Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1841-09-02
The ApDOrtiOnmeRt.
Great cry against the WhiEs--ail humbug-'
the Apportionment just and honorable Us
cDncIusivcly shown by the documents!

the AHpOfI1Ohhlelt just anu hOhoIapiei US
conclusivoly shown by the documents!
On the first page of this paper we have copied
from the Bangor Wing, two able articles on the
subject of 'the apportonment," about which 50
much noise has been made by The loco foco pa
pers, without the slightest reason. We now pro-
coed to call the attention of our readers to the
tables embodied in those articles, which throws a
mass of light upon the relative justice of the APP
portionments of 1881 and lS4l which will at
once show the glazing hypocricy of the loco foco
party leaders, who noW are so loud in their de-
nnnciatlons against "gerrymandering.' Let US
compare the tables
1t will be seen on reference to the table Illus
trating the apportionmeut of 1881, that, the
Population of Wing towns, was ,90i
Average No, of inhabitants to Rep
rcsentative,. 1858
Now observe The digerencet
Population Of Loco towns, 199,575
Average No. of inhabitants to a Rep
resentative, 1854!
By the above table it will be seen that the Wing
districts throughout the State, contained, on an
average, 3Ol more inhabitants than the Loco dis
trcts that 1929 inhabitants Of Wing towns
were swallowed in Loco districts, and measuring
Inc " my PoPuia',oi' 'y ".e :" "'s t'"i'S' 1t It,
qu''eu -''o' wings ~ eI'o' " ~ '''a'''e'
"'''.e -o' l-o''' '''3'ye" '''' ''',''0
Look at the County Of Cumberland, and see how
the vast disproportion there was obtained.
was s''el D4'' '''',' Nl1'c0l
",'' "',''' u "'s1
"''i 4 Pop,'l'','i' VI 2'''o 'rs ''''
''S''''"' '''',41 VIM" PD''a'o'l ''''' 10
'i1'Seu VIZ" linii''on' @'''s' 'i'uA'''S a., ~
siesaIe o' '''10' oou''e Tue p'P'ia'o" u IAN
Vhie' anu was 'i'o"eu 'ot o-'e It i'l'se'''a'''e'
III th'S lE'heoilI county, 'e"cas'Ie' containing
PoPNIdt'oh u ''4i' oe'"s s'ea'er nu'i'oer
"iah 'iiab 'o"'d'i'e' III ''e y 's"''i "" anu
taIricNto"H oISif'c'' WIS classeo WIN announcer
large wing town. Lewiston was allowed
IePIese n'a'l'e put "uI u Tue j" years. WIN
greater p"PuIatloh IMAM me washington ana
'a'FeA'o"h a'S'Fl't' winch e'ecieu Representa-
1--WE every year
similar outfageS we're comhitleu against 'he
nights OIL fhiPsourg' Hool"ich' ana SeHeral ON
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IN fehooScot' the Classihcatioh ana aPPor''oh-
ment was even worse than III Lincoln. LOOK at
the "Hammar District so caled-45 miles long
and 6 miles wide. with incorporated towns on
each side of #. and who will saw that conven.
;enca and honorable denIipg were exhibited !,
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Bangor with double the population OF oFoho was
'''o"1I o'''y '''' '"'''e P'''." ,'.'''l-
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"o'" VI was vi ~ o"'N
u" eA'eh'' anu WIN Su'h "'iPu' iN'0"i''5
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anu ''ie No"s'I'u'oii 81 'ne 7sl'e' was 'ieai'y
anu po,''y S'"i1'o'' io' '"o sane VI PieSei wing
10 tie loco io'oS 'ie leg'Sia'uFe as@iiS' al pos
'iO'e oo''t'"g e'''ie'' w" '''e'' pa'"so"' Vi
anu 0s"0c' a'y' 'on'e 'o'''i "i'n 'a''' III
Wy '''''o"' anu 'e'l US u0ou' il'oai''y ger
y N'iiU.i's -u'i'oi''''u''o'n'''y thu hiaiy
o'lef '"'qu'''eS' " W lou"u oliy III the'f OWN
Pooi''o"' J"us''s ''o'' ''' i'u''' ''i'y "'Fo
eNii'O''eu from 'i'ii' ~ ''e' pu' iel Us pfooeeU