The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-08-25
THE OHIO APPoRTIoNMENr BILL.

persisting in their apportionment bill, with an
extract from the address of the retiring and re-
signing Wing revoluloniss. The extract al
luded 10 contains a copy Of the districts as laid
off by the majority, and the Wings complain
that they have but seven and the Democrats
twelve of the districts yet in their own ac-
count they mark nine Gnstead Of seven) as be
ing Wing. The next complaint is that in the
Wing districts the majorties are very heavy
while in the Democratic they small So far
from this being true, the 18th district formed OF
the county of Hamilton alone, with popua-
ton of so, las, has the smallest ma jorty Of the
whole, and it is Wing. The majority here is
but twenty -one But there are seven Demo
cratic districts under the bill, in which the ay-
erlge majority is only 23l. Now how much
easier it will be TO change 23l votes, or rather
half that number and thus carry all the seven
Democratic districts for the Wings. The best
political spectators always rejoice when the
majority is small, because there is more prob
ability OF succeeding in changing sufficient
number of votes 10 carry II. twas one OF the
Explanations of of the founders of the
Wing party, ''that he would rather be elected by
a majority of one, Than 10000, for then he would
be at liberty to do for both parties but if elect
ed by sweeD, he would be compelled to a
| sweeping administration in favor Of the party
placing him in power"
| Even the nine Wing districts Of Ohio do not
satisfy the resigning revoutionists, and of this
they complain bitterly. and why? Do they oh
ject to these too simply because the majority
| is so small? Thus they complained, and re-
sign, because some OF their own districts have
too large majority, and others too small.
| Yet what is the fact with regard to these re
signations? Simply that the Wings had re-
solved to resign, and had written their resigna-
tons five days before they were offered (; and it
| is certified that the dates were altered; sixth
being erased, and eleventh" day of August in
serted. Thus were they prepared 10 resign as
| soon the proper moment arrived, because
they could not have majority Of the districts,
and equal popular majority in each
One bill was offered giving the Wings -
and the Democrats only 8 districts. Another
making the same division in the number of dis
trcts Yet another giving the Wings IL, and
the Democrats districts, In all these bills, the
popular maj critics varied alb )ut much as the bill
under which they resigned but the boot was
IN the other foot, and still they wanted more.
They had contrived to destroy, in their bills,
no less than 356,S7l Democratic votes, and
raised the cry of oppression.
The fact is simply that the Democrats yield
ed all they possibly could to factious minority,
and that minority resigned because more was
not given them. But they defeat any appor-
tionment by their resignation and appeal to the
People. Appeal TO the People for what? For
re-eection2 1t is not probable that all will be
reelected. Some may be defeated by Demo
cratic candidates. and in any event they can
have no more members than previous TO their
nonsensical appeal TO the People 10 sustain them
in their domestic revolution. Thus they gain
nothing if all be reelected But what do they
lose? Their standing in society, as the conse-
quence of their leaving their posts.
First. The apportoning of the State is great
y delayed.
Secondly. The most bitter feelings are en-
gendered by their act.
Thirdly. They trample the Constitution Of
the United States and the laws of Congress un-
der ioot--the latter made by their own majo-
rity.
Fourthly. They cause great expense to the
State in new elections, and the per diem OF
members who do not resign.
Filthy They Sc, the example of a minority
determined TO rule the ma jority, thus subvert-
ing the great democratic principle which holds
together the confederacy
Sixlhly. They set at utter defiance the will OF
the People, who sent them to Columbus 10 APP
portion the State, knowing that the Democrats
were in the majority.
They appeal to the People, but our word for il,
the People will not sustain them in their high
handed and revolutionary emuete We cannot
coacude this article without giving sublime
extract from their address, which, Of itself, is
morocco binding and all.
"The iron decree had gone forth from the mid
night caucus from the dark recesses of the tin pan
and to Il e poor Loco-focos who from sense OF
justice, any other motive should dare to oppose
Its execution. Should he break the party iocksep,
shuttle out of the file (or bite that terrible nsr-
ment) he might as well throw himself from the
peak oil leheTihe, of h.o luc cra'ei vi r'uia'
The 4" iron decree" is borrowed from US, so
far that thunder is our own. The midnight
caucus also belongs to us. We have scored
the majority of Congress about both those art-
ces THE dark recesses of the tin PAM" be
longs 10 the writers of the address exclusively,
or perhaps TO the editors of the Intelligencer.-
We go for Washngtonan temperance, and
have therefore no need of lin pans. The lock
step and double shuttle are the property OF the
Wings exclusively, both here and at Columbus.