Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1857-04-25
}sai. til; 1862.

The Great Northern Hive will swarm
again in ls62. Then the next apportion.
meut will hago taken effect, and wIla-eve,
it may be, whether 120 eco, 80. eco OF
I10, 600, Michigan viii have eight mem.
bers Of Congress instead Of four; Wisconsin
will Al least equal, Judging by the past four
years. In 1852, Wisconsin gave an aegre-
gate vote at the Presidential election. oI
67,0l2. whiei. represents q population Of
4U2, -; at tlist election, Michigan gave
an aggregate vote of 82.938, representing
T population Of 497 ,623.
Ia 1856, Wisconsin gave an aggregate
vote Of 1l9. 5l2, representing populatiol
of IA, 0I2; and Michigan gave an aggre
gate vote Of l25, 558; representing an az.
gregate population of 753.348. Che saiot
ratio Of growth for five years to come, woad
send her ahead of Michigan, giving to each
at least a representation e eight mem bers
5 in the Lower House
Instead OF two menbers Iowa viii send
four, five, Or six. Yhe vote Of Iowa in
ic52, was 81, 323; that OF 1876, was 9S,
800; which represents an increase Of popu-
htion OF 323 s32. Minnesota will by that
time be ready to place two or three members
in the House, and at least six more will be
sen, from Northern Eiinos and four from
iudia0a. Fhe increase in population in IL
linois between 1850 and 1856, was 3p1 AT
GO per cent aud this increase has been
cnnfincd almost wholly to Northern Illinois
excluding Egypt. except upon the lino Of
the Illinois Central Railroad.
Indiana is not far behind in this respect
Her increase from 1850 20 1856, has been
l6l 100.
The North is coming
The increase of the number necessary 20
the return of a member, is tvo-et'ged
sword which cuts light and lett If fixed
at 40 600, and applied 1o the Northwesi
for the purpose Of keeping her represoa}a-
ton in Congress down, what will it dc ID
Georgia, whose increase was only q, $50
in the last six years? " hat to South Car
DINA, whose increase from 1850 to 1876,
has been IS, l5i? What to Virginia, whose
increase from 1850 to 1856 has been so
83t What to Arkansas, where the in
crease in six years has been -, 500. What
to Alabama, where the increase in six years
has been 63, 52l,
Wait till the Northern Hive swarms.
Is it Il time to grow flint-hearted now
when Il day is at hand which viii surely
place the popular branch of Congress in the
hands Of ireemen, loving freedom We viii
not at this time consider the Senate, but il
is enough to say, generally, the Senate eau
not be far from a tie, against the year 1862.
if tho North rotna;n t,,o 70 tbon4sa i-,os a "a I
with commanding majority in the House,
what can the meagre, nominal majority OF
the Senate do!
Is il a time to become aint-hearted now
when for the first time in the history Of this
country, a ticket having for its motto the
gradual emancipation Of the blacks from
slavery, has prevailed at the polls of great
city, and a Southern city?
Shall we at the North slacken cur efforts,
having nothing to risk, while our Southern
brethren risk all in the cause which we all
esteem vital to the welfare of the nation
Il is for the North to stand firm. Let
the order which was repeated SO often at
lnkermann-''olose the ranks e-bc the
standing command, until tire hour when the
great detachment in reserve shall be brought
lnto action.
Permanent triumph is before the Repub.
hean party, as sure as they stand well to-
gether--nothing else but cheerful, hopeful
hearts forgettulness of all which can divide
aud warm eherishing of all that can unite
a steady purpose, and watchful eyes, are
necdlul TO the result Detroit Dody Id