The Red Cloud chief., 1874-05-21

Aoto' -O,itf Oc.Oi-.
Taking this as a fair average of the in
crease of he population Of the State,
only two counties, Furnss aud Sherman
being included that had no settlement in
1870. We hnd the ratio Of increase is
%, 566, a little over two aud eight and
one, half ten rs. Multiplying the total
population of the State In 1870 which
wa according 10 the United States cen
sus report ~, 993, and ". have a. the
population to-day 3oi,465. A. the pro
portion Of new COUNTIES is more than tw"
in twenty one of the whole number of
organized counties, We may with good
reason expect this to be below the actual
figure. that the return. will show But
We have 40 doubt that We shall be fourd
with over $4,000, inhabitants, giving US
a sufficient population to entitle Us under
the present apportionment, to three
members Of Congress.
The full quota for three members
would be all 600. AZ l37. 900 is the ratio
to . member. But the new apportion-
ment law gives to a fraction over one
half the ratio an additional member in
each State. For two members the pro-
motion il therefare ,auy.xhsrs hsiEesa
between 800. 500 and All. 600.
1t is, of cour e. one thing to have the
population. and another thing to &c, the
additional representation. We have
heretofore expressed our doubt as 20 the
prospect. The jealousy Of the East Of
the growing power Of the West ia Con.
gre>s Increases and intensi6es with each
succeeding year, and the manner in
which the appOrtiOnmeht was maDipula-
ted three years ago, by which some of
the New England States were arbitrarily
gwen representation, additional to that
they were entitled to by the census re-
turns, while no provision Whatever was
made for the tram Missouri STATES that
were knOw0 to be- Increasing from twenty.
live to fifty per cent. annually, sufficiently
" indicates the animu- Of Congress. The
local tight on the currency question will
only Increase this hostility. and result ~
new wrongs. unless all the West and
Southwest trom the Al'eghanies 10 the
Pacific can be induced to concentrate iss
votes for mutual protection. Viii c We
trust this will be lone. re confess that
II - doubtful, as there is much jealousy
between the Western States divided by
the Mississippi, and even by the Mis-
souri, river and the Sierra Nevadas.
Yet IN the face Of these difficulties,
Nebraska will be recreant to her duty
and unworthy ola position as a sovereign
State, If she does not make a lively fight
in behalf of her rights. The greater the
intended the more emphatic
should be u ourcry. and the more de-
tcrmiIed the effort o! our Representa-.
From the present Congress. it
will perhaps be useless " expect action, |
although there will be time to make our
caSe out before the session closes. But
it will not take \ very serious amount of
opposition At thi, late day tn postpone
the matter, even ifa work ing majority
ran be had in our favor. h. yer heless
The sooner the issue is brought up the
and We strongly recommend that
Is >oon rs the Secref-ry Of State has the
rcturns in his Office, an official abstract
IF the same be forwarded 20 our Con
sre>sional delegates, for thin to use ss
! basis for . bill giving Nebrs,ka two
additional Representatives IN Congress.
The coming legislature, in case this
bill was by the strenuous exertions at
Senator aud Congressmen, passed,
district the State. leaving our first
delegates to be elected at large, or what
would be better q special session might
De called prior TO the October election,
md the districts formed and the election
had by districts next fall.
But it, zs il likely, no success shall be
attained during the present session Of
Congress. We IN in favor Of the plan OF
two contingent CongIessmen
,ext fall. and making the fight for their
ldmiSsiOn into the next Congress, upon
he showing of the enumeration, this
II Congress refuses, Of course their Is
10 appeal. but the effort should be re-
,eved after the more elaborate state
eusus that q constitution directs to be
akeo next year.
Thi, year . census viii show On iu-
rease Of about 22O, 00O inhabitaots since
SO. Recognising the fact that les
hau one-h half Of the increase OF the cur
eut year has yet been made, inspection
ril show that We have added forty per
ens sn1uaily to our population THIS
A. III -. .--s =
ate Ut Ago. OsU. . population thar would .
ntitie Us to Tour members, having as =
action over the rate for three the pop I
tha. would esrsie u e. ;oaT .
s4sing asa frsc.ios ove9 the
Ir0 for three the p0p0,AlsOU 1t $4,000.
IF CcpRren should seill periA 10 rel