Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1846-04-25
THE NEW CONSTITUTION.
REPRESENTATION.
MIR. JacksOn,s Speech.

| MT. JaCksOn's speech.
The last Democrat contains a portion
of Mr.. Jackson's speech, delivered in thi
place on the I'd of March last, on the sub
ject of the New Constitution.
Wegive below an extract from the par,
Of the speech published, beginning with
Mr.. Us "tables," by which he shows the
equality of representation, under the per-
manent or two-thirds rule adopted by the
Convention. The preceding part of the
speech is taken up in general remarks, high
sounding words. and pert phrases, peculiar
to the speaker, and in reviewing the diff.
ferent plans of representation proposed in
the Convention.
Mr.. Jackson disapproves of the three
Jyths plan, which is to continue four years
before we reach the two.thirds rule, upon
which he stakes himself, and makes the fol.
lowing classification of the counties, TO
prove the correctness of his position.
1--WE will here remark that a friend who
Is fully competent to the task, will review
this, and perhaps other portions of Mr.. is
speech-and we hope to to be able TO Law
communication from him on the subject,
before our readers next weekly
He thought on
examination, it would be found as free from OBJ
Jections, and as free from inequality, if not
more so, than any system that could be suppes
TED, which adhered 10 county representation
lhat there were special cases of inequality as
between certain counties that might be selec-
ted, he admitted, and this would be the case in
any system Of county representation. The
great beauty Of the system which he would
present - them was TO be found in its general
equality as between the different classes of
counties. The tables he would present to
them might possibly be incorrect IN some one
or Two instances, though he was satisfied there
was no error in them that would change the
general result. He would commence with the
smallest countes--those falling below two.
thirds Of ratio. aud which necessarily have
to be thrown into districts after disposlng of
them, he would take the counties that would
each be entitled to one member, and then the
counties that would be entitled to two members
and upwards each. After doing this, he would
compare them, and show that the members
CoHlhS boh SH'uIl sI'dTScIy populated
counties, would represent as grea, an amount
OF population, if not greater, in the aggregate,
than the members elected from the populous
counties. Under the old constitution, The basis
Of representation was the free white male in
habitants. The new constitution made the ba.
sis Of representation the whole Tree white in
hablanls Of the state. male and female. He
considered this an improvement upon the old
constitution. He could see no reason why 400.
men and girls should not compose part of the
basis Of representation, as well as men and boys
He would now read them the tables he had pre-
pared, and if any one wished TO examine Them
they were at his service. If there was any
thing wrong in them, he was not aware Of it,
and if there was, he was DESTROYS Of having II
corrected. He wished not to deceive any one .
We all have the same common interest in hav.
ing this question properly and fairly settled
There are 80 counties whose population does
not, under The tw o-third system, entitle them to
representative each, all Of which lie contigu>
Gus 10 each other, aud can be districted as the
constitution requires They are as follows