Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1859-08-17
The next House of Representatives.

The next House OF Representatives.
All the States with the exception of California,
Georgia, Louisiana, Minnesota, Maryland Mssissip-
pi and Oregon, have elected members of the House |
of Representatives. Thus far the House consists of
"A Democrats and 1871 Know Nothings and black
Republicans. The States to elect stood in the last
Congress % Democrats to opposition. The whole |
number Of members is 1884, of which 119 is major
ity The next House may, therefore, be regarded as
Know Nothing and black Republican.
We take it for granted that the Know Nothings |
and lack Republicans will substantially act togeth
err. They are animated by a common hatred to-
wards the Democracy and the administrations
Their arguments and their charges against both are
nearly the same. The black Republicans have two
objects in view,-onc is to limit and destroy African
slavery within the forms of the Constitution; and
the other is to enjoy the honors and patronage of the
government. The Southern Know Nothings also
have two objects in view,-one is to crafty their
hatred of Democracy, and the other is to divide with
their opposition brethren the honors and the spos
of Office Depend upon it, they will act substantial
ly together: Mr.. Glmer, Mr.. Vance, Mr.. Leach,
and Mr.. Smith will at least remain neutral IN a con-
test DetWeetl uaItOIldl DetnOCTdC anu DldCk ne
pu lican for the Presidency for they no doubt hold
with their organ the Raleigh Register that no choice
could well he made between the two. On calls of
the yeas and nays where the rights of the South and
the interests of slavery vitality at ISSUE hey will
either decline to vote vote with the South at any
rate, they will do as little as possible to embarrass
their opposition brethren. But in committee of the
,rho Horca xvhara tha md
corded they VA be foot-loose, and can vote as they
please without being called to account. And the
same will be found true doubt, as to the South
ern Know Nothing members generally. We con-
TESS this is gloomy view, but we believe it to be
the true one.
This combination Of factions of the mo desperate
and dangerous character the country has ever wit
messed, will have the Speaker, the Clerks, and all
the patronage of the House. They will make or
withhold appropriations at pleasure. They will be
able to raralyze the army and navy, tn y have
already paralyzed the Postofice Department They
will turn the House of Representatives into great
electioneering machine for the Presidency and the
prospect is that they will endeavor to defeat
election by the people, and send it to the House. in
order that they may determine it by and for them
selves.
We haze looked carefully and anxiously over the
list of States to what prospect there is of the
election of the Democratic candidate in case the
election shall go to the House. Connecticut Indi-
ana, Iowa. Maine, Michigan, Massachusetts,, New
York, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ohio Penn
sylvania, Rhode Island Vermont, and Wisconsin,
fourteen States are black Republican Arkansas,
Alabama, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia,
Louisiana Minnesota Missouri, Mississippi, Oregon,
South Carolina Texas and Virginia fourteen States)
are Democratic Illinois is divided, with one Dis
trct in doubt Kentucky stands five Democrats to
four Know Nothings with one District in doubt;
North Carolina is divided; Maryland is divided, and
Tennessee stands seven Know Nothings to three
Democrats. There are thirty three States making
thirty-three votes in the House. the vote of each
State to be cast by majority Of the delegation 1t
will require seventeen votes to elect, and Kansas
may be admitted and if SO, eighteen States will be
necessary. But elections yet to be held in Cali
fornia, Georgia, Louisiana, Minnesota, Maryland,
Mississippi, and Oregon-all of which, with the ex-
ception of Maryland we have claimed as Democratic.
We may lose Minnesota, and California may be d.
vided On the other hand we may carry the vacant
District in Illinois, thus making that State Demo-
cratic; and we may also secure the doubtful Dis
trict in Kentucky, but, failing in that that State
will be divided like North Carolina. Look at the
matter as we may the chances appear to be in favor
of 1.-THE opposition" The blacks already have fourl
teen States; they will want therefore, but three
States to elect in case Kansas is not admitted. d
they carry Minnesota they will have fifteen; if they
carry the vacant District in Illinois, they will have
sixteen; and then they will depend on Maryland
and Tennessee for the seventeenth vote. But, on
the other hand, If we sure of Minnesota, which
We have claimed, and of Illinois, of whose Dis
North Carolina we would feel safe, for that would
make seventeen votes. It will make no material
difference whether the blacks elect their own candi-
date dictate the course of their opposition breth-
rem by aiding them in electing their candidate
Three candidates. for example, will go to the House
national Democrat, black Republican, and a
Southern or Western Know Nothing. the blacks,
failing to elect their candidate .shal 60 with their
fourteen fifteen States to the Know Nothing and
elect him, as they certainly will as against nation
al Democrat that Know Nothing President so-called
Will be bound to respect the power that made him,
and will be, to all ntents and purposes black Re-
publican President
But Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof "
We DO not yet despair of the Republic We enter.