The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-09-30

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ROLxCY ON 18p2DODuEATIOH.
We rive this from - Chisaeo Tribune,
showing the fssnlt Of the Copy = aias1Rp-
gramme upsa H. Cong SEASONAL III
svA We wsnt soldiers aloyalI cilizsas =
clssrly apprehsud the fin injustice tSlegalS
Wiki AsDaEv JoHsso1 aad the t1eaSsssek
cy proposeto psrpetnass. Thee come - -
pssashfsg charity ssnd forsivens NJ -
nouncing the Radicals as the World does, -
~ Torch- and -Turpentine party because they
insim on the adoption of the Constitutional
Ansadmsas b. The GosAhssu 6eaAssr-1g1
history Of the world was it ever known that
treason should suffer so little penalty. The
conatzy, and W mean thereby . loyal pssY1s
that saved it, demand that the traitor have
just Is much, no more nor less, political pow
er in the Government than the loyal man.
What devils hate of justice and loyalty and
love for wrong and the treasonocracy prompts
the Copperiohnsonites to want to reward the
persistent efforts Of rebels through foar years
to destroy the Government by giving them
an undue power in the Government? Here
is the Tri6ure's article. II is in reply to IN
article ia the Chicago 7ymes the reconstruct
ed rebel concern, fearing that its apportion>
msnt Argument may not ''hod water, pro.
cssds to cypher ont the probable populations
Of the two sections after 1870, and tries to
show that the preponderance of the North
will be SO great that no harm can come Of al:
lowing the rebels to offset Eve millions d
DISTINGUISHED negroes against an equal num-
Der of Northern white citizens. 1t says:
Nov by an examination Of the census ta>
bles it will be seen that from 1850 to 1880 the
white population in the Northern States in
creased at an average rate of somewhat over
60 per cent, while the white population in
the Southern States increased ~ m average
rate of only trife above 4. per cent The
slave population increased at the rate Of
20. AZ per cent, while the free negro popcla-
ton increased at the rate Of only l120 per
cent AT the same relativs rates of increase,
the tables of population in 1870 will stand AS
follows:
Twenty -one North states, whites so,c44.ooo
=" negroes $4,000
Total North 30. sos 600
Fifteen Southern States, whites 1850. 900
negroes $3.50. 600
Total, South I5,ss0 600
The basis of representation then, as the
Constitution now stands, will be the total
population Of both sections, to wit: III 10s,.
900, divided by 241, 1.-THE number Of seats, J
giving 1876 for every constituency. IL
will thus be seen thai under the next appor-
tionment, As the Constitution now stands, the
twenty-one Northern States will be repre-.
scented in Congress by I6l members and the
fifteen Southern States by only eighty mem
bers. Instead Of the Northern States losing
twenty three members, they will gain five,
and instead of the Southern States gaming
twenty three, they will lose five-and this
without any Radical tnkering Of he Consti
tuition to bring about such resnit.'
The Tribune reviewing this said:
Here are a swarm Of harelaced falsehoods
In the first place. the increase Of the North
ern States, between 1880 aud 1850, was just
LIS per cent, instead of o3 per cent, as al.
legged; and II the same per cent. eau be main
tanned ut the next census, the population of
the North will not much exceed twenty SIX
millions, being more than four millions less
than the rec constructed rebel concern ali rms
The increase of The white population of the
South was just 81 per cent, instead of ~, as
alleged; and at the same rate oil increase the
white population Of the South in 1870 will be
lo,53o,ooo. The increase OF the colored race
is correctly stated, for wonder. and at the
same rate of increase the negro population
Of the South in 1870. will exceed Ave Millions
II is not presuuabie that either section will
show IS large per cent. Of increase at the
next census as al the last one. The loss OF
100000 Northern lives by the war, and the
falling off in emigration from Europe during
the war, will tell seriously on the census re-
turns. The South has Also lost heavily. But
it will be found that the mortality among the
negroes was not as great as among the whites,
Coprethead assertions to the contrary, not
withstanding. The census of 1870 will stand
about as follows:
Northern States. white. 75,75o. eoc
g g negroes zse. aGt
Total North es,0u0,on
Southern States, white Ie.i5e, zoe
~ :. negroes 1850 Gee
Total South ls.oee. ooe
Total enfranchised population $4,000, coo
Total white and black 4f,Gee. oae
On the Copperjohnson basis OF representa-.
ton fof odsettlng Southern DISTINGUISHED ne
groes against Northern white men, the ratio
would be one Congressman for each 10, 000
population, which would give the North IL
members. and the Sorth Sc. On the voter
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