The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-02-17
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the people in the several States against them Dem
ocratc governors elected but the wings if they
happen possess temporary accidental majority
the legislature attempting TO their ascendency
by permanent arrangement of the counties and districts
OF the States OF all the of which they have been
gultyof all the gerymanders which they have intro
duced-nohing can exceed the Infamous apportionmenl
which they daring to perpetrate in the State OF
Ohio The democratic press is eeming with just indigna-
ton al such an arocy The Canton Democrat" exposes
the fraud the light of day We beg the readers at
enton the following scathng description of the plot
from that paper
When the result of the election known last fall and
it clearly ascertaned thar, outstanding the fedora
party had majority in both branches of tho legislature
the democrats had positive and undoubed majority
over en hundred of the popular VOTE the federal leaders
became alarmed They that there was no longer any
guaranty OF their future trumphs, security tor their
cherished schemes of bank plumber MONOPOLY
taxation Already they plainly the and-writnq
on the wall Something must be done some deep aud in
famous scheme OF rascaty be concocted or then
power would depart from them forever. The Clinton Re
puoiican rank federal paper. openly procla imed b.
the duty Of The legislature SO TO DISTRICT THE SrArg AS TO
| IN ANY oNrINGENCY, KEEP IT OUT OF THE
HANDS OF THE LOCOFOCOS." Here then we have the
avowed object OF the Infamous appo onent bill that h
already passed the Senate, will in few days receive
the sanction of the federal majority ia the House I'm
der that bill, should the democrats succeed in eectnl
their governor by thousand still would the
have majority in both branches of the legislature As the
popular vote now stands, with fifteen hundred democratic
majority the bill gives the democrats only fifteen senators
whilst 1t gives t'eenyone TO the federaiss Was ever
vilany more unbushingly apparent
In concentrating this fraud upon people Of the State
all manner Of expedents resorted and
siution ruhlessy tramped under That instrument
expressly declares (sec iii, The representatives
shall be chosen annually by the citizens Of each county
spectvey and under that provision, the representatives
md neye befou hasn
legislature attempted 10 depart from by vdng counties
Each member is bound by his official oath conform
aud abide by that instrument which the guaranty of our
rights and hbeies but what cares federalism for official
oahs when partisan scheme to be carried out!
One OF their avowed measures, up their real
designs, is TO divide tine State into single districts For this
purpose they make district of eight rds OF the city
Cincinnati, which are known to be Nvhig and 10 which
they give representatives. The of the city they
attach To the county district, with representa-
ves In doing this the committee that reported the bill
justify themselves by saying that there is diversity OF
interests between the city and county If this be the
reason, why did they make district of The whole
city, and another of the county Is there not as much
" diversity OF interest between the whole city and the
county, las between wards and the county All here is
the rub-he whole city gives democratic orty where
as the wards wing
But again If the federal legislature sincere in its de-
sire TO make single districts why does it make two
the eight wards with representative each instead OF
one with two representatives! And why the remain
ing portion of the city and county up three
cts with representative EACH instead of having it
one district with three representatives. Can any bone
valid reason be assigned
Again: Why are Pckaway and Ross counties made one
district with two representatives., instead of leaving
to elect one Is that the way make 'singe districts
All here is the for this union Pickawav i,
nearly equally balanced in political strength to make
it sure for the fedenlists Ross, with large federal major
ity, is attached.
For the base purposes they have united cou
tes-Marion, Hardin, Logan, and 'Union-wh two re p
two with n
sentative 70 each
But will multiply instances these will serve to
show the sincerity of the singe district" preensions
how readily they departed from when, by doing
county with federal majority be made break down
a democratic county
Where it is impossible swallow up the democ ratio
ma ortes, another expedient is resored Democratic
counties, with large maortie attached together. For
example: Columbiana and Mahonng made dis
tric also Wayne and Ashland On this subject the
says that AS the bill fixes the senatorial districts, the
majority for senator's in the Hamilton county and thu
Rchand districts, the democratic majority will be suii-
cienty large, if the votes spare were formed into dvs
march through Mexico and and take every
fortified place in that republic"
On the contrary, the le era districts formed
: make the ma ,rity only sufficiently secure
These but few of the obnoxious features Of the
appoctonment bill, that is designed apooediv "to keep
the legislature out the hands of The ocofocos And
grosser outrage perpetratsd upon free people.
The Columbus "Statesmaa," OF the 9th inst, shows
us the progress OF this disgraceul drama:
The House. last evening and this morning, had under
consideration HAT vile aboninaton the apportionmen
bill Every effort amend (and the efforts manv)
was promptly voted down The federalsts could not BE-
kicked into disc ussion, the offering apologies Mr.
Blake, alone, had the ankness give the only 70
parellsled niquy which was thar de red
necessary in order TO perpetuate the wing ascendency
But will such do it There ha been serious at
tempt either in Ae Senate the House, that we have
heard Of disguise the fact, which discoses itself il
every sentence of this BILL that partisan objects alou,
guided those who framed il.
This is intolerable outrage, to which the good PEG
ME Of Ohio never submit But the plot is not con.
6neJ to that State. We have no doubt that similar
schemes are in agitation in other States, which are
brought forward by ingenious wing, and disguised
under plausible purposes with the view Of increasing
the wing ascendency in the Legislature Sometimes ex-
ira delegates are allowed TO the towns where the wing
spirit preponderaes additional delegates allowed
the wing counties In no where the wings car.
rying on this plot, will they give the democrats fair
and equal chance with the wings Prenee garde!
When the Mexicans contrary all expectation.
over that river, (he Rio Crande) he Gen Taylor asked
mcn--NEvER DREAMING INVADING MEMco.-Journat Of
Commerce.
How will the above assertion small capitals accord
with the following positive declaration oil Gen. Taylor
himself to the contrary
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