The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-03-31

consideration Of the Homestead bill.
MIR. Jackson and the Democratic Caucus.
From a late speech of Mr.. JACKSON, the
member of the House from the first Congress
sional district of Georgia, we extract the an
nexed paragraph:
"In relation to myself, it docs happen that.
upon the Texas Boundary bill, voted with the
gentleman from Ohio, (Mr. GiDDISGs,) who has
addressed the committee to-day; and whilst the
names of the gentlemen from Virginia, North Ca
rolina, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Ar
| kansas who voted with me, were suppressed, my
name placed alongside Of the name of the
gentleman from Ohio, in the largest capitals, in
several OF the Union papers of my State, for the
purpose of showing that sympathized with the
Abolitioniss, and with the sentiments Of the gen
tleman from Ohio Let that show, example,
9 to what extent abuse was heaped upon the South
ern Rights party Of Georgia And recently, be-
cause in the course of my duty, us conceived it,
Thought proper, in the Democratic caucus here. to
Uote to lay upon the table resolution endorsing the
Compromise msasures-for this reason, also. has
abuse been hcaped upon me by some of the consti
tutional Union papers Of Georgia have not been
directly charged by them with being Disunionist.
although one of them has called me, am told,
the head 'fre-cater' of my district have not
been directly charged with being Abolition
6 ist have not been directly charged with being
disposed TO destroy the country, and be a traitor
to the southern cause; but my has been pub
hshed i,s connerion tcih the names of Messys.
Rantoul, Preston King, and Other gentlemen ,rto
agree pih them, whilst many other names are
suppressed; and am made to affiliate with those
men, with whom everybody here in this Hall
knows have no special intercourse, and not the
least sympathy.
"Sir, voted in the Democratic caucus to lay
that resolution upon the table, because believed
9 that the question, whether the Compromise mea-
sures should be endorsed, or simply declared to
be acquiesced in. tros question moi for Members
~ Congress 10 dscids nthr IA this House in
caucus, but that The question should BE- d<fominsd
BY The party tohsn the oonpenfion a,semJlsd; and
therefore determined By my pote TO gipt II that
direction"
Ii seems that Mr.. JACKSON complains that
his name is used in juxta- position with that of
Mr.. p. KING and Mr.. RAsToUL, and that he is
made to affiliate" with them, though every
body knows that he has no special intercourse"
with them, and not the least sympathy"
| Now ''affiliation," in any other than its
mere legal sense, means Association in the
same family or society" 1t is thus defined by
WEBSTER. We would like TO know if Mr..
JACKSON does not belong to the same party with
Mr.. RANToUL and Mr.. p. KISe2 Did not he
go into party caucus with Mr.. RAsrouL and
Mr.. p. KISc7 Did he not follow Mr.. p.
KING when that gentleman moved to lay
! MAJOR PoLr's resolution in favor Of the Com
promise on the tablet Did not he vote with
Mr.. RASToUL and Mr.. p. King, and against
! Major PoLK's resolution Did not he remain
behind in the caucus with Mr.. RaNToUL and
Mr.. 7. KING when Judge BAyLy and Mr..
GoRnAS and other National Democrats with
drew from their association And il we have
not misrepresented Mr.. JAcKsos's position in
these respects. how can he say that he does not
affiliate" with these gentlemen The South
ern Rights Democrats did not affiliate with
GoRMAN and BAyLY, because they aided RAN
TouL and y. KING TO vote them down and
how could Mr.. JACKSON act with RANroUL
and p. KISc without utilization
But Mr.. JACKSON has no special inter
course" with Mr.. RANroUL and MIR. z. KING
Now, special means peculiar, "particulsr"-
and "intercourse" means communication. ~
The whole matter then turns on a question Of
relation. What is Special or particular"
intercourse, among politicians? We should
suppose that men who 90 into a party caucus
| together, advocate there the same side Of dis
puted question, act together in the organization
Of legislative body against the sense Of a por-
ton Of the party, and are generally co operating
with the view Of overturnIng one administra-
tIon and setting up another, might be said, with
out doing violence toangusge, TO be in a some
what Especial" intercourse. Nor do we nm.
derstand how Mr.. JAcxsos can act with these
gentlemen in this way, and alege that he has
not the "least sympathy" with them. What
binds them togetherl Why do they caucus to
getber2 Why do they vote togeiher7 Why
do they oppose Mr. FILLMORE togetherl
Bot MIR. JACKSON may mean that though he
has no sympathy with Mr. RANroUL or Mr.. Il.
KING, and no special intercourse" with
them, he is willing TO cooperate with them
in pursuit Of the "spoils" Of political victory
This may account for what we see, and may
be satisfactory to Mr.. JAoVsoS, but will it be
satisfactory to Mr.. JAcgsos's constituents. who
are mainly interested in having well admin
istered government, and do not contemplate a
personal participation in the bonors and ernolu-
menis of SUGGEST
One more point, and we have done. Did
Mr.. JAcxsos allege in caucus, when Mr.. p.
kire and Mr.. RAHroUL were riding rough
shod over that interesting assembly. that his