New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-10-09

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An ISSUE ABOVE ALL STATE AiFAiRs.
Whoever narrows and bcconds his reason with
the notion that the election before us Is TO begin
and end with state affairs will one day I've startled
by discovering that New-lork in 1879 decided
how much and how little was settled or achieved
by the greatest war and the greatest sacrifice of
modern times.
Ncxt wear a Presidential election is 10 occur. II
will be the last under the present census-the last
at which Solid south Will need but AZ Northern
electoral votes. Before a succeeding election hap
pens, the sceptre will have changed hands.
Before 1881 the great West will have been counted
again and her growth since the present census was
taken will give her preponderating weight IN the
House of Representatives aud in the Electoral Col
lege. Bat now and next year the South lacks INIT
AZ of majority of al the electoral votes. There
is a wrong in this. The Constitution ordains that
ifthe right To vote is denied to any who are en-
titled to it in any state. the representation
of that State shall be reduced accordingly
In violation of law and right the backsof the south
are in large numbers denied the right to vote, and
in violation of the Constitution, they are notwith-
standing counted to swell the number of RcpreSen-
tatives in Congress- and the number of electoral
votes Thus 1000 600 people are used as foot
ball IN the game Of National politics.
When the blacks we're slaves the evil was not
largest. They did not vote then-they do not vote
now. When they were slaves. each soul counted
throeffths Of one person. Now they all counted
each a. person. and because they are So counted
. body of Representatives sit IN Congress who are
not rightfully there, because the ballot IS denied to
those they profess TO represent \ Democratic Con-
gress nav tolerate this, and will tolerate ita Dem
ocratic President would be compelled to sanction IT,
but 10 will meet just. stern end, unless the Nation
forgcts Justice and mercy and self-preservation.
With this quantity in the sum, next years cleo
tion is full of danger and fun of tar-rcachng re-
suits Thirtv-ivo of the foriy-scven needed
Northern votes are in the State of New-Nork. Her
decision this year viii go far to cast tie de Tor
next year.
Here comes an Issue which rises high
above all State issues now II is MOI
financial oulv. though finances are involved.
1t embrace, everything for which the war was
fought except African slavery iu name.
Every STATE which went into the rebellion. save
only Texas. has recently repudiatcd ~, BITS.
Three hundred million dollars of indebtedness has
been thus repudiatcl. Many of these Obligations
were created by Democratic Governments II can
not even bc said thar Republicans bad part in con-
trartng them. They were state and municipal
debts TIE ruling element, Of the S'uth-the
"propcrty and intelligence as they like to be
styled-pToess 90 set their regard for Their states
in front of an their patriotism. II would seem,
lItN. lull II any pthAl U''uit'tH 't-'''A'''o '''
sacred to thc governing class of the SOUTH % must
be- the obligations based ON the honor of the States
Yet OF AN the states which ~rceled ard rc'rlled
only one has ahs-aincd from rank Repatriation.
Suppose the forces and the sentiment oi which Snch
act. como are allowed 10 dominate tile Nation, what
shall wc expect
Tie National debt was incurred 90 put down gee
bolhon. Isit-cauit be-mogc Aouorel cor respected
in tl, south cham their own local bonds and prom
i,estopay1 The National bonds are not u..d 90
the South. Northern banks aud savines-Dank>
and insurance and trust companies hold
them-men. women and children all over
the Month are the rc1l boudholdris. Every
stoclholder and blllboldcr of bank, every
deposition 900 savings bans. everyone having pol
lev of insurance his life or DDS property in all the
North is "a boudholdcr oT q Landowner. With all
these facts before Thorn, the people aye 90 vote tins
vear whether hey choose to iutust the safety and
validity of thcir property 10 those vino already by
their actions. have proved their disregard of obl-
CATIONS deemed by them of higher sanctlty than the
Nations promises.
of their hostility 10 the policy of resumption under
which every paper dollar has become a~ go"a as
gold The fcnnbhcm party carried resumption
against old democratic Y'P'r ,'i.H' va ,.'.'' ~
the Republican party is plel-et 10 resumption
Gua'ly-it cannot escape. great eodN oI hrin"-
Graf. ere veh.mcntly against 70. a majority 81 the
Democrat. in both Houses of CONGRESS are opposed
L. thr Resumption act, and mean % cFduc u tntF
cannot regell IT, DO the people of New-lork wish
10 hand over tn thc Democratic party, which means
now the sway of tie Solid south, the currency ana
finance, oi the count ". safe lr'speTinE ana stable
a. they are and will Dee If only lrit alonef
These ar. some of the questions and dangers Of
the questions which the coming Gle non must
do much To- settle one way or the other Nurn qnes-
tion- dre Natcual-tncy ale nos state affairs eA-
cluslveiN. %.
They pay most of the revenue. ,New-lork Is the
greatest taxpayer of them ALL Nearly one dollar
in every three put INTO or taken from the Treasury
comes from the commerce and th" people OF New
York N.w-Emgland and tho West make mp most Of
the remainder. With ali the schemes CONSTANT y
oin,i. m the Treasury is the Nations money safer
under he partv whose constituency pays H. OF un-
der the Dary of the south. whose constituencies
feel hut little IN pocket whether expenditures an"
moro OF less. 4 makes a vast difference u q man
sitting IN Congress whether an appropriation ne
votes comes ont oi his own constituency or out of
somebody else. and yet men OF all sections are alt
10 20 with their party.
TIE REVIVAL on WAR ISSUES.
But there is an issue broader and deeper than all
this.
Rebellion came Of the usurping pretensons Of
State Rights and that banciul hcresy never so
aujacious As now.
Did john G. Calhoun and the nullifers whom
Jackson bailed and crushed ever dare IN the name
of State Riehts to strangle the Government by re-
fusing the legislation which the Constitution COM
mandsf
They tried to hinder the collection of the revenue
in south Carolina, but did they ever by caucus de
cree attempt to take the National Government by
the throat and compel il to make terms to save its
lifeY
There is much talk about reyiying the issues Of
The war. Who has revived them
When the war was over the Nation displayed the
most marvellous, the grandcst maguanimity in his
tory. No man was punished for treason. No estate
was coniscated. After the seeding states re-
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