New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-12-03
rHE MEETING OF CONGRESS-.

meet IN the capitol at Washington, this day
and commence the discharge Of the important
duties imposed upon them By confding constitu
encies. 's's ttsss
4 Much trouble is anticipated in the organiza
ton Of the House Of Representatives, more, WI
{ imagine, than is warranted by the actual factl
Of the case The House is split into more fac
tions than ever before known--neither factor
having majority. There are Wing, American
and Democratic members, and Freesoil, Adolf
ton and Hard Shell members--all contributing
to political mixture such as was never before
i known in the House. The confusion Of name.
and confusion Of politics are 30 interminable
| that it takes an experienced politician to tell
which is which. One thing, however, about the
composition Of the House, is certain: the Admin
istrationr which was all powerful two years ago,
is now in hopeless, helpless minority. s
A Richmond paper Classics the House as
follows: Democrats, IS; Wings, n Americans,
! %, and one vacancy. This classification needs
explanation to be understood and appreciated.
OF the IS members set down as Democrats, there
are many who not only bitterly hate the Ad-
ministration, but are unreliable as strict party
men in the existing posture Of affairs The
Hard Democrats despise President Pierce and
his Cabinet, and will do Gil they can to depress
snd injure both. The Freesoil Democrats pre.
tend to be- very indignant at the course Of the
Administration in regard To- the Nebraska R;ll.
but majority Of them will be found tractable,
as the President has bestowed nearly all of the
Offices upon their class in the free States. and
teY1or vail III
Besides, too much intractibility might result in
the removal of some thousands Of their friends
from fine, cozy Offices. which would never do in
the world The same thing, with some qualiti-
cation, may be said Of the Wings. They. pro-
baby, will 10 en- naasse against the Admins
tration but it is o fair estimate that one third
Of them are tinctnred with Freesoilism. Per-
haps City reliable men may be found ont Of the
seventy seven. The seventy. three Americans
will vote almost in compact body. At least
such is the superstition, drawn from pretty pood
sources. This will give them tremendous I'M
fusnce. 53s ,s.a ys
According to the above data IL would mot seem
a matter Of insurmountable difficulty for tbei
Americans, in conjunction with the National
Democrats and National Whigs-and there are
enough truly national men in the House to
constitute majority--to proceed to organize
the House by the election Of honest, CAPABLE and
patriotic men to the various Offices. If the ner.
sons so chosen come up to the JefFersonian stand
ard--are honest, capable and faithful to the
constitution 1T matters little which party thew
nominally belong to- S9
The great struggle will be for the Speakership.
The Speaker has the appointment of committees,
which gives him large amount Of power-in
fact, very often controlling influence. The
Kansas question will be indirectly brought nm
by the decision to be made as to the recognition
Of Whitfield or Reeder as the Delegate from that
if the subject is not postponed until
after the organization, as it ought to be. The
Freesoilers will make desperate effort to make |
the organization of the House turn on that oues-
lion, in which they will be aided by all the in.
auence Of Seward, as well is the underhanded |
nfuence Of the Administration. The object Of
his will BE- to provoke. If possible. i disa
nent between the Northern and Southern Amer.
cans, for the motto is sdivide and conquer
Then, again, the opposition will readily agree to
bargain away everything for the Speaker.
And if they do get the Speaker, we may look for
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