Indiana State sentinel., 1842-07-19
THE EXPOSITION.

approving the APportionmcnt Bill, lodged the
State Department and called for by the House
"In approving this bill, feel it due to myself to
cay, as well that my motives for signing 1t NAV
rIghttuliy understood as that my opinions may not
be liable to be misconstrued, quoted hereafter
erroneously, as precedent, that | have not pro-
ceeded 50 much upon clear AID decided oqi4ion u
my o,ca, respecting the consttationality pO.icy
OF the entire act as from respect to the declared Will
of the two Houses of Congress.
In yielding my doubts to the maturel opinion Of
Congress, have followed the advice of the first
Secretary of State 20 the first President of the Unit
cd States, and the example set by that llustrous
citizen upon a memorable occasion.
"When was a member of either House OF Con-
gress, acted under the conviction that to doubt
the constitutonality of law. sufficient to in
duce me to give my vote against it but have not
been able to bring myself to believe that doubtful
opinion of the Che. Mag strate ought to outweigh
the solemnly pronounced viii Of the Representatives,
OF the people aud the States.
"Onc OF the prominent features OF the bill is that
which purports to the mandatory on the States to
form districts for the choice of Representatives to
Congress in single districts. That Congress has
power by law to alter State regulations respecting
the manner of holding elections for representatives
IS clear; but its power TO command the States to
make new regulations, alter their existing rcgu-
atons is the question upon which have felt many
and strong doubts. | have yielded those doubts,
however, to the opinion OF the Legislature, giving
effect to their enactment as far depends upon my
appreciation, and leaving questions which may arse
hereafter, 1t unhafpy any such should arise, to be
settled by full consideration of the several provisions
o the constitution a.d the laws and the authority
Of each House To Judge of the elections, returns
and quail fcatioss of It's own members.
"Smlar considerations have operated with me
IN regard to the representation of fractions above
moiety of the representative number. and where
said moie;y exceeds thirty thousand a question on
Iy ten ni boc L.,
foundation of the Government. The provision re-
commends itself from It's nearer approximation to
equality than would be found in the application of
common and simple division to the entire population
OF each State, and correcs, in great degree those
inequalities which destined the return of each
succeeding census. greatly TO augment.
/ ''In approving the bill, fattcr myself that a
disposition will be perceived on my part. to conceee
to the opinions of Congress in matter which may
conduce to the good OF the country and the stabl-
ty of its Institutions, upon which my opinion not
clear and decided But it seemed me due to the
respectabty OF opinion against the constutionali-
" OF the bill. well the real ficuties of the
subject, which feels sensibly than
do, that the reasons which have determined me
should be left record. JOHN TYLER.
Washington, June 18th, 1912.
RHODE IsLAND-The brutal and shocking trage
dy of The "}lack Hole of Cacutta' and The Jersey
Prison Ship are having another "Act" affixed to
them by The charter authorities of Rhode Island
The history of these outrages is condensed by the
New York Plebeian, as follows GIN. Times.
''Ihc prisons are crowded Cells of eight feet
square beneath the surface of the earth ire tenant
ed by sixteen prisoners each cell. There is a
small aperture for air and light in the doors OF each
of these dungeons The only parallel know OF
history to this, is that OF the celebrated black hole
OF Calcutta. About SIX hundred persons are thus
ncarcerated.
The property of these captives has been seized
and contscaed furniture and necesslries have
been taken away from families in their way. And
the savings of economy they have been fore bly, pre-
vented, and the money taken from them. The
Charierist Government seeks IN this way, by seiz
ures and contiscatons, to indemnify itself for the
cos; of putting down the suffrage party.
Freedom of speech is dumb in Rhode Island
for it terror struck. Freedom of the press is an
initiated by political supervsorship. The editor
who writes for the truth and the right put in pris
on, and his press is put under the charge of one o
the chartists dynasty. Every means are taken tc
prevent any OF the dark deeds being done rom
being made known IN any of the adjacent States
In short there is no press in Rhode island that
dares 20 promulgate the truth regards The Gov
ernmcDt.
sentences. not trials, rapidly progressing
Carter has been sentenced TO eleven years confnc-
ment in the State prison Every word or deed
against the Government Is treason, working contis-
cation of property and Imprisonment of person.
Numerous individuals have been sentenced To long
terms of impr isonment, and their persons treated
with indignIty.
There Is now 10 voice of the people. or preroga-
tive of the Executive, to restrain the olgarchy.
"Urder reigns in Warsaw"