Whig Congressional Apportionment

Our náiíonál lopislarure cnnists of two branirlioe; ll n vative: Houbí popular; iheir i endoncies ure diflerent .-ind u'ir !i:irinoni)U3 operalion depend ou tiieii . Th' inervase of.populnt.ion from '3(1 to '4( . i and stelled t!i( , ■!? the flatwè w;if .-.■p-i ;o ihc üiiinilcr fixed by the federa ::i .;, - U) wit, . ít solear thnt the conservativa branche; ■ ir !i:l'Í. ■! .ture Umis felt t l.e impute ol' inc. v v 1 1 1;.' ppuuliuidn, vvhiléihe popular brancl wns cqrerced u ivait iiif census of '40 t"r it jist berielii, n-xi moanúm the cpnseivátivi MíH-e-Hüily, ;ir..! :. wan lioped temporal üy, cu■lir. Ndv oné iiíiir' ' the Sennte conmista o] Soiiihorn-'inpn, nnd h i 'nted weighl ' ihi branch, the South gaincíi cirres)n:if!.n' piver. Bi:t tit Inst üio tlnin Tor rornis(Iy ).rrivc] nnc opportiniUv i ore ihc equiltl ■ . itivo nnd puwer, :i'.'(! al thi? aorae linv, lo give lo popuiiition ita due ví.i;r it. Did tii itoFe liarmpnjr nu ' loávc the Solíalo pmverof.tho ÍSoiilini í's propei : No! they n:f oniy omití ed til dy, luit they itx tho cv!. I o 'luminar nlready too símil (hoy ciu off 10, ;ind f.ir ten yenra tu copie leíi ti an increisec (opiIntioH a reprosenSation ditninUhed from - . ! tiju reduction op ni".-r le.uüy.' )í conrse o; those wbore tho fci'ciul incrc;;. -j !: d been rcatestj iit OlUer Wnlí!;: i the Nottb. lint tlic i gnined by the South not lierc. Presidontial élelore are bote ! ntnoi to tlioit Soutli had 26 eJcctors; in virtite of fifi Seiiaíc in;tnberst ajranisl ! ;t(irs equattin l:? - they iiow have L6 ngainsj Bad the tlouae mmbprs tood oí . poyerof Lhe South woufd be le s i:!"ii ■: Tliese pvíIb are the wóré been use o it oi ; ; r 1 1 el th'e ihcílity tp contínaé ice :s now íncteased. nqmber of í" ub Hap bêèg the Ir ribulion of nll p'iblic toonfes, as üi iiií' c'ase of i lio sr ' nnd oí (o ] : . prinei isiön hns nlrendy worked i -y ii favor oi' the South giving to the Sblitheiñ freemen í'.vo ! dolí ira ("■: au; tú' ;];; ; bol VVhig increased tho measurëof na UPJ'l.-t pOW - Agnió,áll these acts were stilHhe wïr$e, ; if pyery. fuir le. Tí, - to u- ! me ni] arotmd. Soi power voiilií Íi.'ivp ':■■ principies h - ivithín rircurfi ■ .':i had ■ i of eoinè of mjnrïoüfi poVir r. tien, wfr!) Í! IVOI IV-.'Ü !O popn!r.;ioo hul where i' en; mi i tocrary, they tenderly nnrturrd it to mure ampie dimeions. In place f makuig iücreaeed pöpulation clirck nlave power, ihey u: è f'or i:.s atj . Bñd .:l iliis too, when federa] rjoputation had pwcllod in q ut ia li;o Soulb only l,5y3,i7C. .o ycars.