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headed 10 what Is familiariy called In
ternsi Improvement. have already
assigned any reasons, in my second let
ter. FOR believing that there will be q
majority OF votes in the eew house at
delegates, IN favor Of \ sound and be-
nehcial legislation on these interesting
subjects. and that we shall stand 10 no
need Of the four additional votes, va the
house at delegates, secured by the
western plan.
liz ~ my present business 60 show
that this com psratively useless gam of
power in The house vt delegates, would
have been purchased too dearly, under
the western plan. by the sacrifice Of
two votes 10 q senate composed Of So
members. The new constitution allots
TO the country east Of the ridge 10
members, To the country west of the
ridge Is. in order TO ascertain " hat
would have been our strength in the
senate on the western plan. we must
compute, IS well as We can. the actual
federal numbers Of the two great divi.
!
The principal element Of this eompu-
tation. 20 Wit, the number Of white peo-
pie is already disposed Of. according TO
the best lights I have been sblc TO ob.
tain. To avoid prolix calculation Of
the increase Of black population DC
tween 1920 aud 1880, I am willing To
concede, and the concession is not a
small one, that the black population has
remained stationary since 1890. On
this liberal concession in favor Of the
western plan. the federal numbers Of
the east and the west wouid'be n fol-
lows:
Federal numbers east Of the blue
ridge IN 1850, VIZ:
Estimated white population. (see the
estimate IN detail. aud the reasons in
which 1t IS founded in my second let.
| teri 35o.o54
Free blacks by the census OF 1920. 32,6A
rhree-fifths Of the slaves by the CEN,
aus OF 1920, $50, $40
622.9ls
Federal numbers ives, Of the blue rdge N
| 1850. VIZ:
Estimated white population. 2So, s78
Three-ffihs Of the slaves by the eeu-
sus Of 1922. 25,s66
+. Total federal numbers. $40, 3s7
Aggrega,c federal numbers in Virgin
! ~ IN 1851. 943,3O5
The apportionment Of representation IN I.
senate OF 50, between the cast add the vest,
on this estimate Of federal numbers, would be
as follows;
| To the country cas-, Of the blue ridge
would be allotted 2I.I4. or Members 81
! To The country west Of the blue
ridge 10 81. or IL
The new constitution, therefore, allo,s 10
the people west Of the ridge, two members
more, m the senate, and 70 the people east of
thr ridge two members iess, than the ~ es,srn
plan OF representation. making diHe renee IN
favor at the west OF four members in 80
! Viewing the gain and loss of each plan in
the two houses automatically. the result
stands thus:
WESTERN PLAN.
GAIN ct the western plan in the house Of
delegates. by taking four member,
from the east and transferring them to
the west. making difference &c eight
members nut Of l34. equal TO FIVE per
and ninety six hundredths Of the whole
body, 5o6
1
by giving up two western members
and transferring them To the east, ma
| king difference of four members out
OF 81, equal to twelve per cent and hf-
| ~ four hundredths Of the body, IL 81
NEW CONSTITUTION
Loss in the house ofdeIcgs.es, s 90 pr cent.
Gain In the senate. IL s. do
Looking, moreover, TO practical re-
suits, firmly believe. after careful
add critical examination Of the ele
men's which compose the senatorial
districts Immediately east Of the ridge,
that the people Of the ..e,t,-in other
words the friends If internal improve
ment,-wiil always be able TO obtain
the aid Of at least four eastern senators.
making, with their own thirteen, a m a .
jority Of the body, in any effort which
they may make TO carry in the lcgisla-
tive bodies, any wise aud sanitary mea
sure OF internal improvement. And ]
think | may safely add. thar until the
opinions Of our eastern fellow citizens
undergo a change on this interesting
subject, we could not count, with any
degree OF certainty. on obtaining the
aid OF siz eastern senators, the number
necessary 20 give us a majority under
The western plan. View the two plans,
then, IN what aspect you will, having
reference TO practical results, the ap.
portIonment Of representation made 6y
the new constitution Is more advan
tageous. at present. 70 the western PEG
pie. to the friends Of internal improve
'nent. than that coutended for by the
western delegation 10 the convention.
But Ihe great Tsdseming feature Of
the western plan Is supposed to be.