The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-09-07

fesses to be three Judge system, which the
people abolished in 1850, but in fact we pay
for three Judges and only get one. One
Judge of the three is to set on the Court OF
| Appeals. He can't stay at home to hold
court. If the two others sit together, then,
as two counties are put together where now
each has its own court, each county must
| although 1T pays more for it. If each of the
| two Judges hold court in each county sepa
rately, then we have got the only one Judge
| system at last, only we pay the Judges more
| that's all.
Cecil county is now in the circuit with
Hartford. By the new Constitution it is put
with Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot and Caro-
line. AS there are five counties and only
| two Associate Judges, three of these coun-
ties may have no Judge residing in them at
all, and Cecil county people may have to go
far as Talbot. Queen Anne's and Kent
have now a Judge between them by the new
system. Talbot and Caroline may elect both
the Judges, and Queen Anne's and Talbot
have no Judge in them or rice perSa. In
this circuit the people will get less business
done, and pay more men and more salary
for getting less done.
Carroll county is put with Howard and
Anne Arundel-a circuit from almost one
end of the State to the other. Is it unlike
ly that Howard and Anne Arundel may take
both the Judges, and Carroll county have no
Judge residing in it? They may even take
all three judges, for Annapolis will very
likely claim the Appeal Courts Judges
Allegany, Washington, Frederick, Carroll,
Baltimore and Cecil, the largest counties in
he State, are thus made to pay more money,
while their judicial business is not half as
well provided for as now.
In this, as in all the rest of this Constitu-
| ton, the large counties are taxed while the
small ones are benefited.
In the Legislature Carroll county loses
one member.
Anne Arundel gains one for her negro
population.
Charles gains one delegate.
Calvert gains one delegate.
st. Marys gains one delegate.
Montgomery gains one delegate.
Dorchester gains one delegate.
Prince George gains one delegate.
BY the present Constitution all counties
having five delegates may, as their popula
| ton increases, get an additional member
for every $4,000, or fractional part thereof
over half; that is, for every 40, oOl people.
Under the new Constitution, any county
with 10000 people, white or black, gets
live members, and none can ever get over
SIX that Is, q county with 4O,OOO gets hve
and q county which may increase to $50,
900 people shall never have but one more
| than the 10000.
The representation is neither according to
population, nor extent of territory, nor tax
alton.
But counties which have more people,
more land and pay more taxes have less
representation than those who have less
population, less land and pay less taxes
Andld. all black populations, though not al
lo,red to cote, counts as much as achite.
his they call white man $ Government
That is the right of few white men, by
counting the diafranchised blacks, to govern
Il great many white men.
This is progress backwards toward oligar
chy.
VOTE AGAINST THE NEW CONSTR.
TUITION AND URGE YOUR NEIGH.
BORIS TO VOTE.