New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1842-01-21
THE I'R IBUN E.


THE 'TR IB UNI E.
NETWORK, FRIDAY, JANUARY u, 1912.
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u the commencement, OF Colts Trial, see First
Page.
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z. For Re~;e-~ OF the Ne~-Eork Markets, see
Last Page.
FR1EyDs=oF THE UsFoRrUsArE! loft#are
asked. 10 attend meeting in opposition 10 the Re
PEAL Of TIE BANKRUPT Law at Lafayette Hall.
We haye=only room 10 entreat YOU TO be THERE
this evening.
e We expect TO receive views from Europe
this morning BY the BRITANNIA steamship, twenty.
/ eight day, later thaa previoas adyice>. We shall
issue Extra immediately.
give have several valuable communicated
and other articles on hand which INNS, wait until
Colts friaI is concluded.
TEl,lsor JonS c. colr.-The trial Of Colt
for the murder Of Samuel Alars is attended with
deepera and more intense excitement than has
been aksned by any other since the trial of Rob-
insou Every day for hours before the opening
of the Court thousands arc gathered together to
obtain admission or perchanc 10 catch glimpse
at the prisoner As will be seen BY extended
report OF the progress of the trial, the empancins
OF the Jury vas completed very soon after the
opening Of the Court Yesterday morning. The
case for the prosecution was opcned BY JoHS Nj.
SMITH, .r. Esq, ana three witnesses. Nessrs.
WHEELER, SEIGSErrE and DELyocE, were cx-
anlincd before the adjournment of the Court in
the evening. The testimony thus far is rerr'arka-
bly, explicit, and strongly asyerse to the prisoner.
The witnesses have seen young OF intelli-
cence, and give their answers in clear and salts
factory manner. DrpL&Y SELDES, Esq. conducts
the defence with create ndor and with distin,
guished= ability. We publish this norang all the
proceedings tnss far; we shall issue an Extra at
O'Clock, p. Nj, giving the trial up to the adjourn
mcnt Of the Court this afternoon.
IS We learn that Horace BlSSgX of Philad .
elpbia formerly NJ. C.. has been dominated for
District Judge of the L. 5. Court place of
Judge Hopkin>on. deceased. This is an admira
lie selection.
Tue trPoRrioSNESr-lt seems to be settled
that the Select Committee of the House on the
subject Of the Apportionmcnt of Representatives
will report in favor of $4,000 as the Ratio, and
lher recommendation will probably be adopted by
Congress. Those who have examined the very
elaborate statistics and computations we have pre-.
sented on this subject viii rccocct that this Ratio
leaves the s'Qaj!eSt aggregate Of fractions unre-
presented of any between $4,000 and $4,000 and
Is therefore on general grounds the very fttest that
could be chosen, especially if the fractional REM
nont on the whole population is not to be appor-
toned among the States having the larges, ndi-
yiduul fractions, we think it clearly should be-
Should this be done, Massachusetts, Rhode IS
iand, Connecticut, Nelc- York, Ne3c-Jersey, EIw
siniu. North Car0iiaa South Carolina and
Georgia (nine Statcs) will each have more
Representative than otherwise. "A these States
alone have now | Is Representatives in the House,
do not see why the principle, SO just in itself,
shouldn't, at any rate that floor.
Tie AIbany Argus reflects upon Hon. I. CHILDs,
the Member the Apportionment Conmttee
from this Stale, because he did not get the Ratio
fixed at $4,000, which would leave w.Yorl's
fraction much smaller. The writer does not state
the fact that it would have left the aggregate
fraction very much larger, while it would have
greatly increased tina, of the respective States Of
sin: OF the nine Members Of the Committee. How
Mr. Cnilds can be said 10 be overreachcd in
this matter, we cannot imagine. He mig lit have
very politely pressed the minority to waive the
interests Of their States in favor Of Ncwlorl,
perhaps he debut coeld he hope for acquies-
cence But in truth &c 600 is the proper Ratio
it leaves an aggregate fraction of but 81 Mem
bcrs. While G2,000 leaves 49,; and the latter
leaves large fractions to the new and rapdyg grow
ing States which ought in common fairness to be
fully represented, as they arc upon Ratio OF
5000. We have only TO take this have the nine
fractional Members apportoned 10 the States hav-
inc the largest individual fractions, and the APP
portionnent will be as fair as possible. The Re-
presentation of the several States vii! then be as
follows:
states Members. Loss. States Members. Loss.
NIainc...-.-- SouthCarona
Mas achusetts Ill i Georgia -.-... 9 0
New-Hanp s hire. i Kentucky. IL 3
Rhode Island. , 06rennessee Ill