Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-08-20
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oefs' who had majority in 10th Houses, found il
necessary to Introduce a proposition and they nc
eotdiogiy presented bill iuyin. OIL the Stn,e n,o
districts, which gave seven members of CONGRESS, IN
the wings, and twelve to their spponen,s-nnd iii
too in State where tho wing majority lns, wear
was over 10000. The Address thus silude, IN m.
bill presented:
But let examine the billa little more minu,.lv
The law OF Congtess requires the State TO be d.
vided IN single districts composed Of n contisuous
territory. IL needs only glance at the map to see
how far conuiguiiy Of territory has been regarded
IN tkc formation OF this bill. IL has not only not
| been regarded, but j, has been most grossly disrc
ga'd,d' Take the district composed Of the coun-
Ties OF Ashtabula, Lake aud Cuyahoga; II district
/ running about one hundred miles along tho lake
SHORE, aud IN some places not more than from six TO
ten miles IN breadth. Look the district formed of
.ne coenues oi Summit, Wayne and Holmes.-
Summit scarcely touches Wayne. Why was this
unnatural district made The answer is at hand;
IN order 10 crafty the vaulting ambition Of M.
Speaker Spaljing, who has SET his hclrt on going
toCorgresS. District No will show how carefully
oco'oeolsm has consulted contguily OF terrtory-
| unon has no more intercourse with Richland Than
with Ash'abuln Study also the outlines OF district
No l9, running from the centre of The State almost
to the Indiana State line. District No i6, runs along
| the Ohio for some $50 miles. We will not further
pattcuarz,. Fully TO see the monsuous features
OF this bill, will only lie necessary consult your
map; you will there discover the turnings and wind
lnss OF Locoioeoism, IN the construction OF this bill.
iii, which while II prc,ends TO follow the law of
Congress, is most gross violation OF its spir, and
| letter.
| Why was all this done? Why were counties 80
| dlsarransed, and the State so gerrymandered7-
What was the object Of the lcitlers but to secure
districts Tor themselves, and the greatest poSsihle
| number OF Loeoioco members OF Cungressi Thai
this was the express object of the bill, reeds only
| glance at the map and election returns, to demon
! strnte. by this bill. every county, which IN 1870
/ IL fhrAk futA
| certain 10 elect Loco mcmJcrs of Congress; while
| nineteen counties, which gave Wing majorites a,
that election, are swallowed up in LocofJco DIS
| tricts.
| This strange combination could not have been
| accidental; II must have been done dcsgntdly: and
| the motive for il could have been none other than
political; Il was an open nttcmp, to defraud thou
sands oil wing electors OF lh,ir proper weight in
| INC Congress OF the United States Nor is this ALL
| the sewn Wing districts gave IN 1910 an agstesnte
| wing majority OF 81 ,7Si; whio the twelve Locofo
90 districts have majority of only & 1884; leaving
| IN excess OF Wing maIorties in seven Whg over
| WE'VE Locoioco districts of Is 1896. BY this ar
| 'nnsement and combination Of Counties the Who's
might have majority OF ten thousand in the State.
! AMI yet fourteen Locoioco members 10 seven Whirs
Oe elected 10 Congress. Would this be fair repre
| sent iton Tor the State of Ohio, with such Wing
| majority
| There other enormi,ies still. The seven Whis
| districts contain population Of 2i,7O2, while
| seven l-ocooeo districts have a population Of only
4 go
amount OF popuatiOn than contained in one of the
| Locofoeo districts. Compare Wing districts Nos.
| t. Ito, and H. containing population Of 2I7G35
with Locoioco districts Nos. !, 20. ard 81 having
population OF l9O,s27, and you find a Wig excess
OF ST. sos. What reason Tor their giving 10 one nor
uon, and taking LON another7 Can there be anv
other given thln tina, the one lie in Locolcco and
me other IN Wing counties1 Again; Wing district
NO. 10, adJons Locofoco district No II; we say
-oeotoco, because this distre, last fall gave near
hive hundred of a Loeofoco majority. No I6 has
| population Of 81 76S; No. II Of 6775i: excess in
the Wing 1904 Take the county Of Scio,o from
NO. 10 ana you still have in that distrc, excess
over The congressional ratio OF over 600 and
near two thousand over the ratio flr this State
| Now add Scioto county to M. II and You have
population OF 7S94S and the difference between
the Two districts Is only 1870, instead OF 1904 as
| at present. Why was Scioto county added TO n
district already having an excess of population1
ihere can be but one reason. To have added Sci
oto Wing county, TO district No. II would have
renderei 1t a certain Wing district, whereby the
aspirations OF the Senator from Ross and the mem.
| Der from Pike would have been extinguished nj
| once. ScIoio county must, therefore, be dislfnn-
chised rather than that Latham, Byington 4 Co
should rot have chance Of getting 10 Congress
The people must be deirauded rather than tbat
| these candidates should be disappointed. We mipbt
point out other equally outrageous textures OF this
bill; but time will not permit. You can examine
II Tor yourselves and correctly decide upon its
mon;trous character.
"e huuEees COncluues as tOiOWS:-
We have done. We have stated the facts and
The reasons of our action. We submit our conduct
10 the arbitrnment Of great and int gent people
with The full assurance that they will vndicaic
their rights and protect their interests from recke
experiments at the ballot iox; that they will place
thelr iron heel upon the men who resort such par
~ machinery, and once more I'll the halls Of leeis.
ation with those who will alone regard the highest
interests Of the State, tho prosperity OF the people
instead oil offering up boh at the altar OF this Mo.
Loeb OF party.
From the Columbus (oho) siatc Journal, Aug -.
TREMENDOUS MEETING OF TIE PEG
PLE-THE CONDUCT OF THE WIG
MEMBERS APPRECIATED AND SUSTAIN
ED-TiIE SPIRIT OF'76 AND 1910 ARGUS.
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Tremendous meeting Of the Wings OF this city
and vicinity was held in front Of the State House
last evening. All classes and nges came together
anxious TO testify their approval Of the conduct Of
those patriotic Representatives, who have sacrificed
their private feelings and interests to their sense Of
public duy.-No, a voice was heard in condcmna.
ton oftheir courss-all all applaud aud exull in
the mori,orious deed.
The meeting was addressed in thrilling and elo-
quon. terms by Messrs Wade, Root, Clarke and
Powell, Of the Legislature and by Judge Wright, Of
Cincinnati, md Mr. Kelly, Cf this city-the former
in explanation Of their motives and intentions, in
surrenderins up to the people the trusts vested in
their hands, when they could no longer be made
subservient TO the preservation Of popular rights;
and tho latter IN stirring cncOmiums upon the man
y and patriotic net which had given occasion to the
meeting. We need hardly say that tho addresses
Of the speakers were responded TO by the crowd
which filled the streets, in the most hearty and en-
thusiastic manner.
In the course Of the evening, committee was
appointed 10 report resolutions expressive of the
sense Of the meeting, upon the subject which called
them together. Tho committee having performed
their duty, the following resolutions were read amid
bursts Of applause, and unanimously adopted;
Resolved, That the bill reported in the House OF
Representatives, in the Legislature Of this State, on
Wednesday Of this week, for dividing the State
into Congregational dis ricts and which was ordered
TO be engrossod for third reading, was an opsn
gross pnlpaoe and uniustiflble violation Of the
act Of Congress providing for the election Of Nation
al Representatives., and was devised for the express
purpose Of sitting ard supprossing the true voice
Of the people Of Ohio by such partial, unfair md
unconstitutional arrangement Of couniss in the FOR.
nation Of the several districts, 10 enable n mi
norly Of the voters TO elect large majority OF Re
personalities in Congress.
Resolved, That tho Whig members Of the lie
gsltlurc, in resigning their seats and surrcndcring
back 10 the people the trust committed 10 their
hands, whereby they will be empowered 20 adopt
suitable measures for tic preservation Of their rights
and liberties, have acted IN a manner becoming the
character Of faithful Representatives, and arc do
serving Of the profound gratitude and respect a
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