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

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e0mmeltill Interests a lie ssA-bosIdWIlh
shoss &c The Esl1E sna forests q lhsiuis.
nor.
Ths eighgh disiEies = eompossa q
The coaallss a Nsyne. GEeene, IssaoiT,
Jones, crsFen. CarseTrk. Bsanlorl. Pin,
Hyde, Washington. and Tyuel-nEih .
populaIi0n ol 75.sTs. 1hls Districts 81
TFealer e1lsni lhsa desiIsbls. b. 4 i N.
asss6ahls. owing 10 he extensive swlmps
o. laany az il eastern eoanlies. which
eOasaia sparse population IN compassion
10 heir sKsenl Of ierEilory. H. pursuits
are - similar - The extent Of ils century
viii JUSTLY. The whole district j. saIer-
Cd 81 the Seuse and The Tar and lhsir
tributaries. and The southern srIbuiarFs Of
The lower Albemarle. The grain gov
ing interests Of The interior and The rom-
mrIeial interests of The coast are dspen-
dent on each other. and are bound idkeIh-
er By The nasigabie waters Of the asers
mentioned. Ilsdomeslir markets are kew-
bern and Beaufort.
The ninth district Is composed 81 The
counties Of Martin, Ileriie. Hereford. Nprlh-
ampIon. Gates. chowan. Perquimans Pas
quolank. Camden. and cuniiurk-vilh .
population Or 69.Is3. The bill pro poses
10 leave This dislric, Just as il is under The
law Of '43-noi because ii could moi have
been changed for the better, but purely
from feeling of magnanimisy, and ! will
add justice TOO. 10 the Democratic par
~. BY substituting Halifax in the sixth
district for Martin, and then substituting
Wayne in the seventh district fur Halifax
in the six.h-eompaclness Of territory and
equality ef numbers would have been
more neatly attained. But then this would
not have cOnlueed so much to The great
end Of giving 10 the minority the political
strength to whirh their numbers enIille
them. For this reason the bill has lefI
The ninth district Democratic. rs il is now
in the character Of its Representatives.
"a all events doubtful. This is The best
that can be done towards a fair disiribu.
lion Of political power between the two
rival parties. For let The most just and
conscientious man whatever, take the map
Of the state before him, let him task his
ingenuity and powers OF combination to
the utiermOst and dely him 10 make
more Than three decidedly Democratic
districts in the state. without resorting 10
the gerrymanding system for that purpose,
Sir, II cannot be done.
] am aware that The principal objection
TO the details Of This bill Is TO be urged in
reference to the sixth or Raleigh district.
Upon this the great issue is to be made.
| admit that this district has population
rather large, but il cannot be avoided, ow-
ing TO The large size and dense population
Of the counties OF which il is composed.
Without subdiyiding counties, or derang-
i"g some Of the adjoining districts, this
objection cannot be obviaied--excepi Nv
making change which will render The
Edenson district decidedly Wing. The
bill now before she house gives Tho vve;--
I'VE districts, and the Democrats Tour, adj
hitting the Edenton district to be Demo
cratic, as il now is in the person OF It's
Ii was laid Off Demo-
cratic district by the Legislature of '42-3,
il is now represented BY Democrat and
will the Democrats on this floor pretend to
say il is not q Democratic district!
dare them, yes, | dare them, to lake that
ground. Let it be recollected that they
have, at The presen. session. endorsed Mr..
Biggs, the representative from that district,
by casting their votes Cor him for The high
and responsible station Of senator in the
Congress Of The United States. Lei il be
also remembered, that they profess as one
Of The cardinal doctrines of their political
faith. thai the representative should always
conform 10 the will of his constituents
Are they now prepared to say the Eden
ton district is Wing district, and that
Mr.. Biggs in his votes for the late reduc-
ton of the Tariff, for the sub-ireasury
&c. DC, has been violating the wishes Of
his constituents Their la,e endorsement
Of Mr.. BIggs estops them from putting in.
such plea. They must take one or The
other horn of The diIemma--lhey must
either admit that the Edenton district is
Democratic district, or that they have vo-
ted for The further promotion Of man
who has disregarded, and treated with
contempt, majority Of his constituents.
Upon either issue. we wall meet them be-.
fore the people. Ifihen the Edcnton dis
trict be Democratic, as Think the Demo-
cratic party will on reflection admit. there,
ran be no AFFECTION TO the bill before MS in
regard to its distribution Of political pow
er between the two parties. But If it be
objected that the Raleigh district has too
much population, | can easily inform my
Democratic friends how they can remedy
he evil. Let some of them move To A.
mend the bill by taking Halifax from the !
Raleigh district, and giving it to the Eden
on districl--takc Martin from The lastI
named district and give il 10 the Washing.
on or Newbern dislrict, and take Wayne
rom the Newbern district, and give i, to-
he Raleigh district in lieu of H.lifsx