The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-01-05

B AnotheF colipotipn Of grave aad reverend
seignioxs" Will assemble in the capitd to-day, TO
astonish the good people Of this State with dis
plays Of unap rdachable wisdom, pathOs and
verdancyr fiji good sized octave volume with
printed mattds, iaceliousiy termed Laws.
pocket % per day, extras not included, and go
home! Well! these periodical infections, like
the Yellow Fever at New Orleans, are necessary
evils, and inasmuch as we, like The Orleanois,
cannot " cut and rum" we must cen "grin and
bear it,"
The Locofoco caucus came off last night and
the Bamburners" were routed "horse, foot,
and Dragons" Office, spoils, and ALL Great
were the chuckliDgs Of the cold Hunkers"
thereat. The whole Of yesterday was spent in
counting noses, and up to the time Of the meet
ing OF the caucus, both factions were, sanguiDe Of
success On the" Old Hunker" side, Seymour,
Sampson, Allen, & Co., had backed out, and left
the course free for Elisha Litchfield of Ononda-
ga The Barnburners," too, had dropped
Hubbard, Davezac, & Co., and rallied on the old
(" Admiral" Great were the anxieties assid-
uous were the pulling of sleeves through the
livelong day. The caucus was organized at Z
O'Clock by the appointment of G. T.Hubbard of
ST. Lawrence, as Chairman, with Sanford OF
your city, and Gorham Of Otsego, as Secretaries.
On the first ballot, victory, decided, unmis-
takeable victory, perched upon the banners Of
the sold Hunkers." The vote stood for Litch-
field 56, Hoffman 3d. scattering 2. Then came
the tug Of war. For Clerk, II. N. Wales; the
late Clerk was in the field, fully panoplied for
the conflict but, unfortunately for him, the odor
Of the g State Hall' was found in his skirts. In
other words, he held cerkshp under Flagg,
and was therefore set down as a g Barnburner. .
The sod Hunkers" brought forward James r..
Rose, our defeated candidate for the Assembly
at the last election; E. J. Porter Of your city,
who might better have staid at home and saved
his passage money, and Benjamin WEIGH, the
radical of the Utica Democrat, were also candi-
dates, but neither of them made much Of raise.
On the third ballot, Rose came out top Of the
heap, having nine. majority. Wales and his
barnburning friends felt on rageousy mad at this
result, but they will be obliged to stand it. Rose
is young man Of respectable talents, and, ifhe
chooses, can make very good clerk Time will
tell This result, SO unexpected and so mortify-
ing to the g Barnburners," is the work Of your
particular friend, the State Printer. Ever since
the election, Croswell has been as sbusy as a
bee" and no stone has been left lnturned to kill
| of old Iron Gray" The Argus has been left
to take care of itself, or what is equivalent, has
been entrusted to the Saratoga Luminary, whose
boyish efusions, and unbounded vanity have
made him the laughing-stock of the city. The
rasult is seen. The Old Regency have triumph
ed, but the Juniors show strong front, and may
yet give trouble. Boy a q,
The rest Of the business of the Caucus went
off quietly-the strife being confined to personal
preferences. At the third ballot, Jonathan T.
Couch, of Chemung, was elected Sergeant-at-
Arms, over Michael Connolly, Of your city, who
was run and defeated as an lrishman! "Truth
every word truth" He based his claims, and
his friends advocated them, on the ground that
he was New Yorker and an Irishman and he
was foored You can draw an inference as
well as l. .ttas II. 5, 49,
For Doorkeeper, John P. Davis of Ulster; for
First Assistant, Daniel E. Williams of Oneida !;
for Second Assistant, John More, an old Revo-
utionary soldier, who halls from Steuben CO.
When, upon the third ballot, he received ma
Jority, he was greeted with a round Of applause
So you see, New York city may quietly suck
her fingers, for all the spoils her Locofoco sons
can get. The West, too, is left to whistle for
her pains. The Old Hunkers" have taken ALL
not leaving even crumb. Whether their vic
tory will sit easy on their shoulders, or will
prove 6 thorn in thefesh, !" remains to be SEEN
Yours, &c. WATCHTowER.
P. S. The Wings held a Caucus in the SEN
ate Chamber, and nominated Samuel Stevens,
OF Albany, for Speaker; George w. Weed, of
this city, for Clerk, Daniel H. Bromley for Ser
geant-at-arms, and Elisha w. Jenkins, for Door
keeper