The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1841-09-18
SENATORIAL REPRESENTATION.

i MS question is Creating SOHlc uOO1tO
and little excitement in our communl-
ty. The unconstitutionality of the APP
portionment law made at the last session
of the Legislature admits of no doubt.
The data upon which the apportionment
was made was illegal; as the returns
| made by the two Marshals Of the North
ern and Southern Districts of the State
were received and acted npon, instead Of
the assessment returns Of the various As
SCISSORS throughout the State The con-
stitution provides that appointments
shall not be made oftener than within
four years, and shall not be delayed over
six years. This apportlonment was made
within the prescribed time; the last pre-
vious one was made in '37. This is all
very plain; and the action of the Legis-
lature and the Governor, the law ma
king powers certainly deserves the re-
probation ofthe people. Itseems strange
that in matter so important as this, such
glazing features in the unconstitutional
ity Of the act, should have been over
looked by the sages whom the people
elected to guard their interests at the
State Capitol. The Governor, who in
the discussion of the bond question, has
SO often mentioned the fact that it was
his sworn duty to see that the laws be
faithfully and properly administered,
has in this instance failed to do his duty.
The Legislature too was singularly re-
miss in the performance of It's functions,
and has placed itself and the people, in
truly novel position. That illustrious
body has without the same provocation,
likened itself to the " scorpion grit by
fire." it has Stung and killed itself; it has
leglslated number of the luminaries
which composed it and gave it brilliancy,
into nonentity. 1t has most materially
circumscribed its dignity, and where the
power of that part of it called the Sc
nate" lies, it is really difficult 10 deter
mine. The course and effect of the Iepis-
lation done in this State for the last ten
years, might have justified the convic-
| ton that such a result would In time fol-
low such wild and reckless scheming so
wickedly and ignorantly concocted and
executed. 1t might then be deemed IN
fortunate that stop similar to this was
not put to our Legislation long since, if
the fear did not arise that by means SINH
lar to those by which they have over
reached themselves in the present case,
they might legislate themselves IN again.
These premises are founded upon the
| supPosltion, and we might almost say
with the hope, that the next two Legisla-
lures will be unable 10 come to any terms
upon which uninterrupted action will BE-
secured. The Senator already in office
by virtue OF having received a majority
ofthe votes Of this county, will appear
when the Legislature conyenes and take
his seat; as will in all probability the Sc
nator from Yazoo, and the Senators from
the balance the Districts in which new
elections are ordered under the appor-
tionment law mentioned above. There
will be 1--WE only apply it at present to
this and Yazoo county, a new Senator
elected to represent this county and va
zoo, who will also appear with creden-
tlals and ask seat in the august body
which to our mind will possess no ability
to act, unless some Senators at present
IN Office uncontestedly, question the right
OF those in whose places new ones shall
have been elected. Here will arise a
scene of contention and difficulty, which
will result in the inability of the Senate
to properly organize, and we predict that
a dlsag reement will take place among
the "noble Senator's which will result
IN an abandonment Of legislative inten-
ton, and all will return peaceably to
their homes and leave the State undis-
turbed by any more of the ruinous law
making under which our citizens have
so long labored. This result will pro-
badly follow the term of'42, and we con-
graduate the people on the prospect
there now is, of two years relief from
the onerous action of men who seem to
have conceived it their duty to SNAKE
laws" no matter whether good or bad,