The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-18

was in his seat, and all the members are now
present in Washington.
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Ss- Gen. LESLIE CooMBs and Mrs
CooAps have arrived in town and are stop
ping at Wizards Hotel So, also, Com
PARKER, who is putting up at the same
Hotel
THE OF REPREsENTA.
TIvEs.
One hundred and iorty-fve members have
been elected to the next House Of Repre-.
sentatives. The political enumeration O
these representatives, gives to the Wings
eighty -one, to the Democrats ffty-6ve, and
leaves nine who belong to neither Of these
two grea, parties. There are eighty-lou'
members to be chosen, to complete the
whole number Of representatives. The mem
bers, who filled these seats in The last Con.
gress, were thirty-six Wings, fofty-seven
Democrats, and one independent Of these
parties. IF the elections, to take place,
should result as they did two years ago, the
Wings will have one hundred and seventeen
members, the Democrats one hundred and
two, and those, who do not pertain TO these
parties, ten In this state Of things, the
Wings will be in n majority, over all other
parties, Of FIVE, and Of fifteen over the Demo-
Gratis.
{, In the States yet to elect, there will
doubtless be changes from the schedule Of
the last election, but those changes will not
be solely against the Wings. While we
shall lose in some districts, we shall gain in
others 1t is impossible to predict, with any
possible approximation to the truth, how far
the changes viii run, for the simple reason,
that the influence OF the federal executive
upon Congressional elections has been WISE
" removed by the Old Hero, who is now
President Of the United States. Parties
have already begun to realize the effects Of
the absence of this powerful stimulant upon
the popular Judgment. 50 far, it has ope-
rated against US, as in Connecticut; but
there is just reason TO believe that il will
operate against the Democrats in the South
crn States, yet to elect.
Some Of our Wing contemporaries, we
perceive, in urging upon their brethren the
duty Of returning Wings to Congress, con-
tinue unwittingly, to use the old argument
Of the necessity Of supporting the Admins
tration. The opposition press have seized
upon this inadvertence, and are using It
against US with q good deal Of force. The
doctrine of the Wing party in relation to
this question, IS, that Wings should be elect
ed, not to support the Administration Of the
federal Executive, but to make good laws. II
this doctrine be kept before the people, with
vigilance and care, we have no fears OF the
result Had it been urged with all the force
il admits Of, we think we could have pros
trated the coalition in Connecticut
We appeal to Wings, 10 every body who
desires 10 see wise measures Of policy re-
duced to practice, who are tired OF the desc
lations Of unwise laws, 10 rally around the
Wing candidates in those Districts, yet 10
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elect members Of Congress, and send Wings
to the next House Of Representatives, not
TO support the Administration, but to delib-
crate upon the wants Of the country and to
adopt such measures, as may be deemed me-
cessary for the good OF the nation. H.,
however, il shall be the pleasure Of the peo-
pie, that existing laws shall continue in
force, they have only to signify their will by
the election Of Democratic representatives
enough to place that party in the majority,
and their viii win not be thwarted by the
present Executive. But we do not believe,
that the people desire any such thing. They
have felt too keenly the pressure OF the IN
wise Legislation Of the Democratic party, to
desire il any longer, and the duty Of every
Whig.press is, to urge the election Of Wings,
wherever representatives are 10 be elected,
and, il we succeed 10 keeping the majority
in the House which we now have, the eoun-
try will soon begin to experience such a
modification Of the laws in force, as the
wants Of the nation plainly demand
0S. The Philadelphia Pennsylvania does
not like our telegraphic neUs. The reason