Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-08-19

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the highest grade.
The great political CO test which hss
for many years animated every man in
the state is well understood by ycu-yon
have each been partaker in the conflict
and are now called upon by the provision,
|of the constitution, again individually to
exercise your rights as freemen in the
choice of Federal or Democratic Elect.
ors, as your own judgment shall prescribe
Ito you. Before this important choice il
made permit US to lay before you some
of the projects of the Democratic Party.
In consequence of the very nearly g.
quail division Of parties in many of the
counties in this state, it is determined On
by the democratic party, and has been
boldly and openly avowed by them, and
in their newspapers, that if majority Of
the Electors of the next Senate are De
mocratic, by which means the whole Sc.
nate will be rendered democratic, that
for the purpose of maintaining themselves
in power, they mean directly to change
the system Of representation as ii now
exists in Maryland, and instead of keep.
ling each county upon fair equality as
heretofore, tina, they Will make tie repre-.
sentation Of the state, representation
according to numbers by which means
they will give to the cit, of Baltimore,
already holding too much influence over
toe Agricultural and Nee anical interest
of the state, an increased Influence equal
10 about eight times as much more as. she
Ino,c has.
Baltimore already sends two delegates
to the General Assembly of Maryand,
and each county sehds Four. OF this the
democratic party copplain & say, "Whaf!
shall the little counties of Calvert. Kent,
Talbot, Caroline 4 Somerset, send more
delegates to the General Assembly than
the Great City of Baltimore 2 Surely
not. Baltimore has fosr or five times as
much population as either Of those coun.
ties, and yet she sends buttwo delegates,
whilst each Of those counties sends four
What hardship upon Baltimore! What
wonderful injustice I"
This, fellew,citizens, is the complaint,
and the intended remedy is now disclcs.
ed to yea. 1t is for you to say, Freemen
LOT Maryland, whether you will have the
constitution of the state altered and an
Increased representation given TO the CT
|ty of Baltimore, and thereby ali lncreas-
ted Centroul over the State or. .whethe,
you wish to preserve to the respective
counties their Rightful Representation
and Influence as now ordered by the con-
stitutisn in its present form. The hope
Of the Baitimoresns and of their active
friends in the counties is, that they vii!
be able to make this matter party ques
ton, for then they think, it the democra.
tie party succeeds at the next election,
that they will carry the measure right or
wrong. Our object is the reverse of this.
II is sincerely and honestly OUT wish TO
lay aside party feelings and party consi,
Iderations, and to appeal to every man as
a free, honest, fair minded citizen, whe-
3ther or not he believes it will be Tor the
Ibcnefit Of the people and of the state Of
Maryland, to give the great commercial
lefty Of Baltimore very increased iuHa-
Icnce and control over the Farming anc
Mechanical interest Of the state.