The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1846-12-02

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|pnpuia,iNn 6f the one com mIare,i9 9Wiillstlni
lie difference III SHE orig ia 81 81
ll.eir:ihlIa bitants aid nniner Of SET ttIefnent.
They bqttl have hatig grenlInf IN lUrnS.
ElDga:ll ying iis constitution MI ii laws.
and plac ing tieStWo divisions Isl Ia politi.
alare lions,.t which tlley stand tS eac /,
gshe l' g l5appeur$in lie sequel. Will
Elhese remarks iEshall now: proceetl inlnkt.
gnnd .he posi.inn.5lhaI! The a,lnption @ofi a
general tick ts,eonld mi be fair ,r lust be-
tween, en- cgarding lhe slate in. is icde.
Esal felatians q. $50 5.s iseIl ~;
.sIhe istiefsl constitution nrefcrencc Z To The
Ifr.epslfen.ial f election prnvides, thai .,eacl
s.ate e snail aPpoint.in such nnnner, as thc
4 Le glsid'ure therenfs may direct asn,,lnber.
equal to the wholesnnmber Of Senators
and Representatives., "a, which the state
may be entitled III Cong re IS; 1, also prt,-
yiles :,hat ille "Rcpresentaiiyes shall he
IaPPor,ionetl among The seyeral STA tes of The
Union according To thair respective q mum
bers, Which shall be determined by adding
70 The wholGnumber of free persons, inclu
Ding those bound to serve for a term OF
Years, and excluding Indians mol taxed.
three fifths ofall other PERSONS y y
II follows from these provisions, that
the federal numbers of the slavcholding
states, AMI consequently their relative ripht
IN the House of Representatives r and
me electoral College. and through them,
ih5!tle ~ me federal alliOvernment, depends more
o., OF less, on their respective slave population.
nat oi tf'iss.aie depends on ii more
man nan son any other, because she has the
greatest number incorporation Of ,l,a, de-
scrlption OF population. Its fedora, mum.
per oy the present census. is 463, ,5S2. of
which the free population makes 267, 800;
anu lis slave population 1906, 222.-lts ag.
gregate federal number, divided between
me flower aud the upper country, would
give 10 the former 246, $50, and to the la,
Ter Si7,4O2. and corresponding excess
to the lower over Tie upper in The weight
ot the state in the Federal government.
But their respective weight is very une-
4uaiiy affected by their slave population
IN consequence fits very UNEQUAL distri.
button between the two divisions. Ofthe
l96,222, which the slave population adds
10 The federalsweighl OF the state, the upner
division adds bn. 66.4O6, while. The
lower adds l24,Sl4 being more than
2 TO one onthe part +of the latter. The
case is tho reverse in reference 10 tho mum.
ber Gag. 1907 which the free pnpuI, tion
adds. Ofthat the lower division adds but
1896 against i50, ,994. which tha upper
adds. These estimates are tlroug hou, bas.
ed on districts; all, lying in The portion OF
the state below the fa lis o the, rivers s, Who'll
or principally are included in the lower
division, and those abDve. in like manner
in the upper. "
NOW as the voters consist entirely Of
the free population. and as The number OF
voters in the respective divisions is probably
very nearly in .proportionto their rcspec-
I'VE free population, il is manifest, should
The general ticket be adopted, that the up
per division. which, gives the state less
weight III the icderul government ,han the
lower. woGId have decidedly The power Of
controlling the appnintmen. Of electors, in
consequence Of having decided majority
of vnlers.
That u mode Of appointing, which would
lead To such a result would be neither fair
nurjus, towards the lower division, no one
WHO hns any regard to equity or Justice will
deny Ift .lo NOT greatly; mistake, The up.
per country has too deep sense Of boil,
10 wish il, even ifil had The power; and if
i had and should attempt 10 exercise it,
the lower has tho much spirit 10 acquie ce
III II. But thanks To the justice and wis
dom OF our state Convention, neither Of
the divisions hes the power 10 cncroach on
the just rights nf the other. Ii has secured
!" each The power TO protect itself; SO ,ha,
neither can cypress or injure The other.
should il desi'e it. II, .hen, one or the
other should suffer by the acts Of the gov
ernment Of the state, the fault wilabe its
own,-iis want Of sufficient intelligence To
understand lis rights and its Interest. or
sufficient spirit To defend them. TO show
h" his has been done, and how the. adop.
H." Of The general ticket would disturb and
endnnser the compromise, by WhichiI nus
been effected, rrmains next to he discussed.
LIS discussion will require brief prelimi-
nary sketch IF the origin aud settlement Of
the state, as far as they have a bearing on
establishing the compromise between The
two divisions. with Tie causes whc!, led
10 il, md its character and the effect onihe
politics oi The state.
Our state was first settled on the cuast
by emgranls principally from Eng land,