Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1842-07-16
THE APPORTIONMENT BILL.

having a fraction over half, and under the
law Missouri will be entitled to five men,
bers, to be elected from single districts.
We observe that some of the loco-foco
papers, and Messrs. BowLrN and HueHEs
have taken ground to disobey the law, and
treat its provisions with contempt,
The provision of the bill to which OK.
cepton is taken, is unquestionably consti.
tutional and just, and without pretending
| to interfere with the course which our
opponents have adopted, it will not be
deemed improper to suggest little exami-
nation and reflection to those who prefer
conscience and country to party, and al
ways examine both sides before making up
verdict.
The State of Missouri passed an act pro-
viding for the election of representatives
under the sixth census, by general ticket.
This act was constitutional, but the legis-
lature derived the authority for its enact
ment from a clause in the constitution
which permits the Congress, sat any time,'
to "alter" its provisions. An alteration
has been made, and in such terms, and
under a provision SO clear and papable as
to render it improbable that any honest man
can doubt its validity.
But some contend that the election must
go on, as it is impossible for the Governor
to convene the Legislature in time to re-
peal our law-that Congress has required
from Missouri an impossibility, and so on.
This is all humbug, and we are panied to
see Mr. BowLIN standing forth for such a
construction, supposing he had been upon
the bench long enough to train his mind
to just and equitable frame.
The provision of our law which requires
an election by general ticket has been re-
pea!ed. There can be no election held un.
der it, and if such mockcry is attempted,
the members returned will be refused a
seat. Neither is there the slightest neces-
sity for an election. The members to be
elected under the new apportonment will
not take their seats until the first Monday
in December, 1913. In the mean time the
legislature will meet--the voice of the
people can be heard upon the important
questio on Of multiplying law of Congress-
after its adjournment an abundance of
time for canvass and election vii! inter-
vene-and in this way things will be done
in proper order. If the law of Congress
is to be respected, the state can be dis
tricted, but if it is to be nullfied, and such
is the voice of our people, there would
then be some semblance of authority for
the procedure, which at the present time
is entirely out of the question, and will
disgrace all the parties connected with it.
The obvious duty, therefore, of all pru.
dent men, in which category we class our
Wing friends, is to refrain from the slightest
interference with such an election. No hon
est and sensible county court will order
a poll to be opened for a Congressional
election--no honest and sensible man will
preside as Judge of election, and permit
the clerks to open or keep a POLAND
lastly, no sensible and prudent man, and
certainly no Wing will vote for Congress
men, if such an unconstitutional and illegal
measure is attempted. The glory as well
as the shame of such procedure must all
belong to the Loco Foco party
At the meeting at Arnolds on Saturday
last, c. f. Jackson addressed the Democ-
racy. He alluded to the Currency-the
evil of United States Bank, &c. After
he had concluded, Squire Robiou was call
ed on for his opinion in regard to Bank.
He rose and said, he had nothing to say
more than Mr.. Jackson had said, what
ever Jackson said, was right, and whatever
Jackson thought he thought. Gentlemen,
/ am done. Tremendous cheering.]
The above reminds us of story we
heard our friend, Lewis Crigler, tell on
Sunday last, about Mr.. Perrien Cooley
and his lady, who were both members of
the same Church; one day the preacher
asked Perrien how he felt in regard to re-
ligious matters! The preacher receiving
satisfactory answer from Perrien turned
to his wife and asked her the same ques-
tons he had asked Perrien. She replied
she thought and felt just as Perren did.
Mr.. Jackson has Robou under as good
command as Perrion had his wife, what
ever Mr., Jackson thinks--so is Robiou
obliged to think and he dare not vary from