On the record
The three millions of people of Pennsylvania will have only the same political power as the one hundred thousand people of Delaware.
Source
gutenberg.orgJohn Sherman: “The three millions of people of Pennsylvania will have only the same political power as the one hundred thousand people…”
Editor's note · Context
Sherman points out the unequal political power distribution between states based on population size.
Share
More from John Sherman
Our family of states is already large enough to create embarrassment in the Senate, and a republic should not hold dependent provinces or possessions.
During forty years of public life, though many able men have aspired to the office I hold, the people of Ohio, through their general assembly, have preferred me to represent them.
What I have written is no doubt clouded with partisanship, but I would not be honest if I did not express my attachment to my party.
Proud of Ohio, of its history and people, willing at all times to sound its praise in the sisterhood of states, yet, according to my convictions, the United States is entitled to my allegiance, and all parts of it should receive equal care…
Other voices in this conversation
