New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-02-24

Torment Of the State for Members Of Congress
was required. The Legislative majority, who
owed their ascendancy TO Just such outrage
committed some years before in Disriciins ioF me
Legislature resolved 20 cut up the state 50 rs 10
secure all possible advantage 10 their party and
brought IN 2 bill whereby, on an even vote OF the
State. thew would be morally certain Of fourteen
ont Of the trenfy-oHe Members OF Congress-
Agsios.tbis the Whigs-eho bad been repeatedly
eoused in this way and were then enduring the
rule Of Loco Foco majority and OF two l. > sen
ators elected b. means Of unequal Apportlon-
rnents-remonsusted exPostulated' entrested to
no purpose. Finsly-no other resource being lett .
tsern-they in body resigned their seats, leaving .
the Houses without a quorum, as the Constitution
REQUIRES two-thirds Of the whole number elected to
be present when business lie transacted. This re- f
signaion put an end 70 the Session, which had been
called expressly FOR Districting and had no other
business in order
The STATE was not disorganized No branch o.
its service was crippled No danger Of anarchy
was incurred The resignng Members but exer'
eised a right guaranteed to them by Uniform usage
aud not forbidden by law or Constitution They
sim ply postponed for one year the APporuon-
ment and choice Of Members Of Congress ana
vet the public voice condemned their act "a &C
count Of it Thomas Corxin was badly beaten iof
Governor. though he had been elected by lo,OO0
,oso,itv AZ the previous trial and Legislature de-
cidedly Loco Foco in both branches was chosen
Thus was William Allen returned to the L. :
Senate the State most unfairly cistricted Tor Con
zres.men and an act passed iorbidding and invhIi'
dating any Legislative resignation untli II shan
have been accepted b. the body IN which seat is
n,onosed 10 be vacated. That law remains still IN
/ force though the Congressional ApPortionment has
been altered and that tor the Legislature renewed
BY a lie eisature Of divided politics so that neither
party can plaUsiby complain OF It.
This Legislature must make new Legislative
| ApportioDment. 1, has nearly done so. Both
Houses being Wing, bill has been almost passed
which does certainly favor the Wings But there
il no inst complaint that the Loco-Foco Counties
have less than their share Of members, nor that
they are often smothered by being connected with
stronger Wing Counties. In few cases one
marty. in some the other, suffers IN this way but
no, materially The fact is, that the Wings have
natural advantage in Ohio, being the stronger
party In the first place, and having next majority
in most Of the close Counties. perfectly lar
Apportionment is in their favor.
They have done Just one thing which can be
caviled AZ. Hamilton County, which includes Gin
cinnat, has now hardly less than 10000 lnhaoit-
ants emitting it 10 two Senators and FIVE Repre-
sentatves while no other County or District elects
more than one Senator. So they have made OF the
buk of the City one District TO choose one Senator
and two Representatives lWhig] while the bal
ance of the County will be possibly Loco and en-
filled to one Senator and three Representatives.
This is denounced as unconstitutional, because the
Constitution saws that members shall be apPor'
toned "apiong the several Counties, and be
elected by Counties" 1t is urged that this pre-
oludes the division of any County but the Attor'
ney General reports otherwise.
Now suppose for moment, that this division Of
Hamilton County as unconstitutionnl-csn that be
an excuse for subverting the Government Are
there no Courts to appeal TOT If there were none,
the next Legislature remains. The Locos, who
have Hamilton all their own way may elect iuu
ticket from that County and send 1t up to clam
seats and, If the majority agree with them they
are sure to get the seats Can they DO better than
this by stopping the Government
No parallel t. this case can be found In our coun
try's history except in the conduct OF the Nne-
teen Loco. Foco Delegates in Maryland 1885, WHO
undertook to break up the body TO which they had
been chosen by refusing to meet the twenty one
Wings who formed majority OF their body, (out
represented minority of the People, unles: thu
majority would agree beforehsra I.f...oa =.
J'' ,.-- attempt was defeated al
va" ' ne disorg anizers were compelled TO back
out of their position
We believe it will be so in Ohio. The Wings
have but to remain quiet Offering to resume the
discharge of their duties the moment the minority
will let them It they have patience to DO this, the
minority must give way. The People will not see
their Government broken up TOR if no Apportion-
ment is now made, it is extremely doubtful.
whether another Legislature constitutional
be chosen or the State in any amer perform It's
functions because a defeated party is not allowed
to dictate terms to it's ascendant rival Ohio is not
We, ready to plunge into anarchy, and the present
breakup can only result in lasting damage to its
coDtrivers and authors.
p S-since the above was written, the diff
Guilty has been obviated by the House recedins
from its amendments and allowing the bill to pass
as it last returned from the Senate, that the bill
has become a law, districtng the State as is shown
by table in columns to-day. We presume
the balance Of the recussnts will shortly resume
their seats as some have already done. Thus is
the State saved from anarchy, but no thanks are
due to the psrty which brought it to the brink Of
dissolution, and kept it there as long as they had
, power
observation-disclosures.
g The Legislative Apportionment bill divides the
y State for the ensuing year as follows
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