Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1857-05-29
AppoRTloNMENr BILL.

APPORTlONMENT BILL.
In another column we publish the ApPor-
tionmcnt Bill. Il is about as fair bill as
could be passed, The Locofocos having a
considerable majority in thc HOUSE. The
probability is that the I4ocofocos viii have
i majority of one or two in the Siena;e, and
the Americans and Republicans, one or two
in tile House. Our Senatorial District, it
will be seen, is composed Of the Counties
Of Bedford, Somerset snd Hanting3oa, and
the election of Senatsr aeKt .fIl Of our
political Faith, will be certain ty maiori-
ty of at least iftecn or eighteen hludred
Bedfora and Somerset elect tive members
to the House, and there again ~e viii car.
rs or candidates by majority OF from
twelve 10 fifteen hundred. The 'Locofoeos
in Bedford talk much against the bill, be-
cause, as they say, Bedford County is euti-
tied to at least one mcmber by Itself, and
now thcy have 10 chauee, and the bill DIS
franchises them. No ones talk more about
this matter than John Cessna and DowmaP,
and yet when we urged the same reasons
seven years ago, We were only laughed at.
Fulton then belonged to Bedford County
and we had stronger claials to enc uauiber,
than we have now, tu. Bedford was not
sure enough for them, and JOHN Cessna be-
iag IN the House, had Gambiii with her
1000 LocoEoeo majority hitchca TO us, and
Bowman applauded the act. If it was fair
to distTanch,se Us then, We presume it Is
eqnaly fair to do the same thtng row. We
contend that we are not DISTINGUISHED, for,
according to the present law, Bedford Coun-
ty will haye amcu,ber every Jear, an3 Som
erset will have only one every year. Bed
ford according to tie late bill has been dis
flaaehissd considerable part OF ihe ,iiue.
Even in the late session, there was no mem
Ter there from Bedforl County, hut Ills
wilI rot occur again fer the next seven
years at least. Instead of the l.ocofoco.
elerting their members every year, OUR
PARTY viii ao,e send good tylle nan Il
The Legislature erery year from this Coan-
fy, and this is quite consolation 10 rs "a.
ter being represented BY Ioeofocos in ;hC
House fpr the last seven years WeautenC
70 have our owa men there Aereafer;ns,eat
Of tl,e,e Loeofocos.
Another consolation We derive from this
act, IS tie fact that i. defeats the aspira
'ti0'ss Of few Locofoco political asPirqnf
in these diegfngS. John Cessna has beel
anxious'y, for the last six years, hopin;
aud loukiag(,s seat in the Senate. This
BID "dj&franchises" him! Poor fellow
ain il a pity lie will have to wait an
eiher sesea years, and thea he infy be Al
far from tie coveted goal as be IS AZ pres
crt. We really deplcre The lamentabfc de
feat cf his po',ttcal asYirqtions! 1hel
again, our fricnl, Wm. NJ. Hal, Esq, lol
the last three or four years has been lcok.
ing to the House. his defeat for the nom
in,tion for Prothonotary viii not secure
him seat in the Legislature! Then-cenes
she biliiant and Intellectual Shannon, aM
reader, would You believe il, be, toe, be-.
been locking forward to.a seat in the House
What shame 70 disfraaetise these wor-
tilies just now-they ought to baye lca
Cambria be With US still, and ten it wou.J
have been all right: II really Is "fun for
tie boss 'ut death to the frogs w pre-
snlre thar iL. Kensinger will not new bavs
any serious opposition in his patty fos tht
nomination for the Legislature.
Ills new Aprortionnfeps Bill viii ade
greatly 10 the strength Of our party, and
tie suceets .: our whole ticket beFea.tcr, ii
ahis County.