Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1836-06-17

sanitation in the General Assembly Of o.
hIo,' we promised to return to the sub.
ject, when our leisure might permit, Il
is moi our purpose now, 10 notice the par.
ty operation Of that act; nor shall we at.
tempt TO pom: out its GerrymGndering fea
lures. Our readers have seen the Act
itself, and the Protest agaIns, it, by the
minority in the Senate. They have read
The essays Of "Equal Rights" and the de-
fence Of the CoIumbiana Delegation by
"A. B. c." They will judge of the whole
case from the lGT AMI the facts. IndeedJ
We doubt not that the judgment of the
people Of Carroll is already determined
on this subject: there are not twenty vO'
Iers In the county, who dissent from the
opinion that the act referred TO, has de-
prived Carroll Of nearly one half Of her
constitutional power in the Legislature Of
the State. But of these things, enough
has been said.
1t has been broadly asserted in, at
least, one letter. on the subject, written
by member orthe last legislature, and
the same idea is put forth by GA. B. c."
the champion of the Columbiana Delega.
tion; that the members of ColumbIana-
had no,lesire 10 be connected with Car.
roll in her senatorial representation;
shut being unwilling that the county of
Carroll should be kept without any"
County "to connect with her, the men,
bers frem Colambiana consented to the
arrangement" Such is the plea orjusti.
icatiOn put in for the CoIumbisna mem
bers-is 1huc2 We We .ture to say, that
the Columbiana members lavoured the
union with Carroll; and that those gentle
men supported this union, by their votes
and Influence! viii they deny it7 The
TRUTHS, at the FIRST moment Of her exis-
tence, thecouhty 5f'C 'CareH was taken in
to the care andpGpiage 'cf Cet9mbiana;
and h'hHs beeh maulleslyt ythe iRtenton
of that'couNty, up to the present zine, to
continue the wardship. We speak oflhe
course taken by tho repsese ntatwes Of
CoIumbiane. These gentlemen, if we
are net misiHlormed, were acquainted
with the desires of a portion Of the people
Of tEis county, at least, as 10 the county
with which Carroll should be attached
for Senatorial purposes. Did they not
do all they possibly could to defeat the
object of those desires3 We refer to the
suggestion that, this counly and Tuscat-
0was or Harrison should form SENATOR.
al district. That such was the desire of
many citizens Of this county, was made
known to several members Of the Legis-
lature, and among them, we doubt not,
the members from ColUrabiana. Yet dis
regarding this expression Of public OPin.
ion in Carroll, the Columbiana members,
as we learn, contcnded zealoGslv for the
E1ust and meretricious connexion form.
ed by the Apporionmsnt Act.
To union with CoIumbiana, which
would have secured to them power in pro
portion to their population, the people Of
Carroll would not have made many OBJ
jeclions. They would certainly have pre-
ierred a union, for Senatorial purposes
with county whose numerical strength
corresponded with their own; but, il this
had been impracticable, they would
have submitted, without a murmur, TO
any arrangement which might have done
s&bStNnttuI justice. 1t seems, however,
that insult is to be added 10 injury-that
a portion ofthe political power OF Carroll
has been transferred to Columbiana; and
now, in the presence Of the COlumbiana
members, it is said, in effect, we "cOnsen
ted to the arrangement" not 10 benefit
ourselves, but to favour Carroll! That
is to say, awe of Columbiana had a pop.
ulation which entitled US 10 one senator
and two representatives. you of Carroll
had population nearly ontitling you TO
one representative and haIfa senator. 10
favour YOU, we consented TO an arrange
menlT J by which we have three repre-
sentatives aud one senator, and you have
ono representative, and the privilege Of
voting for our senator's We call upon
the COlumbiana delegation to recoIlect
that, the suppression Of TRUTH is the sug'
gestion of Galsehood. Why, gentlemen,
do you permit your fatal friend "A, b. O.
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