Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-02-23
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY %. 1889.
The Fonr New States.

In passing the bill which provides for admit
ting the Territories OF North Dakota, South
Dakota. Montana, and Washington into the
Union as States, the Democrats OF the House
OF Representatives performed what must
have seemed 10 them TO be a painful duty.
Nothing but sense OF duty could have in
duced them thus TO give into the hands Of
the Republican party the absolute control OF
both houses Of Congress. The four new
States will elect five Republican MEMOIRS OF
the House OF Representatives aud eight Re
publican members OF the United States Sem
ate. Such expected results oil the coLyer-
sion OF those Territories into States might
well have given pause to the Democrats in
both houses OF Congress.
These new States will all be in the Union
when Congress meets in December next.
So that we may expect the Republicans TO
hsve large majority In the Senate at It's next
session-not less than ten, and more than
they have bad for years. SO IN the House OF
Representatives Of the Fifty-irst Congress.
the Republican majority will be almost
doubled. Instead Of five or seven, 1t VIII be
ten or twelve.
The South will soon be confronted with
ga condition, not theory" II will depend
upon the feelings aud preiudlces and votes
OF the now members OF the two houses OF
Congress whether we Of this section are to
be put again under the ban and reminded to
that deplOrable condition from which we had
for four years hoped the election OF CLEvE-
LAND had forever freed Us. or shall be treated
as entitled 10 all the rights and privileges ac-
corded 10 the people OF the northern States.
Recent outglvings IN the Senate and toe
action Of the Republican senatorial caucus OF
Thursday last In deciding to press TO ts pas
sage resolution making the insulting In
quiry whether or not all OF the southern
States have a republican form Of govern
ment, are well calculated 10 cause our people
10 look forward to the future with apDrehen-
sIons OF underlined evils. In the opinion OF
the msIIgnants no form OF government
Is republican with a small n which
does not grind out Republican with o
big RI Senators and Representatives.
II may we'll be feared that the number OF
that their party friends in Congress did not
when they had the power adopt such mea'
sures as would have insured the perpetual
ton for many years OF the absolute control
OF all three OF the departments OF the govern
ment by the Republicans The force bill
from which Mr.. RANDALL saved the South
was Intended TO accomplish that object Sir.
BLAINE's ruings enabled Mr.. RANDALL to
save the country from that infamous attempt
10 destroy the republican form OF the ma
tional government; and it may therefore
reasonably be assumed that he at least Will
not at this late day be a party 10 crime
with which he refused 10 soil his conscience
when he had more reasons for yielding to
satanic temptation than he now has.
OF course, MIR. CLEVELAND has the right
TO veto the bill providing for the admission
OF the four new Territories; but II Is not at
all likely that he Will do so. Some members
of Congress who are among bis closest
friends were active In securing the passage OF
the bill; and we may be confident that he
approved Of their conduct. Indeed, we DO
not know what meTitorious reasons he could
give lor refusing his assent to the bill.
The people OF the western aud northwest
ern Territories are not so bitterly preiu-
diced against the southern States as are
the Republicans OF the eastern States. They
are men Of wider horizons. A goodly num-
Der OF them were once "rebels." These
will never prove false to their southern
brethren. Upon almost every question
which is likely to divide the voters here
after the southern States and the northwest
eru States will be apt TO act together. New
issues. therefore, ought TO be welcomed by
the southern people.
p. s.-snce the above was put into the
hands Of the printer the telegraph has told
us that the President has signed the bill.