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

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from sana, AIarytai,i|.
sy'fginia! q iila TI,cys
!tlt con &C. f,rs
t3ng lime viii sell ,l,se
al, 'i,e they 1rcui,ietl
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slst9n or mill tut n or, $ps.
r4n' OsioI .lt 9. lhe lGlion Itwas, iIeea.
rganiscd mid &. ;l ri,
eonn eclfdt with the ori ginaE fiiemrni.
aMu p9ssessrd z very pdlticni
:n.s..ne adnI,.o1i,snf present "a SnstiI,-
=, 7s'D; Though white
even slbe.l, g.
n,... ~ :. me ts n.lpptiipn q ea,ly
clarge ged .{ .lts poitical power, and q ncf
.npre nla.eDYsuniledilie two Iisisions:
". y sun iei. every partnientDf lie "a.
.sfnmenl ,l,,iler Tie coiltrolf 4 of he 90. .
country, by retaining q Il leci,let MAIN iiv s
both branches of the Le gislature: which
that had the power ot n bpoiI,invii ia q
sernorFand Judges, gave VI a co,,trn,i over :
Tue Executive nnt t.1aIiiciary, ,nrsi, al courae.
the whole Government. 5s 5ssE!s3 q.
II Wns impossibie, wiki lie s; ncr "a 1; =
wealth and Intelligence e 8 r ihe.
other portion of The stale, that sue /, staie
OF Things .sho1i,iy long continue without
y
ii,e former soon shewed itself and b
coQfiict commenced within a few syears AZ.
ter tile adoption OF The Cunsti,n,ian.jwi,;cI,
continued with increasing vinIcrice. until
leO7. when the g eiiation md disorder ba il
SO Interested. that sensible and pa,rioiic
men on hothIsides. became satisfied I'M
the conilct must be closed..s II was d cord.
ingly 'ertninaled.z not by a surrender on
either side. hut by compromises f,yL;ch h
pI,ced the tw6lp.rlies on rounds III. ner {; ~
political equality; the only wny bv 'wl,icl,
such conflicts ever can be saiisiactorilv an,i
permanently adjusted. The compnsiiion
"fthe senate. as il stood, CONSISTING . + one
from each election District; remained & IN.
disturbed, which leiithe.ol,l oripin settle.
Inent on The coas.:in pnssessidn or the cni
troll Of that branch. 0f ,ie Lepislattre. hv
reason of its Parish represcnia,ion. ri,
give an equal control in The House of5 Re!
representatives. tn4 the more newly settled
portion in the interior. was a lnore tIifficuI,
task. 1t was accomplished; hawever. bv
alloiing 10 that branch OF The Lerislatlre
"a members, Of which. 62 were ASSIGNED
10 the ewhiieipopulation. and SO 90 ia xa-
ton. census was directed to he taken
every ten years, and anes,ima lie i o be mud :
otthe aggregate amount of inxes paid by
each action District. for The Ja i,
|rreccdingyears. The number OF Repre-.
sentaliyes allowed 10 each district 10 be
appor'inned5 to the two with lhe rproviso
mat each district should have al leus,, one,
and ifihere should be aS,ie ficiency in the
number, one 10 be added ti, The districts
having the greatest fractions. until ,h.
whole should make l24. By,his cnmp plex
arrangement, not only an equal untrol " ID
secured t0 the more recenIlv settled pnr.
tlon OF the Siate IN the House ofRepre.
senlaiiycs, but an effeclual provision made
against unequal ond oppressive lakes by
making taxation anelement in the Repre-
senlalion Of the House. lie effect would
be To oincreasethe number Of Renresenta.
lives from the portion of the, Stale uniiuly
taxed, just In proportion 10 The excess ni
lis tuxes, and thereby increase in The same
proportion its weight in The House, under
The next tapPortionment. These Just AMI
wise provisions. by requiring ihe CONCERT
and joint consent Of the Two portions 4, + The
,wo portions of the state in ena cling IA ws.
placed them on grounds ofperfect ea,inliy &
IN The Legislature; and as il retained tile
power Of electing The Goyernor aud Judges,
in every department ofsthe government.
Eaci, having thus negative ON the, other,
on oil the acts Of the government, posses.
ses The power of projecting itself against,
the injustice and oppression Of the other
Thus The government, ceased 10 be the
exclusive organ Of one portion Of The tate,
not by becoming .helike organ of Tie OH
er, but The concurrent5a joint organ Of
both, and thereby ,hetrue aud faithful Re
preventative 0fthe whole sac.
This fortunate compromise terminated
the conflict, had SO long divided AM,
agi.a!ed the slate. Socompleteiy did il close
il, lhatsfrom lis adoption until this stime. u
period Of almost forty years. Il To- cal ',liyis-
ions and parties growing out OF them. bay,,,
entirely ceased. The upper and 1--we,
country are no longer named for pol,tics,
discord sn'lagi.alion,and The state has been
blessed with an nnanimi,y of seniimen
freedom from parties, altogether wi,bou,
example, in any other member nft the nnio,,.
Nor has lis effect been less I,ar nv. in re-
fercncesto her federal; Than her intcrnni
rclations.--To il, she owes, in prea,
measure. her weight, high character and
standing in the union, which, as inconside.
rable as she is in extent or territory and
population, places her on q level in inilu.
ence. with the largest and most populous OF
It's members. .
Dcslroy this just and wise compromise,