Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1845-07-19
C.FJACKsON...RE PRESENTATION
PREACHING VS.. Practice.

PREACHING vs. Practice.
Mr. Jackson delivered a speech here
some time since, upon the occasion of his
announcing himself a candidate for the
Convention. We gave synopsis Of this
speech in our last, to which we called the |
especial attention of Mr.. Jackson and his
friends, desiring them to correct any mis-.
statements of our report of the views he
advanced. No correction has been made.
and we regard them as much Mr.. Jackson's
sentiments as if he had written them out
and published them over his own signature,
and shall so treat them now, and hereafter.
1t will be recoected Mr. jackson took
decided grounds in favor of Equal Repre-
sention--spoke of the present inequality of
representation--said he could conceive of
no state Of things which would justify CIV
ing one citizen more political power than
another--that basing representation on ter
ritory and not population Gas is now the
case) was subversive of every principle Of
republicanism.
When Mr.. Jackson was delivering his
speech, and was speaking on the subject of
equal representation, a democrat said TO us.
"lhat doctrine suits you" We told him it
did. He then said "of course you will
support Jackson" We told him we CO uld
not, and we now give our reasons why we
told him so.
We were at loss TO know how Mr..
Jackson could reconcile the views he was
proclaiming with his acts in the legislature.
If a man is really in favor of measure il
seems to US he would advocate it on all &C.
casions-particulary when the principles
of that measure were being violated
Did not the establishment of new coun-
ties at the last session of the legislature, and
giving to each new county one representa-
tive, regardless Of population, destroy
equality in representation? There were
nineteen new counties established by the
legislature at its last session, and each Of
them given representative. Not one of
these counties, perhaps, is entitled TO a rep.
resentative by virtue of population. Yet
they are all given a representative, and
each of them put on an EQUAL footing with
Howard county, with her population of
$4,000 Last election we were entitled to
three representatives next election we
will be entitled 10 ONE We pay a state
revenue Of $4,000, while some of The new
counties pay less than $50: yet they
lave an EQUAL voice with Howard in dis
posing Of the money, levying taxes, &c.
In one county, 5000 inhabitants have an
Equal voice with 1900 in another!
What produced this State of things, fel-
low citizens? Who was instrumental in
bringing it about? Are we wrong in
charging Mr.. Jackson with portion--a
large portion of the blamel We think not.
He was member of the last legislature
prominent and influential member--and
had he taken the stand then and there,
which he did here, the citizens of Howard
would not have been DISTINGUISHED. But
he did not. He sat there and saw acts
passed which despoled you, felow-citizens
of Howard, of your just rights, and which
ciple Of republicanism. For these reasons
we could not think of supporting him.
Again Look at the formation of the
Senatorial Districts. Were they not made
with direct view to suppress the voice of
the wings in the State? This is not denied,
and how does such an act correspond with
Mr.. Jackson's sentiments!
Further: The same may be said of the
Congressional Districts. The democrats
made boast that no wing should 60 to
Congress from this State. 1t is unnecessa-
ny 10 go into particulars. The democratic
party are opposed to equal representation
their acts prove it. Mr.. jackson, ofcourse
is not responsible for the acts of the party
but in the above cases he acted with then