The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-08-19


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Tho Next Congress.
IA every th,ns ne.fs ming n, tbe orsar.
ration "a tha. rro,,.s ~ pn,,r..as,, 4. ,;v.s
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'''o "e" ~onsress Is interesting we
coy . 'pe ''''9N'ng sPeeaat'on ON The sub
iect rom New York papcr.t ~ t4
~, '.' y ,s's''s" u ns W. S
late esaII Sf el,,',:,..y ~ ,the ,,,,,','
lor vote. viii justify, in our Presidential
calculations, the surrender of the solid
electoral vote OF the South Maryland ex.
coptedl 10 the democratic party. But,
IN another Wow. the opposition have oh
tanned in said elections footing from
which they may exercise powerful in-
Nuence in the Presidential contest. Upon
Tie Congressional schedule they have
gained a huificient number OF mcnbers 10
cast the democracy into hopeless mi
nority in the House of Reprnsentatives
allowing the hitter all the nnti-Leconsp-
ton faction. including Clarke and Haslrin.
The following table, though partly con-
jectural. will afford the reader a pretty
fair exhibit Of the parties represented
tlIeif feIatiye strength, and their possible
divisions aud combinations. in the new
House which will assemble at Washing
ton ON the first Monday in December
next - ECO setn ssfsart
Republican,, l07
Democrats, ~ SO
Anti-Lecomptonites, III
Southern Opposition, 90
North Americans, 5
Full House, 237
Majority, ll9
From these figures IL will be seen--t;rst.
that no party has a majority Of the House
secondly. that the repnblicans are within
striking distsIice of a majority. thirdly.
that the democrats are in 4 decided mi
nority. including the anti Lecomptonites;
and lastly. that the Southern opposition
party will hold the balance of power.
The organisation of the House will in
clude the election of the Speaker, the
Clerk and the printer. In the Congress
which assembled in December, 1855,
neither of the three parties represented
havinga majority, there was dead lock
of many weeks upon the struggle for the
Speaker, which was finally settled bv the
plurniity rule. under which Mr.. Ranks
was elected. Next, without any apparent
struggle. Mr.. Cullom, of Tennessee, was
elected Clerk and Mr.. Cornelius Wendell
printer. Thus the organization included
: resnblicah Speaker. a KNOWN othing
Clerk. and q democratic printer. This
lool<s like a Joint stock compromise. and
from The slight resistance TO Cullom and
Wendell We are at liberty to assume that
there was compromise, including the
alleged cash and lobby contributions from
Wendell in behalf Of the general ar
raneesnent.
nH, any A. a sssh SsompopndIng viii be ex-
becs,,ss e ~ ;,,,;,,,.,a ,,,sa,.;o,, I'LL
tbe presSdsrsi.l onsst;o, Thns !, nav
,.r,ss;ll.- ~, - -. a. | 10,
Sreal.ssr - 5eae,,,,;na ~ pres;dont;oi 'H ~
-, ,,,.,,, - -. - 20
-, T,,,,s' ~, ~. fIs
h;s ,,e.-,..s ,ss,,-,;.;,s - '.,I;,,,;.si
-, III - ;.s.
Pres;,l,ss,is ;,,,aa,;,,,, 80 nf ~
- l,,,- ~ s,'.;i. .,.J l,da. g az
Hone ,,r,,,s;,,, h ,I,a -, Sno,,r; "a -
Mn ~, .,,,,'i ,e -, VETERINARIANS II -
f,,,,5 - lie !. ,,,;II;,,., 'O'''
tn ra -5 IN, 5..,,.,. 3,
1sss ~. - -. 1912 az ~
~. H., - A., ~ s'g S'.it,,
az - ~ ~ ~ ni S yuse PrIh.nS VII
tha Snealer evoan, Z, ~ ~ ,a ss ae III
For,, - wy iast
ca,,,,',a,, oanJ;d"to ~ 10 ,no M0'. ~
de- rs,,,,;raa 81 ~ oe piiise, pus .niS
80, da,,iorats ;.h ~ =, wy NY i.eo1iiP
Mr. Donslas H. n oh;as s ~ .pa wnIon
49,. - go, .o enioi VI "ic
ner,p;t Tba San. hay noe o s;. uispesea 70
win he ana h ds,.,and P0,h in
stead az, gra,t;ne thar, 90 that En-,
every no;nt Of v;er tnrn and t,s;st !, az
we NAV. the efaanisat;on Of th;ss ae.ss
congress promiseS TO mark one of the
most extraordinary, exciting and momen-
tous party struggles in the history of the
country.
The result of this organization will go
very far to determine the question wheth-
err we are to have two, three or four par
ties in the Presidential campaign. A flu
sion in the House of the anti-Lecompton-
ties with the republicans may work out a
fusion of the Southern opposition mem
bers with the democracy, and vice versa.-
A compromise between the democracy
and the anti-Lecompton members NAV
eaters. Thus we see that the shaping of
d as n9S ;,,sa, CONTEST WI! very muen
visions of parties and factions in t5e ~ ,vo M
of organizing this new Congress. And in