Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-11-29

II Massachusetts, it will he observed,
there is one vacancy, which will not be
kHed in time for the opening Of the ses-
sion Of Congress, next Monday week.
Several trials have already been made,
and It is very doubtful, in the present di-
vision Of parties, and as the law stands,
whether the vacancies can be supplied at
oil. In this event, the precise number Of
Representatives will De 23O-the same
number as in the last Congress. At the
last session, Wisconsin was authorized to
elect three members Of the House, instead
oftwo, to which she had until then been
restricted. The legal number Of the pres
ent House is 23l.
According to our table, there is tie in
the House, but this table is made without
reference TO the Free Sellers Of either
urly, some ten Or fifteen in number /; and
agood deal depends upon their movements,
in the organization OF the House. Cid
dings and one or two other Free Sellers
can hardly be expected to vote for Wing
candidate for Speaker. On the other
hand, they will hardly vote for Lynn Boyd:
Cobb or any other Of the pro-slavery men;
and there are Locoioco Free Sellers in
The same category. Nor is it likely, as
some haze supposed, that the Locofoco
party can be induced to vote for Wilmot or
cleveland Of Conn.,, or any other Free
Soiler and it may also be said that no
Wing Free Soiler can get the entire vote
Of the Wing party, bringing thereby TO
their aid the Free Soil Locofoco vote.
Mr. winthrop will, no doubt, be the
Wing candidate Tor Speaker. He is one
sfthe FIRST men in the nation-performed
his duties in the last Congress SO eff
GENTLY and impartially, as to satisfy all
parties-aad he deserves this confidence
4 the hands ofthe Wings. He is not Oh
soxious 10 the South on the score of fanat-
ical opinions upon the question Of slavery,
because when approached with condition
al propositions Of support from the aboli-
tionists Of the last Congress, he spurned
them from him; and at that election re-
ceived the support Of MIR Holmes, Of S.
c., elected as Democrat. At the last
State election, this gentleman was opposed
by the enemies Of Gen. Taylor, as we'll as
two others Of the South Carolina delega.
ton, because Of their being known a.
"Tsylor Democrats" 1t is not improba
Sle, in the emergency Of circumstances
that Mr. Holmes will feel himself iustiIie,
in again voting for Mr. Winthrop, and hi
two colleagues, elected ont the same ground
may do the same thing. Such chang,
would, in al probability secure the Speak
esship to Mr. Winthrop, against any oppo
sition likely 10 be made to him. Or, i
may be, that the Wings, rather than see
an out-and-out Locofoco elected, may unit,
upon Mr. Holmes, trusting to his ackwowl
edged friendly feelings toward the Presi
dent, to do justice to the Wings in the for
nalion of committees.
It's worthy Of remark also, that M
King, Of Georgia, who is absent in Cali
fornia, may not be present 10 assist in III
eganization ofthe House, and other Wing
my also be absent; whereas it is beyoh
adcsbt, that every Locofoco member {
the House has been summoned to be i
Washington BY the 18th or Goth Of thi
month, and Yll will be there, If this circu
lar has any effect, week before the tim
fixed for the session. There are, ever
one knows, no laggards among the Loco
focos, when important political movement
ore TO be made, and we expect TO find e,
cry. member Of that party in his seat :
soon as the national flag is hoisted fro
the Capital.-.Mo. Republican.