The Nevada journal., 1853-02-04
Census--Interences from Ii.

ment may be fully understood. 1t is n sub
iect of vital practical Importance, and we beg
our readers to give it that attention its mag
nitude demands.
In the first place, by referring to the tables
it will be seen that the whole population of
the various larger counties is as follows -
San Francisco, 36,l5l Nevada, 81 ,365
Yuba, 22,005 Calaveras, 2O,ll2
Tuolumnc, 1867 Sacramento, 1859
San Joaquin, 5,029 Sierra, 1855
In connection with this fact we wish to
call attention to tho representation of these
counties in the Senate and Assembly.
SENATE San Francisco has 3 members.
Tuolumne, the fifth county in the State in
population, has members.
Sacramento the sixth county in the State,
has members
Nerada, with 4,70s more population than
Tuolumne, and s,s76 more than Sacramen-
to, has but member!
By another apportionment, San Francisco
should have 3 ; Yuba .; Nevada 2; Calaveras
9; Tuolumne Sacramento and some of
the small counties that now have Senator
alone, with less than 3 5000 population, should
be dubbed together, as Sutter, with 1907 !;
Sonoma, with 2,337 San Diego, with 1882,
&c. By the present apportionment, some of
the counties that elect a Senator jointly Fave
little more than 5000 population to both of
them. Suttcr with l,207 population, has as
much representation in the Senate as Yuba
and Nevada, with over 81 900!
When we refer to the Assembly, the inc
quality of the representation of the counties
is still more striking:
Nevada, the third county in the state has
but members.
Tuolumne the fifth county in populations
has members.
Sacramento, the sixth county in popula-
ton, has members; one more than Neva.
da which has nearly double its population
San Francisco has mcmbers-one more
than double Nevada, while it lacks 6,579 OF
being double it in population.
San Joaquin, with s,029 inhabitants, in
cluding 1909 negroes and foreigners, has 8
members-Nevada has nearly I-2 times as
many people, with the same representation.
San Luis Obispo is allowed representa-
tive, with less than 1000 inhabitants of all
sorts.
Monterey, Sonoma and San Diego are
each allowed members, though the first has
but 2,72s; the second, 1887; the third, O.
932 inhabitants. AT the same rate, Nevada
should be allowed 10 members
Southern Alta California has been for a
year or two endeavoring to get out of the
State, because it is not sufficiently represent.
cd; and the great game to be played thi
session is TO get convention to act IN tn,
matter. Yet, in proportion to its population
it has ten times the representation of tn
mining counties, which are the objects of it
dislike.
This Census is valuable as showing th
true weight of our commercial points in pop
ulation, compared with lhe interior. Sal
Francisco, Sacramento and Stockton hav,
been heavily over-reprcsentcd, while the mi
ming counties have had sagacious city law
yers and loafcrs to tinker for them in thei
best interests, instead of being allowed t,
send from their own midst men who knew
their wants. When just apportonment i
made there will be no need for such con
vention as MrSnyder recommends, There up
pears to be mania for conventions 70
sufficient miners will be in the legislature t,
represent and enforce their wants.
By a new apportionment San Francisco
should have Assemblymcn; Yuba, Neva
da and Calaverus each 81 Tuolumne 4 Sa
cramento 8; San joaquin or l. Some O
the counties, as Sonoma and San Diego, tina
now have two should be added to others
and together have one. We see no reason
why San Joaquin or San Diego, with thei
motley and slight population, should legis
late for this populous and growing county
San Diego county has in its body of abou
5000 population but 5s7 whites, of which
but 27l are American citizens.
The population of Ell Dorado county i
not returned, but unofficial accounts rate
all the way from $4,000 to As ,00o. Its cen
sus agent is said to make it but n little owe
$4,000. 1t has undoubtedly double that pop
ulation, and if SO it is the second county i
the state. We regret it had not better CT
umeration, for this census must be taken a
the basis of new apportionment, and tn
mining counties need to be well represented
We trust the press in the mining countie
without exception, will pay heed to this ma
ters and keep it before the people and the
members in the Legislature
Another iact of peculiar interest is th
time when this census was taken. In Sa
ramento it was before fire or flood. In tn