Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-10-25
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PARTIES IN THE NEXT CoSeREss-AU
Washington is, just now, agog with specula
TORS concerning the probable working com.
plexion of the next Congress- it. being appa-
rent that some gentlemen elected as Demo
Gratis will be effectively in opposition. unless
the President dismisses his constitutional ad-
visers; which he cannot do without depriving
his Administration of the sympathy Of ten
times as many honorable members as he would
attach to him by seeking thus to reconcile
those at present dissatisfied. On the Wing
side, too, yet, there is DO certainty how
many gentlemen may be calculated on to act
together upon any one question of public
policy. The Southern Wing members, while
they are generally anxious to ignore the poll
cy of protection" as party shibboleth, are
evidently equally bent on making devotion to
the fugitive slave law, or to the compromise
measures rs whole, a fundamental article
of future Wing faith We adopt these con-
illusions from the demonstrations of this wing
Of the Wing party in the last Congress, and
from the universal tone Of the Southern Wing
press. On the other hand, those who care
fully review the condition of popular senti-
meut, in all quarters of the country, will
agree with us in the belief that the maiority
of the Wing party (the Northern Whigs) are
by 10 means prepared to abandon protection
and their position on the fugitive law, at the
behest of minority with whom they have
really few or 10 common sympathies at this
time. The utter Inability Of the friends of
Mr.. Fillmore to get up even a show of a con-
test with their rivals in the recent New York
State Convention, must teach men of sense
that the Southern Wings may not calculate
upon having their party matters in their own
way here, next winter. More especially, as
their policy will be to sustain the dissatisfied
Democrats in pulling down the present Ad-
ministration, under the plea that in refusing
to taboo" those of the supporters of Pierce,
who originally opposed the compromise mea-
sures, they (he Administration have joined
hands with the enemies Of the Union. For
the Northern Wing party even indirectly to
aid and abet warfare on the Administration,
on any such grounds would be to proclaim
themselves justly amenable to be treated as
outsiders, if the Wings should win the next
Presidential election. This result is so mani
fest a sequence of any such combination of
circumstances, as to forbid the possibility that
the mliote Wing party will aid the dissatisfied
Democrats in warning on the Administration
on any such grounds. The Southern Wings,
too, are almost to a man for the repeal of all
duties on railroad iron in which position, We
aprrehcnd that they are destined virtually to
sustain the Administration; while they will
stand opposed to the Wings of the Middle and
Eastern States, who seek to preserve ''protec-
ton to the iron interest and represent con-
stituencies who have pretty much completed
their systems Of railroad improvements.
To continue, we may add, that though the
dissatisfied wing of the Democratic party
will not be able to muster more than twenty
votes in the House, even though all the anti
administration candidates may be elected in
Mississippi, they will be aided by band de-
voted to the personal interests of the leaders
of the dissatisfied wing of the party in
New York. These er-a6frio managers of pub
lie affairs. though they have so far proved
unable to influence the action Of the Govern
mcnt administration have been the authors
of most of the Democratic newspaper attacks
upon 1T which have been essayed up to this
time. Since the 4th of March last, some of them
have done duty here by turns, as it we're
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opposition papers with correspondence, BY
telegraph, representing dissensions between
the President and his constitutional advisers,
predicting n dissolution of the Cabinet, &c,
less. directly from the pockets of those inter
ested in the perpetuation Of the special
favors" system, which has been fastened on
the government within the last eight or ten
years, and at the entire destruction of which
the present administration now clearly aim.
The persons composing this behind the-cur-
tain league or council, are most indefatigable.
and their former connection with public affairs
and distinguished public men, afford them
advantages for operating which give them
great temporary lower over the public mind
The strength Of the dissatisfied wing of the
party, is wholly in the possession of this novel
engine; and it will continue. until those COM
posing it are completely cut off from their
means of embarrassing the purposes Of the
Government 1t is already clear that the
Southern members on the Democrat side
with very inconsiderable exceptions, will sus-
tain the policy of the Administration upon
New York affairs without finching Now,
with such data before us, we conclude that
the Administration will be all-powerful before
the next Congress, there being but single
Democratic member of the House so inclined
who is really capable, from his talents and