The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1848-03-14
THE WIG APPoRTioNMENT.

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A This infamous measure, besides IFS gener-
al unfairness, is claimed by Democrats to vi
lolatc the Constitution itself. II divides a
county, which has never before been done
by any party, and il does SO in contradiction
10 PLAN language like the following:
4 Thennmberof representatives shall be
fixed by The Legislature and apportioned
among the several counties, according to the
number Of white male inhabitants above
twentyono years of age in each; SIC. - Art.
/. Sec. 2. Constitution of Ohio.
! "The representatives s'Iall be chosen an.
nually, by the citizens Of each county, res
pectvely, on the second Tuesday Of Octo-
ber"-Ib. Sec 3. y@5sn, na.,s
"The number Of senators shall, al The scv-
eral periods Of making the enumeration, be-
fore mentioned, be fixed by the Legislature,
and ppportioned among the several counties
or districts, 10 be established by law, accord-
ing TO the number Of white male Inhabitants
Of The age. Of twenty-one years in each, and
shall never be less than one third, nor more
than one half, Of the number Of representa-
! tiyes."-i6. Sec. b,
| In the Morgan county contest, in lS46,
when Democrat was 10 be displaced from
his seat in the Legislature, the Integrity
of counties for the purposes ofl4representa-
lion, was asserted by epery ,phig in the State
who made public declaration Of his opin-
lions on the subject, and was not disputed by
any party, and yet in the short space Of two
years the wings violently,n defiance Of rule,
and in fraud of the forms requisite to givesit
the validity Of law, seek to force upon the
people as law, an apponionment which d.
yides Hamilton County, and not only Ham
ilton county, but pares down two wards from
the city, and dipidcs the city, till in the first
eight wards whig majority is found who
will send d Senator and Representatives vii
| ling 10 sustain the banks, and the revolution
ary and despotic acts Of the majority. 80
Being in attendance at the House Of Rep
resentatives we had an opportunity ofobser-
wing how watitoh violations Of liberty @ere
there perpetrated.. When the apporionment
bill was assumed to be passed by resolution,
in the absence Of the bill itself, or any OF
the prerequisites which could give action
Upon it validity-ihe resolution, that ihe
House recede ffofti its amendments,. was
brought in amidst routine business, and in:
troduced by the dullest member Of the
House, TO avoid suspicion, and read from 'he.
Chair and declared carried in the most indie
cent haste, and without the forms usual in
putting question--denying all possibility Of
dissent, and instead of having the appear
ance Of deliberative legislation, was rushed
through like some act OF shame, accomplish
ed by stealth, and designed to avoid all
question OF right or wrong, and done in vio-
ation Of The very rule upon which the, re-
consideration of the same bill had, on the
Saturday previous, been declared out of or
der, and all the action in reference thereto
void. @ .ls "a, 4.aia3
In the Senate there was no quorum, and
in the absence Of a quorum, by the constltu-i
lion, the Senate could transact no business,
yet the 'sScnators present" received a mes
sage from the House--the apporiionment bill
v as taken up from the table, where the pre-
vious Mondays adjournment had laid j.,
taken from the possession ofthe Senate, and
without a c mpetent enrolling Committee i
was pretended to be enrolled; and aitcrsign-
ing by tile Speakers, was sent 10 the Secretary y
OF States Office 81 placed among the archives
Of the State as a valid law. sb G..t
Where laws can be passed by such means,
in defiance Of the Constituti n and parlia-
iiientafy rule, and where the wanion will OF
an insoent majority is absolute law as lar as
they choose TO make il so, it matters not wlial
the form of governmt nj is, where such acts
are done and submitted TO, that government
is despoism. and the people who submit to
it slaves. If tamely submitted TO as OF nc
cessity in one case, the plea ofncccssily will
be repeated, and wrong Of this nature can
not remain unrebuked and remain isolated.
We do not feel satisfied at, this moment
that the revolutionary acts of the majority
must be met by further acts of revolution,
and though resistance to this pretended law
weuld be right even to the last resort, }. ills
with US question whether a remedy may
not be arrived at short Of a reorganization Of
ofthe government. s. .3liaPas-.4ds
TIE TAX LAw.--If any enc doubts that
the Wings are progressive, the Tax Law
amendments should convince him Of his err
ror. They are legislative ANNALS. lgg
| GrSheldon Guthrie, Esq, on Saturday week
las, was appointed County Commissioner
of Putnam County, by tho associate Judges,
vi ce Samuel Ramsey, legislatedinto 1Allon