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ito, There are other cases equally un
just.
But letus take,a more enlarged view
oil This bill; letus rise from districts II
large portions OF the State. We shaI
still discover the same defiance Of all tn
laws, upon which such bill should b
framed. Take districts Nos seven, eight
nine, twelve, thirteen. fourteen. and 6f
teen, lying contla ious 10 the South east
Sern portion Of lhe State, having popu.
lalion OF $50 449 Il compare them witt
districts Nos three, four. ten. eleven
'nlnGeen, twenty, twanry one, running
through the central aud northern part oil
the State, with population Of 5Sl, 1863,
and We shall fnd the monslrous differ.
sence Of l20S2l; population sufficient 10
form two such districts as may be found
in this bill. This contrast will appear
equally gIanng il we compare districts
Nos. eighl, nine, twelve &. thirteen with
four Others, thee, four. ten, and eleven.
The first four contain 87,S07 less popu
lalon than the last named districts -
There are other cases that might be re
terrod 10. did time permt;bu they can
be readily traced out by perusal Of the
above table in connexi0n with map Of
lheState.
Why we're these gross inequalities in
troduced into this bill? Was there any
necessity for il2 We unhesilatingIy say
no. The State could have been district
ed by an honest majority without any
such gross departures from the true ra-
ito; without sinking couales BY attach.
inc them 10 districts already having an
excess Of population, There's no excuse
for such cases. But why was all this
done? II was done by corrupt major
lIy for mere party purposes. They had
hut one object in view, and that was TO
enable their party, when in q minority
of the people,t TO electa majority of the
members Of Congress This bill, is,
therefore, framed TO subierve party pur
panes, irrespective Of popular rights, and
reckless OF the popular will.
To demonstrate the party character
ecf this bill, it is only necessary TO exam.
ine it in connexon with the returns Of
the Veles for the election in 1910 and
J842. Nineteen counties which gave
Wing msjorilies in both those years, are
swallowed up by being united with the
(LoCofOco counties, giving greater major
tiles. 10 this way the Wing counties Of
Delaware and Marion are annhiIated po |
lhicaIiy by being united with Richland
BY this arrangement, RichIand county
will electt The member for The other two
On the other hand, not single Loco(oco
county is placed in a district intended to
elect a Wing member of Congress. This
could not have happened except by de-
sign; with the design Of making as ma
ny Locoloco districts as could be made
,YightluIy or wFoDRfuIIy. But let US ex
anime the subject still farther. By this
B bill, the WhIgsWiih over sixteen thous'
and me aority in l84O, ,~would,haVe elect.
ed only ten members 10 the ,mpjorhy e.
leVen %hieswih,a iLoColoCo pIuraluy
OF three thousaEd two hundred aud sew.
.enteentstahdAast election fifteen Loco
iucoNerhbers 'oi Congress would have
been elected and but only six Wings
tIs ribht, is 1t honest that Locolocoism
with tEreo thonsand Of a plurality should
eject fifteen, while the Wings with
majority OF sixteen thousand, arc permit
lied TO elect but ten mem5ers2 Upon
,whatprincpIe Of common honesty can
such gross injustice be tolerated. Nor
.is this all Taking the vote Of last fall
,as tho basis the Wings cannot elect eIev
,tn members without carrying the Sla0
by a mojorily Of $4,000, aud 10 obtain
fifteen members, the Wigs must sweep
Lucofocoism from the land with major.
.ily of near rs 600. We ask 40 honest
people If this is right; we appeal to the
,uncorruped oil our opponents, and ask
them iflhey would consider il fair bill
which should give them but ten out oI
the twenty enc members of Congress,
when they should elect their Governor
,by fourteen thousand Of q majority p
Would they con slider it right so 10 frame
"a bill as, while they should carry The
Stale by eleven thousand OF a majority,
1T would enQble them to elect but nine
members, 10 tho mOjorily twolve? Is it
right is it coHsonant with the spirit OF q
popular governmont fora minority thus
TO ovorpowsr tho moiority2 We would
therefore, appeal TO tho conscience OF The
people, and ask them 10 decide upon
such legislation as they would upon the
conduct Of the humblest individual.
.Bnl this is not all Tho six Whig
districts contain population of 461 ,2d3
whio six Locoloco districts contain but
367,090, making the enormous differ.
,cnco Of 100, lG4 in favor Of the six Lo.
.coioco districts. Here then 367,090 peo
plo has just as much political influence as
4G7,263 Why is IbisG Because in tho
first case, lhey lived in q region dark