The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-06-05
WHOLE NO. 134l

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pbviated-all parties are satisfied with It,
as fair aud equitable to all
But why wnn't gentlemen replyfo our
position or principlesl VIII they, have
they may dare they assert. that each
quoIient of20 600 within a county has mt
rightto he represented by it's ownrep.
resentarlvel They have not done so.--
they dare not do So They wont come
near the principle by 1000 miles. Sill
this is the principle Of the omendment---
n"lhipg more nothing less"
The gentleman from Trumbun tMr.
RANNEY has drawn a horrd picture, op-
preaching caricalure. Of this county
Congress, as he calls it-but suppose We
lake him To o;her and more familiar
scenes. Suppose you accompany me to
the common nominating ground Of both
parties in this county Attend cohven-
ton with me. and there see how often it
Is mere chance that all parts oi the
county are represented on the ticket
how The feelings Of one section are swamp.
ed by the caprice of he majorily--how
Whole sections remain unrepresented--
hnw very often men are selected for spe-
IclsEsectoms. who are very obnoxious to
those very sections. ask, sir, whether
II may not often happen. that whole con
Sttnlpnal constituencies are either not
Ireuresen'ed at all, or tnisrepresented.
will not say that such has been the case,
but say II may so happen, and the dan
ger even Of such constituency shOnld
be guarded against. A tie seven rep.
rese natives oi Hamilton county may be
taken from The city or county, while in
Justice to all. each constituency ought TO
nave district representative ofits own.
But how is it al the polls There, sir.
we must vote for seven men, not only for
our immediate, representative, but lot six
Others besides We may vote plumpers
.or{ni two only. We may force upou 9th
ers, by our votes, epTesenlslives which
they de- not want, and we may have fore
ed upnu Us representatives maiOrity of
US do not want. This seven fold consti-
tueucy, with seven fold presentation,
, this mixed representation is, repeat
: it. an 1nmixed political absurdity, which
the old constitution required but which
we should now repudisIe in the adoption
Of the new.
. "You talk Of pipelaying Why what
p is this voting for each others representa-
tiyes but pipelayingl What is it but 20.
: ting for other representatives thau their
owul
The gentleman from Knox rMf
MITCHELL talks of the borough interests,
and accuses The friends of the position of
attempting to revive the borough system
: of England. The idea is rich one. Just
think for moment. What are we do
, ingl We are attempting TO give each
! living constituency of the constitutional
magnitude, in population, its own sepa-
u rate representatives. We give epfesel J..
tation to the living men and women OF
D. Ohio-nol to corporations, not TO counties,
Il not To court houses or county organiza.
y lions. And is this return to that system
{, that gave the representation to the mere
J." location, to certain quantity of brick
10 and mortar, without regard TO numbers
and Irrespective the fact whether there
e was any constituency or notl Call you
1t ours a borough representation? Surely
:, no,l And if there are any that favor the
T. borough system it is the gentleman from
IS Knox himself: whn. in his advocacy oil
imaginary municipal, interests makes an
e attack upon the vital principles ofrepub.
}. lcan presentation
d "A word in regard 10 the position ir
Al which find myself placed in respect tc
a that of my colleagues. | make no charge
ct against them, nor have the least desire
IS 20 impugn their motives. They have the
le full right To- act as to them may seem best
Il, bu, must say that those who oppose the
re single district system, in consequence q
IL its effect upon old Hamilton. are ne,he
p wise friends 10 their party nor are the,
US true friends to the constituents they rep
ar resent; and if they here alter find that
" like the dog cruising the stream with
o. piece of meat in his mouth, they lose III,
- substance by swapping at the shadow,
1t wash nv hands Of all blame or agenc
MS in the matter. Onr perty has alread
a within it more of the elements Of discor
* than any party can well carry, and if the
y give way to the temptation to secure sex
Ier en- represent atives, when they can hav
To FIVE without difficulty, aud thereby los
his the whole it will be no fault of mine, an
yes they will not have done it without ia
'us and sufficient warning of the danger lht
i've incur.
um
The "My POSITION then is this: Each ol
eP' hundredth part of The citizens ofOhio
un' each constituency of twenty thousand i
'art hab,auts where they can, without q
bli severance of the boundaries of civil div
lis ions, such as counties, townships or ward
be formed into district. and that SUI
district should be entitled to be represe
Nh. ted by their own representatives, aud
at. no one else If this is not right it cen
int controverted by argument. but any o
Ises lection relating to mere detail is Meth
the good argument nor fair. lfthe propo:
ten ton is lost here, it is not for that reast
we done with We have got TO meet 1t; I
&C.. how is it To be dnnel Not on account
ery its Inconsistency or unfairness, for it
and neither Inconsistent nor unfair. Eve
ub. constituency having The constitution
loc. ouolient has light to be represented
ing Aud now again we appeal 10 the pc
iSe. Pile To take this matter in their oca han