Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-01-22

nff1oSs-SiorTIs HAZE shaw. Smith MarshnIi
0IfC-COx, Groesback, Pendleton oocEer. Hall, Miller,
Yeso YerEGsicEes, MCIsy, Haskins Corning.
8eIO Jersey-Adrian t...t..
The ninety-two Republicans embrace Blair of
Missouri, Morris of Pennsylvania, and Campbells
of Ohio Mr.. Carnthers, of Missouri, is absent
from the country, which reduced the number cF
members to 236, making l19 votes necessary to-
a choice in full House. By the above calcutta
ten, the opposition would have three majority.
1 am free to say that believe the Administra-
ton, with its powerful patronage already at
work, can remove that majority. Gentlemen in
whose judgment have great confidence think
otherwise. Whether it can or cannot, there is
also list of members whose course is not yet.
determined. Some of them are already bought,
or are on the fence waiting for bids. They may
be put down under doubtful:
South A%eTcans
SSiisoFnia Do
70
From this list of twenty it is believed that
enough votes can be procured against Lecomp-
ton to defeat the swindlc. The Douglas men
are very sauguine; SO is the Administration.
Hughes and Gregg, of Indiana, are gone over
to the Administration, body and soul. The
most extraordinary pressure Is being made upon
the northern democrats to keep them in line for
crats) have had the most corrupt and Infamous
offers made to them To what extent this eX-
pedient will accomplish the end desired, cannot
now be determined. 1t is hardly worth while
for these members to sacrifice much in their
competition among themselves for the favor of
an administration that is almost too feeble to
reward its own friends. FL.
A HASDsoME HTRIBuTE To YIRGIN1A-A cor
respondent of that sterling paper, the Boston
Courier, speaking of the different delegations
from the different States in Congress, pays a
handsome tribute to Virginia:
"Compare her, says the correspondent "with
Virginia, her old revolutionary compeer and CO.
equal in historic and legislative renown, and how
does she stand in the present Congress? Far
in the back ground, Senator Wilson, who is
alone at his post in the Senate, is surely no
match for Hunter of Virginia, either in Ieputa-
ton, capacity, experience OF influence. say
this without reference to politics. Senator Will
son docs not feel easy in his sent He is infer
Tor, both in intellect and education, to MAORI
ty of his brother Senators, and he behaves as
though he was thoroughly conscious of it. The
Senate of the United States, as at present COM
posed, is m able body. Senator Wilson belongs
to the half dozen least efficient of its members.
He takes rank with oderick of CALIFORNIA;,
Evans of South Carolina, and others, who are
/ merely of respectable capacity. Mcssrs. Sew
ard, Hunter, Toombs, Douglas, Fessendeh, Crit
tenden, and Hale, lead of, and when they have
the floor. most powerfully arrest the attentionof
the audience. Turn we to the House, and how
is it there? Here, again, how does Massachu-
setts compare with her old co-equal, Virginia?
To poor advantage. The ball.pated most ener-
getic and prompt Virginian, Letcher, who rivets
the eye of the visitor to tho House almost as
soon as he enters the gallery, has got more life
and ability in him that the whole Massachusetts,
delegation together
And yet, what galaxy of talent the Old Bay
State has still within her bordersl Everett,
Winthrop, and men Of such giant-llke proper;
spirit of Abolitionism, and such puny dwarfs as
| Wilson, Sumner & Co., elevated Well may the
Massachusetts man blush for the degeneracy of
the times in the Old Bay State