National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-02-24
The ALABAMA MEMORIAL,
CONTINUED from First Psgs.)

is not frustrated by this unfair unjust and Ile-
Kar Democratic measure.
IA. Already bill has been introduced into both
branches Of the General Assembly which pro-
vides for the calling Of q constitutional conven
ton. BY this means the Democracy hope to up
their Sehemes. LOOKING to Continued asoendencyi IN
Alabama. For that purpose they have so shaped
the apportionment Of representation in the pro-
therein If the people shaIIvote in favor Of 3 con
stitution when submitted. To that end, no less
than nine delegates are taken nom Republican
and given TO Democratic counties. Not only that,
but Lowndes county, which IL Republican, with
over half the population Of Mobile, which is Dem
ocratic, is only two while Mobile is allowed SIX
delegates. The same superintendent according
to population, which gives Mobile six delegates,
would give Barbour iRep.) three, instead Of two
deiesstss Hale {Rsp} three, Instead or two two
delegates; LoTndes, Rep, three, instead Of two
delegates; MarengO, (Rep:, three, instead Of two
four delegates; Perry, tRep.,) three instead Of
two delegst Russell, (Rep.,) three instead Of
two delegates, and wilcox, CRep, y four. instead
of two delegates. Here then are eleven delegates
which these Republican counties would be enti-
which gives Mobile six. And as If this were not
enough the same bill proposes to allow each
Congressional district one delegate. So that
Democracy would get seven more delegates to
only one Republican. Thus II the people shall
vote for the convention, the superintendent Is SO
vote in the several counties may be, Democracy
bound to have majority Of the delegates. And
by means Of this convention, thus packed, they
WILL II successful, so TX the representation in the
General Assembly, as TO the Republican counties,
as to make II impossible for the Republicans ever
to carry a majority Of the General Assembly
thereafter. That they would remodel the con-
stitution, so as to make 1t as near as
possible conform to an aristocracy or an oil
garchy, wherein the few will absolutely control
the many, by eliminating therefrom the last Tes-
tige of free Republican constitution, such as
Alabama was readmitted into the Union under,
there Is absolutely no room to doubt But zine
would fail to go over in detail all that has been
and is proposed to be done in the way Of partisan
legislation by the Democracy OF Alabama. They
are now and will be until after the 4th Of March,
on their good behavior. After that all that is
Vindictive and unpatriotic will doubtless be pro-
posed and rushed through with q celebrity and
disregard Of right Of minorities that, judging the
future by the past, will probably be without pre-
cedent In any Of the Southern States where reTo-
luton, under the pretended forms Of law, have
already been contaminated.
The memorial concludes by asking that what
ever other Legislation shall be had, Congress
should, in addition, authorize the President to
suspend the writ Of hGbedS corpus in certain con-
tiDgenees as the best means Of preserving the
public peace.
The memorial is interesting and timely, in view
Of the fact that the bill perfected in ucus relat
ing to affairs In the Southern States. will proba-
bly, be brought to the attention Of Congress in q
few days.