Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-09-15
RICHMOND DAILY WING.
FRIDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER is. isio.
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THE ucIf CoDpreSS.

The nea Congress.
1t is now settled beyond doubt that the Demo-
Gratis will have n large malority in the next House
of Representatives. Ofwhat particular complex
ion that majority may bc-whcther Van Buren,,
Calhoun. or Johnson; or whether the discussions
in the country will extend to the Halls of Con-
gross, we cannot say. 1t is reasonable to pre-
sumo, however, that the feeling of diScord will he
TO some extent felt there; but if the Van Buren,
ties succeed in admitting the members from Mis-.
souri,, Georgia and New Hampshire-who were
elected 10y general ticket-in the teeth of the act
of Congrcss-thcy will have such majority over
all the disaiiccted rs will enable them to act as
10 them may seem best.
Next after the organization. which is matter
of very high consequence, as involving the law of
Congress and the right of certain States TO disrc-
gard it, without why or wherefore. the election
of Public Printcrwi be most imporant-import-
ant simply, however account ofthc light II will
throw upon the strength OF the different Democra-
tic factions, and the feelings which they harbour for
one another. If Amos Kendall is the opposing
candidate of Blair, he will probably rally the
whole force of the Calhoun, Johnson and Cass
parties. In that contingency, the Wings will
have II in their power TO decide the contest;-bu;
it will be n power, which no Wing would desire
TO exert. For, than TO he constrained to choose
between the two worthless nothing could be more
painful. But if the worst comes to the worst and
there be no alternative,-attcr developing the
strength of the Democratic factions, the Wings
will vote for that Democrat, who has least faint of
Iylerism about him.
These prcminares settled the Democrats will
proceed forthwith to the adoption of certain public
measures TO which they arc pledged such the
Sub-Trcasury, and the Repeal of the existing Ia
riff. with possibly the completion of Mr.. Poinsets
famous scheme of organizing the militia into
great Standing Amy:-Unless it be deemed due
to Mr.. Van Buren, TO defer action on this point un.
til his res,oraton-he having originated it, and
achieved great glory by his manly and noble de-
fence of it 1t is true the present Secretary Of
War would he an admirable agent for perfcctng
the scheme-hc having been cashiered from his
State Militia. Tyler can leave him as a special
bequest to Van to execute this specific job
As to the Sub.Treasury, the whole party is
pledged most solemnly to its speedy revival-as
all important TO the success OF Democratic policy
which has for lis object, according to learned
in the faith, the making two currcncics, the one
for the people, and the other for the Government,
and TO make the poor poorer, and the rich richer.
Mr.. Tyler, 10 he sure, was elected by the people,
because of his opposition TO that odious measure
but he has Domocratizcd himself and nothing
would afford him much pleasure as to give his
signature to an act which eighteen months ago, he
took supreme delight in repeating.
With regard 10 the Tariff, too, the Democracy
arc openly committed, without the possibility of
retreat. Messrs. Wright, Buchanan, and Stur.
gcon, whose votes said by the Northern De.
mocracy to have saved it," will cordially co.opc
rate with their brethren in repeating this the most
odous Tariff Bill ever enacted. Ii is true, the
Act has done more TO promote tic prosperity of
the country-to revive the energies of the PEG.
pie, depressed by the long and gloomy reign of
LocOiocoism, than any one act in the whole an
mails OF our country. But that is neither here nor
there. It's Wing measure-it is filling the land
with specie-it is supplying our own mechanics
with profitable labour-it is making good mar
kct for the agricultural products of the country
1t is making independent of foreign nations
But for the very reason that it so teens with bes
sings, national and indivdual-whch will rebound
to the glory Of the Wing party, it falls under the
stern displeasure Of Locoiocoism. We should
hesitate to believe that so much mischief would be
crpetratcd-through mere faction and party hate
If the leading men Of the Democracy had not
again and again reiterated the assurance that this
dctestablc measure shall die the death They are
irretrieyably committed; and they will do the deed
in the name of free trade, and with burning dcnun.
ciatons on their lips against British domination,
will subject us to the intolcrable commercial ty.
ranny of the British Isles.
This work of destruction being completed, or
put in fair train of completion, the Democracy
may return to their old trade of abusing the Wings
for running the country
II Is not to be presumed that there will be the
slightest dscord between the Democratic Congress
and the Democratic President. They will move
along together harmoniously, and what the one
wants, the other will crave also
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