,
Commonwealth aYpr0res 81 nroAWY liberal pro-
pisWns ~ tdrorot he ncc STATES; and that She ever
has been, and still is ready to cooperate with other
horizons OF tho Union in securing 10 thOse States
such provisions" Tue generous policy toward
tbs Land States. with liberal provisions IN their ia
vor was considered by Massachusetts tho part OF
Justice.
What could b. more triumphant in the confidence
OF its tone, or the emphasis OF i,s contradiction,
than the defiant denial VITA which Mr.. Webster, on
tho same floor, met tho attack OF Mr.. Calhoun,
whose political disciples, in whatever section " tue
Union have not failed 10 initiate tie traits OF bis
nllschevo career.
In his remarkable speech On Fools Resolu-
ton" Mr. Webster exclaimed:
deny that tho Ess, has at any time, shown On libera
policy the cat pronounce the whos alton
10 }, without least foundation any fact. s,ing sther
low or At any pf,vlous tue decay the sern aud
deny each aud eli It. particulars deny the tota
d,Dy the detail dsIy that tho Bat has manifested
hosy tho Wet and deny q a. shs has adopted any
pocy Ihst woud natural have he'd her In such oourse
And, further On IN tns shIne speech, Mr. " ebster
declares, maintain that, from Ihe day OF the
sion OF the territories by the States to Conyrt no
portion Of the country has acted either with more
bersl,ty or more Intelligence on the subject OF
tho public laIds in the new States, than New.
England"
And, again, supporting the declaration, lie says:
yuadaion VI tho Con.titu On OF those new North
Western STAGE ies the celebrated Ofdnsnce of iIeL We
are accustomed H. to pt.o tho law Of antiquity
hep TO per H.. lam, OF Scion aud but
doubt w,tner ,nss law OF aug awgivvf, snoicnt OF
modsrn ha, produced effects OF dtnc muiAsd Aud
latin. rhsstsr thsn the Ordinance ofl's7 that in-ruusnt
WA drawn oy Nathan DaDos then sha now otSen OF
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