Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1865-05-24

. LI3 LoE gaming III Dy Jnat name-thGt is
not sound in logic, that it is not sound in
the premises, and, Of course, not in the
conclusion,
The Constitution Of the United States
/ provides for apporioning representation
in the other House among the States. and
declares that all the free population shall
be included, Indians excepted an il en-
braces three-tiiths of the slaves. who are
to be added to the whole number ofwhite
persons. From this originates tho idea
that the man holdinga hundred slaves
stands equal to sixty white men at home
mat is the argument, and it is intended
10 Lave prejudice on the public mind.
Low does the matter stand? Is that the
basis and Is it tho manner in which the
Thing operates practically in the states
Not at all, Under tho Constitution of
I the United States, once in ten wears
the census is taken. That being done,
laying down the basis that have lust
stated, embracing three-flths Of tho slaves,
pTcsentatiyes are to be apportioned. to
whom? Among the SHAREHOLDERS? No.
Where docs the Representation 60?
want 10 be understood 10 it given to
the Shareholders individually, or where
does ii 60? Away with this sophistry,
wrapped around with dccontion TSc
Rerrtseolatiycs a-e lo lo arnariioncI A..
mong the several STATES rot ononr ,lo
individuals. You have fxod vour Los;s
.of rcpre,entatioD. and in tho 6rnortion.
mcEt Of representation it is to be appor-
aOncd among the several States. States
are not known here in districts. States
are not known here in 0eta!l, and ospec-
'li,D 70 the SIata-,Lo soverei,nty. md
1.-The sovereignty cots The benefit ortLe
,eprescpiaiiop and lbeni,js tloi the Lon
d i,,alure is TO prescribe The mode Of elect.
inr those Ecprcsantoiivcs What ho-
comes af your idea ,r siyfy 10 cne? How
man, IF tho C,o,os 'rscI to gIoCt ll,.ir
B. Reuro.entatiyes Iy cor,r9l ,;cl,at evcry
b qualified va,cr ei5o5ifn, uprn an srual
foourg2 Bpf morcayeT nj, the citizens
/. Iof the States stand ,n ~, oo1al Coorir,, "a
e. TO tho bsoef, that tbcir C,n,a has deriy-
, ed vndgr the Constitute, Of tao United
p States i'm fiji. additional rsnrosen,,,for
e. .Iln MAJ. ,,ot 1,.s.,,,t or,, a lac IL nm
, r-i,i.l ~ 90, r,r,,.orl o,.d ror,i,:ti.,,o
b in tIis alIiionoI p.,,,asor,ot;dr a. ,i,,.h
.,s tIo .,,,ahoIlsr m, Won n,,I,r.,s,,I
p .,la,? What then becomes ofyour iJea
.or twenty or siyiy TO one.
5 Do moi Illinois and NH the other non.
% sIgycloldrug States get the baueG,Cl tlciI
= free col9rcd nopuIat;og i'm epporliopiur
, rc,rescD.,ia9 After rcttipG the bereEt
oryour free cglorcd pouuIatlon in rene
-.1tatf.r. do Won LET tlcr, voteP Do Won
'udnit them into your courts as compe
tent Witnesses Do Won hermit them tc
muster? 40. Where. then, is this great
iniu,tIce2 No.withs,gudIng vour cIamor
about all men, Jeirr created coual. what
is your pl.c,ice? Your theory is one
thing and your practice is another. Sup
, pose ali the slaves in the southern States
were free, how would the representation
he?
We are told that we have a representa-
tion for threo-fr.hs Of our negroes. DO
not you get reuresentation for all your ne.
groes-all your slaves without masters
| mean the free negroes " no are Shorn oil
, every franchise that constitutes n free.
man. You get lull representation for
all your free negroes, and yet you com
plan. How would the matter operate il
all the negroes in the South were free
, How would that affect this matter OF rep
lescntatiOn? We only get three-Giths oil
T our negroes represented now, according
to the Conslitution of the United States
Suppose YOU were to emancipate them all
and mako them all free, when you came
to appor,ion the representation among the
South how wouldll be? Would IT be
three-fnhs or five fnhs? What is three
Glths of four million, assuming the slaves
to be four million in number? Th,
tbrpo-Gftns ia two million four hundred
.,honsonJ What would two-fCths le
One mitlIo, six hundred thousand. Then
iryonr ratio we're one hundred thou,apd.
yc bove sixteen Renresenlatiyes on th,
o,l,sr aoor loss ,hon Iyo should have iral
onn na,rnos ,yora rreo mon or cslor VI,
oa,, ,,,sIors,o,L ,hot I,s,ead of ,eitin,
t"1 ,o,,,"C,mr Porrcscntaliyas for the blaclI,
osbo,II Laro Cor,y Observation-Disclosures
s;vtoon r,o,o than we NOW have
WIZ tbor ia this Great hardshin 10
, ron'. ,ybnro - ,bo wro,,g IN tha Constitu.
Zion - ron9 Won cot a lpll renresepta
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