The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1867-09-14

amount Of revenue contributed To the support Of
The government has always been considered a.
the true theory Of Republican government. Il
has been always regarded rs but jus, that ell
districts should have an equal representation, &C
eording 10 their population, In dclibemiive bo-
dies. The National House Of Representatives is
based upon this idea The population Of the
smallest State Is counted rs one, aud every other
State IL given a delegate In Congress for each
number Of her citizens cqualing the number In
that smallest State In the formation Of our
State Constitutions heretofore. this idea has been
chung TO rs closely ~ possible. only that IIali.
more city has never had the representation In
our General Assembly that her population and
Importance accorded her. In the new Consliiu-
ton submitted to the people Of Maryland, all
known rules Of representation Seem io be laid
aside, and a system at variance with justice,
RICH, aud every principle Of equity, adopted.
The control Ut the Legislative Department Of the
State 10 unmisiakably given TO q minority con-
shutting not more than onc-third Of the white
citizens Of the State. Tina, this Is so will he ap.
parent on an examination Of Article III, OF the
new Constitution. ny taking the representation
there assigned to- the several counties and IlAlti.
more city. and comparing the same with the
white population Of such partitions Of the State,
IL will lie NJ once seen that the Southern coun-
ties, having ai the last crnsus white popula-
ton Of only l3O, J3l, will have in the irgisa-
iurc, under the proposed new Constitution, hir-
fy:toar Delegates aud efistB Senators, while the
rest Of the State, including baltimore city and
all the most wealthy aud Porulous counties, with
3s5, SOo white inhabitants, will have hut my.
f'cO Delegates aud Ten Senators. Thus, one.ihird
OF the State will have = majority ~ Eve In the
Senate, and nearly ,wo.ifths 81 the lower iionse.
leaving out at vicw every mcrr party question
aud issue, an'l regarding tie matter VI suffrage
simply rs Il u nj pfrsrni regulated, we ask every
Intelligent voter Of Iiaiim"Tc county 10 carefully
consider aud ponder the schemr OF legislative
representation presented ~ this proposed new
Constitution. Coming down To the simple qucs-
ton al taxation and representation, we ask every
white citizen 81 the large aud populous aud pros.
porous counties of Allegheny. baltimore, Carroll
Cecil, Frederick. Hartford and Washington, 10
put to their own sense ~ rish, justice aud self.
tie their hands mort Thoroughly than ever and
submit themselves mntc and more completely 10
the control of - minutii, io hr taxed aud Ia
drncd with heavy burdens hy the magnatcs Of
the lower counties, WIN now propose to placr
such humili,aiing load upon our patient necks.
Let ~ look at some 81 the morc glaring aspects
of this ubiquitous syslem-talycrt county, with
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cgairs and c"s Senator Ia the Legislature, whilst
1,'s1 ciiizens ia baltimore county can only send
one representative aud the whole county, con-
tanning white population Of 81, 52a Inns only
an equal voice in the Senate with 4, UOO men in
Calvert county The counties of Allegheny.
Washington, Frederick. Carroll aud baltimore.
having uniicdly a white population Of iG3, leo.
are lie represented by iwtniy-six Delegates and
i've Senators, whilst tn the counties OF the East.
ern Shore and Southern Maryland. with a pop.
ulaiion Of Onl, 1870. 33l l. To be given - Dele.
gates and IL Senators Ia other words, one vote
In these small counties is 10 he made equal 10
from three tn ten votes in the Western coun,ic.
or baltimore city Compare, for instance, the
representation given to the population and wealth
OF Bnliin"r ciiy with that accorded to the sparse.
~ populated counics Of Anne Arundel, Calvert
Caroline. Charles, Howard, Kent, ST. Mary aud
Dorchester. These counties, with a population
OF only - ?'i. are given Is Delegates and {
Senators, whilst Baltimore city, with a whit,
population at lsi, $50. nenr, ,hre~ times more
has only an equal number oi Delegates and :
Senators. Thus ~, in the lower couniie.
have pc, mar, ,oi.s 10 the Senate than lsi. Isl
citizens Of baltimore. AMI an r,lnaI voice in th,
HOUSE oi Delegates. This new schrnc IL will
he observed, takes awai one representative
from Carol! county, giving that county, with
It's ?2,j2' white inhabitants. only four votes
and increases the representation Of st, Mary'l
county, with its measre population OF only G..
I9s, 10 fro' Then. again. the representation oil
Dorchester. Montgomery and Prince Georges
have each been increased To three, instead Of two
Delegates, ss At present. making ihosc tire,
counties, with "a population, jointly, OF only
1858, superior in influence to the ~, 39I ci,i.
zens Of Frederick, or the 49, 100 ciiizens Of Bal,i
more couuiy-io the extent Of giving these ,hre,
small counties nine rOt,s in the House and Tire,
rct,s IN thu Senate agains, ,y roi,s in the House
aud one in the Senate Of either Frederick or bal.
J timore county In order TO add another vote 70
the strength Of the small counties in the Senate,
provision Is made for forming new county, to
be called wicomco, GU, OF portions OF Somerset
and Worcester, taking one representative from
each OF ,hcsr counties rs To give the new coun.
" iro. by this artful scheme, n population Of
-, 7ai. ON the Eastern Shore will have sir ro,s.
In the House aud TIRE, in the Senate, willis, ia
baltimore city, 81 -. White citizens more than
double the population OF Somerset and worces.
ter, will only, as now. elect me- Senator and sin
Delegates.
Thus Ne might go ou pointing out the glarina
injustice ofihis scheme Of representation, but ws
will let the iorrgoing suffice. Surely IL cannot
be that the citizens Of Baltimore aud the popu.
lous counties named ARE going 10 indorse such
injustice rs We have here pointed out. Certainly
no one who believes ia Republican form Of gov.
eminent. aud tina, the majority should rule, can,
with these facts before HIM, ever vote for such an
abandonment Of ina;irnable rights.