Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1860-12-29

N q M B E R 8.

Mr. JONES, As promised in my preceding
number, l will now endeavor to show, from the
existence OF unreasonable facts, that if the Fed
cral Government is, in reality, a "NaH'"at, OF
consolidated Government Of Gone Nation" State
or People, it is the most unjust, unequal and rid
iculously absurd system, ever palmed on on any
intelligent Nation Of free men as q representative
government. An equal share of political power,
according to numbers, is, in all governments CLAIM
ing to DO free, an admitted basis Of representation
Can this be claimed for tue government at wash
~ineton? Let facts answer. In the Legislative
department Of this government, AVA with a
population Of %. 500 inhabitants, has two votes in
the Senate, While New York, with a population
of 3. O07, 594 inhabitants, has but two votes IN the
Senate. Subtract the whole population OF Della
ware from that Of New York, and it will be seen
that in the u. s. Senate, there are no less than
three million, fire thousand, eight Hundred and
sirty-tlco Of her Inhabitants, absolutely and to all
;ntents and purposes, diSfranchised, as compared
with II csc of Delaware. These good people oi
New York, have NJ voice in the Senate, and never
can have, without the consent of the sovereign
State OF Delaware. Ia tie Ilonse OF represents
tiyes, it is true, that these "three millions" Of New
Workers. are represented, but this representation
in fact, gives these DISTINGUISHED people no legisla'
tive power whatever, because !he Senate has
the unauestionable constitutional right and power
to defeat OR pass any and every law or resolution
sent up by the House Of Representatives. This IL
obvious from the fact, that a majority CT eact
House separately, is necessary to enact any law Of
20 pass any resolution. Granting that the loWel
House plainly represents the people of each State
this fact does not make it "nationaP in its char
acter or formation. On the other baud thu
States, Justly Jealous Of their sovereignty, consti
nationally preserved the Federal character Of th
House of Representatives, by basing its member
on a ratio of zone member" for every Htfy thou
sand Inhabitants" at the first enumeration, leaVin,
the fractions in each State unrepresented' Thi
fact alone proves that the lower House, as we'll a
the Senate, is Federal, and not National" in it
character; for if it represented zone Nation" 0
State, instead Of thiriy-three Nations or States
there would be but one fraction left unrepresente'
instead Of thirty-three fractions, which might yer.
readily be 90 large, 10 each State, as to give, OIL
the ratio Of one member to every 'ninety-thTe
thousand" inhabitants, at least fifteen additional
members TO the House Of Representatives. Thi
is a very important question. Let me then eI
tend this examination a little further, end see III
results Of this s. stem Of injustice and inequality
Taking the census Of 1850, as the basic Of Legi
five power, il will be seen that seventeen Of ii
then. thirty two States, with a population OF b.
5,447, Col inbabitanis' have the constitution
right and power to defeat or to pass ia the S,na'
any law or resolution against the Will OF ni'e'
of the large States, with a population OF lI'0oI'V
inhabitants. This inequality actually !eay
t,oelse millions, tro Hundred and Jour @o"sd"
three hundred and sereHfy-sic Of the good people
this fabulous and pameless "NatoH," absolute
d,srranehised. Good, easy and c%ontenied peop
r, eaasthat a "glorioas Constitution" which "faT
,eitaoat representation more han one half Of Il
inhabitants Of what they are pleased to call II
"Nulioh."