Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1846-06-20

ttion Of these several counter, and you will
find two counties containing upwards Of
5000, brought down to a level with two
containing little upwards Of 1900. The
next or second class is the one, however,
which will immortalize the man who plan.
ned il. This class contains the following
counties, namely: Andrew. Benton, Clay.
Gasconade, Jefferson. Lawrence, Living
stop, Montgomery, Usage, New Madrid.
Polk, Rails, Saline, Newton, Perry, Ran
dolph, Carroll, Yancy, Barry, Charlton.
Cole, Jasper, Lincoln, Lafayette, Madison.
Morgan, Audrain, St. Francis, Crawford.
Henry, johnson, Lewis, Macon, Moniteau,
Nodaway, Pettis, Pulaski, Warren, st.
Genevieve, Van Buren,, Washington, and
Wayne. AZ; with population of ls3,4O7;
each entitled to one member, and each mem.
Der would represent 1--WE are told) 1896 Of
white population, actually within three Of
the ratio. Could any man ask nearer ap.
proach to equality? But how does tho
mind become startled Of the naked truth
when presented, that 81 of these counties
have 39,773 more Of population than the
remaining 81, and yet they are by this no.
Gus pocuS project, made TO appear 10 DO
pretty fairly represented under the New
Constitution. If all the members were Ia.
ken from three counties in any one class, or
even from one, they might be averaged of
in the same way. And so if 100 members
were taken from the county of st. Louis,
the average for the whole State would be
1860, and therefore by the same mode OF
!, reasoning, representation would be exactly
equal. But the other counties would ask,
$ how are we represented by member or
members from ST. Louis? and we suppose
that Clay county. with her population Of
7O65, may as reasonably ask how her citi.
' zens are benefited by being classed with tho
e county of Barry, with population Of 3, 100.
e not half the population of Clay. Will the
l. delegate from Barry take the surplus of
b Clay over and above the ratio under his
r especial carel The people Of Clay would
l. say what CT mmon sense does on the subject:
e "Save US from such an insult" Here too, in
b this class of equals is to be found Randolph
Il county, with her 6793 humbled TO the con.
r dition of Yancy, with her 1892, though not
y half grown. Lafayette, with her 1854.
n takes Lawrence by the hand with her 5000;
! Lincoln, with 6547, must yield to Pettis with
e 3244; and Washington, with 6256, must en-
= brace Audrain with her 1890. Here is g.
= quality for Republic with vengeance;
n and yet Democrats: are called upon Eyes,.
= and Wings too) to set their seals to it, that
l. the Convention did the very best that could
n be done. In the third class, counties ran
n ging between 1877 and lO,99S, are each to
y have two representatives. Monroe, with a
= population of Sig more than Clay, is to
" have two members to her one. Boone.
|. with lO,99s, is to have two members, and
y Lawrence, with population of 5000, is to
l. have one. Buchanan, with 9734, will have
re two, while Audrain, with 1890, not one
IT fourth the population Of the former, is TO
e have half her power.
y If there could be any thing more revoI.
q; ting TO common sense, than the attempts
d which have been made to fasten this Unequal.
Re ity like an incubus upon the body polite,
we should like 10 be informed of it, that it
n may help to bear portion of the disgrace
\. which attaches to this system of representa-
W ton, which stands unrivaled in infamy, un.
III less it be worthy comparison with the old
a rotton borough system.