Maryland free press., 1867-01-03
4 aothef .Ne NeBsaska Swindlc ."---Scna.
tor Hendricks speech.

AnoI. u Tier .aorts of,hc Radicals to increase
.tEfr 2nweg ip'ts Congrcss Of the United States,
that Of making II ,i:c; States out of halspopu-
lated 'eir:inres is G,vorite scheme, THE Object
Clearly IS sto7plAce tIte sruate bcyoud any perad-
av,eurSofhctula!as Conservative, or, at least,
" hecomieg swha the it.uacrs Of the Govern
meat iu,eudcd, e check upon q hsy, incoasid-
crate or sectional legislation of the iower House
x Mh was introduced ia The Senate by Mr..
wie'c TO admit The Territory Of Nebraska as q
siSde, and on, Monday last II came up for consij-
ssrsiion, Mr.. Hendricks Of Indiana, having the
floor, proceeded to discuss the merits OF the Bill
His Speech was a tcrse logical, and affective
One striking The Radicals III their vulnerable
slarti-iacessisteneyl fEebraska viii, popula-
y'ou less; tlIan Isl required by tie States for q
sf'cnter' ot-the lo~er House is sought to be
Clothed with Statehood bJ the Radicals for no
Other reason, that we ran sec, than to add two
more R,llic,l5 to the Sena;oritl: :mnjority.
.'aAS0cr demonstrating by fair nrgument-in the
ahsenve oireliabe sstatistcs--that Nebraska has
but Eopplation at !he utmost, of forty -fse
thoa'and souls. Ir. HcrlsiskS proceeded TO
,say :""t 's.a:--#| ~
.2i rom' Ohio that there is no law upos tile sub
Jer ana no very uniform practice; bnt It has come
10 be the obiaias that before Territory shall be
n.tmitieii ?. . Siatsst !enght to have q popuIa-
ZION ehtiIllng Il to a Representative in tie other
liousp' or VeTS hesriy' 50. IN the States each
sli,nn; ;efconPqtrS j. entitled to q Representative
ii tm House when The population Is about l27. =
p"', drinl wish lees ropastion than that sec
iiPp ofn State is not entitled 10 q Representative
'pon Wh2t principle, then, has one-third of that
fSpnmtion. 70 . TcrFfb5fy the right to n voice in
t:ia lisnse vi RelEessntssiyes2 Upon what prin-
e,Ple can $4,000 people living in the Territory of
NebrasSa ciaiia' the same voice in the Senate of
,he nn:ted STATES that isgiven to the million and
Hna'I OF people OF tie State Of Indiana2 am
not upon this oec sion going to complain of the
Ensqga distribution Of political power in tl,e
Sennle; we all know it il is felt by the country;
pui It iseundtr a compromise of the Constitution,
%htn tEeif gh. sac W dcrasse a0w " ST. sh sr, VI.
giyr .tsh perP'e in a. Tertiary two Senators in
'hs body when they have u population not half
enough 10 cntitle them to Representative in the
liSpsc eFitrbrcssi Ia tISG? think it ought not
10 oe and upon that ground. and that ground
""iv, vote against this hill Had there been
S4luI~ii, Psistlatt''l ~ Nebraska and had the
People IN fact Of that Territory expressed them
selves IN sstsfH fIiis Constitution / should
MOST eheefuilS k4ts dorher admission"
9en9t1pr l1, iieRdgsks fyrgas one. thing there is
no principle 70 entitls 10000 people to be rcp-
rcseiaefiH tib' S99hate Il ID iaicrts.-thc interest
of'l'e' Rdasd1oa y'.fhat apni1,.a. s,cl, an ont.
rhse. With sB tho shhsd doctrine expressed by
the efScnator,, asd,sy The e.anansxerab!e argument
atdufed agsHpst 4iis Outrage, j. will -be pcrpetra-
ted AND with the easy grace that have. character
'zed All the ofFor, legislative outragcs Of the
l'Fe4erf Rtdicai'h4i5rhF:. Why Nebraska with
lesstilan so, oooief 4 population should be rep
resented in thei ls,iitei States Senate hy two
GlEnshers aapd isp States Of an aggregate populs-
'on OF Que at lsast entirely excluded, we
hnn"t see, unless, rs We before said, il was to
increase the present power Of The Radical dis
'pSklHinslsi pSkli The bill lies over anGl the rcasscm-
bling Of the asss Ssssps!e in January when it will, of
course, be taken uRiand passed.. We regret our
space dsgifihg the speech of Senator Hem
dsifks en'irsT4it Spoiled lilo little game of the
RsficPls in .sfsaShing" tie hill through and.
hfFhdes the speech tas. giyea to thoughtful men
TODD for thoughtful reflections" ,... a