Congressional Apportionment

Boili branches of ihu ijjgwlaturo I ave passod a bi'l dividmg tho State into mx Congressiona) distriets, and we prcsutno that bcfore this ittms reoéived tl o signntnns f Lhu öovernor rtd bccome a law. It district tho Sfïte as fulliiws : u The firist district hall i'.onsist of the c:i'.i!iiii s f Wayiw, Munroe. Lenawee, :u:d Hill-dMu. ' i ' TIn; èècond district eha'U consist of i thtt cotritK-s of Draiich, St. JoHttphJ Ciiss, Berrien, Van Buren, Kttlutnuzun, ' and Allciriiii. m I "Tho third district f hot! conhit of thu conntius "f Cülhouii, Washtenaw, Jaokson Euton, and Ingham. " Tho Murth district huil consist of tho coiunics of Burry, loni.a, Kont, ! Ottawa, Montculra, ecostii nnd Ofceola, Nowuygn and Lukö BlusKeijon, Oeeana Miman, Staniate.e, Leelo av and MaDjitou, Grand Tnivri, (Jiiüboygiin, Éininet, Muckinaw, Deltu. Antriin aod Wuxfoid, Missaukeo, und Kulkakii. " Tíh; il f tli district shall ennsist o! tho coun'ioH f St. Olair, M o.wnK L ipeor, Oakland, rJivington. and Öunil.iü ■'Tho Kixth district nhuH cnsit of tlio cnuntics of Clinton, Shh.wassee, (lenceee, Hucon, Tucoola, öriitiot, S.igiiiiiw Bay, Mïdhind and Gl dwin, Iot"o, Alcona, Alpen:!, Mootiiioreuci, Ojcenuiw, Ri)scn'union, Osc da, Oisego and Crawford, Prc-quo Ule, Ghippevva, Schiioicruft, Hougnton, Outotiugon, Marquette, Isabella and Clan-, and all llio unory: ini.ed ciMintjea nat eiribraced in tho fourth district." It is evident that hut one ntrolliog ideadas produced tho tibove bill- and that a dotermination to niako iiach and evoiy district Kepublican fjr the next ton yonrs. Th'j rali.) of population has beof) wholly dwregarded, and countios have boen br.-'iiglit into pojiticai association that have nn idontity of biisitK'.8, social, or poliücal interest. Aooordiog to ihu official statement fnrnitfied tho Legislatirfe by the Secretary of State, the popularon of the Statö ia 757,683, wliieh would privj a Gongres8ional disiTiot raüoof 126,280 And vet the ditricts rango in pnpiilation from 99,274 to 161,841- a difFerenco oí' 62,;")ü7. The populutions of the severa! distiict are. First district 161.841 Secood " 13,4(51 Third " 126 94Í) Fourth " 99,274 F fih " 126,604 S.xth " 105554 THta apportionment is pröfessedly bused on tho incroase of population between this and the next apportionment, but we venture to prodiut that theditlor ence will be approximately the sama ton veurs trom ikivv as now. i nu ni.i district will inc: Oase ;iri rupidlV as eiiher of üw tithers, and great injiwtioO is done thu ootratioa enmpritfing it. Bui it is unoli.'ss to complaiu, what is power worth if it can net be used to perpolu;ito ilselí?