The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-04-03
uTTREsTNG CORRESPONDENCE,


WASHINGTON, March 81,
The Census Returns, and the Ne,o York l. 60.
the Higher La,c. SsSa""e-
The Department Of the Inter'
dressed by the Governor of tt 'oi No w
20 know whether the Ger - - -, -
eeived at the depart -. - - d.,ar.,no wh.t
a"moel u ''p'' .entatves that State is entitled to
~ 'no oons' of the United States, under the
aF0t','n' aent, and perceive by your Albany cor
rcsPon 4ence, that the quid nuncs there look for
with pleasing anicipations, to an extra session
eTsthe Legislature, in case the Secretary of the
lnterior answers in the affirmative If this is the
object of the inquiry, it displays great ignorance of
the subject. The last apportionment was to include
tho Sd Congress- and all members OF that Congress
must consequently be elected under the old appor-
tionment. Therefore, if the Secretary were to
swer that the ratio had been made, the Legislature
of New York would not be called upon to in the
natter till its next session. at soonest, and if the
present legislature in order to district the State to
suit itself, was 10 act now, the next Legislature
could overturn its work before the members were
elected.
But the Secretary Of the Interior cannot furnish
the information called for. The new apportionment
cannot be made till all the returns Gncluding Cali
tornia) are received here, and understand that
several States have yet failed to make complete
turns. When they all received, they will be
divided by 3d. (taking three-fths of slave popula
uon); the number of members under the new APP
portionment law, to establish the ratio of represen
tatisn. The population of each State will be
divided by the ratio, and the deficiencies which
exist viii be supplied by taking representatives
from as many of the largest remainders as may be
necessary to complete the mum ber-233.
There is absolutely no necessity for any undue
haste being exercised in the matter. In the first
place, the enumeration Of the population, acting
1t does basis Of representation, is a most i'm
portant proceeding, and mistakes should be
made by which injustice would be committed
upon any State of the Union. In the next place,
the information is required for State action till
next year; and besides all this if it were now
ready, there is appropriation for publishing it,.
The present census will be remarkable for the vast
amount of correct and valuable information it will
embrace and believe its compilation and arrange
ment could not have fallen into better hands. The
Secretary, Mr.. Kennedy, is gentleman of intelli-
gence and information, who has taken pride in
the work entrusted to his charge. The whole
rangement of the schedules &c. is the result of his
son TO believe from looking at the work, as it pro-
eeeds in his office, that it will be not only acredi-
table to him, but eminenty valuable to the country.
Some complaints have been made i'll New DIRK,
Of omission on the part of the deputy marshais to
call upon certain families. Wherever an instance
Of neglect has come to the knowledge of Mr.. Ken
nedy, he has at once had it remedied In many in
stances, however, il is found that the returns have
been correctly made, and that the omissions com
plaincd OF were purely imaginary.
You may rest assured that the administration
has commenced IN earnest to put down " igher
law doctrines, so far its officials concerned.
IT is determined TO prove by acts as well words,
that it dscountena abolitionis and dsunon in
al its shapes.