The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-01-21

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msnI Of lhs dIsuIcls. il rill be rscolleelsd
thar the srporaonnenl eel Of Congrsss Of
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composed Of contiguous tertiary. Ae-
corning 10 every far prineipss Of con-
sIrueiion. il nDsl be sdml..ed. tks ons oil
the incidents Of csalirsily Of tsrrilsry. ia
compaciness Of Iorn because The more
compact the districts are in ehspe. The
more contiguous viii their eampOnenl
paris BE- 10 each other. Another element
which should snler into the srrsagemenl
u comEunily Of Interests ssd similarity
Of pursuits. Although his i moi tK-
prsssly required BY lhs seI Of Congress.
vet il 10 so pIomosive Fl public consent.
ence, 50 well cslcui.isd 10 gre 70 avery
separate inisrss. fair representation in
the national cosnells. hal .. wiss ans pa
sernsl Legislation should eser take il into
account when il can be dsns iP sceor.
dance wiIb . due observance of other &C.
suisile considerations. The thirs pfiaei-
pal element which should entss lE:s ihs
details OF such arrangement. 10 e.:a-ii:y
III numbers, ss nearly - can be allsirs5
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construction Of the &c, Of conksssa--Ind
10 indispensable 10 shs observance u an
other grea fundamental piiacipls 81 frse
gosetn9ent. ,hat every poriioa Of tie
people, whilst hey should bear equal
burthens. are entitled 10 sassl t-aeks.
These three great leaiinE considerations,
then, Of compsctnsss Of form, eonmuni.
~ Of interest. and equality VI numbers.
should be 50 harmsnized and ecmkined.
IL possible, az 10 conform 10 the great
principle. aud effect The great resuli, Of
giving 10 The majnriiy VI The Esopls The
preponderance Of representatives. In the
councils or tire ustiun. nnw vii we
present arrangement. Of the districts uates
The act Of the Legislature Of lsausry.
1919, bear the ordeal Of the sPplisalios
of these principles!
I.pok al disuic, No. 3. extending near
ly three hundred miles in length, from
the county Of Person To ihe I'eanessss
lins--esasisling VI "Trip oil tertiary bus
one county deep-ihrowIng together The
noUnlain grsziers Of .-she aud Wilkes
with he tobacco growers Of Csswell and
Rockingham. Lock al district No. 4.
comprising belt OF country extending
almost across tbs entire stalls. from with.
in twenty-five miles Of Pirginia, 10 The
South Carolina eonnec.ing the mil.
lers and manufacturers Of Guiiiord, with
the ccllon-growsrs Of Richmond and An
son. who 6nd market for their products
in CheIsw and Camden, South Csro!ina.
Look II district No. s-eonnec,ins The
Wreckers, The sailors and The s-hermen
Of Hyde and Csrterei with The farmers
and brsndy-makers Of Misunderstanding
from The lubacco-6elds Of Warren. 70 The
shoals ef Cape Hziseras. Neither com
Paciness Of form, nor community OF In
teresis have been consuited--instesd Of
being combined with view 10 the great
result Of giving TO The majority HE poli,-
zeal ascendancy in The congressional rep
bSsfuidhuHs MSy oEtAh W nave Oecu evil
IDENTITY avoided on purpose 10 secprs The
ascendsncy 10 the political minority.
BY examining he popular vos q, the
last SIX elections. when The aggregate
strength Of the State has been PEELED, we
hnd the average popular vote Of The whole
State 10 be about $4,000. BY further e.
alnination We 6nd. taking these six cleo.
tons. the average majority Of The Nhis
parry lobe near 1000. Now, allowing
the average Of 5000 voters TO each dis. |
tries, according 70 every feir principle of .
proportion. The Wings are ealilled 10 Eve |
out Of The nine mesRbers. And ret in |
she face Of oil this The Degenerate Legis-
lature Of 42-'3 dared. in defiance Of Ill |
she obligations Of fairness. justice and
constitutional duly--in slssr disregard of
all their sisrsssyped professions Of ssye-
iion % The popular wiil--so make G.e de
.ricis 9Th Denocrztic msjori.iss, snd 10
leave sixth SO doubtful. that IN sscond
Trial lhey carried that Kh., n saa.,..i.