Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1844-02-16
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Here, sir, we had fine Whig counties
at that time. which, for 26,953 voters,
were allowed but ,fue Representatives
in the succeeding Legislature Of 1886. 7
while fue Loco counties, with only 49,
A6S voters, were allowed NINE Can
you this (siri For, sir, il was asserted
in my hearing, by the Trainer Of that
BILL that i, was a fair one Do YOU be
levo it, Sirf No, you do not. To have
exercised any thing like justice to the
people Of those counties, the represen-
tation should have been exactly reperS-
ed But for this infamous srheme OF
fraud, the then Legislature would have
bsen Wing. But there was a special
object in view. There was q United
States Senator TO elect-a State Printer
TO appoint and elect, and bulfor This law,
William Allen neuer would have held q
seat iu the Senate Of the United States.
as coming from Ohio, nor Samuel Me
darV become State Printer. The plot
ters escaped by The skin oil their teeth
having obtained one vote majority only
in the lower house, and perhaps two in
the Senate. Bu, in 1910, the cords wer,
again 10 be drawn, and the tolls laid Il
cripple or PROSTATE The Wing power
which could only bs done by divestin(
them Of their constitutional rights a
the polls, by the usual hOcuS pocus o
apPorIiOniug representation, and the us'
Of fOdting or rotary members. The
same individual, then a Senator from
Hamilton, introduced The second bill ia
10 the Senate in 1910.
Now, Mr.. Speaker, let US for few
minutes also analvze that act. In lS4I
The counties OF Coumbiana. Fairfield
Knox, Stark and Wayne, he'd each bu
one member allowed them the Clermon
district three, and the county OF Morga
none. These regiOns were consdere
as indispulabIy democratic, aud have s
continued with enc exception for Ion
time. 10 l842-anolher peculiarly i'm
porlant perlod-an U. S Senator l.
elscl-n STATE Printer to elect; thes
seven several counties were allowed al
additional member each, and they came
up here accordldg to order, OF The righ
political stripe, and were as sure Of be
ing Of the character expected, as houg
they had been appointed by joint resOlu
tion OF the Legislature before the cleo
ton Al the same time the Whig cour
ties Of Franklin and Montgomery, VII
10 al had too representatives. each
we're, IN 42 cut down 10 one each =
Thus, sir, we had TO give nine in III
game before we started TO play nj III
polls. And what was the consequence
Just what might have been expected
Ihs Wings we're beat about that nun
ber, and With a majority 10 both brache
you proceeded on the second week c
the session last year, 10 elect Senate
and a Slale Printer, whilst atthe pressr
session after repeated efforts TO hoI
elections, as yet we have not been al
lowed The privilege, and two months
the session are nearly gone. Call yo
all this fsir. Mr.. Speaker! You can
not Having disposed Of this part Of III
subject which is only preliminary, no.
sir. lei US come 10 he bill under cOnsid
GRAFTON, which we are about to pass, an
which is SO much TO be deprecated b
every honest man. And here. sir, II
me observe, singular coincidence. =
This bill is also The reputed offspring {
the Senator from Hamilton! And Whe
it was presented, we'll might we exclai'
with the bedevlIIed and terrified Frencl
man bon dieu, SGcrc bleu = Monsie'
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