The Next Congress

Acoording to ihu slitement of the paper, there nre nlreudyplected to the next House of Reprrsenlatives 100 Whigs, 96 Demoernis, 2 Iudepeidcnts, 1 Naiive American. There ara yet 20 members to bï eleotcd, of whom the Democrals had in the last Congress 17, ilie Whigi 3. Sn that if no ch.Ttige should occur, the House will stand 113 Democret--, 112 Whigs, 2 Independente, 1 Naive. But ïhe Whig-; are ca'c-ilating on gaining several members in the pending elections, and ïliereby having a controlling mnjority in the House. But a mere numérico] majority is worth noihing to the Whigs when the time of trial comes, on account of the Hefi'ction of more or less members from the nction of the main body. As the whigs are composed of more diverse and discordant material than the Democratie party, they therefore need to have a large in.'ijority in order to secure prompt and efficiënt action. We cannot now cali to m'nd a sing'e important quostion that will probably como before the next congress, onwhicha t!ie VVhig members vvould he likely lo pull togelher. The Boston Whig bis already forrseen this evil, and says of it : "The result of the elections thus fnr, s'iows the likelihood of a return of a srnall majority of Whigs to the lower House. But the number wil] not probab!y exceed six oreight, and it will include men who liold the most opposite opinions. On the one side, fbr example, is counted as a VVIiig, Mr. Tuck; on the otlier, Mr. Hilliard. Now we should like to know what single principie lliese gentlemen huid in common whrch will keep them one moment in union upon the issues to be pjesented to th'S Congress? Tlien there is General Borringer, a slaveliok'ing Whig uf Norih Carolina, and Mr. Giddings, an anti-slavery Whig of Ohio? Huw are they to be rcc&nciled t the support of a common system? One class of men like Mr. lngbisoll and Mr. Wint' ro, however much opposed to the origin of h ■ ar are ready to lurnish supplies to proseoute it tu a successful termination, whilst anotherclasssuch ns Mr. tludson & Mr. Root will yield nothing fur such n purpose. Among such diiierences of of opinión, where is the probability that a party which neds the co-operation of one of iis membcrs !o give it a majoritv will stand rendy to assume the responsibility of a positive system? Ifit were so disposed, we shnuld doubt its abiltv, and we mnt in candor add, we have serious distrust even of its cisposition." We do not anticípate from the action of the party, as such, any good to the counlrj'. They will not withdraw ;he army, nor support the VVilmot Proviso, nor put a stop to the War, nor abolisli Slavery n Washington, nor reduce the Pobtoge, nor as a body, sustain any other mensure thnt we shöuld regard as higlily beneficial to the country. Individual Whig memhers will be n favor of thef-e mensures: but those who look for their adoption through the influenco or predominnnce of the Whig party, will be sadly disappointed.