New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-06-21
rEE WEST AND TaE nAsr.

long CenVused the country. Inc Custom VI -
citing new agitations on a subject so fruitful OF
disoord and bad feeling has been reprobated by
nh the sages Of the Constitution, Yet when the
question Of sectional interests Is constantly toreea
before the public view by the advocates CT
noliov for administering the general government
The interests only of single section, and for
. excluding every other part of the country from
fair nsrticinatinn III the benefits derived from a
mat ADMINISTRATION of public affairs we are COM
nelIad tn meet the issues thus persistenty thrust
: before us.
We do not make these remarks especially with
refarepce to the political attitude which has been
a forced upon the Southern States. By combina-
: tiou Of radical New England with the Western
clements which sympathse with the interests of
that section, the rights OF Southern States and
Il Southern people have been totally disregarded by
Congress, and the political existence of the South
ern States entirely ignored. We have, as it were,
been blotted from existence and voice is silent
in the halls of legislation. Whatever questions may
there arise, whether they may affect only ourselves
or the general welfare of the country, we have not
even the privilege of discussing.
| We cannot even avail ourselves of the right con-
ceded to the territories of raising voices in the
Congressional halls, in feeble protest against the
wrongs inflicted upon us, Not only would the radi-
cal majority manacle US, hand and foot, but they
have efeotually stiHed our voices by the Congress
4 siona gag which excludes eleven States from their
legitimate places in the public councils, and does
not even accord them the privilege conceded to
the territories, Of representationby means OF del
egates.
We do not now urge this action in the wayof
complaint. The South can afford to be excluded
if the rest of the country afford to do without
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is for the other sections to decide if these relations
shall continue, Their interest in the question is
as deep as ours. Though we may suffer more
acutely the present wrong, the principle Of ex-
clusien is applicable to all States alike If, to
accomplish selfish purpose, New England thrusts
US out to-day, she may, m4he principle prevails,
receive us tomorrow and exclude New York and
Illinois If the principle on which she has acted
be correct, perennial revolution is right, and no.
thing in our government is fixed or constant In
terest will be the rule of constitutional action;
public caprice will be the rHdder to guide us
through every political storm, and chance will di
rect our varying course amongst the breakers
which roar madly on our pathway. 81
Il We appeal to the Western people to. examine
icaEefullys into the questions which the East,
through its congressional representation has
presented for their action. Finding themselves in
temporary majority. and DESTROYS ofperpetuatng
their power the radicals have not hesitated to ig-
more their former proestations and to assert that
though the whole purpose of the recent struggle
was to prevent the Southern States from leaving
the Union, yet when those States ceased their
efforts to leave, and when their military power was
crushed, their Sobjeot had been, by some miracle
unaeeountably accomplished. Dreading a comb
nation of all the conservative elements of the
country in opposition to the selfish policy of New
England the radicals did not hesitate to declare
that the States for whose political life they had
successfully fought were politically dead, and
therefore could not be permitted to representation
in Congress. Unable in any other way to override
the patriotism Of Andrew johnson, they expelled
from Congress, without any remorse of conscience,
sufficient number of members to secure, as they
claimed, constitutional majority over his ob.ee
tons to their unconstitutional proceedings. In
order to perpetuate their power, thus wrongfully
obtained, they have instituted series of tinker
ings with the Constitution calculated to infict
wrong upon every section, to change essentially
the form Of our government, and to bring into
iisrepute and contempt the sacred character Of
American liberty.
An examination Of the legislation which they
have accomplished Or attempted will reveal the
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erh os'ss hlis' ape 'sA'f lls'lia u to
pressing WIS colself'I'iFe el9lI9nss u tne co.lly
una q preserving power III tne hAnGs o. h!LllseH
ana lfienus-aho ms ac'ion as 'el leaoer IN the
mouse o. heptesenIauVes mas soHelehVly demon
stFateG thst the interests Of MS party are me
measure q ms puollc conscience.
In all inc revenue legislation OF the radical Con
gress, the interests OF New England seem chiefly
70 be consulted L articles OF her manufacture
are taxed at ALL that tax is counterbalanced by
means Of high protective taritf, which transfers
the TAXI the consumer and thus compels the
western farmer to refund to the New england
manufactures, IN the enhanced price OF his wares
the amount OF tax which he had paid the govern
ment, The effect Of this high protective tariff, I,
therefore, is not onyto require other sections to
pay their own direct taxes but thus indirectly to
pay the taxes Of New England besides.
The radicals having failed in their attempt levy
fye-cent taxon the cotton Of the South are now
seeking, through the motion of Mr.. Stevens, to
procure the adoption of a constitutional amend.
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