The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1844-02-15
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Paiy ns anu VIII SNOW py goods WORKS mat
repentance, i may be orgiyen hut le; not lhhk,by
lip service, 10 decieYe US into regard for It's pieYs
white its heart is full ofmalice and anger Lei i not
profess aloyefor the constitution while Is st seeking
10 desuoyit it
Letus look atiheir constitutional argument and sec
what merit there isini They refer rs to hs hts al
and second section, which reads as follows:
within one year Of the frat meeting Of the General
Assembly and within every subsequent term oI IIcur
years, an enumeration Of all white male inhabitants q
bove twentyone years Of age shall be made in such
manner as; shall be directed bylaw. The number Of
Representatives shall al the several periods Of making
such enumeration be fixed by the Legislature and aP
portioned among the several counties according oe
number Of white male inhabitants above twentyone
years Of age in each, &c.
Now according to the argument Of the Senators from
Lake and Mushngum, if understand them corTecIly
this provision ofthe constitution requires Us to appor
tion the of single countless to give each
county Representative, 50 far as il caGbe done Or il
other words group several counties together for The
election Of Representatives in common Is unconsu-
tional look atthe practical effect Of this arg-
ment If It is mconstimtionalto group several cUun,
ties together 10 elect Representatives, wopId oy be
constitutional 10 allow each county separate repre-
senation There are seventy nine counties In the State
andit is provided that there shall never be more than
thiry-six Senators andseventy-two Representative
Now, if we should adopt the gentemans construction
andgo on and apportion 10 each county Representa-
tive, without reference its population until we gave
Representatives to seyehty-two counties, there would
still BE seyencounties entire excluded from a represe
ation. adopt this rule, and give the counties each
separate representation, and what becones Of that
other clause which says they shall be apporoned a.
mong the several countess according to the number Of
white male inhabitants above the age Of twenty in
each" It's as much our duty by the constitution to apr
portion themin proportion 10 he panlber Of ite males
asst isto appcrtion them among the several couniies
VIII the Senators say tthatI have put construction
upon their arguments which they did not intend That
they only intended that the larger counties should have
separate representation and that those wlh less pop
mon2 fthat is correct construction Of their argument
then all their pratng about the constitution mere
twadde," and exploded by this single idea WheneF-
er they admit that two more small counties may be
formed into district without violation Of the cohst=
ution they admit That all the other counties may he
disposed, Of in the same way. II was known % the
trainers of the constitution that the popnIanonpt The
several counties would always be vastly disproportio
ate and the only object they had in view, and the only
idea expressed by them was, hatthe number Of white
males should be regarded in apportionng the rspese
ation, and not the extent d the teriiory that men
should be represented and not lands Ithar