Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-10-25
The Next Con4ress.

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The Cincinnati Gazette gives well pre-
pared article upon this subject. The Ga
zefte says: q
Until the late elections in Pennsylvania,
Ohio and Indiana, we had not only held
our own in regard to Representatives in the
next Congress, but made slight gain. If
we reckon Mr.. Rollins on the Republican
side, (and we have no doubt he will sus-
tain Mr.. Lincoln's Administration, if not
aid US in organizing the House. we have
gained taoo in Missouri. In Ohio, we lose
two, and in Pennsylvania one, (if We reck-
on the late Mr.. Schwartz. like John Hick-
man, as Republican-otherwise there is
no loss.) In all the other States which
have yet elected Representatives, for the
Thirty seventh Congress, we stand just as
before. Our net loss, therefore, amounts
to but one, or at most Excluding Mr.. Rol-
lins) to two. Now, we have moral cer-
tainty of gaining one member in the De-
troit District-to which Cooper was re-
turned, voting against republican organi-
zation-and one in Wisconsin, in place Of
Larrabee. This fully makes up for all our
losses, with as we reckon one to spare.
We see no reason te anticipate losses in
any of the other States. We rather hope
to gain. New York has twenty five Re-
publicans in the present Congress, and we
believe that under the excitement of the
Presidential election, with the Democratic
divisions existing, there is chance TO In
crease the Republican strength, by adding
two or three more in the place Of some of
the Democrats now holding seats in the
House. New Jersey will at least hold her
own. So will Illinois, with fair prospect
of gaining one or two members. Then we
may expect the admission of Kansas into
the Union, during the next session, with
an additional Republican Representative.
There is also little doubt that Henry Win
ter Davis, of Maryland will be reelected if
he desires it, that he will support the ad-
ministration of Mr.. Lincoln.
The whole number of Representatives, in
cluding Kansas, will be 23s, majority be-
ing l20. We shall undoubtedly have a
full Republican delegation from New Eng
land, 90; probably from New York %;
New Jersey, 8; elected in Pennsylvania,
81; Ohio, 13; Indiana, Z; probably from
Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa and
Minnesota, II; Missouri, 2; Maryland prob
ably l; Kansas, total 1872. This is close
reckoning, but in any event, we are certain
the next House will stand better than the
present, which has not Republican ma
jority. The Anti-Republican forces will be
quite as badly divided as ever, and if the
supporters of Mr.. Lincoln's Administra-
tion are not in absolute majority, they will
have deci ded plurality.
With Kansas admitted, the Senate will
consist of sixty-eight members. Thirty
five will be required for a majority. In the
next Congress the Republicans will have
(including two from Kansas and one, Ba-
ker, from Oregon,) thirty-one. This will
be a powerful minority, and backed by a
Republican House and Executive, will prob
ably be able to carry through many saluta-
ry measures of reform. such as the country
needs. Only few months more will be
needed, we trust. to make the four other
changes to give us an absolute majority.
One Of these we hope to get in New Jer-
sey, lin the place Of Thompson) another
in Indiana ito succeed Bright and we do
not despair of the balance in the Pacific
States, or by, the admission of Nebraska.
On the whole, then, the prospect for the
next Congress, though not all we could
wish, is by no means gloomy one. Mr..
Lincoln's Administration will have substan-
tial legislative support, during the first half
Of his term, with chances in favor Of the
positive majorities in both Houses of the
next succeeding Congress.