When was it published?

August 31, 1842 in The Rhode Islander

Domestic News August 31, 1842

The Rhode Islander

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Ohio Nullification, Congressional Districts, Whig Resignation, Legislature Dissolution, Apportionment Dispute, 1840 Election

Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island

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What is this article about?

In Ohio, Whig and Democratic legislators published statements explaining a bill arranging the state into congressional districts, which caused Whig members to resign en masse and dissolve the legislature. Dispute centered on using 1840 presidential or gubernatorial vote for apportionment, potentially yielding 13 Whigs to 8 Democrats or 12 Democrats to 9 Whigs.

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The Ohio Nullification.—Two statements one from the Whig and one from the Democratic members of the Legislature have been published to the people of Ohio, in explanation of the character of the Bill, arranging the State into Congressional districts, which was the cause of the Whig members resigning in a body and breaking up the Legislature. The table shows the apportionment on which the difficulties arose. It gives the population of each district with the majorities given at the election of Governor in 1840, and those for President in the same year. Taking the Presidential vote as the test, the members of Congress would have stood thirteen Whigs to eight Democrats, according to the bill which was defeated by nullification. Taking as a test the vote for Governor at that time, the members would have been twelve Democrats to nine Whigs. The difficulty seemed to have been in determining which test was the proper one to take.

What sub-type of article is it?

Politics

What keywords are associated?

Ohio Nullification Congressional Districts Whig Resignation Legislature Dissolution Apportionment Dispute 1840 Election

Where did it happen?

Ohio

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Ohio

Outcome

bill defeated by nullification; whig members resigned in a body, breaking up the legislature.

Event Details

Two statements, one from Whig and one from Democratic members of the Legislature, published to explain the character of the Bill arranging the State into Congressional districts, cause of Whig resignations. Table shows apportionment with populations and majorities from 1840 Governor and President elections. Using Presidential vote: 13 Whigs to 8 Democrats; using Governor vote: 12 Democrats to 9 Whigs. Difficulty in determining proper test.