The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-07-13

The extra session Of the New York legislature ad.
ourned on Friday. Before its adjournment it passed the
canal enlargement bill which violated the State consii-
u,ion for the purpose OF giving TO the wing party of New
York the patronage accruing from the expenditure OF
zine millions OF dollars to be welded for party purposes
Our readers cannot have forgotten that the President
companed by Mr. Webster. Mr. Cri,tenden, Mr. Graham.
and Mr. Hail. invaded the State OF New York on the eve
OF the nine million election osensiby for the purpose of
witnessing the opening OF the New York and Erie rail
road. making speeches all the while calculated to aec,
the pending election for the nine millions Of patronage
1t will be remembered that the Governor OF New York
in his proclamation calling the extra session OF the New
York legislature, justified his course by the allegation
that the general appropriation bill had not been passed At
the regular session. Thus an extra session was
for the osiensble purpose OF authorizing the necessary
State appropriations but after il had convened il passed
cana-enlargemeni bill. appropria,ng nine millions Of
dollars But this not all The extra session called
for specified purpose, has undertaken to apporton the
State Of New York by designating the congressional dis
cts under the Of 1885, Now, we have not been
natten've observers OF passing events and we can say
that the census returns have not yet been completed 40
lar as the public knows There has been no Official an
Of the result 80 far az 10 determine the
"s'"oo' Va representatives. 10 winch eacn Stale will
be entitled Individuals have made their calculations
and pronounced that certain States will be entitled
to certain number OF members OF the House
OF Representatives; but no Official announcement ha.
been made But despite all this the late extra session OF
the New York legislature. which was convened ostens
bly, only to make appropriations for State expenditures
has taken upon se 10 rsdstret the State of Neso York
IN anticipation of The returns They have carried
the Gerrymander 10 ito utmost limits The whir party
had majority; il feared that might never have ma
jority again II therefore outraged decency
in order to sustain the wing party. The New York
be OF the next Congress have all been elected There
was no need 10 district the Sa,e even had the census TO-
turns been published for the next twelve or eighteen
months. The New York wings having taken this high.
handed measure, and in extra session. called for differ
snt and specific purpose, having undertaken to Geryman
der the State aduon0 Of The census returns We trust
that the mex, legislature viii pay no respect TO such
high handed and indefensble proceedings, but will,
after having received The census returns proceed
to divide fairly the State into congressional dis
'rcts The Oerymandsrs OF the recent session scoued
all ideas Of fsirness They made the most unnatural
combinations Of counes They even divided counties
in order to favor the whg cause. The next regular
lesisature,he legislature to which this matter properly
doubtless undo and repudia,s such plain
and patent wrong and wbuke such plain and patent
by redistrcng the State on fair and proper
become rampant, and insosnt too.