The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1842-08-30

ced ny stopping the progress of the public
works, or selling them for song, the in
come of which. if complet: ID, would pay the
interest ofthe outlay. and gradually extin.
gulsh the principle, is forcib!y exhibited
The people are exasperated at this, and 9TH
er wretched party measure Of the last loco
Legislature, and there is every reason to
believe the State will be rovolutIonized at
the next fall election. The most importan,
business of the session, dividing the State
into congressional districts, has been com.
menced by bill to gerrymander lhs State.
The correspondent OF the Tribune has the
following statement,and ifsuch unprinciped
political trickery can be sanctioned by the
People, our republic will 60 the way of all
the Earth. Let our readers look at the ac.
count of the same game recently attempted
to be played off in Ohio, contained in an ar
ticle in this paper. The liceniious, factious
and reckless course ofthe locofoco party in
public affairs, is of the same abomniable
character throughout the Union. Addition
al accounts from Ohio show that the meas.
ure of the resigning members meets with the
unqualified appreciation Of the whig party
in that State, who will scarcely fail to carry
the State by an overwhelming majority
Heaven bless their efforts, and save our
poor distressed country, and its republican
institutions from the consequences of the a
farming political tempest which sways thro'
the land.
Omo-THE WHEELS BLocKED--LEG.
STATURE BROKEN UP BY REsIG-
NATION OF THE WINGS
The Columbus State Journal of the 18th
brings us tdings of an extreme step on the
part of Wing Members of the Ohio Legis-
la;ure. Although representing a decided
majority of the People of Ohio, they form
but minority of People of each Hoase az
to | 9 in the Senate, 80 to 81 in the House y
They did not consider that there was any
necessity for an Extra Session, believing
that the State might as well be Distracted
at the approaching regular Session ofthe
new Legislature about 10 chosen, and the
Members of Congress be chosen at the reg
ular Election of lS43 instead of that of 1912
But an Extra Session was resolved on by
the majority, and the Wings came to it
There they remained three weeks, while
their opponents cut on. t carved and pieced
and patched, to give themselves every pos
sible advantage in the Districts. This great
expenditure of time was rendered necessary
by the cross-purposes of the lean majority,
who had two purposes to subServe; gen.
eral one of securing as many Members as
possible to their own party, and many spe-
cial each of them wishing to secure
Loco Foco majority in his oWn District
if possible. In other words; they wanted
to secure twelve to fifteen Districts in which
there should be sure Loco Foco majorities
of 100 10 600 throwing the strong Wing |
Countries together, so as to make six to
nine Wing Districts, casting majorities of
1000 to 5000 respectively
But in effecting this the individual often
Jared with the general interest. Mr. Sem
ator Spangler became at one time so in
censed that he united with the Wings and
passed very decent bill, but it was at once
knocked on the head as it stepped over the
threshold of the House. Finally, the par
ty' was brought to unite on bill reported
by Mr.. Byington, which was a little the
worst which has yet been concocted, giving
the Wings but sir of the twenty one Mem
bers. with the most extraordinary Unequal
tiles of population--the Districts ranging
from 10000 to over $4,000. This the
Wings tcouM not stand. They exhausted
entreaty, effort to procure de-
cent Apportionment. They moved several
to the bill of the most obyi.
ously Just character, all Of which were voted
down by strict party vote. For instance,
they moved 10 strike Scioto from the XIth
and add it to the XVIth District, whereby
the population would be brought ticelue thou
sand nearer an equality. Rejected 81 to
"a! At last, all hope of obtaining justice
or reasonable injustice being at an end, the
Wing Members, unwilling that the State
should be placed for ten years under the
control of minority so far as its rePresen-
ation in Congress is concerned, resigned
heir seats, and left each House without a
quorum. So the session dies the death,a land
here is no apportionment Il
This is the second State which has held
l Special Session to district, and both to no
purpose, because Loco Focoism will not
agree that the States shall be fairly Distric-
ed where it can be prevented. The ap-
zeal lies to the People.
OHIo.-It thrills the heart ola Wing to
witness the Uprising People of Ohio to sus-
ain their faithful Representatives who re
igned their seats as the last recourse TO |
ave the State from being arrayed against a
lerself in Congress for ten years to come G
her voice not merely stifled but absolute 4
v made to utter the condemnation of her =
wn principles and interests. The resigned o
members were every where greeted with en- v
husiasm by immense meetings oftheir con- a
tituents. In Montgomery. Green, Preble. II
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