Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1805-07-05

New Hampshire 4, Massachusetts, IL,
Rhode-Island 2, Connecticut 7--29
members. MARYLAND Z, Virginia 9,
Kentucky 2, North. Carolina 10, South.
Carolina 6, Georgia z-46 members.
! ,oU5, $50 tree, citizens in the northern
states had 29repressn,a,ives, and 1,2at,-
564 IN the southern 40 Representatives.
Without allowing any fractions Of the
ratio Of representation IN the appoint
ment to the several states, and making
no allowance for slaves, the northern
states would hayesbeen entitled, by the
census ofi79o 10 so Representatives and
i traction offs ,6s6, the southernto 81
only with the tri6ing fraction Of 3S4. In
consequence, therefore, Of the cnnsti.
.utional representation for slaves, De re- re-
iative weight ofthe northern and sbuth.
srn states was only rs % TO &C. wkknao-
thefwise it would have ben as sod 81.
By the present census the porhern
states have IS representatives and the
southern 81, including Tennessee. 4 ,231 :
672 free people in the northernlstates
have IS representatives. The southern
sta,esincluding fencssse contain ,6o6,.
237 free people. and have e. rpresenta-
lives. A above, The northern states
would have been entitled by the census
Of 1900. to 81 nembs-s with fraction
of 10, 67a. The southern to 81 and
fraction Of tS,2s7. llt is as IS to 81,
and, were 4reemsn Hone represented,
and that equally, il you'd be as 81 to
81. Instead Of being little more than
halt. il would be md Re than two thirds.
But il IS contendea that the equal re-
presentation in the stnate coudterhslan-
ees this inequality Ind the deceivers Of
the people have met With some success
IN this faisehnod. Twill prove it false
inone minute. Til S northern states,
contain i ,2s1,67a fte people and send
10 senator's the z southern states
1926 57, and sent "a senators, BY
simple operation inthe ruleIof three it
will be found that he snathern states,
By their numbers, incorporation 20 those
Of the northern, ard entitled 70 Is sena-
tors, with fractionof 81 parts of f2s.
The middle states stand almost on the
same ground with the northern. Asst
respects the senate they are on worse
ground. Wilma Tree population b9t one
eighth less than that Of the soAhern
states they have but one more thad half
the nnmber Of senator's. r. -
Vermont, for 1 SIS 900 free peopA has
& Representatives, HlassachnsettSl for
5z4,564 has Representatives. ew--
Hampshire, for1 IS, $50 has s.. CON-
neeticut, for $50 o5o. has r. RI de
Island, for 6a,7Aa has 2. New-Tbrk,
for S., 43z has II. New-Jersey, ifor
! 9s,727 hast 6. Pennsylvania. for q o,-
S3shas ls. Delaware, FOR So, i2oh4s /. I
Virginia. the largest of the southern
states, has in whole numbers, sec, 2oD-t
deductslaves 345 ,796-free people sS4,.
4o4. Virginia, withsao; eofres PEI ple /
less than Massachusetts, has ave rsNre.
sentstiyes and electors more. With
5 ,o33 less than New-York she has I've 4
mare ofeach. With 66,43J less tAan
Pennsylvania, she has four mare Of saeh
Persons INV alive may see. the day
when the southern and western states
will have more representatives in eun.
gross and electors of President, 3or'i
siapes only, than The northern will have
for ailthsie free people, - So
Whoever shall deny the truth of any
rtof this statement the people may tely
upon il he Isl deeeiver and dishanest.
Il there be no accidental or typegraphi=
al mistake IN the 6gares, every word;
IF it is as uue as ruth itself. Such a
tate Of things is our own misfortune,
md NOT the crime of the peopl. OF the
'oath. We must make the best Of abad
bargain. We must by all means pre-
'erve the constitution. Our situation
IS indeed wretehed, as we have no COM
D. nsation for this monstrous sacrifice.
That which was intended as a comp,n.
'ation {avery trifing one however) the
'pportionmsnt Of direct taxes has never