The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-12-10
Washington.
Correspondence of the Herald.l

Correspondence of the Herald]
WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. g. 1913.
Effect ofthe late Democratic Caucus State of Par
ties-Haa Burenism in the Ascendant-Fate
Of Whig officers IN the House of Representatives
Repeal g-Iheatre-Business in Washing
ton, &c.
Since the great democratic caucus last Saturday
night, which at settled the speakership of the
House of Representatives, and promised an uncon-
ditlonal acknowledgment of Mr.. Van Buren's
claims in the Convention, there has been neither
split nor detection in the ranks of democracy. 1t
is somewhat amusing to take a calm and phiosophic
view of the sudden reverses and fluctuations which
peculiarly attend political life. So formidable had
been the pretensions of the Calhoun organ, and SO
Independent of. and overbearing to all Van Buren,
Union, that even the Van Buren, leaders trembled
At the prospect of the overwhelming Calhoun
strength with which they were destined to come in
conflict for the supremacy at the opening, of Con-
gress. The impression was general that Van
Buren, was decidedly second to the South Caro-
nian in the affections of the party Thus 1t is.
Everything in the political world is blinded and
mystied by the falsehood, cunning, corruption and
rascaty of base, pandering presses and oice-hunt-
ing orators, that nothing short Of such demonstra-
ton as was made last Saturday night when
the Representatives from all the States were
assembled, could possibly shed light upon the
The result of the whole deliberations at that
caucus-the balancing of the strength of the pro-
minent candidates-the dismay Of the Calhountes,
at the discovery that their boasted popularity was
mere delusion, and the confidence with which the
Van Burenies were so suddenly inspired as to in
luce them to agree that not less than two-thirds
should constitute majority, were all first given to
the country and the world, through the columns of
the "Herald" These are no secrets now The
truth has flashed upon the principal States and
cities in the Union, and what is the consequence ?
That Van Buren, already stands out in bold relief,
as the only champion of Democracy that can
WELD mace against Mr.. Clay, IN the great battle
for the Presidency, and that Calhounism is knock
ed on the head-utterly NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
| In the House of Representatives, the Van Buren,
leaders, now conscious OF their commanding in1u-
.nce IN the party arrange measures exactly TO suit
! their own views, and do not condescend so far as
10 consult the Calhoun men upon single question.
Before that great caucus was held, the Van Buren,
ties would willingly, in order to propitate the sup
posed strength OF their rivals, have given them
their choice of the Clerk Of the House. on condition
,ver, as all the mist had been cleared away, and it
was found that the adopted Of old Hickory could
swallow up all his competitors in the convention,
mopiiaton was at an end They have not given
them their choice,of even doorkeeper.
In the meantime, the Calhoun men have tamely
and submissively allowed themselves to be whipt
into the traces On every petty motion they vote
Of wonder, would they not do after voting for
Blair, the wholesale calumniator of their chief tor
| Printer 7 That single act, If there was no other
| evidence, procains their vassalage to Van Buren,
| ism.
| Thanks be to the course of events all the demo-
cratic factions are now interchanging with each
other their sympathy, affection and unrestrained
confidence. Ii IS pleasant to politicians well
| as other people living in state of aInIty. Long
| may the heterogeneous body be preserved entire
II viii have opportunity soon TO test the strength OF
its bond Of union.
! The united democracy in Congress are congratn-
ailng themselves to-day upon the amount of labor
| which they have accomplished during the week.
| They think il great weeks work,that they have
purged the House of all its wing officers. II is not
the fashion now, as 1t was in Van Buren's first (l)
term, to carry on the game Of prescription by the
| wlolesa e, and deny II every day in the newspa-
| pers at the same time OH no. They glory now
in carrying OUT the "principle" They believe
with the Kentucky blacksmith, that if Henry Clay
eyer gets in, there will not be democrat left ON
the face o. the arth," and accordingly they have
declared "war to the knife" against whiggery
wherever they may find II.
Butstop-et not injustice be done them. said
that they had kicked all the wing officers out ofthe
House, was wrong. There is still one trembling
on of man who has not yet been sacrificed on the
lltar. The fate of Mr.. Mccormick, the very POI
tie and attentive postmaster to the House of Repre-
entatives has not yet been sealed. The decree has
rot yet gone forth, although would advise him to
commence untying his cravat as soon as he has lei
mre, the guillotine is sure to be down upon nm
believe he is only a suspected wing, at least 10
hat light he stood with number Of the democratic
members who were inclined to continue him ~ or
ice But fact has Just some forth from the depthh
f obscurity Gin which il has laid for years. when
ees all his accounts in the Post office In the oap'
II seems that when DR.. Alexander Duncan, OF
)hio, (present ocofoco member OF Congress) was