The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-05-15
From The Southern Patriot
Evils al Hosss 90 BIO txsnaodisd.


| There are evils and wrongs home. in South Caro-.
lima which ought 10 be remedied and redressed well
as our federal grievances They unjust the ap-
per country and TO the city OF Charleston, the asgres
vons OF The North are upon the South They destroy
ca ualy 10 the State efectually the Wmo Proviso
would have done the equality OF the southern States Of
the Union And yet no. one WORD Is sad against .ness
rights under the federal government il would be well TO
redress wrongs at home before destroy the republic
in order to gel rid OF those al a distance.
The basis of representation is radically wrong in South
Carolina Ii is neither founded on properly population
in The senate Thirty or forty voters IN one OF the par
lsbes have as much influence four or i've thousand
voters in pendeton d-iric Is this jusll is equality
IN the State is IL republican, and. we may ask, Is
Il not The OF our constant political excitement 1t
well known that the parishes have ways been lore
most and hottest in all OF squabbes with the general
| government Our revolutionary fathers fought Tor
ca ualy and liberty and fair and just and republican
representation in making laws aud evying taxes They
did not dream OF thirty forty men, living In the swaDps
of the lower country, having as much power and niu-
ence in making laws and evyng taxes. in one branch
OF the legislature as lour or nVe Thousand Teenen, LIVING
| in the mountains
When this basis Of representation agreed on, the
parishes hcky settled and the districts OF the up
per country spasey II may have been equal then, but
il is not now The upper country has grown in wealth
and population. and the parishes have fallen OIL until
they are but little better than the rotten borough
system of England Shall this system be continued! II
is neither just to Charleston which has grown in com
mercal wealth and population, nor to the upper disiTGts
Charleston has but two senators, and 81 Peters one he
| wealth and taxation OF Charleston and her population
enttle her eighteen representatives The wealth and
taxation and population OF ST. Peters give that parish
but one representative and yet in the senate has hall
the influence and power OF Charleston!
In every other State in the Union the election OF electors
of President and Vice President is made BY the people
but in South Carolina the parish influence has always
prevented this change being made As the electors
chosen by the Legislature, OF the people IN
the lower country have power IN making the cleo
lion than wo-'hrds IN Charleston and the upper dis
lie ogarchy where political power Is so unequay
| distributed among the people!
The election oil governor has TO be made by the
legislature and il very often happens that gentleman
In most of the other States this election OF their chei
magistrate is made by the people themselves In South
Carolina this would be republican, and give 10 the
upper country and the city OF Charleston too much power
and influence.
In The election Of governor United States senator's
Judges, chanceors &C., the representatives OF onethrd
of The people of South Carolina have power and
influence than the other two-lhirds Is this equal and
lust! or do we live in republic only in name! The
fifth of the people of South Carolina have it in their
power prevent the passage repeal OF any law OF the
State This etfecually cuts of all reform Of abuses in
our State government, unless they should be acceptable
to this minority of fifth! Hence the secret of South
Carolina differing widely in all matters from the other
the legislature, and the Legislature in branch elected
without regard to population or property.
/ Representation and taxation are the basis OF liberty
No people be said TO be free who liable to be
taxed by any other power than that OF their own
choosing Ii proposed, during revolutionary
struggle 10 give the colonies representation in the Brit
sh Parliament The government OF Great Britain knew
that their representation would be swallowed up in lha
OF Eng and il this day with the representa-
Qp OF the upper country in the senate of this State
and which should not be lost sight OF in poiitca
excitements