The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1847-08-14
AppOrtiOnment and BriscOism.

AN = W sS WV VA "a AHRtA
ment bill, that the Briscoe bill men, who had
the bill fixing the ratio of representa-
ton at 100 with such fiery energy, had entered
a bargain with the supporters Of that ratio,
who had with equal energy opposed the Bris-
coe bill proposition, that if they would pass
the Briscoe bill, in some form, satisfactory to
the ratio should be fixed, so as to please
opponents of Briscoism. We did not
believe it; we could not conceive that a mea-
sure secuted as odious, and in violation Of the
rights of long abused creditors, could be car.
into effect, by men who had boldly and
manfully denounced it. We could not COM
prehend such per6dy to principle, such trea-
son to the seeming workings of indignant con-
sciences. We went to that true specimen Of
a man, and legislator, J. E sharkey, of Vicks-
burg, who was on the committee that reported
the bill, Chat rumOr with her numerous tongues
lad stamped with this bGrgqin) and asked him
if he thought it could be SO? He said he did
not. But when we saw the BriscOe bill men,
who had so earnestly contended against the
injustice Of the ratio of 100, taSe as a pleasant
pill the ratio Of ninety-eight, we began.to have
misgivings as to the truth Of this bargain
And when on the next day, we saw these one
hundred ratio men supporting the Briscoe bill,
from the Senate, 1--WE mean one containing the
essential Briscoe principle, and more obnoxious
still; one which met the old generals hearty
support) we were amazed and COMPOUNDED. 1t
is no wonder the gallant Sharkey Indignantly
ex claimed. ~ know | am bought and sold, and
gagged toop' These are the facts. Let the
country Judge of them. Let it determine
whether a measure, in substance, such as it
would not stand, and such as her representa-
tives, by her voice were compelled to repudl-
ate, has not been slined over with the yolks of
filthy deception, by perfdy, by intrigue and
by bargain, that meets their unqualified con-
demnation. If they come to no such %conclu-
sion, we have nothing to say. 1t is our BUSH
ness to place them in possession Of the facts;
it is theirs to Judge of their tendency.
We give the vote on the apportionment bill
before this rumored arrangement, and also the
vote on it after it is said to have taken place.
We also give the vote on Mr.. Greaves' bill to
repeal. the amendments to the BriscOe bill be-
fore its rumored contamination, and then the
vote on the bill, out briscoeing Briscoe, aftel
it: thus stating the rumor, and the specific
facts that tend to confirm it, and leave the
country to Judge for themselves, and to act in
accordance with that judgment. 1t will be
seen that the eloquent Fontaine never cOntami'
mated himself with Briscoism. He fought
nobly though not with violence for the ratio o.
representation contended for by the north, ye
his votes need no explanation. They wer'
direct, consistent and every way worthy o
him.
The vote in the House Of Representatives
on the 7th Of February, I846, to repeal tn
Briscoe bill of l843.
YeGs-Ab6OH, Adams, Allen, Campbell, Car
son., Chambers, Chewing, CRANE, eastman
Earrar, Frost, Gileland, Greaues, Guy, Harris
HOlleman, Kennedy, Leigh, Le@ley, Martin
Maxcy, McCGughan, Mcdonald, MCNabt
MetaE Moody, Rndleton, Randall, Robertson
BOSNIAN, SINGLETON, Thompson, 26rfeJ
Wade, Weahersby, Woodbury., YOrk.-5T.
. Nays--Whit6eld, Speaker; Alcorn, Archel
Bailey, Beatty, Bsene, Berry, BinfOrd, Brook
Blyord, Cannon, Cornell, COWen, DilUOrth, {
Monroe, DilwOrtt, of TishemingO, Emanue
Ewing, Fontaine, Foster, FOwles, Gibbs, Greer
Harrison, Head, Kinds, Hughes, HUE, Hym'
man, Malone, May, M'Innis, MiAsaps, Moor
+ Nash, Netterville, North, Pettus, Potts, Rusl
ing, Sharkey, Sessions, Simrall, Smiley, Smytl
Stuart, TOten, White.-48.
The vote in the House of Representative
on the 18th of February, l846, showing th
" number who were in favor Of the 100 Apo
tionment.
. Kas--A6boA, Archer, Bailey, Beene, Ber,
. Binotd, Bu0rd, Campbell, Cannon, CGrsO'
Chewing, ConneN, CO'Oen, Craine, Cushnaa
Cypert, gDilwOrM, Of Monroe, DilUOrh,
Tishemingo, FOntaine, Gibbs, Giueland, GreGUt
s Griffin, Guy, HARRISON, Hinds, Hughe
HUE, HynemGn, Kennedy, Leigh, MaiOn
MaxcY, JTasaps, Moore, RA', RObert'On, Sn'yi
SINGLETON, Totem, Wade, Walker, Warre1
York.-45.
Maw--Adams, Alcorn, Allen, Beatty, Be
4 nv, Brooks, Bynum, Chambers, Emanuel, Ewin
Farrar, Foster, Fowles, Frost, Green, HarT'
Head, HOuenGn, Lenaley, Leonard, Lopez, Ma
tin, May, MAfe, M%'Caughan, M'Donal
= M,Innis, M'Nabb, Metcalf, Moody, Nash, Ne
lf ~terville, North, PendletOn, Pettus, Pope, Rai
!. DALI Rogers, Rossman, Rushing, Session
! sharkey, Simmons, SimralI, Smith, Span
! Stuart, ThOmpsOn, Torrey, Weathersby, Whit
Woodbery.-52.
,e In the frst yeas and nays the names in itali
n. are the persons who voted for the nsW "Brisc'
ID Bill" and in the second those in italics are Il
persons who voted for the aPportiOnment b