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Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware
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Post-Civil War editorial criticizes Republicans for dissatisfaction with the reconstructed Union, where southern states now influence Congress under Democratic rule. Quotes Indianapolis Journal on fiscal contributions and defends majority representation despite Republican complaints.
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After expending four thousand millions in fighting to get the eleven seceded States reconstructed according to their own well matured method, the Republicans still are not satisfied with the Union. They invited the States to go out—some of their newspapers went so far as to say they could not be kicked out—then they fought them back, and now we find the croakers complaining still, as in the case of the following, which we cut from the Press:
"The Indianapolis Journal directs attention to the fact that under Democratic rule, as it now exists, the States which adhered to the Union, and which during the last fiscal year, paid $221,000,000 into the United States Treasury for the support of the Government, are controlled and governed by the Representatives in Congress from the eleven States which made war upon the Union, and which, during the last year paid into the Treasury only $13,000,000. If these eleven States could not have everything their own way they would complain that their rights were being trampled upon."
So they are not satisfied with the Union now. It is just as they proposed to have it; but because some of the men who voted with the Republicans at the late elections voted with the Democrats, the Republicans complain of the Union, and are sadly disappointed at not being continued in the power which they abused. They invited the States to come in and help govern the country. But is it true, as stated in the above extract? We think not—there is a majority of Democrats in the North who ought to be represented in Congress, and would be had it not been for the rascality of a great many such men as John I. Davenport.
The majority of the people of this country is represented in the action of the Democratic party in Congress. There is no wiping this out. Now, if the Republicans are opposed to the majority ruling in this country let them say so and go somewhere else where a minority rules.
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Republicans express dissatisfaction with the Union after Reconstruction, complaining about southern states' influence in Congress under Democratic rule, despite northern states' greater fiscal contributions. The author defends Democratic majority representation and criticizes Republican abuse of power.