Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-08-27

From this abstract il will be seen what the po,i
cal character OF the bill IS. The bill gives seven
districts 10 the Wings, ond twelve to tie Locoocos
and two districts may lie Sold 10 he doubtful w.t.
far CHI ne for success IN favor OF orr Oppone -
Were the Wings to carry the State 10y ten tt1r-
SIND, they could e'ect only ven members Of c Is
gre:s, Will. the minority would elect fourteen
Ihs at hrs: blush demonstrates that the bill p.o-
State.
But let US examine the hill little more infinitely.
The law of Congress requires the State 10 be d.
vded into single districts composed Of contiguous
Territory. IL needs only glance the map to see
how far contguity OF territory has been regarded in
the formation OF this bill. Il has not only not been
regarded; Il has been most grossly disregar1ed.-
lake The district composed Of the Counties OF A ih
tabua, Lake, and CLyahosa; n distric! running
about one hundred miles along the lake shore, and
in some places not more than from SIX 10 ten miles
IN breadth. Look at the district formed Of the coun
ties Of Summit, Wayne Holmes. Summit scarcely
touches Wayne. Why was this unnatural district
made The answer IS al hand; ia order crafty
the vaulting ambition OF Mr. Sp aker Spaldine, who
had set his heart on gong to Congress. District
No. will show how carefully Locofocoi5m hns cons
suited contguity ofterriiory. Union has no more in.
tercourse with Richland than with Ashtabula-
study also the outlines Of district No 10, running
from the centre OF the State, almost TO the rdann
State line. District No. l6. runs along the OHIO for
some TWO hundred and fly miles We will not
further particuarzs. Fully TO see the nons,rous
features ofths bill, u VIII only be necessary 10 con-
suit your map; you will thcro discover the turninrs
ana windngs OF LocOiocoism in the construction of
THIS h'il bill, which while IL preiond- to follow
Inc law OF Congress, Is a mosl gross violation OF
its spirit and letter.
| Why was oil this done Why were counties 50
oisnfranged, and the State so scrrymlnderedl What
was the Object Of the leaders bu. 10 secure districts
Tor themselves and the greatest possible number of
Loco Foco members Of COrgress7 That this " as
the express object Of the bill needs only glance al
the map and election returns to demonstrate BY
| tins bill every county which in 1910 gave Loco
Foco majority IS thrown into districts certain 10
eject Loco FocO members Of Con rress while 10
counties which gave Wing mr. i,rities nt that elec
ton are swallowed up in Loco Foco districts This
strange combination could not have been Academia
u must have been done desgnedly, and the motive
for % could have been none Other imam pol,icel. il
was an open attempt 10 dofaud thousands Of Whie
electors OF their proper weight in the Concress az
the u. ). Nor Is this all: the seven Whig disiti.fs
gave ~ SO an aggregate Wing m1jonty Of u. .
f35i while the twelve Loco FocO districts gave a
mhloniy OF only 33li leaving an excess OF Whis
I naJ1nties m seven Wing over twelve Loo Foc5
disIrc's Of 1886. BY this arrangement and com.
binaii0n Of counties, the Wings NIGH, have m,
lonty Of ten thousand in the State and yet fourteen
Loco Foco members 10 seven Wings be elected 10
Congress. Would this be flif represent,t,on n,
the > aie Of Ohio, with such a Wing maionty3
Ih-ro are other enorntc s still. The 7 VIII,
ds,rcis main q population 1l J24 702; while 7
loo loco disiuc have population Of Only 4Cl
9JJ, GIVING Wing Excess Of G12OJ. a greater q
mount q pnpu'atiOn than D. contained m one If t.
b9f0ioco drsirIc,s. Compare Wing q Jets G,t
J, 10 and ~, containing population Of 2i7C3j
with LocOiOc1 diTricts Nos. 4, 90, and ~. ba,i,.
poru ton Of loO,527, and you hcd n wing ek.te.
Of 50.sn5. What reason fjr thor g vn. 10 ono
PORTION . ID t1kny from nno.hfr7 T. o. frs-. O..
any other cys1 than thni the on lies 10 Lo.ooeo
and the o'h,r i1 Wing counias7 Agun: vii,
dst o. NO 10 1fIIins L1cp'ucp district ~ II. va
say Loo loco because this district last fail cove near
hye inn1fel'p' y Loooco mni1n,Y. ~. ~ hos q
p'Pu1ton oil s5.7Gsi No. ~ Of G7,75ii * eB in
To Whg 1904 Take the county 81 Sciofo Gom
No. 10. and Y'u still have in TIA. Die ri,t an ex
cess over the Congressional ratio % over 600 and
OF relr 2,OlO lver the ratio iJr his Sats Nov adj
soioio county 70 No. ", nnd you hove popula-
on Of 759i3; md m difference Lstaesn d. To-,
strclq is only $40, instead Of l5Otl as OF ore.
l eni. Why was SEQ county added t. district
nWadY hnvirg on excess o. population Then
| ran b bat ono reason. 10 have adlcJ gcioto d
| Wing ouny TO d.s'rc. No ~, would hlve rcn.
/ dcred BE- certain Wing dstr'c', Whereby the n.pt
riuons Of the Senator from Ross and tie mfuie
/ rom Pike would have been cxtneuishod no once. -
/ 5cio'o county must, therefore, he disfrenebi-et
| rather han shat Latham, ByiogtOn 4 Go. rhon,
| not have chance Of getting 70 Congress Th
| people must be deffnuded rather Than tb,t de-.
conii ates shonld Le disappointed. We might nom
out other equally Outrageous features Of tic Dir.
but limo Will not permit You can exarnine il 10
youfso.vs', and correctly decide upon ts monatrou
| chauser.
Against TIC passage Of such an aboininable oil
II we raised our voices in loud remembrance w
invoked the spirit Of our institutions, which ifown
81 upon this attempt Of a minority TO rule the ma
lontyi We pointed TO tho Law Of Congfess; We re-
minded The majority Of The obligations Of their oatl
We arp a'ed TO their sense u Justice, and 10 th,
obligations ne men; but all in vain The iron Dc
cree had gone forth from the midnight caucus fro,
the dark recesses Of the Tin Pan; and wo 10 N.
poor Loeoioco who, from a sense Of justice or an
! other motive, should dare oppose rs execution
should he break the party lock-step or shuttle on
Of the he, he might ne we'll III ow himself from a.
peak Of Toneriho, orinto the crltef 81 Ena Th0ue
amendment alter amendment was offered 10 shea
the bill Of some Of its monstrostes they were O.,