Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1856-10-09
From the Cleveland Herald.
The Three Fifths Rule in Rep.
resentatiOn.-HOW IL Works.

1He IAree F1ftnS HuIe HI H6cRs
resentatiOn--HOw IL Works.
The North does not complain Of 7the
constitutional provisions which gives to the
South an extra number of Representatives
for its slaves. at is so nominated in the
bond,n and they acquiesee. What they
do object to is the holding out of this per-
pectual premium for the spread at their
expense of IN institution which they de-
test. One-half the territorial area of The
United States is vet in the condition Of
territory-its States of freedom or slavery
vet to be determined. tl.1 ..4tl III
A friend who is fond of statistic. has
compiled the following, predieated npon
the census of 1850: & K4Et,FI 's'-s.lT
1. The ratio of representation es fixed
by the present law of Congress in con
formity with the three-ffths rule of the
constitution is one representative to 93, ,42O
representative population. But the oper
alton of that rule is clearly exhibited by
taking the white population alone, and
comparing an equal representative appor-
tionment with that resulting from the
rule. ~
Whole No. of free whites by the 10
census Of 1850 --1s, s,55s.o6s
Whole Nc. of Representatives 243
Average ratio, one representa- 1
tive to free white male per-
sons SO, 500
Whole number of free whites ,s4
in free States Is, ,s3O,650
Whole No. of free whites in
slave States e,222,41s
Representatives fromfree States IA
Represen' tives from slave States 90
Ratio in free States; one Re z1s
preventative to- go s2,575
Ratio in slave States; one Re-
presntative to -. -1A 69,1ss
No. Reps. free States would
have on the basis of free
white population 100
No. Reps. slave States on same -==
basis sFTg "a
O.. Operation in the rule in the division
of the electoral votes is shown in the same
manner.
Whole No. of, Presidential Elecc gai
tors -5--E-- 296
One Elector to free whites -66,057
Electors chosen.by free States l76
Z" =" slave 120
Ratio in free States, one to--75,746
&c " slave 5I5S2
No. of Electors free States would eaz
have upon an equal principle 202
No. of Electors slave States would 9sIl
have on the basis of white pop sb
Gt
1t thus appears that in the Congression-
al Representation the Slave holding States
have SIXTEEN MORE, and the non
slaveholding States SIXTEEN LESS than
they should be entitled to upon basis Of
free white population equally represented.
And in the election of President, the slave
holding States have TWENTY SIX more
and the non-slaveholding States TWEEN
TY-SIX less Electoral votes than they
would have upon an equal basis.
The advantage to the South is equal to
thirty-two Representatives and ffty-six
Electoral votes.
8. Let US try comparison Of single
States. Ohio has 81 Representatives and
% Electoral votes. Virginia has Is Re
presentatives and Is Electoral votes. The
former has one Representative to $3.50
whites, and the latter one 10 every 6s, $50.
On the basis stated in former paragraphs
Ohio would have 20 Representatives, and
Virginia lack fraction of being entitled
to IL.
Or to state it in another shape, upon the
ratio of Ohio, Virginia would have but 10;
while on the ratio of Virginia, Ohio would
have % Representatives. q ,drF
South Carolina has free white popula-
ton of 274, ,563 and 6 Representatives, or
one to 45,76O. New Hampshire has q
white population of 317,456 and Re
preventative, or one to IO5,81s. - ii3i
Upon an average ratio above stated,
South Carolina would have three Repre-
sentatives and fraction over, and New
Hampshire the same number with still
larger fraction. Tsr
Giving South Carolina the ratio which
New Hampshire has, she would have but
two Representatives and a large Fraction
over.
Giving New Hampshire theiratio which
South Carolina has, and she would be en-
titled to seven Representatives instead Of
three. so
All these calculations, it is to be borne
in mind, are predicated upon the basis free
white population, Ats,f