The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-11-21

portion but sese required In the northern section
q the state alo uhits arc necessary 70 elect dele
gate 70 the Legislature In the southern section aals
SUFFICIENT % choose delegate
The counties q Anne Arundel. Calvert Charles Dor.
chester, Kent, rrlneg George Queen Anne, 81. Mary
aud tAiho' with white population. according 20 the
above census, 1881 have nine Senators aud twenty
one Delegates. while the counties ofAlcgAny, wAshing
ton frdefok and Carroll. with white population %
1885, have but four senators aud twenty Delegates
A. the late Presidential election Tho Above nine coun
ties cast aggregate % 1851 votes uhilc the four
eoun,c. above named cast "a 600 votes.
In me above nns counties there was IN 1890 eoOFvd
population ofso42i As against ,tsi wh,esan excess
OF nearly lWO IN favoT of the coloFrd.
fair .nase o. the relative increase In population
IN the counties absve referred 10 since iso0 would give
20 the four counties population In perhaps. Of
10000. while may we'll be doubted whether the nine
counties would much, N any exceed 600. aud yet
sentaton thr rs ono have nor tksn denlls AZ. nun
Ter Of Senators and majority of the Delegates.
The majority then len Al the dictatiou Of the minority
arr powcTicst 30 long a. white man IN southern
Maryland Is made equal 10 tao Of the same color 10
Northern Maryland % long A. one white man In
Charles county i made equal To- ten 81 the same
color To- Frederick a,morr counties the choice u
senators.
is plain, therefore, that no equality Of power exists
AmenE the citizens ~ Maryland Arbitrary geographical
line separate class from another In Wide distinct
ton u rights and difference Of power, producing the
l. favored class who reside In certain section. Of
the STATE
An excluded class greater than the whole favored
class Va the favored sections
By the Constitution o. Mary land, As Il nov stands,
d"fHHAff may only u proposed ny tAFff IfAs ot All
the members elected each the houses BY yeas and
nays. 20 b. entered the journals with the proposed
amendment"
No provision l. made by It for taking 9Th. sense 81
the people In regard 10 calling Convention for altering
this Consultation until the year 1871.
In the face ~ such contingencies ifoFc such aftfa
tors, With who have written II IN their Constitu
ton that slavery having lccn abolished under tho
policy aud authority ofthe United States coEpcn
IN consideration thereof Il due from the United States
the condition u those who still believe that u that
Interest which inspired the rebellion 10 not likely h.
improved by any opportunity from the dominant poweI
| short % lsNi-ninctern years hence
Thcrcturc " u that your petitioners respectfully ash
carttal examination - the present Constitution o
Maryland by the fUrtieth Congress, with Vew 60
certain whether where such inequality and iniustic,
rAst Ia the organic laws of any state and such large
masses ~ the people arcsfranchiscd aud forbidden
Noicr In the selection u their municipal county Stat
aud National Representatives Il Is not cump~ent fol
Congress under the Constitution % the United Statr
and the amendments thereto To guarantee to the op
% Maryia republican form of government either b,
special legislation Ia the premises, by PROPOSED
amendment 20 the Constitution u the United states.