Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1851-03-27
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The following ahel tHs-reaarks 3
Mr.. Stanton, of Logan, in the Con
stitutional Convention on that bill
of abominaiOns,g the Senatorial ap
Portionment. l.gaisusya x =
Mr.. Stanton. Mr.. President,
ask division Of the question, ant
that fhe vote may be first taken or
striking out, If the motion 10 strik,
out prevails, shall then move to 10
sert Licking in the place Of Tuscara-
agree that gentlemen have
a figbtlt6 klow5whatiis 70 be done
with the other districts, that are al
elected by the amendment, before
-fSsyvote upon this motion. Ii this
motion prevails, ] propose to fol-
low Il Up with series of amend
mehts. which will equalize the pop
uIation and change the political
complexion of but one district.
shall propose 10 add Harrison to
-Tuscarawas, which will make 7 a
Wing district. l. then propose to
put Jefferson 10 Belmont, Mahoning
to Columbiana, Ashtabula to Trum-
bull, Laks to Geauga and Portage,
Summit to Medina,- Lorain to Hu-
ron, Erie to Sandusky and Seneca,
Crowford to Wyandott, Marion and
Hardin, DeleWare TO Union and Lo-
gan, and such combination oil the
small counties in the Northwest, as
viii best equalize the population,
and suit the wishes OF the members
representing thsm. =, q. s,-og N
These changes will only give one
Whig district more than the report
-os the committee.
1.-The residuesof the report L do not
propose TO interfere with. 6
Mr.. President, while I should
hold myself forever degraded if |
could descend SO low as TO attempt
to make political gerrymander in
a fundamental law, j hold it TO be
my duty TO SO far examine the politi-
cal bearings of the report Of the
committee as to see that it does no
injustice to the party to which ! be-
long. All ask is, that something
like fair and evenhanded justice shall
be done, and that the voice Of the
people shall not be stifed by an
unjust and iniquitous apportionment.
III may as well say frankly, that |
have no expectation that this or any
other amendment will prevail. The
votes taken to-day indicate that il
is the intention of the majority to
make constitution which no men,
Der on this side of the hall can sup
port, either here or at the ballot box.
The majority have determined 10
have party constitution, and to re-
ly upon their party for IFS adoption
by the people.
g Ii is therefore important for US TO
place upon record our objections to
this apportionment, not only that
the people may Judge Of them, but
that you may not be able TO plead
ignorance, and say that you would
have remedied them if they had been
pointed out to you. /
, The gentleman from Knox at
tempted to show that the Wings had
the advantage in the population Of
the districts. He is calculating
without his host. The facts and
figures will not bear him out. Ii is
vain and useless for gentle
men TO stand up here and say
that this Senatorial apportionment |
does justice TO the Wings of the
State
Taking the Governors vote in lS4e
as the strength Of parties in the State, !
This apportionment gives the demo-
,rats nineteen districts, and leave I
sixteen to be di vided between the !
Wings and Free Soiers. If any /,
gentleman doubts it, | will give him I
he districts, and he can examine for ;,
himself. They are as follows: :
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