Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1848-03-10

OF the districts as they were created and the simon
larity OF their construction will no doubt at first
glance strike the observer. But desire to Law the
whole matter fully and fairly open so that this act
may be clearly understood and comprehended
Mr.. Wilton, III Con' ention, was the author of
the following provision, or al least the concluding
part oft:
The members of the assembly shall be chosen
annually by single districts on the Tuesday succee
ding the first Monday of November, by the qualified
electors OF the several districts such districts to be
bounded by county precincts, town, or ward lines,
to consist OF contiguous territory and Be tn as COM
pact form praciicajlc.'
Has he not in this case clearly violated the law
which he himself created Are the dist lets in as
compact form as practicable? | refer you to Tie
district composed of GAINESVILLE and Bradford. What
a shameful violation is that of his own provision
and what do you suppose the motive of this
wonderfully honest man, this astonishingly upright
politician. think can make it clearly manifest
and to do so will give you the political complex
ion of the several districts as follows Magnolia.
lnIon Porter, and Fulton, 80 wing majority: Mil
ton, Lima, and JohnstoWn IS wing majority: Be
lott, Turtle, and Clinton, Is wing majority: james
vile, and Bradford, 80 wing majority Spring Val
ley, Avon, Newark, Centre, and Rock .e5O Demo-
Yaiic mGJoruy Here then is the purpose of it; to
create -FOUR wing and leave but ON f. democratic
district. Has not party clearly triumphed over no.
nesty, IN this case! You perceive what it was ne
cessaryto do to accomplish this result? The town
of Rock contains part Oft the village of James, lille it
lays ITS whole length contiguous to GAINESVILLE it
contains just the requisite population TO dictate its
being annexed 10 Jdnesvile, but the;e was one un-
fortunate difficulty in the way of this Just di,is en-
1t has a democratic majority about equal to the
wing majority of GAINESVILLE and hence Mr.. Wilton
found it necessary to violate his own provision OF
law. to divide the rHagc of Jmcsyillc to sever ma
turaIly connected territory, and to take town re
mote, just hanging 10y one corner to GAINESVILLE TO
defeat any possibility Of democratic ascendcncy
And the man who has coolIy and deliberately done
this is claimed as an exalted specimen of honesty!
on VIII see themaEner in which all the democratic
strength of the county is crowded into one district
This shameful constitution OF the Evansville and
Bradford district being necessary to accompishtlis
trick OF confirming the whole democratic strength as
IT is. And further by reference to the census table
| find that the difference between the highest and
lowest population OF these districts is Q2G or near
Iy 1000!
And now to show You that no possible necessity
existed for this division but that it is clearly refer
able to the motives / attribute to Nj Wilton |
will give you division which was proposed as an
amendment to Whions division but which he de-
leatcd by claiming the right Of districting that was
conceded to the several delegations, and also ayow-
ing that lie and his colleagues would take tie respoiI-
sibility Of what they had done This division is as
follows: q give districts and population.) Centre,
Spring Valley, Magnolia and Union, 278D; Porter,
Fulton, AllDn and Lima, 29l7 Johnsown, Brad
ford Clinton and Turtle, 293l; GAINESVILLE and
Rock, 3Jl7 Belot, Newark, and Avon, 3Dlf. BY
referring 10 the map you Will perceive that this di-
vision fully met Mr.. Whitons provision for taking
contiguous territory and making compact districts;