The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-09-24
BY THE MAILS.

WA'HrNoror, Sept 81, l5a7.
The Nert Session If Congress.
In consequence Of the uncertainty OF the result OF
the Maryland election, II Is impossible Judge with
accuracy Of the exact comparative strength of the two
parties in the next House OF Representatives The
probability is however, that the wings will have at
least two majority But should they be tied they
Will have virtual jorty sufficiently lsrgc to give
them decided preponderance 1t seldom happens that
there Is full vote Of either house tho most
important questions. The party in power is
vgilsnt rs the opposition, and thus It almost always
happens that when the two parties nearly equally
divided the opposition certain to beat their opponents
BY their greater assiduy and watchfulness Besides
from the hundred and thirteen members
the democrats may have in the next House. to be
subsracted the followers Of MIR. Calhoun who are not
expected to vote with their party every occasion
The wings, them will have working majority in the
House and the Speaker will, doubtless be either whg
or a Calhoun democrat. The opposition will likewise
have the preponderance on the various committees
There is strong reason to believe that this change Ia
the complexion Of the House of Representatives will be
attended with the happest results the country The
enacted the floor of the House last session
most dsgraceful From the CONNIE cement to the
end, 1t was succession Of convusve efforts by the
various gonstc factions Of the party 70
gain the ascendsncy The interests Of the country
pie who were burning with desire to vndicate the
national honor was impudently disregarded Faction
fought faction from beginning to end and every vote
had ts miserable sectional object The people have very
sensiby shown their disgust for this petty intriguing
by returning to the National legislature party differ
ent from that which permitted this most prosumptuous
trihng with the momentous interests Of the country
There Is much important work to be done at the next
session. and the wings render themselves
to the people by showing themselves dgent In its per.
formancc they do not yield cheerful support to the
Executive in prosecuting the war, should further pro-
secuton be necessary they need not hope to be sustain
ed by the people Should they adopt the doctrine Of Mr.
Berrien Mr. Corwin they have chance Of success
In isas The no territory policy win have many sup
porters from the South well from the North but It
cannot succeed should treaty before the Sem
ate, and should peace be involved In It's ratification It
must succeed All minor consideration must be merged
in the desire to put end to the Some Southern
declare their determination to vote against any
treaty that does include all the territory this side
the mountains But the possession Of that territory will
DO particular advantage to the South Its peculiar
institution cannot BIO planted there. Tho battle
grounds of Monterey and Buena Vista" 1t 10 said
tho resting places Of brave and should be deee
Grated by the footsteps Of the enemy This sounds very
WE'LL but shall also retain Cerro Gordo and Churubus
CO Alas war; itself gigantic calamity has many sad
concomantsthe necessity Of leaving the bones Of our
countrymen to whitsn foreign soi not the least.
But the gallant hearts that lie still and cold at Monte
tey at Busna VISTA at Cerro Gordo and at Churubuso
will not the less clearly the sound the last trump
that their graves troddsn by stranger feet than II
they slept beneath the quiet turf Of New England
GALvIENsIs