Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-05-11
INFAMOUS.
The Radical ApPsrtionmeHt Of Mississippi
the Rork Of ths WrsOksFs,
The Additional Wrongs to be ERaErBd BY
the People Of Mississippi

From the Jackson Clarion of the 9th.l
or all the infamies which have been
meditated by the cOnclave of wreck
ers assembled at the Capitol, the Ap-
pOrtiOnment bill is the most iniqui-
tOus. In comparison with it the 9TH
eTs are Just, honest and honorable.
AS it did not see the light of Heaven
until yesterday, we have not time to
do more than point out few Of its
enOrmities. We must, therefore, pass
over the Representative. appOrtiOn-
ment for the present, and by an exam
inatiOn of the Senate appOrtiOnment,
show the wrongs which are to be en-
acted that Radicalism may retain
control Of that body.
The first and second districts remain
the same, and as both Senators drew
long terms, will be represented as at
present.
The third district pike, Lincoln
and LawrenCe) with 5636 voters, is
to have one Senator, who is to be
elected this fall.
Adams, with 4l21 voters, cOnsti-
tutes the Fourth district and elects
this tall. 1t has Just 1915 voters less
than the Third district, yet has the
the same representation.
The Fifth district is the same as
formerly Jefferson and franklin, J,
with 3779 voters, 1857 votes less than
the Third district, but has the same
representation. More than that, the
white county of Franklin Is to be
OVerpOwered and held under Radical
rule by the negro county of Jefferson.
The Sixth district Is composed of
COpiah and Claiborne and elects this
iall. In it the same policy is OBJ
served with respect to COpiah as with
Franklin in the Fifth. The whole
vote Is 61S2, of which COpiah has
1921, and is as clearly entitled to
| Senatorial vote as the Fifth district.
Warren county constitutes the Sew
enth district, and with 640O voters
/ has two Senators. While COpiah
with more than half that number is
! deprived of her vote in the Senate.
The Eighth district is to be COM
posed Of the counties of Wayne, Jones,
| Simpson and Smith, and Is 70 be rep
resented by Senator Hardy holding
over. 1t has OIL. In this arrange
ment CovingtOn and Simpson, whose
| Senators go out, are TO bedeprived Of
voting. If CovingtOn, with her $40
voters was permitted to remain in the
Third district, to which she properly
! belongs, that district would have 6482
voters. Eighty-tWo more than the
Seventhldistrict( Warren county, and
would be. entitled to two Senators.
| By that means the 1915 voters of the
! Third, proposed, district would not be
deprived Of their Senatorial represen-
| tatiOn.
The Tenth district is to be COM
| posed Of Clarke and Lauderdale, and
votes for a Senator; thus Clarke,
whose Senator does not 20 out, is to
vote again, while CovingtOn does not,
10 suit Radical ends. It has 4492
voters.
DeSOtO and Tunica compose the
! Twenty-sixth district, and has 1925
voters, and Is to elect two Senators.
| DeSOtO being a doubtful county,
/ though she has 492 voters more than
Warren county, has TUnica tackled
on TO her to compose q Senatorial
| district.
We would like to be informed how
/ IL Is that 64O0 voters in Warren cOuu-
tv are entitled to two Senators. while
| DeSoto. with 6S92, is not entitled to
/ fba aousa araDresen tatiOD2