The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-01-04

tAl. Capitalization ~ s.e piesels 'A0
vora vh;ch = -.ors and their sympathisers
.h-,n.h.n. -ae country have pressed into the
- and seek to make gil the place Of the
.--1g itself.
Capitalization is a vague term, but politi-
clans and events in past generations made it
unpopular, and now that unpopularity, in.
CURED in former age, is to be converted
into fact or thing, in spite of change of cir.
cumstances, with which to humbug the peo-
pie Of this government. The Southern
States, claiming independent sovereignty, re-
belled and waged war against the Central
Government, and now, after the rebellion
has been suppressed and the Government
seeks to re-establish its rightful authority,
and guard against the consequences of the
late rebellion and prevent the recurrence of
like outbreaks in the future, the CRY Of
rehabilitation is raised in the interests of
the rebel States. Is Capitalization always 80
dreadful calamity that treason and rebel
hon or the constant peril of revolution is
preferable? Have we as nation suffered
most from Capitalization or from its oppo-
site2 The Central Government, az it is usu
ally stigmatised by those who seek to mag
nifty State sovereignty, has achieved in his
tory the reputation of the best government
IN the world. There are few, if any, in>
stances in which the people have suffered
from its power. either oppression, burden-
some. exaction, or injustice, while the power
and glory of the nation has steadily advan ced
In the estimation of the world abroad, aud
the prosperity of the people has been pro,
NOTED at home with such efficiency that even
Its enemies are constrained to admire and
emulate. Its opposite-State Sovereignty
on the other hand, which has chiefly pre-
vailed in the South, exhibits little to boast
OF under its fostering care. A vicious
Aristocracy, modelled after the chivalry
of the dark ages, lorded it over
''poor whites and barbarian blacks reduced
to the level of brute chat.els, both classes
alike ignorant and destitute alike of the fa>
ciiities of education, or hope Of ameioration
OF their deplorable condition. And in per-
feet consonance with the spirit of such an
cherishing discomfort, hatred and rebellion
against "the best Government in the world,
by the confession of their own leaders, and
finally waging terrible war for the overthrow
OF that Government, because the majority of
the people decided against them and elected
"mud-sill, as they derisively called the
class of which we was representative, to
the Presidency of the central Government
Surely there is nothing in the course of the
two opposing principles or systems in our
history, calculated to condemn Capitalization,
or to commend State sovereignty to the spe-
eial favor Of the people. And if we 20 back
to the period which preceded the adoption of
the. Federal Constitution, we find unnum.
bered evils springing from this boosted source
OF independent State Sovereignty. WASH,
ISGroS and his compatriots who had achieved
the Independence of the country from foreign
domination, were almost in despair of its
destiny under the old Confederation Of indie.
pendent State sovereienties, and finally raj
lied to secure the abolition of the confederate
system, and to establish in its stead Ma
tional Government, whose constitution. laws
and authority should be supreme throughou.
the land, anything in any State Constitution
to the contrary, notwithstanding.
Thus in our own history we find that facts
not only vindieate Capitalization from the
odium attached to it, but show as we'll, that.
many of the blessings of which We boast
apling from the Capitalization effected under
the National Government. And on the other
hand we learn that the State Sovereignty sys-
tenn of the old Confederation, the idea and
spirit Of which is sought to be perpetuated.
in spite of the changes in the form of Gov.
eminent effected by the Federal Constitution
has been the source of most Of the dangers
and evils from which the country has suf-
fered.
There is vicious Capitalization of power
in Government, bnt all history shows that the
development of such system of centralza,
ton is confined to the despotisms of the one
man power, or of q social sristocracy, and
never takes place through the action Of the
Representatives of the people under liberal
system. The ancient and modern despotisms
q Asis l@entralized all power IN one grand
LdespQtS and placed all beneath him under his
absolute control, ignoring the idea of any
rights whatever as inhering in the people.
Louis XIV. of France SAID, Il am the State,
and his tyranny was based upon tina. idea,
and was bequeathed to his successors as the
pxinciple Of government. The King of
France was centralized despotism, ruling
over all classes with imperious sway, and BY
hereditary divine right, and the people had
no more right against him, nor as much, as
the slaves of the South had against the pet
~ despotisms of the plantation, which was
exercised in the same spirit.
These are sufficient illustrations from his
tory Of vicious species of Capitalization.
Justly liable to all the objurgations Of the mos,
bitter opponents of the word and the idea.
But there is another kind of Capitalization
illustrated in history in the interests of lib
,erty and humanity, end the peace, harmeny
End welfare tahe people. England, a. an
sEly dayin the period of the Hep,archy,
divided into seven sovereign independ.
1t governments, whose rulers were ALWAYS
q war, and under whom the people were
&nstanuy harrassed. These Kingdoms have
- been centralized into one Government.
- surely will not be commended that this
MI vicious Capitalization, and that the in
|(1els Of the people have suffered in conse-
SSncsS. Nor would any argue at this day in
NJ of5diyidins fsagland proper into seven
1f6nlnct = spendvut sovereignties.
slxSSin German. Is becoming centralized
~ he Constitutional Government of
80, and ! score Of petty Provinces ruling
W z Pnncipaities, and devoting
NJ toeollecting their princelY reven-
III The people or hiring those people
pldisrs to foreign powers, are being
1sd - one grand and powerful Gov
~ - I'D willing % protect the peo-
"a psor = the welfare Of the nation
= n nsps il wholesome centrali-
ikesinterrsts Of civilization, and
Ul1pse1 il forward.
aria Earning for centrslisation, and