Northern star, and Warren and Bristol gazette. [volume] (Warren [R.I.]) 1826-1830, 1826-04-08

and. aud Delaware, have not the pros 81
pects before them Of Indiana, Illinois, Fl
Alabama and Mississippi. Let the 2
small states retain all the advantages q
it was intended they should realize a
under the Constitution, their influence Q
at best will oe small. and less than was S
originally contemplated. lr
While the smaller. states have not a
had. by the common operation OF the '
Constitution, all the benefits and ad- I
vantages which they had a right to ex-
pect, will proceed to show that the t
influence and political power OF some t
Of the.larger states have increased be- I
yond the calculations Of the trainers
Of the Constitution. And. perhaps the
increase has been much greater than ,
the states to which l shall refer antic.
,pated. l approach, Mr.. Chairman
this subject with reluctance, cum nun
ibus certe tremulis. Knowing how \
sensitive many gentlemen on this hoor
are. Whenever the subject propose,
but for a moment to examine, Is 6rot
into discussion, aud believing it right
that their sensations should be excited
whenever any discussion should re-
mind,them of their unpleasant and un.
fortunate circumstances. But, sir, gen.
tlc,nen will do me the justice to be-
lieve me when tell them speak the
! .diseembled sentiments Of my heart,
when, in my opinion declcare the
proposed amendments aim a deadly
blow at the political power OF the state
to which | am indebted Tor seat IA
this House. Snail not then, be JUS
t,fied by the occasion. in drawing an
argument from any legal source that
will have tendency to show the fa'-
Iacy OF the arguments in favour OF the
propo,ed amendments. The Con,tl-
luton was framed AMI adopted by the
states in spirit Of pmlir'misr, and
shall one portion of the states enjoy
:,ll the benefits while another shall be
deprived Of what it was intended they
: shou,i enjoy !? Sir, one portion of the
states have enjoyed all that they 'sould
). ever have expected or hsped tor-hay
m,re. speak ia reierencn to states
l. with ga population Off certain kind. .
will not, on this occasion, nor on any
other, i'll can possibly avoid 1t, in this
tban. use term not used in the con.
stitution of the United States. Who
can read the third paragraph in section
2. and article I, Of the Constitution OF
b, tae United States, and not see the con-
J.. cession made by many Of the small
+. states 20 the states to which shall Call
the attention Of the cnrh'nlttee:
~ Representative and direct taxes
:. shall be apportioned among the severa
~ states winch may be included within
j. - the union, according to theirrespectlv'
q, Numbers, which shall be determined by
". adding to the whole number Of free pei
: soos. including those bound TO service
-. for term OF years, and excluding 10
~, aians not taxed, three iiths OF all othe
he persons.
"e That this feature Of the federatig
LIm svstem was considered, al the time tn
=: Constitution was framed, an advantag
-, ~ 10 those states, having the knd.cf popu
ia ~, Iarion to which 1 have referred, no "a
t,s. % tionM MN can doubt. So importai
IN was It considered, that it is we
~ knowo fact, that two of the states r.
80 ~. fused to recommend the Constitdtio
,Gx s;x when formed, or to be bound by It, III
ID ell the FIRST clause in the ninth section
=, Article first pf tbs Constitution, was II
go. Iserted. At the time the Constitute
~ was framed, as well as the period WI
,dopted. but few among as thong
VIZ. the population would increase 1t W
ave the unce asing prayer of every ph'la
,ss. thropist in the country, that 1t wou
can NOT and il WAS consequently. suppos
u;,e that those states which had 4his pop
.h. iu;on. would derive no additional
nth. vantage from it, in the ratio OF Tep'
m ,.n so,;at;on or otherwise. But, sir, h
. h. stand, the fact at this period In 10
= in this population furnished eighteen r. e
- in re.entttiyes in this House, and IN 10
,her but Traction short Of twenty-five r.
,t,te reseotatiyes. The increase OF bli
four. | population is fouad, on examination,
iorce he much greater than that OF the WI
how population. In favour of the All
..ry. tick states from 1889 to 1910, the
q of alive increase Of the white and bi
t by population has ceen s' .. 'oo" -.
lvan- M 'ryland the wh''e mas oeeu .'.
!. To uer cent and the black thirty, one
tate.. in Virginia, the white population
/, has been twenty four, and the black thu
8 tina, eight. North-Caro'na, u'e Wrts
loss ula,ion thirty per cent, the black
IN on en,y. 10 sth.Carollpa the incr
!, but Of the walts population has Reen y