New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-07-09
HOW NEW STATES ARE MADE.

If those who continue to chisel over the
obscure inscriptions o.: the tomb Ct the
dead past would If. their eyes tc ale new
world which, IS nov; spsinging into exist
ence beyond the Mississippi. they would
perceive the entire vanity OF their labors.
Those States whic:. formerly controlled
the policy and distributed the patronage
OF the federal government have now little
more 10 90 with its administration than
the older portions .: Guy own city with its
progress in another and an opposite di,ec-
ton. We frequently :ead .:ud;te es-
says explaining now :: was intended
tLa: tie States shout: IN tie: corpo-
rate and and separate capacity t2 the
policy of the common government. 1t is
to be supposed tia: those who contend for
that principle expect some political gain
from reinstating i. That is, that ''tLe
four States" which aye asserted b. the
Pjcac,ne to prefer An honest military
despotis,n' to The present federal admins
tration. would be n some manner restored
TO an administrative influence. Profess
sors Of the abstract i!:nan:ties rarely look
at practical figures. # so. those who
lamen. the numerical consolidation Of the
republic, and regard the recognition Of
separate Statehood as the rule OF admins
term: the common power. would see the
!allacy Of the: cw.: theories. The
rapid and simI,: process Of ere
ating State las 50 increased
their numbers IS that the -four States
will soon be in as Intellectual 4 minority
as if they elected Oh the distribution OF
power according 70 gross federal num-
bers. Indeed, this manufacture of
States approaches j" :apility the con-
struction Of clocks or sewing machines.
\ parallelogranl Of lie public domain,
an Indian name. SIX months 81 European
immigration, and up comes y State"
perhaps elbow:ns aside Delaware. New
Jersey. Carolina or !'lo:;la. and demands
to bc seated in tina: co1.c!ayc oi States
called the federal Senate. Indeed, tbs
improved pa.el. has SO reduced tie value
ofS:atehood tia: there i3a serious thought
to base the second house on numbers
instead CT communities. Many think
there IS 40 reason why State fairly en-
titled 70 :: representative n Congress
should have the same territorial! power
with a State Of :e:: times rs population.
We do not t:oub. ~. even the advocates
Of the State rights tradition. when they
regard the lis. Of new Western States
with the ten rev Territories. which are
but States in the embryo Or :adpole con-
dition, will come to the same conclusion.
For if this manufacture 0: States con-
tinres, co.sec aences 0: ;ra.-a! taxation
and Appropriateness: occ1r which should
be guarded against. Whatever may he tie
policy apon this subject. :: i beyond
doubt tina. The system o. giving State
degree Of power dispropor:ionate to its
population is neither Republican nor
Democratic. i j. :-reccnci.ab,e with the
nev construction and departure. under
the constitution, - c:po.nded by the
war and as amended since. Some time
movement may be :naugu-ated on tbs
subject which vii! unite the :rreccncila-
bic corporations o! Connecticut and Caro-
lima IN resisting ~: amended senatoria!
ratio. AS we have q: f:s: suggested, hon.
ever. i is more probable :ha: the Southern
Atlantic States. SEEM: tina: this State
manufacture vii! reduce their own IL
fUence in the Senate relatively to nothing.
may prefer tie basis o: numbers, which
will leave power among the more con-
sentative States rather than among tie
young and ravenoUs States which have
just cast off thei, territorial chrysaGs.