Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-11-26

CONGRESS meets on the first Monday in De-
eember. which this year comes on the 9TH, one
week from next Monday. As the Democrats
have a majority of twenty in the House, an i'm
mediate organization will undoubtedly be effect
ed, and we shall have the first Annual Message
Of President Buchanan on the following day,
The Washington correspondent of the New
York Courier s Enquirer says;
s'The Democratic caucus for the nomination
Of officers Of the House is TO be held on Friday
night, December Sd. At present MIR. Orr has
she advantage for Speaker--though the ultra
sectional wing Of the Southern Democracy have
1t in their power TO defeat him. In case Of the
choice OF southern speaker. there Will be little
opposition to Mr. Allen Of Illinois, as clerk. Mr..
Allen is normally the Douglas candidate, but
that is probably only because he belongs to lii
nois. The Office has patronage, but that cannot
be used to much purpose either for or against
presidential candidates The postmastership to
the House is a profitable and agreeable place.
II will be given to Mr.. Johnson of VirgiGia,who
held it from 1913 to 1855, or to Mr.. Cluskey, an
enterprisiug young democrat, whom the republic
cans of the military committee IN the last Cen
gEess were good natured enough to elect their
CLERK"
In the Senate, the Republicans have twenty
members the Americans lour, and the Democrats
thirty-six, and there are two vacancies, one in
South Carolina, and one in Texas, which will be
filed by Democrats, in place Of Messrs. Butler
and Rusk, deceased. Consequently the Demo-
Gratis viii have majority Of fourteen in full
Senate, but the administration cannot carry that
majority, we trust, in support of its late acts on
the Kanzss matter son the contrary, it is proba-
bic that in both branches there will be clear ma
jority opposed to the dOngs Of Buchanan, Wal
ker, Calhoun, & Co., as enough Northern Demo-
Gratis will doubtless vote with the Republicans to
Illustrate any attempt to swindle through either
body the proposed bogus Constitution for Kan
gas, against the general will of the people there.
The Philadephia North American has the fol.
lowing very pertinent remarks, on this point,
confrmatory Of this view of the subject:
" Ii seems to be taken for granted that the
Constitution framed by the recent convention in
Kanzas viii satisfy Congress, and that under it
the mongrel pretender to iStSteship will be al.
most immediately taken into the Union. This
is by no means certain. The House OF Repre-
sentatyes will be divided into l2S Democrats, 81
Republicans, and IA Americans. OF the Demo.
Gratis, 50 are from the Free States, leaving 70
from the South OF the Americans, all are from
the slave States, but it is ldoubtful if several of
them can be got to vote for the Kanzas outrage.
Even if they should, the aggregate on that side
would be only SO against 90 Republicans. Under
these circumstances ii is clear that if the North
ern Democrats should divide equally on the Kan
zas question, the bogus State cannot be admitted.
It Is our impression that majority of them will
vote with the opposition in the issue. OF course
in a matter Of this kind it is easy to be mistaken,
but il the tone of the Northern Democratic press
be any criterion. for Judgment the Democratic
members Of the House from the Free States can
not be counted on with any degree Of certainty
by the Southern ultras. We are also. Of the
opinion that some Of the moderate Southern
members will refuse to sanction the LecomptOn
doings."