The Nevada Democrat., 1860-05-09

inequality OF Representation at Charleston.
In our last weeks issue, we stated that the
Democratic party was not fairly represented ct
Charleston; that the sixty-six delegates from
the seven Northwestern States, all Of whom
we're instructed to vote for Douglas, represent
ed as many voters as the one hundred and
twenty delegates from the fifteen Southern
States. In answer to this, the Journal says:
Fatal oversight, neighbor. The representation is
by States and your Douglas delegates allowing the
population of those States from which they come TO
have doubled, represent population and not the par
ty and therefore, do not represent more than half
the people in political sentiment inasmuch the
Republicans are in a majority in those States
There is but party in the South and that party
is represented by hundred and twenty delegates
who are not for Douglas. Those delegates come
near representing the viii of large majority of the
people South while the sixty-sx Douglas delegates
do not represent half the people Of the States
singled out. 1t is probable that if the party were
represented at Charleston as in our State Conyen-
TONS according TO its vote at the preceding election,
the sixty-six votes paraded by the DEMocRAT would
be reduced considerably, while the hundred and
twenty would not be lessened so much, leaving
disparity not pleasant for the DEMOCRAT to see.
The Official returns of the three last Presden-
tial elect ions will show to the satisfaction Of
any man who will take the trouble to examine
them that our statement was corrsct-that
there are TO day as many Democratic voters in
the seven States Of the Northwest as 10 the or
teen Southern States. AT the election in 1856,
Buchanan received in the six States Of Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois, Michigan Iowa and Wiscon-
sin, $500 votes. He received in the fifteen
Southern States 587 votes. A comparison
Of these returns with those of the two prece-
ding Presidential elections, shows that the vote
Of the West increases at the rate Of about TWEEN
ty-Gve per cent. every four years, while in the
South the increase is only ten per cent fer the
same period. Estimating like increase for
the past four years. and adding 10000 as the
Democratic vote Of Minnesota, which has been
admitted since 1856, we arrive at the conclu-
sion that there are now 100000 Democratic Vo-
ters in the Northwest, and 5000 in the South.
If the party was represented at Charleston az
in our State Conventions, according to the pop
ular vote at the last Presidential election and
giving to the States admitted since delegation
equal to their Congressional representation, the
different sections would be entitled 10 the fol-
lowing vote }:
Northeast New England and Middle States). ..103
Northwestern States. ..................,...' VI
Southern States. ....................... 10
California and Oregon. .........'....s''.... III
aOa
1t will thus be seen that II the party was
properly represented, 1.-THE sixty.six votes para
ded by the DEMOCRAT" instead of being ire
duced considerably" would be increased TWEEN
ty-nvc; while twenty-five votes would have to
be deducted from the hundred and twenty Of
the South.
The Journal closes its article by calling for
figures to prove that Douglas is the exponent
of majority of the Democratic party. When
the vote in Charleston Is announced, we shall
give the figures, feeling confident, whatever
may be the result of the balloting that the del
egates voting for Douglas will represent at
least two-thirds of the Democratic vote Of the
Union,