The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-11-25

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The Washington Union publishes
detailed statement of the party compost
ton of The next House of Representative,
of course conjecturing tho results with
in the states yet to elect 1t is rather ;
bad showing. The Black Republican,
number III members; the anti Lecomp
ton, or anti-administration democrats
49, and the Americans, IL. The admin.
istration democrats are 100. II is pre-.
sumed that all the Americans from the
South will be displaced by democrats
This would give the administration 1l2.
The Union places the anti-Lecompton
democrats in opposition to the govern
ment. The probability is, however, that
on important measures of principle they
will act with the Lecomptonites. Hold
ing the balance of power, they may use
their position to the best advantage, and
force compromises which, otherwise,
would not be submitted to-.
Bnt it is little too hasty to state (as
the Union does in one art of its article)
that any chances indicate the election of
administration democrats in the place of
all the southern Americans. There are
twelve OF them within the south-three
in Maryland one in North Carolina two
in Georgia; one in louisiana three in
Tennessee, and two Kentucky. The
Union says:
1t will be seen that though the demo
cratic party should elect men of their
own in every southern district now rep
resented by Americans, it would still
have but hundred and twelve, minor
ity of the House. The admission of Ore.
gon would give another member; but
there would still he but a hundred and
thirteen of the hundred and nineteen
necessary to majority. Nor is it proba-
bic that the party will elect more than
six or eight in place of the twelve Amer
cans now representing southern districts
and so it is hardly possible that the full
strength OF the party in the next House ,
IAN be more than about one hundred
md ten in two hundred and thirty-six or |
even. On the other hand, it is obvious a
hat neither branch of the opposition will ,
ave control of that body for there will \
e but one hundred and eleven republi- "A
ans, twelve anti,Lecompton democrats.
nd say four or five southern Americans.
II other words, the complexion of the =
louise will be very similar to that of the c
ession of lS55-'56, which was signalized l
y so long and excited struggle for the o
rganization of that body yet it is to be
that if as good All understand ST
g shall subsist between the anti.Lc. al
'mpton democrats and the republicans nj
subsisted last winter, when, Mr.. Har- CO
$, of Illinois, acted as leader of the coali. st
On the black republican strength in the e,
ouse, will be as decided as one hundred CO
I'd twenly-four, or clear majority, ex- VI
uslve of such Americans as Winter m
avis, of six in full House. Oh
The Union has a bitter animositv in
'alnst Douglas, and may misudge the de
mper OF his friends but, at best. if is he
no consequence-for if the Blacks ha
We not the majority, they will soon d.
We lt--and unless they become less ea'
latical, We may expect stirring times be,
Congress. The Senate still stands az da
barrier to sectionalism-and the Su- To
eme Court is there a tower of lug
ength' against it; although Mr.. Sc boz
rd "goes in" for removing it just as pre-
IN as possible. We hope that he and WA
Ter demagogues will be dead, buried ow
4 execrated before that comes about. ed
Mobile Tribune. ira