The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-05-03
The next House Of Representatives.

Virginia has done her part In rightng the snip III the
other States whose congressional elections take place in
August should initiate the example of Virginia and Con-
nectcut the boosted majority of the Taylor party in the
next Congress will vanish into thin air. The Pennsyl-
vanan, speaking Of the late election in Virginia, says,
with much emphasis
The democrats of Virginia have discharged their whole
duty the country AS far heard FROM the wings lose
member of Congress in the 9th district (Mr Goggn y
in the 7th district (Mr Bolts y in the 9th district,
aey represented by the present Secretary OF the Navy,
Mr. Preston and one, probably, in the 81 district (Mr
Flournoy)-foW in all. The democrats may lose MEM
Der in The 18th district, lately represented by Mr. Brown,
but it is by means certain If the democrats gain,
they have chance to do eight mbers in the
gressiona elections yet in Maryland Delaware,
Rhode Island, Massachusetts, North Carolina Alabama,
Mississippi, louisiana Tennessee, Indiana Missouri, and
Kentucky-and we think they will make aggregate gain
of at least that numberthe wings will be in minority in
both branches OF Congress, and General Taylor selfde-
prved of the veto, will be useful only in signing bills passed
by democratic majoritiSs
The democracy of the States who yet to vote have
every motive TO put forth their whole strength carry
the House Of Representatives The following extract
from the Newport IN H) Argus of the 9th u, admira-
bly, condenses this question into nut shell:
RoscRIproN-Athough determined at the outset to
Judge General Taylor by his acts and shall continue do
enough of his policy is already revealed stamp
party candidate the party President That more
patriotic than most of his party doubt even
yet But the wing influences surrounding him, virtually
pledged to that party he after all his protest.
indifference to party schemes" will evidently mould his
administration into OF the proscriptive that we
have had. We justified in making this prediction
by the complexion of every appointment that has thus
emanated from either of the departments at Washing
ton. They indicate, that if the President has "no
enemies to punish" his cabinet has many of them
to say nothing of moro 'rends reward" than they
can possibly accommodate. During the first p,onth of
this administration over FOUR HUNDRED democrats of
them postmas,es, have been turned Office to make
room for many wings The single month OF the Harri-
administration which also into power under the
pledge that prescription should be prescribed hardly
exceeded this
In view ohese facts, the democracy cannot fail to
ceive their path Of duty Prescription alone never 40
compsh the ruin of the democratic party or even repeal
its existing Without majority in the House of
Representatives, which it yet in power save
a single measure of Mr. Folks administration repeal.
ed The President is pledged respect the OF that
body and to sanction all its constitutional Will
not the democracy the importance of securing
themselves this branch of the government With this
weapon in hands, the election of General TAYLOR
will neither result in any serious injury par
ty, confer upon his own any advantage beyond
the distribution OF Executive appointments among his
friends. 1t would indeed be victory without laures if il
should out that the great political revolution, of which
hear much in the wing papers, is be marked with
other than the election of Gen. Taylor Should
he wade through administration of four years without
being honoed with invitation sign bill for the
peal of the existing tariff for the repeal of the ub-trea
ury any other hostile wing policy, his last
victory would stand barren conquest in comparison
with his achievements in Mexico
The democracy have nothing to divide them and every
thing excite them action Though de ea,ed their
men, they will labor with the zeal their meas
Prescription can never weaken organization or
opponents with single effective weapon of de
fence We rejoiced perceive that friends those
States whose elections yet be held ralyng to Sc
majority in the next House of With
this advantage, we can well afford to give the wings the
monopoly OF Executive favors.