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Relative to the merits, or demerits. of the

 bill for Districting the State for the choice of

 Members to Congress, and State Senators,

 which was rejected by the Assembly last

 Spring, we are incompetent to speak. Indeed

 we know not what those particular features of the bill were which rendered it obnoxious to the dominant party. We are however thor oughly convinced that the great majority of the people of the State will expect their ren- resentatives next spring to district the State, and thus allow the freemen not only the right of voting for State officers, but also of dcsig- hating to whom State offices shall be given. We Go not speak at random when we say that such measure is loudly called for: h. deed we cannot point to the man who profess sedly opposes the measure. We have frequent iy conversed with leading republicans of this county upon the subject, and every one with whom we have thus conversed has expressed warm attachment to the districting system. We mention these facts to show that the re- publicans of Litchield County are not profes. sedly opposed to measures which are so warm. ly advocated in neighboring counties and that bill for this purpose will not be opposed oy the representatives from this county, un- less indeed they are willing to triae with tba we'll known wishes of their constituents. We