The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-11-04


ture. creating the new county. had given
IN the voters of the Hamilton fraction
They did n 1t m ,st certainly acquire the
right to vote with Hamilton county in
tho eighth senatorial district unless they
acquired larger rights and privileges than
the Legislature h td the power to give to
the voters Of the Hamilton fraction ana
no one will contend for so absurd aud III
dculous proposition. A simple iliustra'
ton may perhaps be useful III this con-
nection- Ten person; form partner
ship in the wholesale dry goods business
in this CITY; Afterwards three members.
of the firm form partnership milne sale
OF dry goods BY the retail, still retaming
their connection with the hrst irm. inc
retail house takes IN as equal partners
in the retail business three other mem
bers, ootn hrii' hfke n'n',so'"e l',onts'
and the partners come tosethor 70 oFiae
the gains. 1t would I've prcposterous' Tor
the three members, taken INTO inc retali
house, to set NJ cifim 70 an cquu shnre
in the profits OF the wholesale housc.up-
on the ground thar they we've partners OF
the persons VINO are partners III tnosc
Prohts; nut not more pfcpestero'is thnn
for the voters oil tue urunny trnction 10
claim the rieht 70 vote win namaiton
county IN the e'ahtn scnatoriai us,rcs
because they are connecteu as ci'iAehs OF
the new county OF oequa.cnie WIN inc
Votersot the iaiiiiton 'ractioh' WHO "te
entitled 10 vote WIN hamilton county III
that senatoriai distric..
It's furthermore contended IN the re-
port OF the majority that tue auoiton oil
the Grundy fraction was made uhuer the
power OF tho Legislature 10 chahge county
lines; that, when such changes are maze.
the citizens OF the territory stricken OF,
vote with the county 10 "hich they are
attached' ana that whether theI are uu
ded TO an oio OF new count! can ni'lSS
no diHerehce III PriiciP,S anu shouio
make none III practice. me LEGISLATURE
mas perhaps, at eacn seSsioh si"ec 'ne
adoption Oh the ne" cohSti,utioi'' iuaue
silght changes OF county lhes' anu III
some instances pretty SERIOUS o'ies, ou'
II Is gross niishoiIlef 10 caii tse oiock-
ing out OF thir', squire i,iics oi 'iie' ,Tr'
ritory oil Urunuy ana a'tuing II 10 tne
TERRITORY oI oequV.cn'e' aeil''iiee VI COUNTY
line IL su'h OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF "iu
counties are nor oonoNIpus 10 grave con-
stitutiohai oo,ec'iohs' me represeh'"tNe
districts whlcn were ihtenueo 10 DC stable
and permanent ior perlods OF Ten years;
wouid De every TWO lctrs ue 'he ulsPos'i
OF graspins party amonioh ana seh'sh,
ness ana consIitltionai restrictions woupl
become as suoserVieh. 70 l'arN-ehuS as
clay In the hancS OF the otter' ~ Is
not important III this case 70 ue'tIihinS
where legislative power Wouio oeeil ana
where II would emu IN the ALTERATION oil
the lines between TWO olu eoantles.-
Here II Is chahge' IL cnahse I'D any
proper sense IL can oe cal'eu, Oh the me
between an oid ana new county anu the
aiherehce III principe Is proaa anu cieaf-
~ dehhed. ms mas oeeil iuiiy SHOWN
IN our comments on the 'rue CONSTRUCTION
OF the hlth section Gi the len'h article 0,
the constitution anu on tlie rlstlts anu
prNiieSe: ol '"c Voters VI 'nr IIui!i'H
traction IN 'he new county. ,noer inc
apporsionlneht Jaw al. inc cIuntles men
TONED stahi upon al e.iu'u ioo'i'ie ih
pollticat ana clvi privilege ana me
quailneo voters lNihE III I.ithi occupy 9hS
common RiatioI,i VI l!oh'i'" anu c',h
rights. "hen the territory an" popu!a-
tlon OF one oid county are "ade" 10 an
other they aeI uire OF are lhProsse,, WIN
all the poiiticai anu civil rights ana pdilI-
leges aPpeftaihih9 TO me oia county 10
wiich they are attached' Inc Inference
may DC stated III lew WORDS an o'o
county can confer pohticai lisnt' upon
those VINO may be attached to H. Tor 1t
has such rights under the apporuonment
law but new county cannot confer such
rights Tor the PLAN reason that 1t has lro
separate political existence ana con'e'
quentiy no poilticai rights 10 confer.
Inc undersigned nave discussed more
elaoorately the questions OF cohStituiiohal
law than they would nave a9he' had NOT
the opinion OF Two eminent lawyers heeh
furnished IN writing l"f the committee
coniilctinG win thc &c convictions ana views
above presented. ihey had gwen these
questions n pretty 1alr examination be-