The Nevada journal., 1861-04-05
BOUNDARY COMMISSIONER.


1t is mortifying to record the fact that
Joseph g. McKibbin has been defeated as
Boundary Commissioner by Ferris FormaR
and that too by Republican votes. After
the manly stand taken by McKibbin and al
most alone in favor of the right on the Le
compton question, we did not suppose there
could be right thinking man in tie State
but would be willing to recognize substan-
TALLY he great services. 1t seems that even
Republicans are not exempt from the base
ness of ingratitude, for when contest came
between man who had served his country
faithfully, and fcssiliferous Lecomptonite,
few Republicans chose to assist the latter.
But it does not become the Douglas men
in the present Legislature or out to curse
at this result. They nave put forth their
men for the positions to DC filled by the
Legislature without reference to the choice
of the Republicans at all, without whose
assistance they could hope to do nothing.
A caucus of Douglasites nominates candi-
dates and then they look Fmploringly to the
Republicans for votes, after excluding them
from having a voice in the nominations
Men elected by the Douglas party have boil
ted and have gone over to the enemy when
the trial came, and yet VIC undertake to say
that Crocker has been cursed five times in
this vicinity where Miller has been once, for
not voting for McDougall on the last ballot
of the first joint convention. Whenever an
opportunity occurs part of the Douglas
ties show their sensitiveness of an afiila-
ton with the Republicans, aud the whole
of them in the Legislature have gone on
and nominated whomever they chose, re
gardess of the preferences of the Republ-
cans. 1t is not strange that the Republi-
cans should now and then show their inde-
pendence and the weakness of the Douglas
men without their aid, as they did in voting
for Forman, though we very much regret
they selected that occasion. But, as we
said before, it does not belong to the Doug
las men to curse those Republicans who
voted for Lecomptonte, pure and simple.
1t is an act for the Republican masses to
remember and deplore.
NEW ArPoRrIoNNEST.-The Legislature is
acting upon the proposition of a new ap-
portionment for members of the Legisla-
ture on the basis of the late census. We
copy the following in relation to the mat
ter from the Sac. Union of Tuesday. In
stead of lessening the number of members
and the consequent expense, it is proposed
as will be seen to increase the number by
five Nevada is also to be connected with
Placer in a Senatorial District We are
sure neither of these propositions will suit
the people of this county.
The basis of Senatorial apportionment is
$500, and, for member of Assembly, 1850
The number of Senators is increased from 30
to 40, the highest constitutional limit but the
Assembly retains its present number of mem
bers. The following is to be the ratio of repre-
sentaton among the several counties and Sen
atorial districts San Francisco and San Ma
teo six Senators: Assemblymel-twelve to San
Francisco, six to San X tco; Santa Clara, one
Senator, three Assen1lymcn; Alameda, one
Senator, two Assemblymen /; Tuoumue, two
Senators, three Assemblymen San Joaquin one
SEN oor, two Assemblymen Eldorado, two
Senators. four Assemblymcn; Sacramento, two
Senators, five Assemblymen Sonoma, one SEN
ator, three Assep'blvmen Nevada and Placer,
three Senator'S Ncvdda four, aud Placer three
Assemblymen; Yuba and Suffer- two Senators,
Yuba two, and Sutter one Assemblymen; Gala
vcras, two Senators. three Assemblymen
Butte Colusa, and Tehama, one Senator, Colu
sa one Butte two, add Tehama one Assembly
man San Diego and San Bernardino, one SEN
ator and Assemblyman each; Los Angeles, one
Senator, two Asscmblymen; Santa Barbara,
San Louis 0bispo, and Buena Vista, one Sena-
tor, Santa Barbara one Assemblyman, and one
Assemblyman to the other two counties Tu-
lare and Fresno, one Senator. one Assembly
Liam each; Contra Costa and Marin, one Sena-
toI, one Assemblyman each; Mariposa and
Merced one Senator; Monterey and Santa
Cruz, one Senator, one Asscmblyman each
Solano and Yolo, one Senator, one Assembly
man EACH Napa and Mendocno, one Senator,
one ASS emblyman each; Sierra and Plumas.
two Senators, Sierra two, and Plumas one As
semblymen Shasta and Trinity, one Senator,
one Assemblymau each; Siskiyou, one Senator,
one Assemblyman Humboldt, Klamath and
Del Norte, one Senator, and one Assembl yman
to Humboldt, klamath, one to Del Norte.