Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1842-02-03

present inequalities of representation, the me-
moral aud tables further shew the following
IN reference to white population and qualified
voters, in the four districts. "Ihe Western
district sends 81 delegates, representing an av-
eragc white population of 757S. and of quail
fed voters S36 each. The Valley distrc, 25
delegates, representing an average white popu-
lation of 5l72, and of qualified voters GA
each. The district from the Blue Ridge to the
head of tide water AZ delegates, representing
473S white persons, and 572 qualified voters
as the average of each The Tide water dis
trict 35 delegates, who represent an average
white population of 4737, and of qualified
voters 55S each. The present formation of
the Senate, which gives 13 members to the
western division aud 10 to the eastern, pre-
sents the following inequalities in that body.
Each western Senator represents an average
white population of 2S,903, and of qualified
voters 1855; while each Eastern Senator re-
, presents an average white population of 49,
44S, aud of qualified voters 2342" The me-
mortal further states, it is presumed as the re-
suit of some offs detailed statements, that the
present apporionment leaves in the western
district ready three cighths of the qualified vo-
ters without representation in the Legislature.
Your Committee beg leave to remark here,
that III the direct application OF the principle
ofapporonmen,, according to the numbers of
qualified voters, there might be some ncon-
venience arising from the want of data to as
certain the precise numbers inasmuch as the
full vote of the Sale, or of any portion oft, is
never given at any one election and the votes
polcd vary considerably at different elections.
But it is believed there is no material variance
in the relative proportion which the qualified
voters bear 10 the white population in the dic-
iercnt parts of the Commonwealth so that
the white population will always serve as a
guide to Il sufficient approximation to an ac-
curae result. For the sake therefore of con-
venience, yo1rcommittee recommend the atop-
ton Of ihat criterion.
II your committee are correct in the views
above presented, it will be seen that the prin-
ciple OF apporiionmcnt, according to the num-
bers Unqualified voters, is clear and distinct i'm
itself, and adequately certain in its convenient
application, and uniform in It's operation
Throughout! the whole Commonwealth, On the
otherhand, none ofthc other principles suggest
ed by It's opponents, whether that of wealth,
or taxation, combined VITA white population.
or Of federal numbers, can be uniform in its
operation throughout the various portions OF
the Commonwealth, and III truth is not intcn-
ded TO he thus uGitorIn, but the reverse The
principle is not adopted for the purpose ofgv-
ing greater importance and weight to the III
d;yi,Iu,I n,or.;o.a. CT, dat ,.es,>o,, :. III,
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uo'Nc" iI"h Ills fortune, oeii'g ,hfoWn INTO
" me ScaI2 OF Inc district or DIVISION to which
he belorgS, while ii Is wholly imperative i'll
the neighborhood or county of his residence.
Thus contiguous counties, contiguous pro-
prlc!ors, whatever may be their relative wealth
or poverty, are not affected by ii i'll reference
!" t''0ii i0i".'Ee '"ii"c0i power, uieir Partlci-
Pa''on III that being numerical only. The
manifest purpose ofdlsiributng the sullragan
power, from any other consideration than
sectional ascerdorcv which could not other-
wise bc preserved and that indaad is onopI
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