Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-08-19


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-conspring TO defeat the making of quorum, 1.-TWO.
thirds being requred,) by simultaneous resignation
The motive for this blow at the established Govern
ment of the State was that the majority Of the Legis
lature would not conform the bill dIsrlctng the State
agreeably to the wishes Of the resgning minority The
bll-thus made the pretext of attempt to deprive
Ohio OF her whole representation in the next Congress
makes the distribution of the members in the differ.
sections Of the Stale fair and the population of
each district as equal, is possible, preserving
ties from icing GU, up, and consulting convenience in
assoc;atlng them to their respective districts We do
not believe that an example be found Of any large
State being so equally and fairly apportoned OHIO
presents herself in the following adjustment of the
bill Just adopted under the new and high ratio fixed by
Congress during this session. The bill provides that
The counties of Trmbu Portage and Geauga shall compose
the first MISREPRESENTATION a 1863.
The counties of Cuumbana Jefferson and Carroll shall COM
pose the second district, s3,5l6
The counties of Harrison, Belmont and Monroe shall compose
the third district, hY,l4l.
The counties of Stark and Tuscaawa shall compose the fourth
district CO,234
The counties of Ashabna Lake and Cuyahosa shall compose
the fifth district, G3,9s
The counties Of Medina Loan, Erie and Iluon shall
pose the SIKH district 1881
The counties OF Rchland Marion and Union, shall compose
the seventh district, ca 7i9.
The counties Of coshocton Knox and Delaware shall compose
the eighth district, 1929
The counties Of Licking Perry Morgan shall compose
ninh district, IS 292.
pose the tenth district, G2, ESQ.
The counties Of licking Ross Pike Jackson, and Adams
The counties Of shand Brown and Ciemon shall compose
the twelfth district, s,O9r.
The county OF Hamilton shall compose the thirteenth district
s0.UO0
The Butler Prcbc and Montgomery shall compose
the fourteenth district, 20 500.
The counties Of Warren Clinton Greene and Clark shall
pose the fifteenth district, 10 27l.
The counties of Washington Athens Mcirs Calm. Lawrence
and scioto shall compose The sixteenth district s55S
tlc seventeenth district, J56.
The counties of Mnskngum Guernsey shall compose
eighteenth district G5,ig1.
The counties of Franklin, Madison Champaign Logan, and Mi
ann 'a Go" 81 ,e nineteenth district, s ~
cock Hardin, and Wood shall compose the twentieth district
Tie Of Lucas, Henry, Williams, Pandng Putnam
Van Vert Allen Mercer Shelby and Dake shall compose the
This BILL told, is admitted to be fair one even
by some Of the Federal Representatives of Ohio The
monstrous conspiracy 10 prevent its becoming a law,
by dssolvng the Legislature, "a sufficient number of
the minority abandoning IT, TO prevent quorum,) is
connected with deeper design than the present iIus
tration of the objects for which the Legislature of
Ohio called together. The public now know that
the mandamus act of Congress, ordering the State
TO arrange single districts for the cleo
ton OF members OF Congress-a work which the Con-
stitution devoves on Congress, whenever it resolves
that it shall be efected-was intended to deprive those
Democratic States Of their congressional represen-
taon, who should refuse obedience to this unautho.
rized command This is rendered evident by the
fact that the Federal party have passed bill in
The House of Representatives, has been alrea |
dy pressed in the Senate-prohbiting The Clerk OF
The House TO enter on the list Of members any one
presenting himself without certificate Of his cleo
lion an single district We have shown that the De.
mocratc States of Missouri, Georgia, and New Hamp-
shire, must inevitably be DISTINGUISHED under this act,
This scheme of excluding the Representatives Of De-
nocra,ic States from the next Congress, is followed
Up by this outrage of Federalism in the Ohio Lee
tisIature which, if successful must preclude that great
State from having member on the fl ,or at the open
ng of the next Congress The desperation of the dis
appointed party (Which ,riumphed by such dIsreputa.
lie means in lS4O) now temps it 10 throw everything
nto anarchy, TO work out lis aims and, Tie first STEP
on ards continuing the supremacy in the next Con-
,ress which it holds in this its INSCRIPTIONS partzans
n Congress and the State Legislatures contriving
o dsfranchise whole States which they apprehend
viii return Democratic members 10 Congress