Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-01-03

Adding Minnesota, which properly be-
iongs 70 the Nor:ll West Division, to the
eoani, we Save in aggregate population for
this quarter of the Union, of sepen million.
t'tree Hundred cad ninety eight thousand
tro hundred and forty-Mree against pop
hlaton in 1910, only twcnty-siS years ago,
rf.ess than one and a half miilons.
Our Representation in Congress is far
short, however, Of that 20 which or popu-
'a.ion entities us. We have but fifty
4 lie last !.lro-tionmept (that based upon
Il ',e census Of 1897 We should be en;Ieis'a
q ssceaty.fye. The census of 1869 VIII
a;t:aily repair this wrong and give 10 the
til West the number and weight OF
resensativcs 10 which it is justly en-
81 Led. AS the law limits the House of
representatives TO 235 Members, cur gain
i Members must be made at the expense
i States which remain nearly stationary.
The chief sufferers will be the Slave States,
Which do no: grow at all in proportion to
ho;r free neighbors. Virginia, North and
south Carolina, Maryland, Kentucky, Ten
essee will all lose more or less Members.
q the present House of Representatives
( sa FrceS:atcs have l45M.n5crs ana the
lave States 90. After the next census
be proportion will probably be: Free
tate Members 100; Slave State Mem
ers IS.
The Cincinnati Gazette, in commenting
ION these statistical facts developed by the
tie election. remarks as follows:
Since 1920, period of thir,y-six years,
be North Western States have increased
the rate of so per cent, each ten years,
a per cert. per annum,) until they are
bow as popuious rs ;he entire United
Hates were in 1910, and in all probabili
they will lie as pcpulous in thirty yeas
pre-, as the entire American Union is
w One would think it was about time
Fy had some influence in the National
Serment; but heretofore, they have
pe considered {silo of them put together)
ess important than Virginia or South
holina. They are now, however, work
out their own redemption; and the
i is rot distant (let all doagefaces take
fnine) whom they will dictate terms to
natioa-terms that will be quite diff
At from the pro-slavery manner in which
government has been managed. We
afford 10 tide our time. The hcgia-
Of the en- has come, and the end It.
F'li Soon he here-,he period when
viii Be no bowling down totlsesdag-
e'ayery-aud when all POLITICIANS
NJ afa II IS better to do right than to
COY ialse popuayil5.
equation. growth, wealth, art, ag-
eus ts";d pubic improvements of the
ST. - are the hest nmcntary ever
Ffsiz on The rraciica! difference between
1872 is and Freedom. We want no
pow 70 Illustrate The truth, when such
rea Pr I,.l:e fact is before the world.
1sf RSiSa REAsoN.-A Kansas cor.
EesIQ Feat Of the Cincinnati Gazette
Esa rom the Land Sales at Leaven,
pot ply, Of The brighter future of tina,
|oa'lyn territory:
'aisFd, who, at the opening of the
RS commenced bidding as thouoh
naed 10 buy up the whole tract
~ offered TO Sell out. He snas
q slh'ng his lands, that he his haan
~, having bid of nea,ly III -
e 'ioifs in the tract. In a5,I;
= 'e : disappointed that the
,'en dill mol buy more extea.
ees not hesitate 10 declare 81
hat Kansas viii BE- ! F,se
q further efforts on thu nar,
are useless pa =