New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-08-20
inequality of Representation In :. Carolina

From the Greenville IS. G. Patriot
In South Carolina the Senate Is COM
posed Of fortyfye members. The white popul mon
Of the State is two hundred and eighiy-three thou
sand seven hundred and eighty-seven, men, women
and children. The following Parishes, 81 Thomas
and st Dennis. ~ James Santee, st Anlrew'S, ST
stephens, Christ Church, It. Johns Colleton, st
Tauls, -. Johns Berkley 81 Helena, 1t. Luxe
Prince Williams, ST Johns Goose Creek, - George
Dorchester. - Peters, All SAINTS, Prince George
Wnyaw. Williamsburg. st. Banholome~'S. Orange,
-. Mathews, Claremont, Clarendon and kerSha"
Districts have a white population of forty seven
thousand four hundred and fifty seven persons
This in numbers, Is about OHC-Sirfb OF the whole
white population OF the State, and yet these parish
Is and districts have majority OF the members IN
the Senate OF South Carolina. They send twenty
three Senators 10 make laws for the State and rule
the Senate. with a White population OF l. 40. The
other districts, with white population OF go 2sO
persons. are entitled TO only twenty-five Senators
Now j. there the SemOlaLce OF reason or justice Tor
such gross inequality IN the representation OF Re
publ can people Forty seven thousand, IN round
numbers having more influence N one braucn OF the
Government, than I've hundred and elshy-SlK thou
sand With ihIs bass OF representations confined
TO the lower country What the Senate but house
Of lords III South Carollna And these lords are 10
drive Us out Of the lnlon
III the PARISH IF 81 Thomas and ~. Dennis there
sawutt population of fuO hunired anf ten persons
The District of Pendleton has white population Of
fr, ntv-st,fn fi0usqud hHdrfd amt SertHtyHins
D.yq,1S 81 Thomas and - Dennis may be ten or
fifteen miles III extent of territory. and PendetOn ~
about seventy miles long and nifty broad - Thomas
and 81 Dennis have slave population OF only TWO
thousand three hundred and eighteen, "hile Pende-
ton has A slave population ot eleven thousand one
hundred and ninety three Il. Thomas and 81. Den
MS paws INTO the Treasury OF ne State, IN the Wy
of taxes the OF ttcO fh0os4nf and fuenty d14Ts
while Pendleon pays sem fteNsapd s,r hHndTsd "a
f}fp-eghf dollars Yet tins httle parish has as much
rover and influence IN the Senate OF the state, aud
IN voting to break up the Union "a Pendleton Dis
trct Is II night Is II IN accordance With the spirit
of Republican liberty that Pendleton District, twenty
times A. lhrge IS 81 Thomas and - Dennis. one
hundred ard ~ MY FIVE tunes the White popula Ju
having five times as many slaves, and paying four
times the amount OF taxes, should have only the
same influence and power III the Senate OF the
State 49,
Let us examine this matter little further. When
the state OF South Carolina came out OF the Amerl-
can Revolution, the population and wealth VI the
State were below. The upper country Was IN
great measure wilderness, With very sparse pop
ulatIon not much wealth, and few slaves. The love-
CT couI,r, had been long settled. possessed great
deal of wealth and had controlled and governed the
State entirely In the formation OF our Constitution,
these things naturally had their influence IN hKug
the basis Of REPRESENTATION But znce that time the
condition OF the country has changed. ne upper
part OF, the State has become denseiy populated pos
ses>ipg great ealih, energy and Improvement. The
low, CT country and the parishes have refrigerated or
AZ least have no; kept pace with the upper olsrlets
IA Their growth md prosperity IL Is therefore, prop
er that there should be change III our Dasls OIL -
OF the state -
pared TO one living n PendleOn, sort OF nooe ana
on the sane principle that the proude>t peer III Eng
land holds MS seat IN the House of Lords II j. true
he MAY be no better, although he ives ID slght Ol
Charleston. surrounded BY swamps man cltlZeA oil
the mountains and he may not have hall the lnieXi
gence and property Of the mounldlAeer YET ~ nc
ORGANIZATION OF one branch % our Government ne IS
equal TO one hundred and twenty-five men living N
penteton. One dollar OF his money IS worm 70 'hs
state i would seem, four collars OF lhehs' Ohe y.
ms slaves counts for ave Of ours ana one are oi
his land, though covered with alhgators ana JUL
frogs, i equal 10 ~ enty IN Pendleton
Nettlns these are evils hlch should oe rene1ieu,
and should no longer be borne by people VINO pIO
iesS to 1--we under a Republican lOrn OF bOselInfN.
But II oUT Federal Government : 10 De ofoAeh Up,
and south Carolina "a go out Of the Cnloh II su0l1
Oe cone tg the p.ops " the STATE, aeT mature
ton and consideration and not Dy the fafshes. -
matters Of ordinary legislation, We nave borne VII
aIt submitted % their poHe Oul Hheh 54eaI -
luton : 10 be undertaken. ana me OVsei me-
changed, tie people, who Will have 70 Dear nc -
Gems and pay the taxes, must De consumer /" ''''
power and strength go. ,...,.,,
The House OF RepreseA,at'es, II SCUM Dai" NJ
: composed Of ia members Tie DlsslJs' o. -,
c.eion E1gefeld, >parisnouTg barhSea,, 49,
vile ADcegllle. Laurens. Iarlon, IhOh AM u \
have population Of 1880 " nte persoLs, az -
more than ref the white populauoh 81 tHs 10
But instead OF eectlng one hall OF the senator's al
Representatives these districts have only leh SsHH
fsrs and fortu-fr. RerressrGfrss. IL other words
a majority Of the white people Of Tie state are Aoe
permitted, by their Constitution, 10 nave o',Jyn,Il4
Of the Senators and only about oHsthTa oil the hep
Te>entat.Ves
The truth Is, that all Of our agitation N SCUM
Carolina has come from the parisnes All o. IlIs
eternal ciamor against the Federal GoVeihihels, al4
alarm and CONSERVATION for evils which never ac-
have sprung UP and taken root IN the parishes
and by constant agitation have spread over me ssae
- II was IT. the days Of nullrfcatdn IN Ine D.anS
The people Of the psrshss have been - nueo see~$