Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-02-08


THE ADMINISTRATION BOROUGHg.
The Radical party begins, to suffer from
It's own misdeeds. During the war, and |
subsequent to its close, no established Law,
no constitutional right was regarded, that |
between the party and its two |
grand objects-power and plumber. To Sc
cure the latter the former was necessary.
To maintain themselves in Office, the RadI-
cal leaders increased the number of admin.
lstration boroughs, while the anarchy pro-
duced by the war permitted them to do so
with IMMUNITY. Thuswas Kansas admitted
to the Union with population Of 107,206; i
Nebraska with about $4,000; Nevada with
about 10000, and West Virginia with
sufficiently large, but wholly in
violation of the Constitution of the United
States. Nevada was admitted to the Union
in 1864 "on a common footing with the
original States" though her population in
1860 was only 6,S57. The State convention
was held at so late a period that it was
necessary to telegraph the constitution then
adopted, to Washington in order that it
might be received there in time to secure
the admission of the State previous to the
Presidential election. The President i'm
mediately issued proclamation declaring
Nevada State. The cause of all this haste
was apparent in the result Of the election.
There were 1920 votes cast in the new
borough, of which 9,S26 were for Lincoln.
A Radical Governor and State Legislature
were elected, and the State sent a Radical
member of Congress to Washington. In
the Senate the administration gained two Of
the most servile supporters that ever
sold themselves to a government. This
is the reason why Nevada
with population Of 42,491 in 1870, has as
much influence in the Senate as New York
with its population of nearly 100000.
The history of Nebraska, Kansas and West
Virginia, present similar records Of Radical
violations of the Constitution. In fact the
instrument which our fathers framed as the
fundamental law of the Union, has been SO
reconstructed and patched since the advent
of the Radical party to power, that it has
become oppressiveIeven to the Constitution
thinkers themselves. Now that State rights
have been abolished, the powerful Northern
and Middle States contend that their popu-
lations entitle them to larger representation
on the floor of the Senate than the
smaller States. Under the Radical
construction of the Constitution their
claim is not an unjust one. All mem are
free and equal, and entitled to be equally
represented; it does seem unjust that four
millions of people in New York should
have no more voice in the Senate than
| forty thousand in Nevada. ."
The complaint against this anomalous
condition of affairs does not arise from the
Democratic party, but from the Radicals
from the very men who contributed most
to bring about the deplored result. When
the object was the punishment and oppres-
sion of the South, not Radical could be
found to condemn the illegal and high
handed policy of his party. But now, when
that policy recOls on its authors
as well as on the Democracy in
the older States, a growl OF dis
satisfaction arises from the Radical
journals which have not the fear of Ulysses
and his supporters before their eyes. They
cannot avoid seeing that the administration
boroughs are in Grants pockets, and would
support him if be announced openly that
be intended to crown himself king. The
power which he controls through them is
equivalent to that of four of the most popu-
lOus States in the Union. With the army
at his command, the control of the i'm
measurable host of office-holders and Office
seekers, the active support of the carpet
bag satraps in the South, and portion OF
the Northern States, the independent Radi-
Gals fear that his reelection is foregone
! conclusion. The old-man-of-the-sea tight
ems his grip round their necks, and, thor
oughly frightened at last, they are seeking an
opportunity to throw him of.