Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1849-11-24
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/ Congress win commence in one week from
next Monday. From a list Of members
published in the New York Tribune,
elassed according to their known political
feelings, parties will stand ll2 Wings and
ll5 Locofocos, without including Messrs'
Alien of Massachusetts, and Giddings ana
Root of Ohio, about whom there are doubts
as to which way they VIII lean. ne
first work Of the session, says the Reading
Journal, viii be to elect Speaker. 1t IS
generally conceded that Mr., Winthrop OF
Jassaehusetts-the Speaker of the last
House-who has won golden opinions
from all sorts of people by his ability,
courtesy, and impartiality, viii again be
the Wing Candidate. Thus far at least
we have seen no other one named for the
Office on the Wing side. The candidates
of Locotocoism are Legion" embracing
every variety and shade OF opinion in the
pie-bald ranks of " Democracy whose
only common tie now is, in the language
of the Washington Union, TO "oppose the
Administration to the bitter end The
ultra Slavery Locofocos, il IS presumed,
will not 60 for " Free Soil Democrat"
and the Free Soilers" dare not support
one of the Calhoun stamp. Mr. Cobb of
Georgia is the most prominent nominee of
the Locofocos, but even he, we are told.
is embarrassed with certain sins of omis-
sion and commission which would seem
to preclude the probability of his election
! He omitted TO sign the Calhoun address
the test Of Southern fdelity-and there
fore is not acceptable to the South Carroll
ma delegation. On the other hand, he op-
posed the anti-slavcry proviso in all its
stages and forms, and therefore cannot be
acceptable 10 Mr.. Wilmot and the North
ern members, who profess TO regard the
support of that principle as preliminary
requisite for their favor. These same diff
ficulties apply TO almost every other pro-
minent aspirant IN the party, and would
embarrass an election, even with an ascer-
tanned and decided majority.
II is very probable that the "mixed up
complexion of the House VIII prevent an
organization for some days, and very much
impede the progress of the legitimate bus
mess of the Session. In the Senate where
the Locofoco majority Is decided, the OPP
position viii no doubt Try to head the
administration by rejecting It's nominees to
office. But "Old lack has Deen in
good many tight places before now, and
came out of all Of them in flying coIors,
and SO it will be again. His motto is
never TO surrender" and it is only when
most pressed that he is found most dan
gerous 10 his enemies.
By the way, it is now pretty generally
admitted that the forthcoming Message of
the President, and Report from the Trca-
s4cy department, will recommend thor
ough change Of the existing Tariff OF 1916
from ad valorem TO specific duties-if it
does not 90 farther and urge its repeal al
together. This * precisely what the
Wings were taught 10 hope and believe.
Indeed, so fer as the policy of this admin
istration has been developed. it has been
found orthodox on all the leading Wing
measures. Those who voted for Taylor
and against Free Trade are not doomed
TO be cheated as were the supporters of
&" Polk, Dallas and the Tariff of 1912" IN
the memorable campaign of N. Old
Zack promised nothing and is willing to
conccde all ms friends ask-Polk was
made to promise everything through lying
Kane letters and unscrupulous stump ora
tors and partisan newspapers, but when it
came TO the test, it was soon found that
he meant 10 perform nothing.