The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1847-12-02

The organization of the House, important
at all times to the party in the ascendant, be-
comes, in view of the position Of the coun-
try, doubly important at the present session !;
and it gives us no ordinary pleasure to learn
that the majority, so far as they have arrived in
the city, look upon the subject in this light,
and are determined to do their duty. The
Wings Of the House of Representatives are
in possession Of one branch Of the Govern
ment, and they are prepared to shoulder the
responsibility Of their position, as prudent and
wise law-givers and statesmen, in the pres
ent difficult juncture Of public affairs. To-
wards the proper fulflment Of their mission,
the very first step is, such an organization Of
the House, as shall speak the sentiments and
execute the purposes of the majority with a
certainty and promptitude that will COM
mand, beforehand, the confidence Of that
majority. The obvious means of effecting
this object is, to place men in the Offices Of
the House who shall agree in political opinion
with the majority. To select men from the
minority to be the organs Of the House would
be necessary abandonment Of their duty to
the country by the majority. A recurrence
to this first principle Of political action would
seem, at first blush, to be totally out Of place,
but in view Of the strenuous attempts Of an
unscrupulous minority OF ofice-seekers to
spread abroad Numerically opposite doc
trine of action, we have thought that these
remarks would not be useless in the present
emergency, to show our opponents that
Wings know their duties and responsibilities,
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the premier pas towards their fulflment.
| Every Wing, but one, will be at his post,
and that one--the gallant Gaines--may be
at his. lie will be, if the Mexicans do not
prevent. On tbe sti.ss- side tiso,s win scr
tainly be four absentees, if not more. But
it is the duty of Wings so to act, as though
there opponents were all in loco, and that
they will so act, we are fully warranted in
asserting. We have never on any previous
occasion met with more determined feeling
among our brethren to act up to their party
and political duties in preparing for battle.
Every Wing, who has arrived, has come full
| ly impressed with the necessity Of his pres
ence, and sacrificing all preferences for this
or that man upon the common altar. The
whole and sole purpose which animates oul
friends in the outset is, 10 vindicate the
power Of the majority, and to organize
the Wing House with Wing officers through
out. The great question, that follows this
determination is, who can carry the unani-
nous vote Of the Wing members for the re-
spective Offices in the gift of the House--noi
the cold and reluctant vote Of the majority
but the enthusiastic and willing vote Of the
party. The decision Of this great question
upon such principle will be sure to lead the
judgments of all to centre upon the best and
best qualified men for the several stations,
and with such result, not only the majority
but the minority will be satisfied. The pre-
limary meetings Of our friends, under such
4 feelings as these, will be sure to bring about
the most happy results, SO that, when the
day of trial comes, we shall ratify on the first
ballot, the choice Of the whole party, and
hasten to the performance Of the onerous du-
ties that await the attention Of the House,
So far as the minority are concerned in the
choice of all the officers Of the House, we
understand, there is a general acquiesence in
the duty which party relations require at the
hands Of the Wings. This is well and homo
rable. They will offer no factous resistance
to the action Of the Wings, either in or out
Of the House upon the question Of organiza-
ton They will select their men and vote
for them, knowing they are the minority and
cannot elect any one Of them.
1t were for the honor Of all these candidates
that they would pursue the same high-mind-
ed course, and, so far as we are informed,
this will be the course Of all of them except
one-and that one is BENJAMIN B. FRENCH,
the Clerk of the last House. No one Of the
Democratic candidates, it is said, will SO far
forget what is due, politically, to himself and
his self-respect, as to ask Office at the hands
Of the majority If this be true, they will
honor themselves and merit the respect Of
their opponents. But, we are sorry to learn
that Mr. French is not so scrupulous Of his
political honor. A most incorporating
and violent Democrat, and the most bitter
and unreenting enemy Of every man and ev-
cry thing that is Whig--he has the hard face
to ask Wings to vote for him for Clerk, and
sends his friends about the city, as we under
stand, to proclaim that he has the promise in
"black and white " Of several Wings that
they will support him for the Clerkship. A
high-mnded partisan, we fearlessly assert it,
would scorn to receive favor from his OPP
ponent, much less to ask him for one. The
right Of Mr.. French to ask Wings to vote for
him we do not deny. 1t is his party fealty
which we irnneacb He does not deserve the