Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1853-10-14

Average number for the last twelve years. 34S.
Here it will be that hirty-fue cities and
towns, under the census of 1860, will be entitled
10 one hundred and eighty three Representatives.
The average number for the last ten years being
Sl8, these I'lllRTY-FIVE towns will therefore
have a majority of FORTY EIGHT Represent
atives over the TWO Kindred and SEVENTY
SEVEN remaining towns. We proceed to illus
traIe this still further, by showing the loss of
power TO the various small towns, in comparison
with the large towns and cities:
Take ESSer County. While Boston, in 1870,
will have SIS members every year, LYNN and Sa-
lem 4, The towns of Essex, Ipswich, Manchester,
and West Newbury, lose the yearly representa-
lion which they now have, and have 10 put up
with fractional representation.
.uiddleSer.-While Lowell gains two, and
Cambridge TWO, the following towns lose their
yearly representation, in like manner; Bielca,
Concord, Gro,on, Lexington, Pepperell, Sudbury
and Townsend.
Worcester. While the CITY of Worcester gains
seUen, the following towns lose their yearly mem
Der; Ashburuham, Athol, Barre, Charlton, Doug
las, Grafton, Hardwict, Harvard, Holden, Hub
bardsion, Royalston, Sturbridge, Shrewsbury,
Sutton, Templeton, Warren, Weslboro', and
Westmlnster-l9.
Take notice here now, as we get into the ag-
rlcatural regions, the Representative power is
stolen away with accelerated rapdty
Hampshire. Only four towns will have
Representative every year, while Bechertown,
Chesterfield, Cummington, Easthampton, Enfield
Goshen, CRANKY, Greenwich, Hsdley, Hatfield,
Middlefeld, Norwich, Pelham, Paintield, Pres.
colt, Southampton, Northampton, williamsburg,
and Worhngton, have no yearly representation,
but only fractional one. Nearly ali these towns
are already DISTINGUISHED, and only lose on their
fractional right.
Hampdea. Six towns Only, will have yearly
members, while Bandford, Brm6eld, Chester,
Granville, Holland, Longmeadow, Ludlow, Mon
son, Montgomery, Russell, S9uthwlck, Holland,
Wales, and Wiibraham, have only fractional
representation.
Berkshire. Six towns only will have yearly
member, while Afford, Beckett, Cheshire, CIarks-
burg, Dalton, Egremont, Florida, Hancock 1ins-
dale, Lanesboro', Lenox, Monterey, Mt. Wash
ington, New Ashford, New Marlboro OTIS, Peru,
Richmond, Sandsfeld, Savoy, Stockbridge, Ty-
ringham, Washington, West Stockbridge, and
Windsor, are without yearly member.
Franklin. EUery torn in The County ,ercept
DeerfeId and Greenfield, a0iI, from 1870 10
1850, find itself deprived Of yearly represent.
atom
Norfolk. Here we come to the neighborhood
of Boston, and the loss to the towns il less; but
even here, The towns of Cohasseu, franklin
Needham, Walpoe, and Wrentham, will lose in
1870 the yearly representative they are now en-
Titled TO-
Bristol The towns Of Dlghton, Easton, Free
town, Norton, Rehoboth, Seekonk and West
port, will lose their yearly member.
Plymouth. The towns Of Duxbury, Marsh.
field, Scituate, and South Sciluate lose their year
ly member.
Barnsdbie. The system works disastrously
here. At present, every town except two has a
yearly representation, while in 1870, only the
towns OF Barnstabe, Dennis, Harwch, Province.
town, and Sandwich, retain tins right, leaving
Brewster, Chatham, Eastman, Falmouth. Or
leans, Weelheet, Truro, and Yarmouth, to Dot
up with member two, or five, or seven years
out of ten, if they can conrive to agree and elect
one,
Dukes. or the three towns in Dukes, Chill.
mark will have ionr members in ten years; Ed
gariown FIVE. and Tisbury six. Fifteen repre-
sentatives only from the entire comfy, in ten
years.
Naaiucket will lose three Of her present rep.
resenialiyes and be entitled 10 only one each
year in 1870.
Now let ns look for moment at the FRAc.
TTONAL EXPERIMENTATION.
!. II Is necessary TO do this, 80 that the enemies
ollhe new Constitution may not say that these
towns which we have mentioned as being with.
out a yearly representative, will have one nearlv
every year after 1870. II is not so. This table
will allow IL.