Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1850-01-17
From the Washington Republic
Relation of Parties for Sixty Years.


measures recommended by Washington. The
ant-F Federalisls elecIed John Langdon, of New
Hampshire, presiden, pro tenn, of The Senate,
Frederick A. Nuremberg Speaker of The House
of Representatives.
In the second Congress there was maiori.
~ in each branch friendly to the admnisira-
ton.
In he third Congress The opposition elected
The Speaker, and in the Senate Mr. Adams re-
peatedly settled important questions by his
casting vote.
In The fourth Congress there was an in.
creased majority Of the Senae in favor Of the
administration. In the House there was evil
dently majority in opposition. This slate Of
parties is indicated by the answers returned by
the two Houses TO the Presidents speech
Iha, of The Senate expressed entire appreciation
of The conduct of the Executive. In the House
'he Committee reported expressions of undt-
nn,ntShed confidence which the House
would not concur. The repor. was recommit-
ted and modified. But friend Of the admin
is.Ia,ion, Mr., Dayton, of New Jersey, was
elected Speaker.
In the fifth Congress, (Mr. Adams,) there
was decided majority in both branches favor
able 10 the administration.
In the sixth Congress there was an admins
tralion majority n the House, and lis Speaker
elected
In the seventh Congress, (Mr. Jefferson, J
parties were nearly equally divided. Abraham
Baldwin, Dem, was elected President pro tenn.
Of the Senate. friend of the administration
was elected Speaker
/ In the eighth Congress there was large ad-
minls!raIon ma jor,y in both branches. So in
the ninth Congress, and tenth.
! In the eleventh Congress, (Mr. Madison, }
there was an administration majority in the
| House. So in the twelfth Congress, when Mr..
! Clay was elected Speaker In the thirteenth
| Congress he administration majority was large,
and Mr.. Clay was reelected. So in the four.
teenlh
In the fifteenth Congress-lhe first OF Mr.
Monroe's ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS lines were
nearly oblileraled, and Mr. Clay was re- e-eected
/ by an almos, unanimous vote. So at the frs,
session Of the sixteenth Congress. AT the
second session, Mr. Clay having resigned, the
/ House proceeded 10 balIo. for new Speaker
/ The candidates were Mr.. Lowndes Of Soulh
| Carolina. Mr.. Sergeant Of Pennsylvania, Mr.
Samuel Smith of Maryland, and John w. Tay.
lor Of New York. Alter seven ballots, or The
first day. The House adjourned. On the second
day, after nineteen Intellectual ballots, the
House again adjourned. On the third day Mr.
| Taylor was elected. He was Of the De Win
Clinton section Of the Republican party The
Speaker Of The seventeenth Congress was Mr.
Philip P. Barbour, of Virginia, who was elect.
ed by few votes over Mr.. Taylor. In The
eighteenth Congress. Mr.. Clay was again
chosen Speaker by large majority over Mr.
Barbour.
In The nineteenth Congress, y. Q. Adams !
friend Of he administration, Mr.. Taylor, was
chosen Speaker on the second ballot receiving
80 roles, TO 81 for all others. ln the twentieth
Congress, the opposition Speaker, Mr.. Steven
son, received l04 votes, Mr.. Taylor "a, ant
there were scattering.
In the twenty first Congress, General Jack
son had decided majority in borh branshes
In The House, Mr.. Stevenson received l52
votes against 80. In the lwenly-second Con.
gress, Mr.. Stevenson, was reelected by 9s
votes, against 81 for all other persons. In the
tw wenty third, there was a very large admins
,raiion majority in the House, but in The Senate
the administration was in minority So in
the twenty.lourh.
In The twenty fifth Congress, (Mr. Van Blu.
ren,) The administration candidate for the Speak
ership, Mr.. Polk, received lI6 votes, against
l03 for Mr.. Bell, and scattering. In the
twenty-sixth Congress an opposition member
was elected Speaker on the l,h ballot-Mr.
Hunter of Virginia
In The twen'y-sevenih Congress, Wing
/ Speaker, Nh White, of Kentucky, received
70 yoes against "a for J. w, Jones, and 6
scattering. In the twen,y-eighlh Congress, a
/ Democratic Speaker was elected W. Jones
by l29 votes against 50 for White. In the
twenty ninth (PoIk) Congress, the adminisra-
ton Speaker Mr.. Davis, was elected, receiv.
ing l20 votes, against u for Mr.. Vinion and
1 10 for other persons. In the ,hrlie,h Con-
gress, the opposition Speaker, MIR. Winthrop,
was elected on the lhrd ballot. receiving ! 10
votes agains. 81 for Lynn Boyd, Al for Other
! Democratic candidates, and three scattering
Whig votes.
In The thirty frs, (Taylof) Congress, The
Democratic party proper have majority IN the
Senate. Ia the House, both the Whg aud
| Democratic party seem TO be in minority.
Miss Dix, who has made her name so Illus
! trims "a hetner Of the suffering poOr saws IN