Dakota City herald. [volume] (Dakota City, Neb.) 1857-1860, 1859-09-17

The recent elections place &c beyond a
doubt that ihc Democrats will not have a
majority iu the next House Of Rerrcscuta.
tives They have lost ground 10 the South
ern States and however the remaining cleo
tions may result il is impossible for the De
mocrats TO retain their control OF the House
The Opposition have gained three members
ia Kentucky fourth Tennessee, two 10 North
Carolina and one go Virginia According TO
q table which we fad in the Albany journal
the elections for Congressman thus far have
resulted in the election Of 1879 Opposition
members against 65 Democrats. The dele
cations from the States yet to elect, Ninneso-
ia, California, Maryland, Georgia, Alabama
and Louisiana, stood 8 Opposition 20 q De.
mocrats ia the last Congress, go chat IL the
Democrats hold their own in these States
(Which is doubtful) the next House of Repre-
seutaiiyes viii be composed Of las Opp0si
ton and 81 Democratic members, indicating
an Opposition pro%pOnderauoe of AZ least 81
Though The Opposition majority viii render
the Administration poworloss yet IL Is not
one that eau be relied on 70 cooperate
against Democratic measures on all oocas-
ions According 70 the hypothesis above,
the Opposition ranks .ill be represented by
los Republicans. 10 Anti-Lecompton De.
mocrats 8 Northern Americans, aud i
Southern Americans. The Albany Journal
from which we get these figures thus specu-
lates upon the chances should the election of
President be thrown into the House
It requires IFS for o majority of the House.
Hence it will be seen, that no party will
have a majority. The Republicans will be
numerically the strongest, but viii lack u
votes Of controlling the House. Tho Repub'
%licans, Anti Lecompton and North Ameri-
cans, if they act together, will cast l26 votes.
The Republicans aud Anti-Lecomptou De-
mocrats together would cast rs. On the
other hand the Democrats would be in a
minority, even shoald the South Americans
go with them in a body, having but IO9i
if they had tho Anti Lccompton men,
also, they wonld Of course be- 10 the majority.
1t is not an unusual occurrence to lind a
Legislative body so divided that no one party
a majority. But ills unusual 10 see orc
so divided that no third party holds the bal.
anco Of power, II looks as it might frequent
ly happen in the next Congress, that there
mus; not only Be a combination to command
a majority but there must be a triple, or
quadruple one.
It has all along been assumed that in any
event the Democrats would have a majority
of the State DELEGATIONS, SO that thoy would
be able to elect their President should the
election be thrown into the House. In such
an election each State has but ono vote, and
the candidate must be drawn from the three
highest ON the Electoral Vote. But these
late elections put a different complexion on
the case. It looks as if the Democrats were
not sure Of more than 10 or Is States, where
as it takes II for a majority. This point
lends additional interest and Importance to
the closely contested elections in Minnesota,
California and Maryland Their Representa-
tiyes may possibly decide who shall be Presi
dent in 1860.
Geg- Mother, suid a little urchiu Of our
acquaintance, the other day, "if a man is a
Mister amt q women a Mystery p The
mother piled her needle furiodsly, while the
father laid dowa his paper, and sarcastically
replied, your mother is, child
Mrs PARrIEGroN. Does Isaac manifest
any taste for poetry, Mrs. Partington2' asked
the school master's wife, while conyersing on
the merits of the youthful Darlington. The
old lady sat by the fire basting a chicken
which her friends from the country had sent
her. ooh, yes he's very fond of poultry, and
it always seems as if he can't get enough Of
it" ~ mean, does he show any Of the divine
ehlatus p AS for divine hatness-I don't
know, about IT, He's had all the complaints
Of children, and when be was a babe he fell
aud broke the esItFide Of his nose, but / hardly
think he's had this you speak Of
HS~ Mss c. AND HER UENs-The SYRIA,
cuse STANDARD relates q good Joke Of Miss c.
a laughter loving, good natured lass, who was
spending an afternoon with a neighbor, and
during supper, the conversation turned on
hens, eggs, &c, when Miss {. observed that
their hens did not lay scarcely any eggs,
and she could not give any reason for it,
why % observed Mr. P. my hens lay very
we'll / 20 out among them almost every day
and get eggs" Only g%raciousr was the ia.
slant reioiuder, l wish you would come over
TO our house and run with our hens a spell,
I'm sure father would pay you well for your
trouble" She'll do.
SsB- "John, did you never bet on a horse
racer "Eo, but I've seen my sister Bet on
an old mareg'
B3-Mr Smith has electrified humanity by
the discovery that much Of the sickness in