The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-03-08
THE NEW CONGRESS.

net at Washington on Saturday .
asst, the fourth day Of March. Az .
the present writing we have rccelv-
ed no information of the fact.
The new Congress is very differ {
ent in it's complexion from the ola
one, and although the Republicans
have majority in both branches
we have every confidence that they
will be unable to indulge in that
wholesale partizan legislation
which has disgraced the Republic
ever since the Confederate forces
laid down their arms. The Demo-
cratic strength in the late House OF
REPRESENTATIVES, has been doubled
in the present one in numbers, ana
more than doubled in ability. Nine
ty seven Democratic members have
| already been elected and this num-
Der will receive an accession or at
least ten members in the States
which have not yet held their cleo
tions. This will leave a Republl-
can majority in the House OF a lit
tie more than thirty, instead OF
the three-fourths majority the par
ty enjoyed in the last Congress.
Of this majority there are, among
the Western members, many men
, who have become FESTIVE under
4 the lead ofNew England and Penn
/ sylvania protectionists. Some OF
these men, really Democratic free
traders at heart, have already an
pounced their Willingness to join
, in the formation of a new "Revenue
q Reform party against New Eng
= land. and for the benefit OF Yves
|. tern and Southern agriculturlsts
d It is obvious, then, that the Repub
a !ican majority in the House OF hep
d resentatives is wholly unreliable
II and cannot be depended on by MI
y Grant and his New England mana
y GERS in any ultra legislation in TIL
. interest of Eastern capitalists ant
bond holders. The questions grow
20 inc out of the late War having bee
n settled, the great question OF r.
Mt nance will force itself upon tn
n Grant administration within tn
n next two years of its existence, an
'ir it will prove question with whic
nd it is unable to cope. The admin
'e' tlation has no policy of its own
~. this great question of the day. I'll
: financial brains of the Lincoln az
lly ministration, which took the Mort
all successfully through a formldao
lu- civil war, were lodged in the hat
I'm Salmon P. Chase, and cannot
IN made available to the miserab
L.. abortion which affects to stand
'n the shoes Of old Abe. Chase i;
gone on the bench, and has but i
the tie sympathy with the men WI
IA, whom he once affiliated.
OF We cannot say we regret tn
sc, the Democrats failed to carry t
as'i present House Of Representative
We wish to give the Republic
ion party full swing during the RENAL
It'll der of its pet Republican admin
ent tration. What is already wanti
ing to run the party into the grou
will be supplied by the present l
roc publican Congress, The acts
tho the present Congress will sou
= . the knell Of Radicalism and pa
ct the way for a grand Democra
for victory in 1872.
Now that the Democratic pal
in the House of Representatives
all strong enough to be felt, it is gr
'me flying to know that it is inteIlcc
no. ally superior to it's opponel
There will be more able and res
debateIs on the Democratic than
that the Republican side of the Ho
all during the present Congress. TIL
wing are Wood, Btooks ana COX, OF \
York, Campbell, of Ohio, Voorl
=. and Kerr, OF Indiana, Eldridg'
Ivy ~ Wisconsin, Marshall, of film
+ha King, OF Missouri, and others
who cannot now recall, who will pr
inc more than match for any of
leaders of the Republican party
con In the Senate though the X
,nao calls have majority of th
,,,vs fourths, and will continue to b
shin a majority for several years
come, the Democrats have ad
o be decidedly to their strength in
it is last Senate. The yindictive-
'yed; unprincipled Drake has given
unes to General Blair, in Missouri,
has already proved himself alb
tate cope with the best of the Rae