Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-02-21
Representa- Number and class
tives innext sifcatlon in pres

The last three, marked a. are by no
means certain to have dRy Representatives
admitted. Those in the Democratic col
umn marked (?) cannot be counted as GER
tain for the Republicans now on any test
vote, but it is hardly fair either to class
them with the Democrats
Of the New England States, Connecticut
and Rhode Island hold their elections on
the first Wednesday of April, New Hamp-
shire on the second Tuesday Of March,
and Vermont not till the first Tuesday of
September.
Vermont viii of course give US three
Republicans. That will increase our ma
iority to ten. In Connecticut and Rhode
Island we shall be fortunate if we even re-
tain the equal division between the Re-
publicans and Democrats we have from
those States in the present House. 1t will
be safest to assume that they will leave the
Republicans majority of ten unchanged.
New Hampshire is now all Republican
The Peace Democracy are making desper-
ate efforts to carry the State at the ensu-
ing election. II is not probable that they
can carry the State; but one of the dis
tricts is in very great doubt, and it is pro-
baby safest to say that in the next House
we shall get two Representatives from
New Hampshire, aud the Democrats one
That increases the Republican majority to
eleUsn.
California gives us now three Republi-
cans, and at the last election the Republi-
can ticket swept the State. Nevertheless,
such unaccountable results as the late
nomination of Democratic Senator by
this Overwhelmingly Republican Legisla-
ture, may we'll give US some Uneasiness as
to the further fruits such Republicanism
is to bear. Let us set down California
still, three Republicans-thuss swelling our
majority again to folrteen-but it cannot
be done without some hesitation
In the present Congress Kentucky has
ten Representatives; in the next, under
the new spportionment, she will have but
nine. She gives us now one sturdy loyal
ist, Casey, who may be counted with US on
all vital issues; but there is no hope of
his reelection, and in the next House they
will give nine votes solid to the Peace De-
mocracy. That brings down our majority
again to fUe.
Maryland now throws her six votes
against us. In the ensuing election we
have some hopes of carrying two districts
that in the mountains about Cumber-
land and the one in Baltimore Neither Of
them are by any means certain, but we
may perhaps count on one out Of the two,
leaving the other five Representatives to
the Democracy. That brings down the Re-
publican majority to one.
We have left only West Virginia, East
Tennessee, New Orleans and East Virgil
MIA. The indications now are that the
present House will reject the New Orleans
and East Virginia claimants. The same
principle would also leave out any appli-
cants for seats in the next House from
East Tennessee. At any rate, it may be
regarded as perfectly certain that their
claims 10 seats viii be disputed, which
will give them no voice in the Organiza-
ton Of the House; and that, if the Demo-
Gratis should have the majority, they will
never get in, unless it is known that they
will go with the majority. For all the
practical purposes, therefore, of the pres
ent calculation, they may be left out. The
rolls foot up, then, ninety-one Republicans,
ninety Democrats-lVitk West Virginia to
hear .JrOmI
It is already regarded certain that the
people Of West Virginia will consummhte
the act Of their admission by an over
whelming ratification Of their amended
Constitution. Recent signs-the election
in Wheeling and the unprecedented ac-
tivity of the bitter pro-slavery element
that has hitherto taken no part in the af-
fairs of the new State-would indicate
that there is danger that the malignant
remains Of slavery may yet grasp again
the sceptre we thought we had seen fall
ing forever from their hands. Should
Western Virginia 60 with US, her three
votes will give us a clear working major
ity of four in the next House. Should she
60 against us, she will give the Peace Dem
ocrats n maioritv of ftgo