Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-10-19

The Democratic papers are consollng them
selves IN view of the cei'taiiity of fineolnfs
election With the hose tsist BE will not haze &
majority to sustain him in the House, aiid neriet
eau do but little BARN. hieh means that he
will not be able to carry out such Republican
measures IN Eas5 Be d. tasteful the Democracy.
Their is little force in this, as the Senate is
against him at all events, though he has at
least twenty-five friends aud supporters in that
body to one for Douglas, and he will come
nearer having majority in the House than
either of the other candidates, should he not
have actual majority, which is by no means
Improbable. On the subject Of the political
complexion of the next Cengress the intelli-
gent Washington correspondent of the Gircfni
natl Gazette says
"These calculations of an anti-LincoIrs ma
jofiiT in the next Congress, are, l think, ere
tirely esfoundcd. At the close of the last ses-
sion, there were, including Blair, and Henry
Winter Havis Of Maryland 100 members, a
| majority Of tie Tghole number, who voted for
all the Opposition measures of the session.
Upon, this majority the Democrats so far have
made noiftlflSi gaii!' os Only two in Pennsy'-
vania. | say nominal gaiH, because some of
the Democrats elected are friends of Douglas
aiitsi VIII not be extremely well dissesed 10 the
dominant wig Of the party. Now thie loss Of
two ean easily be made up, as the RepHblicans
have the chance to ruh eat Clark EfeFs and
Cochrane in New York; che or t#o i'll Illi-
nois, Riggs in New Jersey, and Earrabee in
Wisconsin, besides the further probable gaii
of another member by the admission of Kansas.
With all these opportunities of repairing the
| small loss ip Pennsylvania, do not see how
the next Congress is likely to be against Lin
coins administration. especially when it is rec
objected that many of the Southern opposition
are pAelseI te measures which the Republi-
cans Rih'EtEe.
| One thing is beyond question. and that is
the now Controlling wing of the Democratic
party Will be fefa skerc o:' ascendency. l14is
loss of two members in Ohio should be added.
The probable complexion of the Senate on
| the 4th of March, 1861, and also during the
last two yearsof sfr. Eineoln1s Administrations
/ is also another subject of anxious conjecture.
On the 4th of March next, the terms of Fitel
EfdtFiCh. ouliiioou vi ArhdHHsiS, bWiE. 4nieS,
| Ivcrson, Fitch, Slidell, Pearce, Greene, Cling
man, Pugh, Lane, Bigler and Hammond, Dem
! eerats; and Foster, Trnmbull, Harlan, Clark,
| sewsfd, Collamer and Durkee, Republicans
ard CTlttenden, American, expire in addi-
| ton to whieh,there is vacant seat to be filed
| in Oregons Ii 'aH, therefore, IA Democrats
| Republicans asd' + knsricau retire. The
| elections already held show so far that 10
Democrats and Republicans either. have, or
will be chosen, to fill these vacancies leaving
the two Senators from Oregon in doubt, and
| the States of California, Illinois, Iowa and
New York yet to act. There can be no doubt
thRt New York, Iowa and Illinois will elect
Repuhh cans as in the present Congress that
/ Oregon, if she succeeds in eleetng this year,
will send opposition members, leaving chance
for Republican gaiiI in California This
will make a. total of 80 Democrats, rs Repub-
licans, L American, and S: 81 Douglas, elected
or certain to be elected to the next Senate,
and Oregon, Iowa, New York and Illinois
ready to swell the Republican vote to 20, and
| Californiar- in doubt. Should California go
Republican, the DEMOCRATS would have only
! two majority, and Douglas and Kennedy, and
| the Vice President. could control the action
of the body in the succeeding Congress. The
Republicans by gains ia Indiana, Minnesota,
! California and fIew Jersey; or in any two of
them, change the entire peliticsl complexion
| of4he Senate"