Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1851-03-27
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I 43 districts, unless there should DC
some unlocked for revolution IN pub
lie opinion. - =
Ifihey should carry the State by q
i. cooui1ri majority of 25,OOO, they
would probably still be in minority
] in the Senate. 1t will also be recol-
Elected that at both of these elections
that are taken as tests Of the politi.
cal complexion of this apportioment,
the democracy were in minority oI
the popular vote, Ford was cleo
ted in lS4S, and Judge Wood was
elected by plurality only last fall.
The Wings ought, therefore, in
an apportionment tested by these
elections, to have the odd Senator,
instead of having two and fraction
over one.third ssrf;ee .sra-- isl-a .
Gentlemen will recollect that
there is no guess work about this
matter; but that it is a mathemati-
cal demonstration, which no soph-
istry or evasion can escape from, or
get rid Of. Il may be also we'll
enough TO say that the sixteen Wing
districts contain an aggregate popu-
lation of 907, 1888, while the nine.
teen Democratic districts contain an
aggregate population of l,072, ,975.
This leaves the democracy three
Senators for population OF l64,-
792. after assigning to them the
same population in sixteen districts
that there is in The sixteen Wing
districts. Thls while the ratio OF
the Whig districts is 56,749, the de-
mocracy have then, three extra dis
tricts with ratio Of 54,997. This
may be considered no great matter;
but the result oft is to disfranchise
5256 Wings. If this was a matter
of necessity, should not be disposed
10 complain of it; but it is not. But
there is no difficulty in so arranging
the districts as to give them full
ana talr representation.
There is another view OF the SUBJ
ject. By this report the Wing coun-
ties OF Warren, Athens, Tuscarawas,
Carroll, Jefferson and Trumbull,
making six Whig counties, with an
aggregate population ofl52, ,S67, are
swallowed up by being attached to
Democratic counties. On the other
hand, the only democratic counties
that are swallowed up by being at
tached to Wing counties, are Shelby,
Marion and Perry, with an uggre-
gate population OF 81 ,254.
In this computation, have omit
ted several counties on both sides
that are in doubtful districts in
which it is very doubtful whether
the whale will swallow Jonah or
Jonah swallow the whale.
Notwithstanding the unfairness of
his scheme, should not have been
disposed to make any serious oppo-
ition to it, if the Convention had
adopted the single district system
The principle is a sound one, and
should have been willing to trust it
o work out correct results, notwith-
tanding disadvantages under which
t would have been applied. But !
he Convention have rejected it and !
ldopted the villainous system o. {
Iouble districts in which the voice |
# large masses is stified by being {
brown into election districts with b
till larger masses Of different politi- I
al principles. But even this is not !
he worst feature OF the scheme. 1t
J not only unjust and unfair in IFS :,
and iniquitous on ac- y
cunt Of having double districts, but !,
is to be perpetual and unalterable. !
No change can be made in the
istricts at the decennial apportion- l
rents, unless it shall happen that :,
NO counties that now form dis
'ict shall each have a sufficient pop
lation 10 entitle il to Senator n
ut if any one or three or more
,unties shall. on a re apportion- B
ent, be entitled to more than one
nator they must all be elected in
1t perpetuales its own
,formity. Gentlemen no doubt l.
oppose it gives them the control OF &.
e Senate for all time to come -
is may be true. But no one can -
edict with any certainty what
i'll be its political complexion ten N
'ars hence. But it is based upon
lsound principles, and therefore
mot fail to work injustice. o
But Of one thing gentlemen may ID
st assured-there is no one thing
at you can insert in this cohstitu- -
IN that will make il so odious to re- ~
citing and conscientious men Of all
rites as a political gerrymander. ST
'hatever may be mems political
inions or prejudices, their moral
nse revolts at injustice, even where Fc
is inflicted by their friends upon
cir political opponents. Fair play
a jewel that is prised by the multi
lie above all price. II
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