Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-01-18

'''he nom every member oi tho W Ing party
that denial which he tMr. r. now gave 10 TIC
gontlcman's intima,ion. No such subject had
ever been under consideration by " h,r caucus
Could the gentleman from Goochlsnd and his
party, us easily clear their skirts from, the mpu,a
ton
Mr.. WATKINS said he was no cavcs-dropper,
and i'd not retain news in his memory.
Mr.. llARGRANE said as hu belonged to the
conolavo that had been alluded To, he mus, be- per.
| united 10 say few words. lie had stated in ,
newspaper, IN reply TO letter which had appc ,r-
cd, also IN public print. from ono of hi, consti,,-
eni', that no pledge had been given AT the meeting
N question; and he WAS now willing that the
member from Pi,syvani, should have The Conn
n,iitcc he called ior--.l he should have pcrn,is-
sion 10 send iorpapcrs, e.. lie (Mr. H. would
not shrink from any enquiry. The gentleman had
put many questions to the IIouse--Mr. II. hoped
tl,cr, fore, he would no, feel offended that onr
should be put 10 him in return. MIR. II. would ask
II the Wing party had not had CAUCUS some
time ago, and taken a vote similar To that they
now deprecated in Older to secure the election
oil one individual as Councillor, and 10 onN sno-
lhcr
MIR. WlTCliER oppressed his willingness tore
>pond fully truly any intcrrogatory thn,mieht
be put to him. To the onn in question, he replied
distinctly and unequi ocay that no such caucus
as the gentleman alluded To, had ever becu held.
to his (Mr. VS. knowledge. While up let him
pursue little further, his former enquiries. Now
sir, ash the gentleman from Sussex (Nr. liar
sravc) whether, in the presence of the member
from Petersburg hc did not put 10 mo a query as to
whether The reporters Cn describing me 10 have
said that " tho majority had ,'lgcd themselves TO
vote for the eSpnngng.) had not mi>rcprcsrntcd
me Mr.. I'arera,c made an Affirmative mo-
ton replied, Sir, that the reporters had not mis-.
represented me and tho gentleman then told me
that ne had given no pledge -, the meeting. then
asked him u he did MT rotc fer the eupuncine
lie answered, that he had not picdccd himself
that he ielt irre--tlia the caucus had been hld to
ascertain If the subject should be brought be- fore
he House, and that the vote lie gave was in tina,
view q the matter--,hat the rcsul, Of the yo,, vas
that the subject rhouhl br brought forward Task
The gentleman, Sir, whether he did no, make these
statements 7
Mr. IIARGRANE; liI.
Nh. Wilchrr: Then, further ask him, sir, il
he has not given pledge When stated upon
a former occasion, that pledge had been given,
did not mean written bond, buin promise, which,
among ho aorabc men, Is equal to bond. Names
were called over, Sir.
Mr.. WILSON: insist upon il, tia, this dis
cnsSlun is out of order.
The Speaker stated his opinion tina, such was
the case. One gentleman however. had made
statements ont ol order, aud he had i.li it bun
just that those alluded Ia, should b. permitted 10
reply.
Mr.. WILSON; Vas il claimed Lv tic ccn,le-
man from Puts, l,ana, and those who were viii,
him, that he had y right to dictate to tic Demo
cratic Party prescribe rules for them in the
government OF their own affairs = Because ifthcy
drd claim such right, he, OH. " } denied il. The,
were sent there by the Ieoplr, tor the public good
dnd they had right to meet in any way--to aci
rs they pleased, FOR the promotion of that object,
What they did us individuals, VAS nothing To the
Why Party. These meetings were REQUIRED for
III settling Of differences Of opinion that mehi
exist among the Democratic Patty. Gentlemen
talked OF the drilling of that party. Why. they
were not hall So well drilled a, the " lips They
Ohc democratic parity had many differences to
settle. But were any divisions ever >oen in the
ranks of tho Wings Not question tina, had
been raised in the House had been able To divide
them. Whether the meetings which had Lccn al
luded to, MI. W. continued, were called eanruses
or consultations, or any thing else ,hcy bad right
TO them, and would exercise their right llcy did
not moan 10 be deferred from, asc,rtanng each
others OPP, ions when necessary by the ,rv OF
caucus" They had Il rah,, hc repeated, 10
these meetings, and vould hold them every night
iflhcy liked, (Which was necessary 10 enable them
TO keep up with the Whies,) lie hoped these res
buttons would take tic usual course lie lad ne
yer known discussion upon federal relations,
which had not been referred to "A Committee Of the
whole. IT had been customary too, upon these oc-
cdsions, 10 comm, the proposition TO lis friends,
leaving its enemies 10 vote for or acsins H. they
pleased.
MIR. GREGORY said having been stated
that caucus, similar To the objectionable one
which had been 81 frequently alluded to in this de-
bate had been held last session by the " lp party
for the purpose of "lccing particular indi, dual
as councillor and having been at that session.
though very enormously, called Wing, he tee-
ced leave to say now, that il any such caucus
had been held, he did not recollcc, it. He did moi
remember that he was ever alta caucus, excepting
last winter, when the subject before the M, citing
was tho nomination Ola candi late for the Prrsi-
dcncv. lie had never in his life attended
Caucust To pledge himself to vote for any particular
measure. The member from Bniciour, had said
II was necessary for the democratic party to hav.
caucus every night in o,dcr To keep III, with the
Wings; and he has also told us, SAID Mr. G.. some
tim. was very much surprised at. lie has told
rs, SIR, that they have Consultations and that they
sometimes dtter from each other. Why, Sir,
thought they had all been casliea,cd--so ram.
med into the ranhs--,har they could not dare to
raise iingrr against their leaders will to save
themselves! Why, MIR. q. continued, did gentle
man wish tins matter to 20 toa Committee II
la already been IN the Lands of Committee,
who bad done every thing that was necessary, and
reported. &c il remembered than iipy Glc " bios)