Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-10-28
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WASHINGTON.
Delay Ofthe Minister to Mexico.
Z Radicals Still Claiming West
Virginia.
o The Condition OF Spanish At
f fairs.
-, Letter from General Prim.
Governor Seymour at Column
bus, Ohio.
The Oregon Legislature.
COLUMRUS.
Arrival OF Governor seymour.

Square.
The remarks ofthe distinguishedepeake
in reference to the national finances, were
substantially the same as those made al
Cleveland and Chicago. He spoke of the
unjust distribution of funds between the
East and West said Ohio has nearly 5000.
900 people and is entitled to nearly one
tenth of the whole amount. If she can
not take her amount of men from New
York and New England to enjoy privilege
they would have brought their capital here
and you would have to-day, 100000 in
circulation; you would not only have had
this currency TO buy produce but this addi-
tional capital all the year round for business
Illinois wants more currency than you, and
Sc has only about ten million, while Mas
sachusetts with half the population OF Hi
nOis has fifty million, though they do not
want currency there because the business
in Massachusetts ia not carried on, and
never was, with currency. They know
they DO not want it because you want it
from them TO pay interest. Enough. You
get it. Let us ste why the men of Illinois
find the value of produce put down.
The great mass of the currency is
placed under the control Of nor
led centers, chifley of Wall Street.
In consequence Of concentration, these
men borrow large sums, withdrawn from
the market, locked up, for the purpose Of
making money scarce. That knocks down
stocks; it knocks down property; they
want TO buy, perchance your corn; you
can't get money; they have means TO buy
when ready, and make monstrous speCuls-
tons; they are doing il to-day in New
York for the purpose of putting down rail-
road stocks, and in doing that putting
down your corn and pork. We see these
evils because the government did what was
clearlyunfair in distributing this circulation.
What has been the result? You think
you are free and independent citizens of
Ohio, perhaps you are for some purposes,
but you will find speculative power arising
from this bad legislation which steps into
your fields and warehouses and stacks and
strikes down the products Of your labor,
that is a large reduction from your indie
pendence. 1t shows you and US that when
men have boughtup railroad stocks or corr,
or beef, or pork, currency is needed here.
In the winter it rolls into New York, "the
banker goes to a Speculation and offers to
loan him money at a low interest. You
pay ten or twelve per cent. interest, be-
cause You have TO borrow of the East,
when in New York it is five or six per
cent. The speculatoT takes it; buys up
this very properly which has been cut
down in value by holding it puts up the
price against the lsborer of the East so
high it cannot be purchased, and is not
90 ont Of the way until your next crops.
Every man who desires 10 go into this
election doing his duty TO himself and
country, can trace this thing for himself.
The records show you when this currency
was distributed. Did they distribute your
quotas for men to 90 to battle the same
way Oh no, Ohio, Illinois and Indiana
had a hard rule applied, by which they
sent numbers to war beyond their proper
lion, because they did not make population
she basic, but able-5odied men. For the
first time in the world, our New England
friends were exceedingly modest. They
declare that vOu were much more able
bodied people than they were. Mr.. Sey-
mour continued at length upon the great
injustice done the West by the party in
power.
He then goes on to show the means adop-
ted to carry out this unequal distribution,
saying now does it happen that during the
past eight wears we find the burtheHs and
privilege Of the government are go I'M
equally distributed; there has been poll
CIV at Washington for the last six or seven
wears to sectionaize the power. Let me
show you how this is done.
You know when We formed our Con-
etiiution we said we would keep alive State
rights. To DO this, are We 10 let the small
est States have as Rany Senators as the
largest Thai was meant fer their pro.
tecion, and, above all, 10 show more clear
~ that this vas a limited partnership,
eternal as The hills during this time, but
limited none the less now. How has that
feature Of our government been so
perverted as to produce these great
evils? Look at the Senate. A majority
al She people of the United States live in
nine States, New York, Pennsylvania,
Ohio, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, Wis
consin and Michigan, they have eighteen
Senators. The people Of Ohio agree 10
tbateo lopg as the fair working Of our in.
buttons according to the original CON-
pact, hut when it is made to invade yOuT
rights, YOU ought not TO approve Of it,.
When this government puts power into
the hands Of States, then fills the Senate
with sham States without population, and
gives tacontrosoveryOu affairs which does
not rightfully belong to it, that is injustice to
amsiority Of the people Of this country.
The Senators irom the Western States not
seeing the bearing of il voted for it because
il Il raid they wanted to vote down Presi-
dent johnson, aud by these measures the
Aenple Of Ohio, nearly three millions, have
freu practically DISTINGUISHED.
Two men sitting ia the Senate of the
United States from the State of Florida
one who went from the State of New York,
an unknown man, and the other from some
other quarter-do not represent the white
teople OF that State, nor the negroes eth
er, for the latter do not know there is a Sen.
ate, vet these men cast their pOtes with
Senators from the great centralStates. II
Is not merely a Wrong done the peopleAO
Florida, but it IS a wrong done toyou when
two such men become rulers.
Add mp these States, there are ten or
Twelve Senators sent there to fortify party
in political power who have no constituents
Where are the three millions Of Ohio, the
four millions Of New York Where are
the majority Of an American people in thii
body? What next has been done? They
have gone and increased power in thai
body until you have no voice TIT
executive power was transferred 10 tn,
Senate In a large manner you have voic,
according TO population in the election 0
President They have taken from him al
n power Of removal; they have taken tn
' executive power as far as they could, an,
have given il TO a body that does not repre-
sent you in any such degree.
Nv Republican friends you may b
pleased with lh!s a little. You may thin
1t secures in office yourself and friend:
but Is this wise ststesmsnship, IA this far
sighted, is this looking down the future
the time that Eill surely come when 20
will have Interests conflicting with states
! could detaG you here Ion
while 10 show you how step by step tn
Executive power has been absorbed. i
another way it absorbed the House Of Rel
resentatives. We have a great deal Of pa
ronage. There are 10000 OthCe-holder
The Senate controls all that the Presider
cannot get rid Of 1t has become the cen
trail power 10 a greater degree than 1t eve
was before.
The House of Representatives are in n
small degree dependent upon the Senate
The terms Of Senators are longer, fewe
and so fortified that popular changes can
remove them. They have taken powt
from The President whom you elected f
four wears; have made him to-day what /
ought never have been for honor and dign
ty ofthe American people, you saw him VII
sat in the chair Of Washington, the Chi