For THE National Vim,
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AS Il IS generally conceded that the Wings
will have the majority in the next House Of
Representatives, the election OF officers, as is
natural. begins already to be subject of much
! speculation. But must confess that il was
with considerable surprise that observed in
your paper of last evening, that, the present
Locoioco incumbent, Mr.. French, "counted
upon certain success provided the Wing ma
torlty shall not be over ten votes' Now upon
what grounds he predicts am at loss to d.
vine, unless indeed it be for complying with
the scrlptural command, which saith that, "ev-
cry man shall provide for his own household"
Certainly Mr.. French. though he may have
forgotten every other command in religion,
and rule in politics, has not forgotten this, for
in an office numbering about dozen men, he
has no less than three near connections and of
course il would be rather inconvenient that this
monopoly Of public pap should be broken up.
But | think, if Mr.. French calculates upon a
lre-election, he has reckoned without his host
There are numerous Wing candidates for the
office, and if the Wings have the majority
believe with your correspondent, that one Of
that number will be selected, who is good and
true, and that he will receive the unanimous
and undivided Wing vote Of the House. E.


Bathing in .Merico.-The following is an
extract from letter from the camp of the Mas
sachusetts volunteers, published in the Boston


Transcript:





/" You would be charmed with our encamp-


ment on account Of the bathing, if nothing else.
All the Matamoros females, high and low,


bathe at least once each day-generally in the
evening, soon after sunset; and as the current
is too strong for their delicate limbs TO contend
the vicinity of the city-our lake being espe
cially favored by them. Some of them are
splendid swimmers, and | have seen one of
them outswim at least eight Of our officers.
!. " The Mexican men and women balhe pro-


mscuously, and il is laughabe 10 see the wo-
men take lovesick swain and duck him till
he is nearly dead. should consider that a
perfect cure for the most obstinate case imsgin-
able''


One scarcely wonders that the writer Of the
letter was charmed with their encampment" !"


II must have been rare thing to see eight
officers OF the Massachusetts volunteers swim
ming alter one Mexican woman. We wonder
if il was IN one of these swimming matches
that Colonel Gushing broke his leg2
The Now Orleans National, speaking Of the titles
Of Gen. Taylor, says:


Mr.. Marcy calls him-'Major General Taylor
commanding


, ,, The People gcnerally-'Oli Rough aud Ready
The Mexicans-Don Zachary.


The teamstc in the Amy--'Thc Old Man
{ The Mechanics aud ar,izans in the Army--'The
/ Old Boss


: The Mexican Women-'Mucha Buena'
Santa Ana-'Od fool, don't know when he is
/ whpped.'


Gen. Scott-'My dear. dear General'
i Mr.. Polk-'Oh, breathe not his name
r The Sopereigns-'OUR NEXT PRESIDENT
: OF THE UNITED STATES