, 1859-02-04
PRESS AND: TRIBUNE.
FRIDAY WoRNINo. TEBRuARY 4, 1859
The New Appostleament Bill'.fa11l'
sa1 Dishonesty.

The New ApPoStleament B1lI'.fA'
san Dishonesty.
The Chicago 7Fhes q very appfenennve
that the Repuhlican members VIII se''o't''y
object to the eoactmeht tho swlndhng
apportionment bill before the Legislature.
The bill is framed, as the Times taeitly admits,
4a.us.as disregard OF the rights Of the Repub:-
Ucau hall of the State. It does
moi. pretend to deny TINT, under this bill,
the voice. Of the majority is ehectuAlly
s:iied. 30 basely unfair and partisan are its
provisions that the 4sma predicts in 3D.
vance that the Republicans will not submit to
the outrage. The dishonesty Of The Appor-
tionuent Is 50 ,baretaced that it expects the
Republican members will feel impelled to re-
sort to the " process Of leaving both Houses
without. quornnt:.' The. Tina threatens
that il they do not stand quietly and be aay-
ed that The Democratic minority two years
hence viii resort to like proceedings, and
stop the Republican 1nsjttfty from reelectiag
Judge Tlnmbull. On this branch Of the sub
ject we hnyc to eay, that sufficient unto the
day is the evll thereof" Let. .the Legislature
OF 1861 take care Of ITSELF We are dealing
with that Of 1859.
The present apportionmeut Law was made
upon the basis Of the census Of 1850 when
the State contained only 85l 40 people. The
CENSUS Of 1885 returned . population Of
1,so6, ,e66. An inspection Of the two census
returns shows that the greater portion Of Ills
Increase was in the northern counties,
which are all Republican. Consequently, II
a fair apporlionmcut be nov made, the Re~
publican counties would be entitled to ma
joritF Of tue members Of the next Legisla-
ture. This tackis not denied. Tie party
holdhg minority Of the seats in the present
Legislature ia minority Of the people. The
Republican candidates for The Legislature
last fall, received l24,G ,G98 roics-to which
ehould Be aided 577 votes cast for the Re-
publican State ticket in counties Where no
Legislative candidates we're run by our party,
makinga total Of l26,275. The " Popular
Sovereignty" party pol1ed for its legislative
candidates, 121,l9o votes, which leaves q
Republican majority Of 4, OBS on the legisla-
tive test in the State. Now, this equal
rights, popular Sovereignty party, which
is in q clear minority Of over four
thousand voters, proposc<o pass bill giving
the majority Of the people SO Represents
tives and the minority ~! As soon a. tic
editor Of the Times read the bill he said to
himself: The Republicans will hardly
"staud it; they arc fools if they do, but We
twill intimidate them, if possible, by mat
sing great blow about revolutionary pro
"tcecdings and tue diretul effects thereof
"Nc will threaten tllem that ifthey do not al
"low this bill, which disfranchises the ma
"jority, to poss, that the. Democrats will abb
"squatulate two years hence when Senator
dis to be elected, if the Republicans should
abe in power.'' Accordingly, yesterday
morning hc reads hc. Republican mem
bers, who represent majority Of the
people, lecture, and warns them o.
the terrible consequences that will ensut
if they prevent the enactment Of the
Ubiquitous scheme to deprive the majority
Of The people Of their constitutional rights
We imagine tina. they will defend the sacred
rights Of their constituents at oil hazards
against the tyranny Of q fictitious legislativ.
majority, and let the consequences take cart
Of themselves.
The Republicans are entitled to fair mp
portionment OF the State they ask nothing
more, and should submit to nothing less. TLt
wrong.docrs ase The Democrats: The Repuh
licaus merely resis: manifest oppression upo.
their naked rlghts. If there be Iair play, o.
any approximation to it, there will 10 no Oh
stacles placed in the way Of the passage Of OF
apportionment bill. But euch contriyanc,
as thu: before the Legislature should i.
fought to the bitter end. The real " reyolu
tioniste" will be those who attempt to impos
it upon the public. The people wlll say
Wo unto them by whom the offeuee com
eth. It we're better for them that mill. stout
were hung about their nccks, aud they ca$'
into the depths Of tue eea.''