American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-12-01
Democratic Caucus.
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The Union simply announces the nominations
of the caucus
The Infethgencer makes no comment.
The Republic has the following:
A meeting Of Democratic members of the
House of Representatives was held at the Cap
itol on Saturday night, when the following gem
tlemen were agreed upon as the party nominees
for the respective Offices named: Hon. LINN
BOYD, of Kentucky, for Speaker; Mr.. j. W..
FoRNEY, editor of the Pennsylpanian, for Clerk !;
MIR. GLossBRENNER, of Pennsylvania, for Ser
geant-at-arms; Mr.. u. w. McKNEw, clerk in
the Globe office, for Doorkeeper; Mr.. JOHNSON,
of Virginia, for Postmaster.
We are informed that ninety Democratic
Representatives were present, and that the pro-
ceedings were lively and protracted. Mr.. W.
A. Richardson, of Illinois, was in the chair, and
Mr. r. T.. Stanton, of Tennessee, and w. p.
Hall, of Missouri, acted as Secretaries. After
the meeting was organized, Major Polk, of Ten
nessee, offered q resolution cordially approving
of the series of measures known as the Compro-
mise, and pronouncing them final adjustment
of the questions to which they relate. This
gave rise to debate, in the course of which
Mr.. Stanton, of Tennessee, moved to refer the
whole matter to the Baltimore National Demo
cratic Convention. Finally, however, on the
motion of Mr.. d. X. Carter, Of Ohio, Major
Folks resolution was laid OH the table, by a
vote Of SO to 80.
After this division several members left the
meeting. The vote on the nomination fol
Speaker was 80. For Clerk, Mr. FoRNEY re
ceived go votes; Mr.. YOUNG, the former in
cumbent, 20. host of candidates appeared
for the Doorkeepership and we understand
| that compromise in regard to the apportion-
ment of the Offices controlled by the Doorkeeper
was found necessary to secure the nomination
| of Mr.. MoKNEw. Messrs. GLossBRENNER and
JOHNSON were nominated by acclamation.
The coalition of Massachusetts was repre-
sented by Mr.. Rantoul-that of Connecticut by
Mr.. Cleveland. The Free soilers of New York
were represented by Mr.. Preston King. Reso-
lutions in support of the Compromise measures
were laid on the table, we understand, by a
majority of nine votes. On the reputation Of
| these resolutions, number of the Democrats
| left the caucus, and the remaining members
including Messrs. Rantoul, King and Cleve
land, made the nominations we have mentioned
The Southern Press says:
We understand that the meeting was not O
| general one of the Democratic members, but
| that many from the South declined going into
it in the first instance. After its organization
we learn that Mr. Polk, Of Tennessee, offered q
resolution declaring in substance that the Com.
promise measures should be regarded as a hnal
settlement of the slavery question, and ought
to be cheerfully acquiesced in. Mr.. Johnson
of Arkansas, thereupon offered q substitute
declaring In effect that the Compromise mea-
sures should be acquiesced in by the Demo
cratic party, as whole and further, that any
action abolishing slavery in the District of Co.
lumbia, forts, and arsenals or the prohibition
of slavery by act of Congress in the Territories
of Utah and New Mexico; or refusal to admit
any State hereafter applying, on the ground Of
its tolerating slavery; or the repeal or materia
modification of the fugitive slave law, would b,
in violation of the principles of the Compro
mise, and as such ought not to receive the sup
| port of the Democratic party.
| After their rejection, Messrs. Polk and Jones
of Tennessee, Bayly, of Virginia, and other
prominent Union Democrats, withdrew from the
caucus. 1t nevertheless proceeded to make the
nominations as above stated
Messrs. Rantoul, Preston King, Cleveland,
and other members of the Frec-soil wing Of the
party, continued to take part in the proceedings
to the last, and seemed to be entirely satisfied
with the action of the caucus.