New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1866-04-06
MsGregor Western Railway.
NEPRESENTtTIOS TUE SENATE

REPRESENTATIONS IN TUE SENATE
lnaSmuch as the six New England
States now control the legislation Of
Congress, in n measure, it may cot Re
Improbable to investigate their claim
TO SO great pyerosativc. The rcrsis-
tent refusal Of the senators s.cn that
section to admit to representation IN
that body eleven states in ths uAicn,
invites investigation, candid and i'm
partial.
Referring to the census Il 1860, we
learn that the aggregate population of
the ak states above alluded to, was
8, $50, 2S3. This number of inhabit-
ants, the entire population Of six.s,ates,
is represented in that body by twelve
senators; this gives one senator to each
26l,273 inhabitants.
Let US now briefly turn our attention
70 the representation Of the Middle ard
Western states in that branch Of the
Federal congress. One state alone
IN. y having hut Two representatives
upon the senate loor IF course, has a
population Of $3.50, 735, CT 745, 452
more inhabitants represented l,y teco
senators that are represented by tsrelrc
senator's from the New England States.
The entire population Of Tie eighteen
Middle and Western states in 1860,
was 1o,259.12o. These eighteen states
are represented by thirty six senators,
each one representing q population Ct
J34,976 Or each senator from these.
representing 273.7J5 mere persons
than are represented by q Senator from
New England. In each Of the New
England states i: requires only one
fourth Of a million to en:it!e that Sec
ton a senator, while in The Western and
Middle states i: requires ORR haIf
million.
The aggregate white population Of
the eleven excluded states, in 1860.
was 1873, GA, Hence each senator
Of that section would represent 397 800
inhabitants. Bot Let us group these
facts.
ropa2::oo, Se@-:9-s, Ratio.
= 81 g..
- ''"'Fa t.a 4 Western le,:5sl2a ID 1890,
IL Southern sstss. ....,.. 3,-5aG2. - go, ,s2.,
Total Population. ,...... 3,,1la ,"i@.
The common ratio for a Senator ap-
pears from this to be Att4t37::,,, Of which
New England falls SHIRT 183.G99 for
each Of her TT elye senator. Therefore
that section Of the Union is really rep
resented !cr nearly 5000 900 Of inhaJ-
:.ants scattered throughout the Middle
and Western states. They are no. i'm.
aginary persons. but real: living, NOV
ing, breathing, acting men, women and
children living outside the limits Of the
Eastern states. They are the men
who turn the furrow, drive the engines
upon cur railroads, .!e.ye in tic mines,
push the plane in the workshop, build
cur railroads, snitc the anvil, build oui
towns, cottages, farm-houses and open
Up our farms throughout the grea
West. These ale the men who are
without their cousen:, because withou
representation, taxed to pay the inter
nal revenue tax assessed upon New
England Manufacturers; these ale tn,
men who pay the duties upon import
ard also the advanced price in goods O
New England manufacture, because G
Congressional prohibition. The pa
triotism Of the men Of the west LA
been spontaneous ard constant, because
unlike that of the men Of New En-
land, it has rot Lcen based upon tn
prospect Of immediate gain. Instea
Ct demanding favor they would bee
tent with justice.
The interest Of tho West the Sout
aud the East in this government is on
and ind;yisiLle New England nect
the cheap bread Of the west, the cotto
aud sugar Of the south, and We Of II
vest aud Of the south need the man,
features Of The east, The nppare,