The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1866-02-15

| Tho free colOred population OF the
States in 1861 was 1862, ma
king u total of 81, ,149,005.
From this it will he seen tha,
New Hampshire, with q white p p
nla,ion of 1851 has but three
Representatives, while Louisiana
with q white population of 357,
go, had five. California, with &
white population of 323,lT7, has
but three Representatives, while
Mississippi. with n similar popula
tion of 353 90l. had five. In South
Carolina 72,s47 white persons had
one Representative, while the ra
ito of representation is one for
1871 900 persons.
Under this mode of npportion-
mcnt the late slave States had Is
Representatives by the census of
1850 more than their iust share, il
based on free population.
The whole political power OF
Ohio was counterbalanced by slave
representation. 1t was equal to
two thirds ofall the representation
from New England.
In South Can iolina ii 500 votes
carried as much political power as
20, 400 votes in the free States.
] do not now complain that our
fathers, in a spirit of co 'ipromisc
more liberal than just, made these
concessions to slavery. l do not
stand hero to doubt their patriot.
ism or impugn their wisdom. For
three quarters OF a century the pco
pie of the North did faithfully
abide by the bond as written by
the trainers Of the Constitution
They did moro. Although the
Constitution went into effect, as
all concurrent history proves, with
the expectation that slavery would
soon die ont forever, and was b,
! no means to be extended, yet it was
permitted to curse new acquisitions
If territory and States, greater il
extent than all the original thirteen.
and PARIPAssU. the p~'iffo"i pow
J~-.sc slavery expanding grew with
the national growth and siren 9Th.
cned with its strength. But fiaal-
ly slavery, foiled in its purpose Of
imperial dominion, appealed 10
the arbitrament of the sword to dc.
stroy the nation, and in turn itsell
was overthrown.
And now with universal freedom
in name at least, the Constitution
aud the people of the rebel States
present new aspects aud new cle-
Incn.s of political strength. .n,li
In apportioniug Representatives
in Congress and the 20 yer Of the
States in the Electoral College, we
cease to count threc-iifths of the
late slave population and count it
all as the Constitution now stands.
Since slavery is abolished the Con.
stitufion has effect precisely as
though it read 1
Representatives and direct
taxes shall be apportioned among
the several States which may be
included within this Union, accord
ing to their respective numbers.
| of population, including all both
white and black. except Indians
not taxed" li-n .re 78s
The effect Of this will be, so soon
as lawful State governments arc
created in the rebel States, TO
largely increased their representa-
ton in Congress and the Electoral
College The slave population by
the census of1S60 was 3,950.53l
Three-ffths Of tllis, or 2,37o,3ls,
has heretofore entered into the
basis of representation. Now, the
additional I $50, ,213, is to be adj
| ded to that basis. This will give
ten additional Representatives to
the late slave States, in all twenty
eight more than their just proper.
tion upon a basis excluding the
late slaves. s,.o t.,,s ~ h
But the startling injnstice Of the
existing mode of apportienmept
will be apparent by some addition
al considerations, which | find thus
stated fidtsaWisd aoityH ma ni ca
"For example, let us compare
some ofthe southern States with
] those Of the northern States which
lcome somewhat near them in popu.
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