The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-09-14

the State, through the trcachcry of Andy
johnson, and Thomas Swami, with the aid
Of returned rebel votes, attempt TO perma-
nently establish their power beyond the pos
sbility Of its ever being wrested from them
by the majority, no matter how great it may
be increased in the northern, wealthy, and
intelligent counties. Section 4, Article III ,
of the new Constitution reads rs follows:
Sec 4. As soon as may be- after tho taking and pub
fishing of the next national Census. or after the emu
crati"n of the population OF this state, undo, the
thory thereof, there Shall be apnltumn mt Of rep
rcscnlati"n in the House of nclet"4 IL lie made the
following basis, to Wit Each Of the several counties oi
the state having population Of eighteen thousand
souls, or less shall be entitled TO two delegates and
every county, having population of eighteen
thousand, and less than heavyweight Thousand souls,
shall be entitled to three delegates: and every county
having population of twen weight thousand and less
than forty thousand souls. shall he entitled 10 four del
eEateg: and every county having POPULATION Of forty
thousand and less than lrty-fve Thousand souls shall
c entitled TO five delegates; and every county having
a population of Hty-tiye Thousand souls. and upwards.
shall be entitled to six delegates, and more: and
each of the three Legislative Districts Of the City OF
Baltimore shall be entitled to the number Of delegates
to winch the largest county shall or may be entitled
under the enrcGoing appori1nnent. Aud the General
Assembly shall hay" power to provide by law, from time
to time, for altering and changing the boundaries of the
three existing Legislative Districts of the City of Bal
timvrc, to make hcuI is may be. Of equal
population; but sail districts shall always consist of
contiguous territory"
By reference to the above table of popu-
lation and representation, it will be seen,
that while the small counties in the southern
portion Of the State, gain in representation
under this monstrous system of aportion-
mcnt, that the populous counties lose after
the next census, and after acquiring a pop
ulation Of fily-fvc thousand, the increase
in representation iH-thc House of Delegates
ceases; and although numbering ten times
the population of those little slave countless
representation i'll the House stands still
while that Of the Senate is made to outnum
Der, by the numerous geographical divisions
existing at present, and provided for in the
future.
Our space will not permit us to longer
dwell on this monstrous feature of injustice
in the new Constitution.
The judiciary has been so arranged as to
turn back to the three Judge system, which
was rcpudiated in 1851 The Democratic
Convention, not only provides places for
three judges on the judicial bench, where
one now does the business, but increases the
salaries of the judges. The single judge,
now in each circuit, receives $2500, while
under the new Constitution, the chief Judge
will receive So, 500, and each of the asso.
ciates, s., 800, thus adding to the burthens
of the taxpayers.
The Orphans Court, which has always
been the peoples court, where every man,
no matter how plain, could go in and trans.
act his business, and which has been pre-
sided over by judges selected from the ranks
of the people, shall, in future, according to
the provisions Of this new Constitution, be
controlled entirely by lawyers, no man who
has not a lawyers diploma shall be eligible
as Judge ofthc Orphans Court. The second
section of Article fourth specifies that the
judges of all the courts OF the State, I" shall
be selected from those who have been ad.
mitted to practice law in this State.'
Section eleven of Article three declares
that "no Minister or Preacher Of the Cos.
pei, or of any religious creed Or denomina.
tion," i Il "shall be eligible as Sen
ator or Delegate" Under this head CO.
temporary very APPLY remarks:
The grogshop keepers, who may desire to have the
license laws tnkered to suit themselves, can if thew
please send the most notorious tavern ounger TO the
halls of the General Assembly; the gamblers can if
they DESIRE send any blackeg" they please to Annap
oils to to their interests the enemies of and Of
all religion can, without let hndrance elect avowed
nides to adyocae their ideas and seek to nise the
into the Legislation Of the State but no minister
of the Gospel of any religion is hereafter to
be permitted to utter his voice in legislative hals
The Public School system, which is con.
coded to be one of the best systems of pub
lie education in the United States and which
has been produced and inaugurated with
great expense and labor on the part of the
friends of education, is swept away by this
new Constitution, and nothing provided in
its stead, save promise that the next legis-
lature, at its option. NAV create eubstituta