The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-13

tnt oi our republican city cotemporaries
somewhat devoted to political statistics CLASH
lies the new House OF Representatives which
will assemble at Was hngton GU the frss Mon
day in December, us follows:-
>dm, lst aeon democrats Observation-Disclosures. 80
anu u compton dernocrais ..................t-~.
Total 237
a'ai'ft9 .'............... ~
In this classification the whole Of the Illinois
Douglas members, five in number, are counted
in among the administration democrats; and 80
far as relates to the House organization. this
classification, we think. will prove to be cor
rect. The republicans, however requiring
only six votes to make up majority, will, in
all probability, be able to get them from the
eight remaining anti-Lecompton men, to witt
Clark, Haskin and Reynolds, of New York;
Adrain and Riggs, of New Jersey; Hickman
and Schwartz, OF Pennsylvania. and John G..
Davis, of Indiana Each of these men, elected
over the regular democratic candidate in his
district by the sutrages Of the republican par
ty, owes debt to that party, which is under
stood to be the support of the republican can
didate for Speaker Of the House. AT all events,
the republicans appear to be sanguine Of the
House organization on the first day, if not on
the fiist ballot Of the session, and they count
as confidently upon the support Of the anti-Le-
comptonites outside of Illinois, as if a contract
upon the subject had been signed and sealed.
Under the supposition that the Speaker will
thus be elected, and that the lucky republican
will be Sherman, of Ohio, (of the Kansas Inves.
tigating Committee of 1860 or Galusha A.
Grow of Pennsylvania, and that the other
officers Of the House will be made the conve-
nient oppendages to the Speakership, what will
be the consequences to the democratic partys
A series Of investigating committees, researches
and reports touching all the public enormities,
spells, corruptions, extravagances, wastages
and robberies Of which this party stand ac-
cused, in connection with the present admins
tration and that of poor Pierce. In view of
these Investigations, Mr.. Buchanan has nothing
to fear; for be has labored faithfully and con-
stantly, from first to last to correct the abuses
and reduce the enormous budget Of federal ex-
FShNftNiNS' VIZ "ao VhiNh
were transmitted to him from POOR Pierce. IT.
in these labors, on account of the factious de-
moralizations of the democratic ma jority in the
last Congress, Mr.. Buchanan has been unable to
do much in the way Of positive retrenchments
and reforms, he has still prevented much mis-
chief in arresting and defeating various grasp
ing spois and plumber schemes Of an unscru-
pulous lobby.
But while our prudent and di!igent President
may thus safely challenge every variety OF in
designations, the responsible democratic party
for all the federal extravagances of the last
eight or ten years will be apt to suffer very
severely. We dare say that the reports Of these
inevitable opposition investigating committees
will be drawn up with an especial eye to the
most damaging facts and figures against the de-
mocracy in the Presidential campaign. 1t will
be well. therefore, for our democratic Con-
gressional leaders and managers to prepare for
these committees and revelations; and if the
democratic Senate can thus bring about
series of investigations and disclosures con-
corning the Harper's Ferry affair, which will
seriously implicate some of the chiefs Of the re-
publican party, the efforts of the opposition
House to impeach the democracy upon the
spoils may, perhaps, be neutraized.
In any event. let the democracy prepare for
a republican organization Of the House, and for
such an overhauling Of the democratic disburse-
ments of the government spoils and plumber of
all sorts for the last eight or ten years as will
astonisb the country