New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-11-02
Editorial Correspondence
LETTER FROM ST. LOUIS.

ST. LOUIS. October %, 131 J.
Traversing new section Of this food
zone Of the Union for nearly three hundred
miles, gives additional evidence that the
power 70 support population is the true rule
Of territorial power. This extraordinary area
stretches west to the foot of the Rocky Noun
tains, and even along the Canadian or Red
river Of the North. TO connection with the
Columbia and the Pacific. THIS immense
extent Of country is the food zone Of the
republic. 1t is just being prepared for the
habitation OF man. Railroads and rivers
bring the people. the organization Of States,
and laws viii welcome them as into = new
building prepared for their permanent habi.
tation. Can there be any doubt, but that a
region which has sprung into existence
within the memory of men will increase in
wealth and namber. with ratio of rapid.
ity to which Che past bears no proportion'
No impartial reason can doub. it. And
Cith the present power and prospective
growth q this country. can any one doubt
that other and earlier political divisions.
based on geography or principle will be,
and indeed are obliterated. The eonsti-
tuition OF the United States bases popular
representation on numbers. Food and
wages aggregate numbers. These condi-
tons Of populous attraction exist in Sncom-
parable abundance in the area referred to.
It 10 then obvious that it must govern. It
may DO made plain, even that it does govern
now. 1t is in vain to set up the pretensions
IS bn The 81
between Boston and Charleston is like
the fued of the Guelphs and GhibelIines.
lost in tho procession Of events which
has given the power of decision to
new people II is 70 a people who
knew not Joseph" and are. if you
will. indifferent 70 the earlier services and
intentions of those who framed the eonsti.
tuition. 1t may be said that the questions
of the relative boundaries of federal and
State power. and of the inherent powers of
the federal government as discussed be-
tween the two schools represented respec.
lively at the North and South are still unset
tied. persons who have nevef seen Chi
cago or Milwaukee or st. Louis NAV think
so. but these questions were settled by the
sword. and the rights Of the States' may
be condensed and expressed by much
older phrase - ''the right of petition"
With She repeal of the right TO withdraw
came the corrolary that the Congress, the
court. and the executive of the federal
government must assen: 10 any appeal OF
right from the States.
Now, a, tine great bulk Of the neonle
who are to decide these questions, have just
emerged from n war fought to decide them,
it is not probable that they will vote to re-
verse their own decision. There is very
large vote of immigrants, and others, to
whom the abstract distinctions OF the past
are incomprehensble. 1t is by mo means
reasonable that one who has fled to the fed
eraf Cover nment for protection from a mon
arch. or q master will consent to see form
of executive power weakened, which NAV.
what they deem despotism of any sort. |
From this reasoning it is deduced that the |
food zone Of the Union will govern the |
Union, and that party distinctions based on |
other ideas and ether interests will disap |
pear under the democracy of numbers,
POWER CENTREs
As there is power zone under our con-
rule. so there are centres of Do
itical power. The chief Of these are New
York and Philadelphia-the one having
twenty eight aud the other twenty-five
7otes in Con gress. To these are added The