Fremont weekly freeman. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1850-1853, 1851-05-31
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Thus it requires, under their sqiIal appor-
2,044 greater population 10 eleelsir
Senators in certain districts than il does seven
in others. If the people will look at the COM
plexion Of these districts, perhaps the reason
will be apparent why the Convention has thus
Aagrantly DISTINGUISHED population of near
ly 10000; but this is only specimen.
If the universal voice of the State in favor
of single districts had been regarded, this nm
equal apportionment might have been Feme-
died. But the design seems to have been to
fix il unalterG6ly BY perpetuating the power
of one party in the Senate, SO rs to prevent
any amendment by . three-fifths vote. Il
therefore becomes the duty of the people to
take this matter in hand, and teach the peli-
ticians that they have a method of obtaining
their own rights; for II will not be denied that.
at all times, they can give such an expression
to their wishes that their representatives will
have to heed it. Henceforth among ali i'm
partial men, who do not wish to see all the
power Of the State DsonopOlized by few CEN
traleliques in large counties, let there be con-
Iinued agitation. until justice on this point is
granted Do not be discouraged by failure on
the first trial. bu: keep il up at every State
election until the victory is won.
The inequality from allowing citizen Of q
large county TO WELD seven or eight times as
much political influences by bis individual vote
as resident Of small one, can never stand
the tes. before the people Of Ohio Every
population entitled to separate represents
Al H.
ilege of electing him, uncontrolled by the
voice of others. This is prevented when their
votes are sWamped BY piling on other eonstlt7
uences for the purpose Of choosing not only
their own representatives, but representatives.
for their neighbors. The new. constitution
fixes representation on the basis of popula-
ton, and yet Immediately abandons the rule
laid down by its own provisions for, q sort Of
corporate representation distinct from the peo-
pie in them. Thisis an idea derived from the
old English Rotten Borough system, and if
carried out toits full extent would require all
the members Of the State Legislature to be
elected by general ticket, and. of course, de-
priye the minority Of all voice in the public af-
fairs. The great city Of Cincinnati alone, of
all the cities in the Union, is denied the right
10 CuDOSC ucI+ 0Ah AAASs ~ stN1
down by Hamilton county. The New York
improved system allows a man 10 vote only for
one senator, and one representative, which
checks the tendency TO centrdLize all power IN
large communities There is no reason that
this great State should be practically govern
ed by Hamilton county, and yetunder the ap-
portionment proposed, there is a solid body of
eleven representatives created for the cypress
purpose Of acting together, SO as 70. defeat
any reform which may have tendency to
break their own power This ARIsTocRAcY of
large counties must be put doa0ns and each
ipdiridudE voter be placed on a footing Of
equality, so that his vote may count only ONE
wherever his locality may be. The citizen
Of Madison or Monroe should WELD individu-
ally, as much power in the Legislature, as his
neighbor in Franklin or Belmont ea 10
Single districts were rejected by a vote of
AZ to so in the Convention, and then aud
there the people were refused the poor privil-
eye of voting on it even as a separate clause.
| It is time to teach these dictators, that the
people have right to make an expression at
the ballot box on what questions they please.
and that they are in favor of the representa-
tion of the living bodies of men, women and
children and not of inmaginary territorial
lines, enclosing, in the language of Mr.. Rene
elm, brick, mortar, stones, banks, and other
corporations &C., bHa
Fellow citizens, NE have taken the liberty
of thus addressing you on the subject OF the
new constitution, because We thought that the
fundamental principals of our government
ought nOI to be passed upon without thorough
examination, and we have endeavored to dis
cuss some of its advantages and objections
A majority should never allow the power
of control over their agents to pass out OF THEN
hands, unless they are willing TO convert their
government from an institution desired to ben
EFT community into mere negative machine
put in operation for the sole purpose of collect
ing taxes and paying them over to swarms Of
office holders. The new constitution should
be Judged fairly on its intrinsic merits, and moi
be opposed or supported in consequence Of
the action of this or that party. Party is or
ganized in this county for the purpose of con-
trolling Legislation and no. CONSTITUTION MA
KING, as all republicans are supposed 70 be
agreed on the FUNDAMENTAL principals which
alone should enter into the organic law Of the
Estate. .., .se .s..ss, 81
In conclusion. we expect you carefully te
weigh all these considerations. and vote, &C
cording to your best Judgment on the impor'
tant questions now before the public, as yov
expect to answer to God and your country
We, ourselves, shall endeavoy so to do, K
avoid all imputution of dictation, we have dis
cussed the new constitution without any rec
ommendation as to the character Of your vote
on the nth. of June. But we. have felt it ou'
imperative duty 70 call public attention 70 some
Of its features, and especially TO the matter o
single districts, which, at the time the dele
gates to the Convention were elected, pnbl
/ opinion demanded, with as much Wna,iintit!,