White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-06-07
Efects cf the Next Census.


1t Is estimated that the total popnla-
ton of the United States will be 81.
SIG. 600. of which 27.666. 500 is put
down as free, and 3.909. 500 slaves. Or
the free population 500 QUO is estimated
to be negroes. The entire population of
fine slave States is II .Q00. 600 ami Of the
free l9, 10000 The Representative pop
ulation of the SLAVE States is. of course.
considerably less than Il. 600, 600. as two
,fifttfs OF the slaves must be deducted from
n. By the census act of 1880 the House
OF Representatives must consist OF 20
members. The whole representative pop
ul,tion must he divided hy this number,
which determines tho ratio for each State.
II, when applied to each State, the num-
Der Of representatives does not equal 233,
then one additional representative Is to be
given to each State having the largest
fractions. til the aggregate is obtained.
Applying this rule to tie above represen-
taiivs population, (assummiug the estI-
mate to be correct, the general ratio for
representatives obtained Is 1000.
Upon this ratio Alabama. Georgia.
Moth Carolina. Tennessee. Mississippi.
Ohio, Massachusetts, and Connecticut.
will lose each one Representative; Penn
syIvania. Virginia, and South Carolina,
each two, AMI New York and Kentucky
each three twenty in all. Illinois will
gain FIVE. Iowa five, Texas three, Mich
igan and Wisconsin each two, and Mis-
sonri and Indiana one-eighteen in all
From these facts. or rather specnlations.
the following deductions are shown:
l. All the old anil large States Of the
Union. without exception. lose ground
relatively. and most of them positively.
l. The South loses ground largely {;
the new States of Texas. having fre fold
the territory OF the old States. and lying
West of the Mississippi, is the only one
that gains. $50. .
3. The only part of the Union which
positively gains in the Norihwest-Mis-
souri, being properly included in that.
f. The Northwest positively gains fif-
teen Representatives and two Senators in
Minnesota. s-.
5. The slave States lose eleven Repre-
sentaiives and gain four being positive
loss of seven. The free States gain four
teen aud lose ten, beinga positive gain o!
hour, with four Senators IN Minnesota
11and Oregon. Pho admission of Kansas
and Nebraska, which will speedily hap
pen. will add two Representatives and
four Senator's to the same side.
a PnorE>T.-The National Union
Commitlec-a self-constituted bOdy-as
we have before announced, fxed upon
the oh Of May for holding a National
Convention to nominate a Presidential
ticket. Bat there is already Discussions
on the subject. The Lockport n. ~
Chronicle says:
five understand the sentiments Of con-
servative men in the rural di.tricts oil this
State, they feel disposed to cast their
votes next fall where they will tell ami
a convention hell after both the others,
might have been made available in giving
an authorized expression OF their choice.
Bat a Convention held according to this
call will he compelled to put up an IN
dependent candidate in the hope [? that
the Republicans will indOrse him. This
they will not IN all human probability
do and the Union men will be LETT with
4 an elephant on their hands. y third
candidate may receive some votes at the
South, but, under the circumstances.
none to speak at the North. n rupture
in one, or both OF the other parties,
might change the aspect of things here
but this Convention is calle,l too early to
take advantage OF such events If they oc-
cur.
, If the electors who supported Mr.. Fill
! more in 1856 certain the sentiments
which that gentleman expressed in his
letter to the Union Meeting in New York.
an.l which were reiteriSeI by ex Senator
Putnam. they will refuse to follow the
/. lead OF the 'Committee" who ave engin-
, erring for the benefit Of the Democracy.
5 They earnestly desire the overthrow Ol
the party which repealed the Missouri
: G Impromis0 and op,n d anew the 'agita-
ton" of the slavery question. They see
that Convention on the 9th Of May. il
. it accompanies anything, must divide
, the votes which Ought to so in a solid
boiy for one candidate. The Democracy
can afford to pay largely to help along
t this sham for. 10 FAR as the North l.
r concerned. it il the veriest sham,-AeU
E ark " ~ Mercury.