Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-03-16
NEW ENGLAND REoONsTRUCTION.

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From the Louisville Courierl -e
It is New England, either directly
through her own representatives, or . d
reetiy through those who were educated
in her political school, and represent he
notions at the cost OF misrepresentlnl
those of the section to which they be
long, which keeps up the idea that tb'
uDiOn-or the south-needs reconstruct
ing, and supplies the plans for recon
struction. IT is natural that this should
be the case. The west, neither in thu
province Of its political, nor in that o
its economical interests, knows OF feel
that the south needs to be reconstructed
False notions of public economy, in
soil naturally propitious, have, IN New
England proved the germs OF false pollt
zeal theories and hence, ia her, q II
her PARASITES, we discern the pressure o
An intense desire to reconstruct, opera
ting to produce multiplied plans Of recon
( strUctiOn.
We NAV observe two things: First
/ that New England looks upon IL as in
| csmbent upon her to furnish the plan o
restoration and second, thatshedOes moi
I ind the task an easy one. Two or three
/ months is as long as she herself can re-
main content with any that she has been.
| thus far, able to devise; and about II
/ proportion as she is delighted with hel
| own inventions when brilliant with the
gloss Of novelty, is her contempt foI
them as soon as time and reflection has
enabled her TO gain q just idea OF thelI
] bearings and probable operation. Ihls
Is disc0yerable in the treatment which
she now accords to the one so much ad-
mired amendments TO the constitution
i - - - #La aFaFa- Of NhNnUg which We
have been attempting to describe, that
recently lead the representative man Of
New England to lay it down as a prOpO-
sition, that his party could not, at this
time, afford to commit itself to any prin-
ciple whatever.
It is fortunate-we think-that this
task Of making plans for reconstruction
has fallen upon New England that New
England has discovered her mission in
this behalf, has entered upon it, and has,
in a great measure, besn permitted to
enjoy q monopoly Of its labOrs and its
eniOyments. Because, L. New England
feels the need Of reconstruction most >.
Because feeling it most, she will be most
fruitful in plans for its accomplishment
8. Because, being most fruitful in plans,
she will disagree most in respect to their
relative merits and efficacy T. Because,
in her own political ideas and condition,
she presents the most formidable Obsta-
cles to the revolution she desires to ae-
cOmplish. In fact, every New England
plan for reconstruction exhibits the phe-
nOmenOn Of New England warning
against itself; Of its one-sided assent to
doctrines and principles whose general
application it would resist to the death.
The political strength OF New England
in the union, consists in the fact that
she has states, in number, disprOpOrtiOu-
ately to either her territory OF her popU-
lstiOu. This fact, which gives her such
an undue influence in the higher branch
Of the federal legislature, and through
that, in all departments of the govern
ment, has nothing but its actuality for
its Justification. 1t is a great political
irregularity; the only excuse for which
is that il was once agreed TO, and has
ever since been eRdured the iniquity is
palpable it has every rule Of right, and
sentiment OF Justice against it, and
nothing in its favor but a clause Of cOB-
pdct-nOthingi Call the constitution OF
the United States what we may, give it
what name we please, If the ~disprOpOI-
tiOnate representation which New Eng
land enjoys in the senate Of the United
States is not from compact, from what is
it? Law cannot do it; for law only
gives words to justice, and Justice is
equality. II is kere, in this endured
irregularity, that we find the true mean
ing Of the constitution: a bond of FEDE-
RAJ UNION between Independent states,
Independent in that, by express agree
ment, their autonomy is secured to them,
irrespective Of the injustice which may
grow out Of its enjoyment.
New England has become the political
Pecksnif Of the Union, a genuine whited
sepulehre Of Phariseeism. She is run
ming q muck against the rights and SOW
Of the States, forgetting that the
authors Of Revolutions are always at
last their victims. Her six States have
Undertaken 10 change a compact between
sovereign States into ga Government
proper Of tine one people over the States, ?
imagining that in its march this
Revolution will halt when confronted
~ their preseriptive right 10 twelve
senator's. But when they have estab-
ished 1t as true that there is no compact
be violated, but only the enactment
4 a supreme will to be by the same will
epealed, they have invited their pro-
,eny, whelped in the Northwest, to turn
lpon their dam and rend her; reducing
Ter, as we hope 10 see her reduced, to
hst representation only, in the Senate,
o which her population entities her in
he consolidated Government.
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