Bradford Opinion

The Next House of Representatives.

We have carefully compared the tables of the different parties, and give the following, as what we think will be the complexion of the next United States House of Representatives:

In 33 States, there is little or no question and their Representatives in the next House will be 112 Republicans and 125 Democrats. This leaves five States over which there is, still a wide difference in estimates: Republicans claim both Congressmen in Florida, while Democrats only give them one. In Louisiana the Republicans claim three while only one is conceded to them. There are good grounds to support us in saying, the Republicans will secure both of their Representatives on the official count, although on the face of the returns Democrats are elected, yet there are such unmistakable evidence of fraud on their part as will at the proper time seat the legally elected Republicans. South Carolina, Missouri and Pennsylvania, each have a seat to be contested by Democrats, with a faint hope of success in the two first: while there is little doubt of their having three of the five Congressmen in South Carolina. New Hampshire has not yet elected her Representatives. At present the Democrats have two of the three, this order may be reversed next March. Now from these figures the Democrats still have 10 majority, and we have no reason to think this majority can be increased, while it may be reduced to six. We have nothing to fear from the 45th Congress with so small a majority they are literally powerless to pass any of their radical measures which at one time we had good reason to believe they would attempt, and with a smaller force of Republicans to oppose them could successfully carry out.