Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1844-02-20

;. must regard that constitution; that il cor
tains provisions by which their party in
, tend 10 be bound in districting the State
= and these provisions are constantly thrus
Il before us as an objection 10 the passage Q
u the bill With how much force and rea
sou, shall presently examine. Thes
menintend TO regard the constitution an
| rejoice TO hear it, If they are sincere
, it is certainly the dawning of a new era
The COnstilutiOn-tDe sheet anchor o
our political safety-ihe palladium ofou
. liberties The best boon from Heaven,
transmitted 20 us from the hands of {
: pure and patriotic ancestry; and uldel
, which, two millions of souls enjoy more
, of the blessings of earth, than have evel
fallen to the lot of any people, since tn {
first mau was driven from Paradise, is in
future, TO be respected and observed by
J the whig party, if we can rely upon their
professions. What change! 1t is only
about seventeen months since that party
was congregaled in this Capitol, and then
as now, they had laid their.l hands upon
their hearts, and appeald 10 their God ,
that they would support this same con.
stiIulion; and still we found that party,
which then embraced the highest func
tionary of'the State, plotting ''TREAsoN"
against that State, and actually dissolving
the law making poverty the overt act
They then cast thsconsttution from them
asian unholy thing"-trampled It under
their feet, and sung hOsannah TO their
triumph.
This is the party, these are the men,
that claim to have so much respect for its
provisions, and are constantly admonish'
ing gentlemen, not TO overlook them.--
To whom are their admontions addressed
Addressed, sir, to the men, who at the
time, besought, implored, and by every
civil means within their power, endeavor'
TO avert the deadly blow. Addressed to
the men, who, at The time, raised up that
down lrodden constitution, all bruised and
mutiIated, and presented it TO the millions
of freemen, which it had shielded, and
protected, and asked them TO rally TO its
support-who raised its standard Rofl,
and stood by It, and watched its destiny.
until the conspiratoist were OverthrOwn,
and the soft hand OF the"Goddess of Lib
erty .''had healed up its bleeding wounds.
II this party has repented, and will show
by their good works, that repentance, it
may be forgveL--but let itnot think, by
lip service, to deceive us into a regard for
its pety, while its heart is full of malice
and anger. Lat it not profess love for
the constitution, while it is still seeking
TO destroy it.
Let US look at their constitutional ar
gument, and what merit there is in it,
They refer us to the frstarticle and sec
ond section, which reads as follows.
"Wilhin one veaI after the frs mee'
ting of the General Assembly, and within
every subseqent term of four years,al e.
Enumeration of all white male inhabitants
above twenty'one years ofage. shall be
made in such manner as shall be directed
by law. The number Of REPRESENTATIVES
shall, at the several periods of making
such enumeratons, be fixed by the Leg
isature, ,and upportoned among the Sc ver-
al counties according TO ths number of
white male inhabitants above twenty'one
years Of age in each"
Now, according 10 the arguments Of
the Senators from Lake and Muskingum,
if understand them correctly, this pro
vision of the constitution requires US TO
apportion the representation 20 single
counties, or to give each county Il Repre-
sentative, so far as it can be done; or 10
other words, to group several counties to
gelher for the election ofyRepresentatives
it would only be constitutional to allow
each county separate representation
There are seventy'nine counties in the
State, and it is provided that, SO long as
the present constitution shall last, there
shall never be more than thirty-six Sena-
tors and seventy-twO Representatives
Now, if we should adopt the genIlemen's
construction, and go on and apportlon to
each county Representative, without
reference TO its population, until we
gave Representatives to seventy-two
counties, there would still be seven
counties entirely excluded from repre-
sentat;on. But adopt this rule, and give
the counties each separate representa-
ton and what becomes Of that other clause
which says they shall be ''apPoriioned a.
among the several counties, according 10
the white male inhabitants above the age
of twenly-one Yeas in each" 1t is as
much our duly by the constitution TO ap
portion them in proportion TO The humber
Of white males, as it is to,appoEtiOn them
among The several counties. Will the
Senators say that hove pul construction
upon their argu ments which they did not
intendG That they only intended that
the larger counties should have Gseparate
representation, and those with less pop
ulation might be formed into districts and
elect in commouP IC that is correct
construction Of their argument, then all
their prating about the constitution is
mere "tWaddle, ,"and exploded by this sin.
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