Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1843-12-21
From t.s .N.aiO.lal InlsIligsaSer.

Il very often happens that we gst from dis
,ant ne wspapefs The best information Of those
occurrences iR this CITY which involve party
movements, prospects, &c. Thereis, peIhaps,g
n journal to which We are more indebled for
timely Information Of that character than the
Richmond Enquirer. From that paper Of the
4th Instant forexample, we derive the Interest,"
ing inf rnation c, nlained in thsfollowing exlracs
from its Washington correspondence
From he Richmond IA Enquirer, Dec. G.: &
h Last YOU q nay H09 nap aueeh fFlor,u
ea BY some other person OF the result Of
Tour caucus on last night. drop you
line 10 inform you thereof. Contrary to
expectation. the South Carolina. and Geor-
gia delegations were in attendance. and
behaved we'll. They talked a good deal
Of harmony and reconciliation. and stalled
| in expressterms. PHAT THEY HAD
mo EXPECTATION OF Ma. CAL
lHOUNtS NOMINATION FOR THE
! PRESIDENCY, but that they intend to
support tile nomineeFof the Contention,
provided Weswouid bold ont 10 them the
1 olive branch, and that il was due to them
THAT We (lhs Van Buren, party should
tender il and asked, as an earnestness
Of our determination TO do so.s that, before
any person should be nominated 10 any
Office, he should receive the votes Of two-
thirds OF the members present. We yield
ed it TO them, and then proceeded 10 nomi-
natc Speaker, and il resulted as folio rs:
John w. Jones IS, William wilkins, l6,
DgH. Lewis. 8, Davis Of Indiana, 4.
Dromgoole | Saunders. OF North CaFoli-
ma, 2. Beardsley lao that Jones receiv-
ed more than Iwo-thirds Of tie votes cast
ana will. beyond doubt. be the Speaker.
All The Virginia delegates voted for Jones
but one, who voted for wilkins. The
prospects are bright, and frightening. and
lallswiil be perfect. harmony in a few
weeks. THE SIGNS POINT STR0NG-
LILY TO THE WITHDRAWAL OF
Mr.. CALHOUN BY his friends previous
to May. and they will act with Us. The
skies are brighter than you can imagine
MIR CALHOUN AND THE PRESIDENCY
We copied short time since Wash
ingfon letter from the Richmond Enquirer
in Mhich it was distinctly stated the Cal
houni.os, in the Loco Foeo caucus at
Washington, de ciared they had no egpec-
t5sion he would be northumberland add
81 that the ranofs pointed TO bis being
Withdrawn IFom7the canvass. The letter
in The Enquirer was followed up By an
nouncemenls in olher Van BaIen papers
to The effect.
Tho Calhoun papers deny that there is,
any truth in the Tumors. The Washing
ton Spectator 81 this morning, remarksras
| follows:
+ al all events, We feel auihorizedin saJing u
ihs - uno haye.oeen 50 busy ~ fcifcHaaiing the
runcr, or ID adopting the apinion that The lrieads
of the great Southern statesman have, 81 mend
ID ualhdfaw him, from the field Of selection!
heymast sadly deceive themselves: HIsffiendg
ACT upon high and controlling principles and
sFeai measures, 70 Supporting him; and until
these are settled and settled satisfactorily, they
ID nos intend toy ed 70 friend III foe
It's perhaps as well Tor the Spectator
70 talk in this way. but LIT requires no gift
d prophecy tspleaicl that hIr. Calhoun
| viii not Be nominated by The Loco Fnco
Convention - and that seeing how SUBJ
nissIye The calbouniies ia Congress were
I'D Tie beaests Of tie Van Buren, caucus,
lthey viii moi hesitate 10 yield 10 ,iha
disbursements ofthe National Convention.
They may effect independence, and ssik
| ii .pfineipIes" and great measures &.
bns not basing shown independence iii
circumstances requiring i ii will not Be
Eleund 0itiicult for them ID affect s.salgs4
factiou al the settlement Of thsse sipfi1 4
ciples and measures a. they shall be1
made by The Van Bureniles. and yield IN
everything ~ they have already done IN
Congress. BaAimors Pakria1