Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1863-01-21


eti.b us.t Settled ty unf National Con.
ttiiUiiIu Eirn nov. iho Ufhlibliieliot
Ul I.Hrf ohl PATRONAGE hl Che Nalinna.
capital causes un0llirrt Il those State.
tli0h rUN bfo, ui vil iaon become. 40,
most rnruIuut. The -uuoir rlu Uip,pul
OBJ" passage of repeal oi lbHshy tho House.
which represent. DE popular uill and al
me anuIe Thine uln control ih' power uI
luo Executive ly rejecting l%rpaiic, form
90 cog nominations made hy lhr President,
40 lNIs time, % ns.Iw.a lo dictate iho
organ. N'uu "a The executive Department.
Iut body also au. the advantage ufluug,
90 tenure OF office. while 10 "a farther &c..
moved from popular control. II R In
lhIs lpWurlul branch of government that
states have am equal representation, with.
ont rDguo to population.
Even under our present Union, 1t Ia for
the interest OF the suuii States to cculralo
izn uyor 100 tho National Government, %,
they enjoy a dispropor,iona'c control in
the mos, influential branch OF lhNl gov.
crnm"ut. All nos aolujescc ia TINT con-.
promise Of tao Constitution. II is the
best adjustment which can be made be-
tween the larger aud smaller States,
so long rs all the States of our present
Union were represented in Congress, this
tendency was checked 10y the existence Of
States with small population, distributed
in different sections OF our country, and
somewhat equally among the agricultural,
commercial aud manufacturing regions
Hitherto, no injurious or irritating results
have been caused. a division of the Tn,
ion, or the Acknowledgement of the South,
crn states 10y putting them back into the
coalition OF mere territories, or a repre-.
seniation dictated by the military power
Of Government, would make inevitable q
readiustment Of political power. l. the
Southern States are cut off or disfranchiS-
ed, every map OF our country will constant
" 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 o. oar country. with united pOpu>
Iations 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 a few
years, each Of these States will have pops
u]lations greater than that Of all NeH Eng,
land. This disparity of political powe.
would be increased by the fact that the
population aud pursuits Of New England,
confined within very limited boundaries,
have the uniformity Of n community,
while the larger States have diversified
and distinctive pursuits 10 prevent them
from acting 50 readily in concert.
The danger Of controversy would be in.
creased by our vast national debt. This
mainly held by a few Atlantic States, di.
vides our country into the p]erilous sec.
tional relations OF debtor and creditor re.
gions. The ownership Of this debt cans
not be diilused over our country so that
the same communities which pay taxes
will receive incomes. The incidental ad.
vantages Of protective tariffs growing out
Of this debt, would be largely gained by
the creditor States, which also enjoy this
disproportionate share Of political power.
The great producing States would be com.
PEELED to pNy q heavy taxation 10 other
communities at a time when the division
of u Union would deprive them of their
most profitable markets and heavy du-
IL, &sgFg5Ht 5SHfr kTsg Nf5AFl ppf fSsi productions.
No one can look forward to snch agita>
tons and discussions without the deepest
concern.
The smaller States, grouped upon the
shores Of the Atlantic, were all original
parties 10 the Constitution. They are
g]loriously associated with the history Of
the Revolutionary struggle They bear
names that are honored, and have memo-
rtes that ore cherished in every part of
the land. They must not, through the
folly Of blind and bigoted leaders, lose the
great special political powers which are
given 10 them by the compromises OF the
Constitution. They must not snfFe. that
instrument, which secures to them pecuN
liar advantages, TO be weakened or dos.
troyeG.
The Lnion must je Restored,
There !, but one way to save Us from dc.
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