Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-02-15
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On the basis OF II last cehsus ~
distribution Of political power Will
soon take place, and one bill has al-
ready been reported to the House OF
Representatives by the Judiciary Com
mittee, while others are in prepare
ton. The fact is apparent, however,
whatever bill may be adopted, that the
New England States will either lose
some representatives, or remain sta
tionary, while the Southern and West
ern States will gain largely. The late
great crisis in our history has caused
politics to take a new departure, and
for the next decade we are to have, so
it seems to us, a more thorough and a
far better understanding with the diff
ferent parts of this vast Union than we
ever have had before. In other words,
New England, as q section, is fast los
ing Its influence, and the process OF
desectionalism is everywhere rapidly
taking place. This is something to be
heartily glad Of, for in a country
whose interests as a whole are COM
mon, there should be neither North,
East, South, or West. New England
now has twenty-seven Representatives
and 1t is proposed to reduce this num-
Der by cutting of one The Middle
States will gain five, the number being
raised from sixty-one to sixty-six. Inc
Southern States gain from seventy-five
to eighty-eight, and the Pacific States
gain one, their total number being
five. Many people will at the tirs'
: thought be surprised ut the great n
: r~..s.SssL power IN tine oouIh
but they should reflect that a large
! number of human beings heretofore
held as slaves have been e~nfranchised
1t is thought that Of the eighty-eigh'
Representatives from that section
twenty-eight will belong to the coloret
people. Through these people, thost
: who admire New England sentiments
hope to hold the balance of power Ii
our National Legislature, for it is
: fact that for the present, at least, tho
/, colored voters Of the South do no
|, concur In all political matters withth'
native white voters. Thus the spirit o.
sectlonalism is gradually fading from
that section of the country. The WesI
is not a section geographically, since il
would puzzle any n to define 1t;
limits. Politically it Is In sympathy
with New England, the Middle States,
and, indeed, the new element o.
kpower in the Southern States. 1t !:
II fact that very many of the first po'
J litical men of the West are Of New
England origin and sentiment, and
, while they look after the interests o.
their own States on matters Of national
policy, they will join hands with the
whole country. In noticing this fact,
the current issue Of Erery Saturda.
says "a carpet-bag would well betit
the coat-of-arms of any of these new
(Western) States" The carpet-bag ha'
already found a place OH the coat-of
arms of many of the Southern States
f aud the day may come when it vii
fluid u place OH the national escutcheon
1t is simply symbolical of progress ant
e desectionalism; it shows that liberia
and truly Republican ideas are making
their way to all parts Of this country
, and it argues we'll for the future peac'
aud prosperity Of the land. We lool
:, for harmony and united action in tn
Congresses Of the next decade, ant
/, when the next redistribution Of politi
:, cal power takes place, we expect t
= see the bond of union between thes'
States strengthened as il never Ia
!, been before.