Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-02-18
The Next Congress

There is now no; much doubt but The
republicans will have the organization and
control Of the next IIausc. At any rate. u
/. quite crrtain that there will be an &" oP.
position majority to The administration.
Whether the r,.pahlicans proper will eorsii-
tote a mai,rity - doubtful. II the eicc-
ton, 70 come uE'n Nss Hampshire, Rhodr
Island. and Connecticut, shall prove favor.
able. and these thrye states elec; a clean r..
pabli,4n delegation. II WILL give the repuh-
lieans at ls,.., controlling ,aaueuce in that
BODY. We elnnn, Sc hos Mrssu CLARK
and HAskins nf Ncw York. Hickman q
Pennsylvania. DAvi, ct Indiana, and other,
who have formerly acted with the democrat.
&c party. aud been throWn oyerhoard 10y
their party. and taken uPaud elected by
the republicans, can DO o,hersis, than here
after identity ,hemsslys. With sho rePubli-
cans
II the next speaker,hip shall come into
the republican ranks, there may be s1mc-
thing Ike an active competition cor the
place. anon: the frenjs'of the different
candidates. We have heard the names Of
bat three republicans namcd Cor the place,
to wit Mess. washburn Of Maine. Grow
OF Pennsylvania, and sherman OF Ohio, 80.
Their Of WHOM would an the chair With abu-
uy. OF the Hon. Israel Wa,hburu, Jr..
Of our Own s,a'e. we need not speak. lli'
name. 10 = Maine republican, is As familiar
a. h1a~.hold WORKS. ~ forensic dchatcr,
he has few equals In Cunsrcss. His long
servce iu Cong-rs. has made him perfectly
familiar with parliamentary rules and Prae
iies. he pl>-'s.e. clear head and di'-
terminating mind. H. j. prompt IN the
p.rilrmancy OF every duty. Kind and gu
ilgmanly In tls bearing t1uar! others. and
firm AMI decided IN whatever Doe he,ie,cs 90
b. right. For llJ'c giant" De has a
remarkably s,unI " lack BONG, which Is
very necessary article in making up the
elnppslu1n II SPEAKER " the iolss. We
have no dplL, Ar w.shbaru vi.l Rave
many friends. dg,isiu, Of paying bim the
we'll deserved compliment, Of making bim
SPr,Ssr Of the next ll,u,c.
TIE llln. Guler,ha 4. Grow, of Penn'yl-
wanna. was the rypuhlic,n nominee Tor
Speaker Of the present HOUSE. he "a. ION:
been men l-r Of The House, from the old
wilRos District" ADD ~as far a time The
Law partner OF JaIse w,lmot lie ye,
y,uns. and in the lull visar Of manhood, a
ready. oa.hand dchatsr veil P1,tsd "a par
bamsntary rules, and Pos-csss, great tact
and skin in matter. ut l-si.laIipn. lie
would make IN excellent SPEAKER.
Hon. John sherman, Of Ohio, fret enter
sl Congress in 1855. lie Is descendant,
Of old Roger sherman Of Connecticut, and
inhsri,' something Of the sri, and TALENT Of
his IIla.iriou. ancestor.
he Va an active member Of the commit
tes OF the Hau,c. that went out t. HAn,a,
70 investigate the election iraads ia that
Tertiary. IN 1856. Undoubtedly he would
make a god Speaker, although Ne think
him hardly the yqual Of either Mr. Wash
burn or Col. Grow. Tor the place. Ogher
gentlemen nay he in the field but We have
not heard them mentioned The next
Hoass will he strong one. B,.h parties,
In nearly al the states. have made Il a
point % sslcct their ablrst men. More e..
Pec,ally have the repahlicans returned an
unusual huRhsr OF tr'-d, ,1perivnccd men.
In this respect, they will have the aiyan.
tsss VI their opponents, Who will L<c Qui.e
n nuabsr Of their ahlc,l legislators. OF
these may be mentioned Col. Orr. the pres
snt Speaker, Stephens Of Georgia, and
Lsteber Of Yirginia.