The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-08-17
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FRIDAY MORNING, AUG. II, ls49.
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next House.
We have been looking over the various
political "platforms," to see to what ex-
tent the country will be likely to suffer in
the event of the Wings being in minority
in both branches of the next Congress.
There is possibility, barely, if our friends
do their best in the States where the cleo
tons are yet to take place, that the Who's
may save the House; but the probability
of any such result is remote. Ger
tainly there will not be that reliable ma
jority which we might have had if our sue
cess in the southern States had CORE
sponded with our success in the north
The Who's will, at all events, stand as
well in the House as they had reason to
expect from the Presidential vote. At the
Presidential election the people were thus
divided:
TAYLOR, (Whig) 1861, 450
CAss, Uocofoco) 1,22l,920
VAN buren,, (Free-SoiD 29l,S42
These interests, we imagine, will all be
about proportionately represented in the
next House. In view of the various creeds
that they have put forth, what is likely to
be the character of the legislation of that
Housel
If the people of California should form
a constitution, and apply for admission as
a sovereign State into the Union, the Off
cial organ Of the late administration thinks
that, "whatever may be their decision in
regard to slavery. their application will
unquestionably be favorably considered,
and the State probably admitted" This
matter disposed Of, how do We stand
on the 'platforms" as TO other questions
Of INTEREST," Leaving out the Free-Soil
elements, we find that the Buffalo conven-
tion-and the 291, 342 Free Soilers, who
voted in that organization for Mr.. VAN
BUREY-committed themselves to cheap
postage; retrenchment of the expenses
and patronage of the Federal Government;
the abolition Of all unnecessary salaries
and Offices; and the election of all civil Of
fcers as far as practicable. Now, if their
representatives will face up to their doc
trines on these points, they will help to
carry out principles which the Locofocos
have always clamored for, and the Vines
have always maintained, when they had a
chance, without much clamor about it.
Then the Buffalo convention resolved to
the effect, that river and harbor improve.
ments, whenever demanded by the safety
or convenience Of commerce with foreign
nations, or among the several States, are
objects Of national concern; and that IT j:
the duty Of Congress, in the exercise of its
constitutional powers, TO provide therefor
The Locofocos 90 against internal improve.
ments on paper, and on principle, because
of their Baltimore resolutions at sundry
times. But not few even Of the Loco
focos will favor pretty liberal system o.
internal mprovements-qute as liberal
perhaps, as in the present condition OF the
public treasury would be advisable. Al
for contracting an immense improvement
debt, OF any other debt, il is certainly
no part Of WING policy. We may ex
press, in passing, our hope that the New
York EUening Post does not intend L
abandon the Buffalo platform, as far as in
ternal Improvements are concerned.
The Buffalo convention further resolved
that the obligations of honor and patriot
ism require the earliest practicable pay
ment Of the national debt, and that they