New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-08-22
THE Difference.

Six or eight months ago, the Loco-Foco MI
nority of the Legislature of Tennessee, chosen un
der fair Apportionment, representing minority
of the People of that State, clearly shown
by the election of Wing Governor at the same
time with themselves, refused to go into Joint
Rao. for the election of two U. S. Senator's, al
though each House had voted to do so, in ac-
cordance with the uniform practice of that State,
and although the State was thereby left without
any Representatives in the u. S. Senate for two
years to come. Here act not only In dr.
rect violation of the wishes and rights of the ma
jority, but plainly subversive of the Unen ITSELF
since, If twelve other States had done likewise,
there would have been no Senate to pass Appro-
priaton bills, approve Treaties, perfect Legis
lation of any kind. This Loco-Foco minority,
while refusing to permit the election Of Senators,
retained their seats and prevented any correction
by or appeal to the People. In this course they
persisted up to the adjournment having eighteen
months yet TO serve, no election 20 occur mean
time, and no hope or chance that any .. S. Sena-
tors should meantime be appointed or that the
vacancies should in any way De filed. Yet not
one ncord of re5uke Of This high-handed derelic-
tim oas uttered by the Sun, Herald, Journal of
Commerce, Philadelphia Ledger, or Boston Times,
those boastsd models Of impartiaHty and indie
pendencei
But il the Ohio Legislature the Wigs are
minority by two in each House, though elected by
and representing majority of the people Of that
State, and only minority by reason of an infa-
NOUS partisan Apportionnent of the esislature
made with the express purpose of securing to a
minority Of the People majority of the Mem
bers, Sc as TO turn out Thomas Ewing and send
William Allen to the U. S. Senate-which was
effected in defiance of Wing majority Of loco for
Gov. Vance at the time that very Legislature was
chosen, and of 5000 for Gen. Harrison directly
afterwards. The Loco-F oco ma ority of that body,
thus obtained had defeated bill which had passed
one branch with the concurrence of the Wings,
dividing the State into Districts decidedly una-
vorable to us, but still not indecenty so. That
mnority-made majority of the Legislature, after
long canvassing, at last agreed upon plan so TO
district the State to secure to their own party
nearly or quite tpothirds of the Members of Con-
gre.s. Every Loco-Foco County was put by il
into Loco-Foco District, with just as many slen-
DERBY Wing Counties as it could omfortaby weigh
down, by majority of few hundreds, while the
large Wing Counties we're so thrown together that
their maiorities should tell upon each other only.
By this means if the State should give 10000
Wing majority it would send Wings and ID
Loco-F ocos; i'll 900, 9 Wings and IL Locos, and
so on. And this unjustand unfair Apportionment,
smothering completely the voice of the State in
the House, the unjust Apportionment OF the
Legislature has already done in the Senate, must,
according to uniform precedent, remain in opera
ton for ten gears to come
The Wings, having exhausted argument, en-
treaty, effort against this aggravation of the in
Justice which they had borne for the last six years,
and having no other alternative left but subms-
sion, resigned their seats. This legal and consti-
tutional resort left the Legislature without quo
rum, and prevented The consummation OF the lnl-
guilty But it did not interrupt any function OF the
Government. The Extra Session of the Legisla-
,ure has all along been deemed unnecessary by
them, since there is no necessity for choice OF
Members Of Congress at this Election, to take
their seats wear from next December. The APP
portionment can be made by the new Legislature
about to be chosen, and in choosing which the
Locos have en- advantage in the way they Dis
tricted the State in 1886 equal to one:tourth OF
the whole body. Can they decently ask more?
IF they are within ten thousand of a majority OF
the People, they can District the State to their
liking next January, and hold the Congressional
Election as soon afterward as they please.-And
get the Sun, Herald Journal of Commerce, Phila-
delphia Ledger &C., are denouncing the course
Of the Ohio Wigs as factious, revolutionary,
and tending tothe destruction Of all government
Such is the neutrality, such the fairness, of the
Wanted Independent press!
The Apportionment at Last.
Editorial Correspon
ALBANY, Friday, Aug. 49,
We have had warm day in the Legislature.
In Senate this morning Gen. RooT presented pc.