Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1847-08-12
THE NEXT CONGRESS.

Elections for members of the next Congress
have been held in twenty States, in all of which
States, where there has been a contest, Locoto.
cosm has learned what Gen. Pillow ought to
have learned before he was made Major General
by Mr.. Polk, viz. to countermdrch
There can be 10 reasonable doubt that the
Wings will have in the next house fair relia-
Bile majority, who will resist the further encroach-
ments Of the Executive upon the constitution and
the legislative branch of the Government. Pro-
gresslve Democracy, while 1t " holds over" must
depend upon the Executive and Senate for aid.
1t Is matter OF congratulation that many of the
trucst Wings in the Union are chosen members
OF the next Congress-, and many others like them
are in the field as candidates, and will without
doubt be elected. Should the Wings have ma
! iorty, the Speaker viii of course be taken from
their number. They have already elected many
who would do honor to the office. Among them
might be mentioned Mr.. Winthrop of Mass. Mr.
| Vnton of Ohio, and Mr.. Bolts of Va Besides
these, aad many others, one James Wilson. from
the State of New Hampshire, will be there, with
! a letter OF introduction from Gov. Williams
short and pertinent, of course Among members
OF the last Congress- who are candidates for re-
election and who wOud he equally worthy of the
station, are Mr.. Caleb b. Smith of Indiana. and
Mr.. Gentry of Tennessee.
The Clerk, too, will be a Wing; and for that
important station Mr.. Nathan lrrept of Pbila.
delphla, from present indications, will be the sue
cesstul candidates. Mr.. Sargent Is by birth a
Vermonter, and retains the true principles which
predominant IN the place of his nativity. He has
been Tor several years a resident at Washington
during each session Of Congress, and from his
position there has become familiar with the du-
ties which will be required of him. While there
he has been the correspondent of leading and
influential Wing paper in Philadelphia, 1.-THE U.
D. Gazette,) and the author of the articles con-
tanned IN that paper over the signature of Oliver
Oldschool,' which so ably and faithfully exposed
the weakness Of the Administration, and which
have IN good measure conducted to bring the
State OF his adoption 20 the proud position she
now occupies, politically better selection for
that office could not be made.
The people of the whole country expect much
good Of the mex. Congress. 1t will of course
possess none Of the spanel-like subseryiency to
power OF the majority of their immediate prede-
cessors. If such men, IN such cause as they
are engaged, cannot at least stay the further pro-
gress OF evl', then may the Constitution be
burned, Tor II ls worthless Rutland Herald"
THe DEAD MEN ROAD! A Massachusetts
volunteer writing TO his friends at Newbuyport
give the following illustration of the horrors of
war:
One of the most horrible sights ever saw,
was when we passed the dead mems road, as it
Is called, where the train was cut off last spring.
few days before the battle of Buena VISTA
There were mems bones, roitlng carcases of
men, cattle and horses, strewed lhickly around,
with here and there an arm, skull &C., with moth
ing to protect them but tue deadly stencil arising
from them"