American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1825-03-08

Injustice, tame submission to which cannot he,.
conced to the pride and spirit of freemen. INK.
second, the authority Of the Legislature will he cnn
temned and disobeyed by them, and their claim T.,
the character OF good citizens be brought into ous,
ton. Thus have they been placed in a dilemma ih0
most unpleasant and if the reasonableness of ,hs
propositions which were offered by their ren,e,.n
ia,ives to proven, their being reduced TO it, be con
sidered, the representatives of Kent and SUSSEX ma,
be Justly reproached Tor having rejected them. tn,
first of these was that as the representation in hs
Legislature of each county is equal the tax ala,
should be equally divided among the coun,e,
That not having been acceded to- it was propo,.d
secondly that the allotment of each county sboula
be proportioned to its population This pronoy.
ton might, and indeed should, have been compr.d
with the condition oil new apportonment of sen,.
tors and representatives to be made in the ratio ao
OF the number of inhabitants in each county resnr
lively. This was brought into view in discussing
the propositions but not insisted on by The repreun,
Itatives of Newcastle who in not going to the hl
length of their rights, displayed their modera,n
hey were agreed to their constituents being taxed
proportionately 10 their population, and were Willing
Ito trust the liberay and good ul the reprs
sentatives of Kent and Sussex to augment hereafter
their representation in the Legislature. Herein ,m
). they were foled and disappointed. ID The propo
n siton was rejected. Had it been accepted the ouo
, of Newcastle would have been more than fourth
larger than that of Kent and upw ards OF one sey
eDth greater than the allotment OF Sussex Thu
rule would also have operated progressively 10 NE
advantage OF Kent and SUSSEX as the quota oil State
tax assigned 10 Newcastle would have been avp.
mented in proportion to her increase oil popusion
las ascertaiDed by every new census. And there
lean be little doubt that conformaby to this rule from
1880, when the next census will be taken, 10 lS4O
she would pay annually as much (should stale tax
be annually imposed) as is required OF her now On.
der the state assessmeDt, and after tina year high.
n er quota But the representatives OF Kent and Sus.
e sex have imprudenty declined the advantage lha.
would uturely to their constituents from The
j. operation OF this rule his is not all for by decE
nng it they have eoparded the peace ano tranquility
e lof the state. They have come to the resolution d
taxing Newcastle sgreeably to the exravagant Sp
i oil her property given BY the state assessment; and
r, have at the same TIME manifested an unwlllnenea
tol to grant her the benefit OF being representa- in The
ratio OF her population. This is il should BE-
lelIt is antrepubcan and Unfair, 1t is absurd and
as mpoltc also-ior IN not consenting to the rule
ad populations they have rejected The painesi, suts
a and easiest mode OF accomplishing wha, they pro
ay TESS to be their object; namely, making Newca.
a. pay proportion oil tax commensurate with ha
he wealth.
y al From their address to the citizens of n. c. count
ey published the Waterman, and in HE Gazette, appi
nj that ii was finally proposed apportion the tax according
~ TO the valuations OF real and personal property ue
~ spectve counties made by the Hundred assessors w
e was rejected On the failure Of all these popoa
sh bill introduced TO increase the number ct releSD
mol taves in the popular branch OF the Legislature.
tol ITO be concluded in our next