North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-12-24
r,P nEmocRAT1C CAUCUS.

Az f,,,ber nroof of the misrepresentation By the
Wing press, Of the action and motives OF .He In -
ocratic caucus at Washington, we ASK attention 70
the following letter of MIR. Jackson member OF Co'
,,fess from Georgia. originally opposed to the COM
nfomise 1t will be seen that he not only acquires.
ces in it, but at the proper time is willing
a resolution expressing the hnaty" OF tae co'nP,o-
mise honestly executed. We cannot doubt tha' u'o
whole Democratic party substantially occupies the
same platform ,od 10
In connection with this subject, are pleased 10
see the following appeal fton the Florence lAia'
Gazette, saunch supporter OF the coM anu
recently" an organ of the Union" party
"A WoRD TO UNION DEMOCRATS. We hope those
Union Democrats with whom we co-oPerateo last
summer in the great struggle that was 'nen sois ou
will watch with circumsPectlon the progress Vi az
fairs. During the late canvass, we claimed 10 oe
fhe true the old pannel Jackson democracy, andt De-
hooyes us now to act in such manner as not TO COM
promft our political integrity we see that au eol
is being made by some of our Union trlends 70 nfSd
nize regular Union party. This is all fudge. mere
never will be but two great political parties IN TINS
country. As long as there was any Necessity LOT IL,
we maintained that the friends of the Unlon sho1o
act in concert, but the question which credteo
Union and Dsunon party, has ceosed to exist 'nee
is certainly no NECESSITY for regularly organized
Union party.
WASHINGTON CRY.
GENTLEMEN: The newspapers containing mnch
anmadverson upon the couIse pursued oy Ihe Iale
Democratic caucus in relation TO the compromise
measures and my own humble name having been
prsmnenty used in gazette Of this city IN lis slr-
lures consider il proper to state through your COL
umns, by your kind permission, that attended that
caucus solely for the purpose of aiding in the nomi-
nation of the officers Of the House. desired to vote
for the nominations of Messrs. Boyd and FoFney, as
Speaker and cerk-two Of the most decided Com
promise men in the Union not because approve
the Compromise, (Which may never do,) but be-
cause I believed it to be the wish OF the people OF
Georgia that they should be elected did not go to
the caucus to vote down resolutions OF any kind and
am ready to support in my place in the House OF
Representatives. resolution expressing the hnalIty
OF the Compromise honestly executed. had no oo-
lection to the spirit of the resolution offered
by Mr. Polk, of Tennessee, in the Democratic meet
fng-was willing to vote for it, then, and am so now
But believed, with considerable ma orty OF the
members convened that it would be better to take no
action upon it, combining attention to the approaching
organization OF the House, and leaving to the Ba-
more Convention the expression of opinion OF the
National Democratic Party. l do not doubt that the
Conventian will, almost with unanimlty, sustain the
Compromise, and present candidates for the Pres-
dency and Vice Presidency in whose favor the South
ern people may safely cast their suffrages.
In reference to the will of Georgia, expect to
give vote, during the time may remain here, con-
Aicting, in any degree with the Compromise laws.
wish them he faithfully observed, and their merits
fully tested and no citizen will rejoice more than
myself if AL the good shall result from them which
the people of Georgia anticipate.
respectfully, your fellow-ctizen,
JOSEPH w. JACKSON.