Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-04-24
The Next House of Representatives.

cfeCHlating on The PROBABLE relatVe stFengln Oh
parties in the ext federal House of Representatives,
the Detroit Free Press says:
Ten States are yet to bold congressional elections this
year, all of which southern, viz; Maryland Virginia
North Carolina Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, LouEiana
Texas, Kentucky and Tennessee There also two
eancesone Missouri oecasioned by the election Of JAS
in Indiana, orcasoned by the death of Samuel Brenton
black republican These States and Districts were repre-
knewnothngs and niggerite Should they return similar
to the Congress the full House would
northern know-nothings, o. southern KNOWING things,
total 234 Democratic majority niggertes, % dem
oyeq But there is
to believe that the ices of several southern
~ Oe to m
the nggers majority last fall being only TO- out of vote
of over 10000 # three such changes should occur, and
in the opposite direction the democrats would have
majority Of all the members; and we anticipate larger
democratic gain than this in the Southern States But
conservative in the House, we'll in the Senate
This is all very we'll as far ii goes, and We are
sangune enough 10 believe that the expectations
of our Detroit contemporary will be more than real
lied or, in other words, that the democrats will
have clear and undisputed majority OF from four to
eight in the next House. He must be blind, indeed,
who cannot that great reaction has taken place
within few months, which is confined to no partie
ular section of the Union. The recent township
elections in Maine, and tie more recent and more
brilliant democratic triumphs in Connecticut aff,rd
public mind of New England, and encourage the
gratifying belief that the day is not far distant when
this portion of the republic will be freed frcm the dan
gerous Vaccinations of demagogues and traitors and
the grinding tyranny of priesy dlcators. The local
elections in New York, Ohio, Wisconsin, Michigan,
and Iowa have been equally significant and de-
cisive as those OF Maine and Connecticut and by re-
ference to another part of this evenings paper it will
be seen that our democratic friends in Georgia and
Florida have furnished substantial evidence of an IN
tention to take active and successful part in the
great work in which the hopes of all true patriots are
now centred.
The signs OF the times peculiarly suspicious
for the growth and spread of democ, attic principles
but still we would warn friends, par iculary in
those States in which congressional elections yet
to be held not to be soothed into apalhetlc conf
dence from the surf condition of affairs, bright
and fatering as it now appears They have righte.
Gus cause they identified with principles which,
in spite OF temporary checks, enduring and I'M
changeabe and we doubt not that they will place in
nomination candidates who are in every respect
worthy OF the confidence of the people. But this is
not enough to secure victory. There must be friend
counses and deliberations and in many instances.
no doubt, fnendy compromises and CONCESSIONS
thorough organization, and harmony and concert of
action The opponents of democratic principles must
he met, combatted, and overthrown with the power
of truth and the exulling shout OF victory should
not and cannot be raised as long as single enemy
remains in the field. Our friends in the States in
which elections are yet to Oft have it in their
power to make the next House of Representatives
sentially and numerically democratic. We do not
and believe that they will disappont the high
hopes wh.ch have been raised everywhere by live.
ly and grateful recollection of their past devotion to
the men, measures: and principles of the democratic
party.
1t is that the onectural M jority of the dem
oerats in the next House indicated BY is small
one; but ii is amply large for Ill practical purposes
L., lol,-
guarantee of harmonious counses and unity of ac
tion on the side of the dominant rty. A very large
majority is not unfrequently attended with the utmost
mschievous and fatal results. The evils of
large and unwiedy majoIties strongly pointed
out and forcibly illustrated in late number of the
London Times in view of the overwhe lining victory
achieved by the PaImerstonan forces, that We make
room for the following extracts as an appropriate
pendant 10 these hastily written remarks:
is possible to have too much of COED thng-too much
and to have them TOO cheap and throw them away
does know what it is to have half day get ready
Lord Palmerston will start with too good majority He
will have 200 large magn to draw upon and it will be
body else nobody else majority thing that must
majority is high water which will carry you safe to
if have everything ready and it without mo-
DOCK break your back the mud before its gates you
five minutes too late parliamentary majority isnoth
ing on earth but snow giant 1t looks big and strong
but melting and crumbng away from the hour it was
made. Peel started in lS4l with imposing and
whelmng majority of 3d. and people seemed to think it must
last forever and that conservation to usher in the mil
lennum Butt whether majority be great small. it may
be observed that in the third fourth year of Parliament
the Minister finds increasing difficulty in keeping his rer
IDENTIFY work. which undermine the whole outward form
things, and the ministerial party to become like ship
the tmbers of which whole the eye rotten within
The majority must be worked; it must be committed il
be animated and raised in serepect by the conscious
M Pan0b q
majority An idle majority will leave you bring
to grief, surely idle idle servant, an id
horse, anything that is idle. Washington Union
Sketch of the Remarks of C. H. Brackette.