Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1850-02-04
BASIS OF REPRESENTATION.

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ject, and we would advise our readers TO pre-
serve this number of the Vindicator. It a Con-
vention is called these tables will be found use
full The first shows the number of delegates
from each district, in a Convention Of 1875 men,
bers; based upon white population-the second
upon population and taxation combined:
WHITE POPULATION.
In a convention composed of 1875 members
upon the basis of white population, 575 white
persons would be entitled to one delegate, and
26, 300 white persons to four delegates. The fol-
lowing Is an apporlonrseht as near as may be
on this principles:
1st District-Iancock, Brooke and Ohio, with
a population of 26.723, would send four dele.
gates.
I'd Distr;ct-Marshall, Wetzel, Tyler, Harri-
son and Doddridge; population 81, 524, five del
egates.
81 District-Preson, Marion and Mononga-
liza: population 34,o35, five delegates.
4th Dislrci--Randolph, Taylor; Barbour and
Lewis; population 2s, e43, four delegates.
5th .Distrct-Wood, Richie, Writ, Gilmer,
and jackson; population 24,7,7, foar delegates
9th Decentralization, Kanawha, Boone, Fay
cite and Nicholas; population 27,734; four dele
gates.
18th District--Mason, Cabell, Wayne, Putnam
and Logan; population 25,3s2, four delegates.
9Th District-Greenbrier, Pocahontas, Ale
ohanv Monroe and Mercer; population 81, 1O8
four delegates.
9th Dstrict-Giles, Tazewell, Montgomery
and Pulaski population 23,s75, four delegates.
10th Dstrict-Smyth, Washington & Wythe;
population RI ,536, four delegates.
18th Distrct-Lee, Russell and Scott; popula-
ton 3O,o5S, five delegates.
18th District-Grayson, Carroll, Patrick and
Henry; population 26,3s9, four delegates
18th District-Roanoke, Franklin, Floyd and
Botetourt; population 1901, five delegates,
14th District-Aueusta, Rockbridge and Bath;
population 33,os2, five delegates.
18th District-Rockingh Pendleton and
Highland; population &c, 5ss, four delegates.
10th District-Shenandoah Page and Hardy;
population 81 ,202 four delegates
18th District-Frederick and Hampshire; pop
ulation 25, 271, four delegates.
18th Distrct-Morgan, Berkeley, jefferson and
Clarke; population II, 1856, four delegates
10th District-Warren, Rappahannock Fau-
ouier and Prince William; population 27,251,
four delegates.
goth Dis,rct-Loudoun, Fairfax and Aexan-
tlria; population 26,86s, four delegates.
2lst District-Culpeper, Madison, Greene,
Orange and Spotsylyania; population 2eo66,
four delegates.
22d District-stafford, King George West
moreland, Richmond, Essex, Northumberland and
Caroline; population 26,846, four delegates
23d District-Amherst Nelson and Albemarle;
population 90, $50, four delegates
24th District-Fiuvanna, Louisa Goochland,
Hanover, Powhatan and Cumberland; populate ion
26,s42, four delegates.
25ih District-Richmond city, Henrico and
Charles City; population 27:os7. four delegates
goth District---Lancaster, King & Queen,
Matthews, Midileeex, Giousceste1, King Will
lam, New Kent, James City and Williamsburg.
York and Warwick; population &c, o96 four dele
gates.
9th District-Plincess Anne Norfolk CITY,
Norfolk county and Elizabeth City; population
26,6o3, four delegates.
2Sth District ansemond, Isle of Wight,
Southampton, Sussex, and Surry population
2o,o10, three delegates
goth Dstrict-Chesterfeld, Petersburg, Din
widde, Nottoway, Prince George and Amelia;
population 27.o67, four delegates.
3oth District -Mecklenburg, Iunenburo,
Greensville, Brunswick, Charlotte and Prince
Edward; population 26,s2s, four delegates.
LIST District-iIalitax and Pittsyivania; popu-
lation 25,448, four delegates.
32d District-Bedford, Campbell, rpomattox
and Buckingham; population 80, 1926, five dele
gates.
33d District-Accomack and Northampton:
population u, 499, two delegates
COMPOUND REPRESENTATION.
In a convention composed of 1876 members,
based upon white population and taxation COM
bined, the first district wonld be entitled to SO
delegates the second to SO delegates; the third
to "a delegates, and the fourth to IS delegates,
In the 1st district the number of white per-
sons to each delegate would be 1910; the rata
bic proportion OF the taxes TO each would be
ss43 Is. Each delegate ought, then, to represent
1910 white persons and Ss4315 of taxes, or an
aggregate Of persons and dollars Of 9385.
In the 2d district the nu:nher OF white per-
sons to each delegate wouldbe 5526-of dollars
in taxes S4o9s, making an aggregate of s61e
In the Sd district the number OF white pei
sons 10 each delegate would be G6s9-of dollars
in taxes Ss3232, making an aggregate Of 1921
In the 18th district the number of white per-
sons to each delegate would be 9272-of dollars
in taxes $2156, making an aggregate of II ,429
| Based upon these data the arrortionment Of
delegates in the four districts, as near as may
be, Is rs follows.
FIRST DIsTR1cT-Aggrsgate 9385-Acco
mack and Northampton, population and taxes
20955; two delegates.
2 Princess Anne, Norfolk county and Norfolk
city, population and taxes 44s44; FIVE delegates
3. Nansemond, Isle of Wight, Southampton
Sussex, Surry and Greenesville, population ane
taxes 395l4; four delegates.
4. Chesterfeld Petersburg & Prince George
population and taxes 35922; four delegates.
5. Richmond city, Henrico, Charles City ant
New Kent. population and taxes 65500; six del
egates.
8. Alexandria, Fairfax, Prince William ane
Stafford, population and taxes 36l9a; four dele
gates.
7. King George, Westmoreland, Richmond
taxes 1884; three delegates.
8. Spottsylvania Caroliue, King William ant
Hanover, population and taxes 4566o; five dele
gates.
9. Essex, King & Queen Middesex and Mat
T thews, population and taxes 25263; three dele
gates.
10. Gloucester, James City and Williams
burg, Warwick, York and Elizabeth City, ropu
lation and taxes 1902; two delegates.
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