Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1845-01-18
APPORTIONMENT.


When we prepared our article of last
week, on this subject, we had not exam
ined our State constitution, and did not
know its exact provisions. We now see
that apportionmcnt has to be made among
the "frce white males" and not according
TO population" as stated in our last. This
provision of our constitution makes sad
havoc with this portion of the State, but
we arc in favor of strict compliance with
that instrument and shall insist on its faith
full observance.
The recent census shows that there are
$4,000 free white males in the State
This number divided by SO, Constitutional
number of Senators,) fixes the ratio at
1901. Under this ratio, the counties OF
Howard, Charlton, Randolph, and Audrain,
fall considerably below a double district.
and an entire new arrangement will have
TO be made. To do this, the apportionment
must commence at ST. Louis, which is en-
titled 10 three Senators, and proceed
through the State, on different sides of the
Missouri river. We have run through the
north side," and cannot arrive at better
arrangement than The following:
/. St. Charles, Warren, Lincoln and
Pike contain a population of l4,426 free
white males, and will send two Senators.
.. Montgomery, Galloway, and Audrian
have population of s,0OO-one Senator.
.. Boone, Howard and Randolph, l4,O3s
two Senators.
4. Monroe, Shelby and Rails, 7,s3I-one
Senator.
S. Marion, Lewis and Clarke, 1850
one Senator.
6. Macon, Adair and Scotland, 7.l3l--
one Senator.
7. Charlton, Carroll and Linn, 6,9lO--
one Senator.
8. Livingston, Grundy, Daviess and
Caldwell 7,396--onc Senator
0. Ray. Clay and Platte, l4,422--twc
Senators.
10. Clinton, Buchanan, Andrew ant
Holt, l4,42G--two Senators.
This opportionmcnt will give fourteen
Senators to the north side" three 10 st
Louis, and leave sixteen to be divided
among the other southern counties. Ia
king the last Presidential election as test
the democratic party would have nine, and
the wings five senator's. This would seem
to be unfair, in a party sense, the wings
b,u;nu ne rlI, ho lf tho vntac h1,f copnot
see how different arrangement can be
made. ST. Charles in the cast, or Holt on
The west, must be the basis of any districts
& il is impossible to do otherwise than form
the double districts indicated, on the two
extremes of the State. This being yielded
no one can do otherwise than pass through
the remaining counties as VIC have. In
fact, different arrangement is impossible,
and we defy the wisdom or wit of man to
make change, and do Justice geograph-
ically and numerically.
The counties of Montgomery, Galloway.
Audrain, and Boone, are too small for a
double district, and there is no county ad-
joining small enough to make up the def
cheney, But, admitting this formation. it
would then be impossible to form double
or single district here, without doing palpa-
bic injustice. Howard and Randolph, or
Howard and Charlton, are much too large
for a single district, and double district.
on this basis, would be impossible. We
take it for granted, therefore, that the ap.
portionmcnt for the north side will be made
in strict accordance with the above state
mcnt.