Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-10-26
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The following Circular from the Central Wing
Committee of the State, confirms the gratifying
intelligence of decided Wing victory in Ohio.
Achieved in the face of gross and iniquitous
"Gerrymander," il is n brilliant triumph, and next
after the result in Pennsylvania, the most wonder
iul event since the days OF 40. To overcome the
'Gerrymander,' not less than 10000 wing majority,
was necessary. The apportionmcnt of the Sena-
toral Districts, is unequal, that II requires more
than 2o, 600 Wing majority. This was demonstra-
ted nv the vote of lSi0-when the Wings carried
the State by upwards of 2l,0Oo, and were still
IN a minority in the Senate. The effort
made last winter. by new apportionmcnt of the
House of Representative, to place that Also be-
yond the reach of contingency. The effort has
failed, and the Wings, by having some ten thou
sand majority of the popular vote, have succeeded
in elccting majority of the House. The like ei-
fort in respect To Congressional Districts has also
partially tailed. These districts carved ont with
the view of giving to the Wing population only 4,
or at farthest, ) Representatives. The result was
Wings, and II LocofocoS-a result very unex-
pectcd to the Locotocos, and exceedingly gricvous
TO them; but STILL it is result which inflicted
fragrant wrong on the people of the State. and the
great principle of representative republicanism.
1t gives to n minority of the people, majority of
the Representatives.
Il was so desgncd, however; and the pure, i'm.
maculatc Democracy designed it. 1t is an inn
presSive commentary upon the professions of that
party. Ever boasting its singular and exclusive
devotion 10 the dear people and proclaming
from the housc-tops the great principle that the
majority should govern, ii omts no opportunity of
giving the lie 10 its assertions and setting at nought
its own solemn pledges That the majority should
govern is all right in the abstract, and if the malo-
rity should happen 10 he Locotocos, all very well
in practice but n Wing majority is n very differ
ent thing-Thcr abstract reverence tor principle
and the dear people all at falls below zero,
and they set about, by trick and fraud, and unfair
apportonmont, 10 suppress the true voice of the
majority of the people, and to give to the minori-.
~ the control Of the majority.
The Locofocos of Ohio have gone To greater
lengths in this game of injustice-particularly as
regards their Senate-than has been practsed in
any other State. But their example is not with.
out imitation by their brethren elsewhere In
every State, where they had an accidental MAORI.
~ in the Legislature, they carefully laboured TO
deprive their political opponents of their legitimate
voice in the councils of the country. In North
Carolina, the "Gerrymander' was quite as iniqui-
tous in Ohio--for there with a Wing majority
of from to 10000, the Locofocos have a MAORI
ty of the members of Congress. In this State, too
the Gerrymander was equally pal pable and mon
StrOus-and it was openly avowed by some of the
members of the party, that they would not, ifthev
could prevent it, allow the Wing population of the
State to have asingle Representative in Congress
But this is modern Democracy, and the way of
modern Democrats--The most obSequious humble
servants of the dear people, long they can use
the people for their own selfish ends; and the We
rlcst tyrants--as all Demagogucs are-when the
people refuse any longer to be dupcd and fleeced
by them.
The result-he Legislature safe
We enabled say with certainty that the Wings will
have majority Of Joint ballot in the next General
Assembly. Trumbu county sends / Wing and Loco
and Huron and Erie sends Mr.. Aherton good WhiQ so
that We have in the House - members. The whole may
now be thus summed up