Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-03-16

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CpL. MAnrrlnNy.-- Ia accordance with the
rlish secsioa of,he ll.h article of the ccnsiitu.
tion Of the State, Il becomes tbe duty Of the
Goyernor, Ia connection with the Auditor and
Secretary Of State, at least SIX months prior TO-
the October klessipa Of 1854, to ascertain the
ratio Sflrepreaehtation, as determined by the
late census, and district the State for members
lof the Senate and House Of Representatives, In
accordance with said ratio. * asasi'7ssA sstN =
Il Having proposed andinsroduced into our CoL-
stitutop the scheme of a self-regulating appor-
tiopment, J. Of course, feel particular Interest
In seeing it 30 carried out 90 70 produce the sat.
isfartpry results which were claimed for u, and
which feel assured IL Is capable OF producing.
The superintendent Of the State was, under
the old Constitution, fruitful source Of politi.
cal strite and pyering I'm our LEGISLATIVE
halls, bpt the intention OF the present ptQsisiop
= lis, 70 prevent any party using its Temporary
power to advance It's peculiar political ends. n
% An apportionment made In slricf aecotdance
n With the provisions Of the Constitution is incapa
d BILE of any political bias inasmuch as t is found
|. ed entirely on Che contingency OF the popula-
y ton of the several counties need not say tc
is you, sir, or the gentlemen whose duty il - <
district the State, or 70 any one acquainted witt
our State. and its political changes, 10 eyer,
!, county and district, that no possible political 90
J, lgacity can make an appoFtioanent which, con
10 tlnued through ten years, will subserve ne END
IN Or uses OF any particular party Hence the excel
"a lence Of cheme otiounded on the political com
plexion Of counties; and hence, alao, the necesst
y Of endeavoring, ia the coming apportionment, :
IN follow the exact letter of the Constitution,
IA, that hone can claim that their rights have bee
IA I In any wise ihtfinged .l.',..i
~ Iathe frst place, the wholepopulation Of tb
State, both white and colored, is to be taken II
m. 10 account, 10 determining the ratio Of repre-
ei- Isentation,. This is q simple acto justice
70 those counties 10 which large negro popula tc
has, to considerable extent, excluded acertal
= class of white laborers. ts,., -
ion Seeondlg-In order that county mupicipaliti,
M may be represented, every county is, 40 near
as possible, allowed d separate representatio
. lby giving to those small counties, having on
p lhalf the required ratio. separate Represent
or. Tive. ts0 $50
,oa Taiydig-T The plan Of section 8, for fepr,
:. : sentihg the fractions which may occur, abo'
the required ratio, In the several sessions Of u
der decenpial period, secures TO every county fv
Representation for its whole population, at q
same time that the members gained by the
fractions are so specifically allotted to the sew
- raj Beb5Onbb as not 10 DC OOnOA'ouS W tno VpJe
ate tlons which properly lie against floating repr
orts sentative. az ,.'g.ls q ll.y- ~ w
y. r. F6uahiy-Small counties necessarily grou
cd together during one decebnial period, II !
ate crossing In population, have their separate re
not Presentation secured TO them, whenever 1t can
to done without leaving those from whom they o
detached with population too small Tor &c
aFate Representative fi7 bnii % Sss4 800
'LN' F,fhly-If counties decrease in population,
ms fail to increase, so as TO lose their right 10
,is- separate representation, then the bth zsecti
4, lproyidesofof attaching them in such wise
TO prevent any political bias from being acti
new 10 the arrangement, by ordering them itobe
,ply tacbeds 90 that county adjoining them havi
bleI the least number of inhabitantsst Inathe Sen
~ ltoral spportionment, the same rules are apple
,,ar 10 all cases as in the apporicnment for mel
the bers of the lower House. afi 9egsil1 G943
ant | viii only add that have the most ontire co
TIis fdence in the honorable gentlemen whose du
itis,to, perform this important service for q
w people Of our State; while the latter will
hat surediy view with satisfaction the operation
and this portion of our organic law, which reliey
the Legislature from the discord, violence O.
:. occasional disruptiong which have heretofore
~ frequently characterized The apportionment Q,
the sons. Moreover, Is gives assurance to eve
ier, one that the rights Of alportions of the Sta
his have beeu carefully preserved, and any errt
or deviation is 90 easily perceived and 80 rea
" demonstrated as 70 be obyions to the comp
tar hension of nyone capable of usipg slate q
ori- pencil, and practising the simplest rules
will arithmetic. psnancasf aga. D
gSd 81 .5sg4rds cd g. V0LNEY DORSEY