The Litchfield County post., 1828-10-30
COuNCY posi-.
LITCHFIELD, OCTOBER 80, 1928
FOR TIE COUNTY POST.
THE DISTRICT BILI..-No. ".

make effort against it, by creating the impression
that Ltchfed County is not TO have its relative pro-
portion of Senators; that as it is allowed alter
the limits of Counties in the formation Of the Districts,
it will be impossible apportion the Senators
mong the different counties, that each shall have
its due number and no more and that whether Ltch-
field County is allowed four Senators only three,
either event the County will be fairly represented.
The Bill ought be examined with reference to these
particulars and believe that every candid mind will
the result, that provision is made for fair
and just representation of every County.
1t will be borne in mind that it is impossible to come
exactly equal division ofthe state, unless we dl-
vide it without reference to town county lines; and
The evils resulting from such will more than
overbaance its benefits. Ii also ought to be remem-
bered that in aotng the Senators due respect should
be had for the interests Of the smaller counties. 1t
very important that these should be carefully guarded
and if there any in the representation
the population, such excess should always be allowed
in favor of the smaller counties. Besides the Senate
is considered strictly representing the different
districts with reference their population, but with
reference certain great and fundamental interests,
in which all have equal share, and which all ought
to have an equal power to defend. There certain
separate county interests which be represented
in any other way or in any other branch, and which
ought to be well protected in the adjustment of the
Senatorial representation. Many gentlemen have ex-
pressed the opinion, that each county ought to have
an equal number of Senator'S without reference to
the population, and confess that 1 could object
to bill containing those provisions. But at any rate,
o0.l,~
than their share Of Senators, dwindles into insight
canoe when we look at the principles upon which
senatorial representation is based.
But if we look at the distribution of Senators which
the present bill proposes with reference to the popua
ton it will be found to be equal and as fair as it
possible under all circumstances to make it. There
will always be excess Of population of represen-
taon, make the districts equal you can, and the
only way do justice in the is to
to an exact equality be done consistently with
the other interests that bear upon the question: Now
the probable, and under all circumstances the most
fair and equal, distribution Of Senators under the
present bill will be, to give to each county whose pop
ulation exceeds forty thousand, four Senators: t"
each county whose population is between thirty and
forty thousand three Senators: and to each Of the
other counties, two Senators. This would allow to
the counties Of Hartford, Fairfield, and Ltchfed four
Senators each; to New-Haven and New-London,
three Senators each; and to Windham Mddlese>,
| and Tolland, two Senators each. There can be no
complaint in that relative to any county in the
state unless may be said that the County of Tolland
will receive more than it's proportion. That county
| contains eighteen thousand nhabitants& will have
-
thousand, Windham which has twenty five thous-
and. But this is not greater difference 10 favor OF
Toiland County, than will be found almost every
State in the union, where the district system has been
carried into operation, and the proprey of appears
the more obvious, when the proportion is in favor Of
small district. Indeed can hardly believe that gen.
tlemen serious when they urge the objection, or
that they themselves believe that there is any danger
to be appreheaded from the overpowering influence
Of the little county ofToand in the Legislature, with
her two Senator's and small number of Representa-
| tives
have said that it would be impossible to come to an
exact equality in the apportlonmen Of Senator's unless
we sacrifice other very important interests. If we
look the operation Of the district system in other
states shall find that this formed any objec-
ton to the adoption Of the pr ncpe. In the of
NewYork, for instance, the Senatorial districts are
| arranged as equally they can be without dismem-
berng counties, but it will be impossible to find two
Senatorial Districts ofexactly equal population Yet
nobody makes any objection the system because the
District IN which he happens to reside has greater
population than another which has equal number
Of Senators. In the apportonment of the Represen-
tatves to Congress among the different States it is
found to be impossible to give each it's exact
proportion of members. Our own State mas more
than $500 inhabitants which represented, New
Jersey has $500, Delaware 5000, Vermont $500, and
Louisiana 5000, while the large state Of Pennsylvania
has but 5000, New-York 10000 and Massachusetts,
1000. Now every body will the great inequality
ofthis apporOnment, and that it operates much more
in favor Of the large than of the small Ones But
no such an arrangement can be made, as will make
the representation more equal, and all would prefer
that it should be much more unequal, than that the
Constitution of the United States should be altered
as to give to Congress the power make arbitrary
division Of the territory into Congressional Districts,
without reference to state lines.
But the objection that LItchield County will not be
fairly represented in the Senate, comes with very
i'll grace from the gentlemen who have had the
agement of our affairs for the las, eight years.
This County ought have Senators in the Legs-