The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1865-09-23
NEW ENGLAND.


The Middle. Western and Southern
States have but little reason to love New
England. 1t has always been the hot
bed Of ianaticism, and the fruitful source
OF hurti'ul political excitement. Its rep
resentation in the United States Senate,
being 81 disproportionatcly large, has
given to 1t I'M undue preponderunce Of
power III the national councils. Had this
power not been SO frequently mis,iscd. no
complaints would ever have arisen but,
it is a iact that there is to day Il growing
feeling OF discomfort in regard In that
matter. The great States are beginning
to ask why New England, with her coin
paratlyely diminutiyc territorial extent
and meagre population, should he allowed
so large a representation ia the Senate
and the Electoral College? 1t is not
likely that this feeling will decrease with
time. 1t is possible, nay quite probable,
that before five years this matter of rep
resentation in the Senate and Electoral
college, IN proportion to population, will
become a political issue. Some of the
conservative Journals of that section see
indications OF the coming struggle. The
Manchester lNew HAMPSHIRE Union has
the following excellent editorial on the
subject:
Robert Dale Owen has published u
letter on negro suffrage. in which he takes
ground something ike this. II only the
whites are allowed to vote Mt the South
it will take only about half rs many rot,rs
TO elect II member of Congress there as
here, inasinuch as the ap%portionment is
not upon the number of voters. but upon
the population. The Federal Constitu-
ton guarantees to the States a republican
form Of government, aud the basis of'ro.
publicanism is the equality Of al citizens
and to fulfil this guarantee it has Tbs
power to impose negro suffrage upon iht
South-to establish an equality. not be.
tween the whites and blacks, but between
white men North aud white men South
The theory is absurd enough in itself. buI
see how it would work If impartially APP.
piled: Now England has twelve Senators
and New York. with q greater population
has only two. Why should not this inc
quality be rcctiied as we'll as the other
VIEW islGtftiu WIN Sutii must lfBil Alit
working of her own theories, if they ar,
carried out. The abolition cf slavery. i
it is abolished, gives the Southern State.
about fourteen additional representatives
various causes set in operation by the wal
will tend inevitably To diminish the pop
%ulation and influence of this section tn,
%elainor for equality" prevalent here il
so many forms. If il amounts to anything
will 4" equalizc her worse than anybodl
else and in the end. shorn of her politi
cal and commercial influence. she vii
stand only as u monument Of her owi
folly, a warning 10 meddlers in other PEG
pies business, and a sink of moral, social
political aud religious intdelity aud rot
~tenness. Another ten years like the last
and this language will not seem too strong
Her only salvation is to subside into dc
cent humility. purge herself of her owl
c%orruptions. and leave the chief part il
national affairs to those whose temper
have not been soured, nor their conscience
scared. nor their hearts hardened by
lifelong crusade against all men sins
actual and Hypothetical = except thei
own.