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Domestic News
November 12, 1848
The New York Herald
New York, New York County, New York
What is this article about?
Opinion piece arguing that the next Congress will likely be Whig due to Gen. Taylor's popularity carrying ticket mates, not genuine support for Whigs, and warning Whigs against trying to control Taylor or push old issues.
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The Next Congress.-It is probable we shall now have a whig Congress, but let not the whigs mistake the matter, and imagine that Gen. Taylor must be led and ruled by them on that account. Why shall we have a whig Congress? Not because the people have reposed confidence in the whigs and elected them, but because whig names were attached to the Taylor ticket, and the name and popularity of Gen. Taylor carried into Congress all who were named on the same ticket with him. If any kind of decent men had been tied to Gen. Taylor's ticket they would have been carried triumphantly into Congress. It is, therefore, to be hoped the whigs will not deceive themselves, and think of forcing obnoxious, antiquated issues upon the country. It will be a Taylor Congress, not a whig one.
What sub-type of article is it?
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Whig Congress
Gen Taylor
Taylor Ticket
Election Popularity
What entities or persons were involved?
Gen. Taylor
Domestic News Details
Key Persons
Gen. Taylor
Event Details
The text discusses the probable Whig majority in the next Congress resulting from Gen. Taylor's popularity rather than support for Whig policies, advising Whigs not to attempt to control Taylor or impose old issues, emphasizing it as a Taylor Congress.