It enabled the opposition to send a majority of members to the twentieth Congress, both in the Senate and the House of Representatives.

The test of the strength of parties in the House took place on the election of Speaker.

Andrew Stevenson, of Virginia, was elected on the first ballot, by a majority of ten votes over John W.Taylor, the administration candidate.

Mr.Stevenson was a supporter of Mr.Crawford in 1824.

His election to the Speaker's chair clearly indicated the union of the different sections of the opposition, and foreshadowed too evidently the overthrow of the administration of Mr.
Adams.
In this state of things, with a majority of Congress against him, the President was deprived of the opportunity of carrying into execution many important measures which were highly calculated to promote the permanent benefit of the country, and which could not have failed to receive the approbation of the people.