Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-12-13

AbOllllonlStS. -
Democrats.
Total. ......... %
For Robert Armstrong
democrats. ..'.....''.'' 10
Wings. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. !
Total. .'...'..... IL
For Gales i Seaton-
wing. -....... ................... L
THE DEMOCRATIC SENATORS NoTING To sUs
TAIN AN ANTI-ADMINIsTRATION DEMochATIC
PAPER BERI.-As for the nine Democrats who
voted against the Democratic candidate for
printer we think we know the circumstances
and influences under which each of them act
ed in voting. We believe them to have been as
follows, viz: Mr.. Weller has not yet got over
his defeat for governor Of Ohio by the action
of the Free Soilers of that State lie is be-
lieved to be bitterly opposed TO the policy of
acknowledging thar portion of the supporters
Of Pierce who voted for Van Buren, in I64S Us
entitled TO all the privileges of fellowship with
the Democratic party now, even though they
may stand pledged to maintain the compton
mise intact including the fugitive slave law
co SiduucH are THESE anu Abolition sentiments
Of his, ns 10 lead him to vote on this printer
question with Messrs. Seward, Chase and
Sumner; and 50 strong is his opposition to any
thing smacking of Van BureHism in lSi5 a.
10 induce him to vote for our nei gnHur ut the
.S@HfiHeI. an ardent, active ana et:icie!!: Fay
lorite in that same campaign.
Mr.. Bright comes next on the list lie is
written down here to have been very consis-
r,I,o NJ,
istration ever since the formation of the Ca
binet, when Mr.. McClelland was preferred
for Secretary Of the Interior his own name
being earnestly pressed for that position
That is, his hostility c0mHtcHced then and
became open and excited GAS it has still con
tinuod without interInissiUn as far as we can
learn) from the moment the gentleman pre-
scented by Governor Wright and Senator Pet
tit for special mail agent for Indiana, was pre-
ferred over the gentleman urged by himself
Besides, Senator Bright is understood to be in
the field for the Democratic presidential nom
inaiion in 500 At least he has party who
are - cracking" him up" after that fashion
As funny rs the idea is, it il nevertheless
true.
Senator Evans voted for Mr. r. merely at
the solicitation of Virginia friend We hear
that he stated, after voting for Mr.. Tucker
tn at he would not have done anything Of the
sort, had he conceived that he would bo thus
aiding to build up IA combination against the
national Administration.
Mr. Atchison, like Mr.. Weller, cannot stand
the recognition of any Van Burenites Of 1913
az members Of the Democratic party though
they may pledge themselves to maintain all
the compromise in tact: and he went against
tha Io,,a IL,
has advocated that policy of the Adminstra-
ton. In his contest at home with Colonel
Benton, he took that ground; the Colonel
holding the opposite position. lie il SO very
ultra on this point. as to lead him to coalcsce
with Messrs. Seward, Sumner and Chase to
defeat General Armstrong. who was fighting
the battles Of the compromise when our neigh
Dor Of the .SFHttne/ was supporting the Taylor
Administration, then engaged in urging on
Congress what will he remembered as '.tbe
Presidents plan" virtually TO secure the Or
sanizatiOn of a State Government in Califor-
mia excluding slavery.
Mr.. Brodhead, of Pennsylvania, is emphati-
cally Union party man. All wings Of the
party in his State are his opponents. lie is
at daggers' points with every one there iden
titled with the Buchanan wing, and the lead !
ers Of the Cameron wing down on him. |
very generally. because his notions Of the use
OF the public funds are too stringent for them.
lie is thus literally without party affiliations
at home 80, of course, he is Il Mon party |
party man. The Administration are under |
stood to have favored the election Of Mr.. For |
ley to the Clerkship of the House, and if Mr. |
b. has faverite antipathy on the earth that |
man IS MIR. FOrney, who a. the conductor of |
the PenHsyfrnHi0n, has written many things |
OF MIR. b. hard 10 take, and as II Pennsyl- |
yanIa politician, he has also said and done |
many more things of the same sort. Wewrite |
1t down that Mr.. Br0dhcad's vote against |
General Armstrong was simply blow aimed !
at the National Democratic Administration. |
in return for their sympathy with MIR. Forney
III his recent election.
Messrs. James and Wright are also ''Inion |
party men, and though elected by the Demo
Gratis, are understood to have no sympathy with |
the anti prOtec tionsts or with the stringent
views with reference To the use of the public
uhi. known as those Of the present Admins
tration, with which neighbor of the Sem
me, me may fairly be presumed to be quite us
little in love
MI Hunter, Of Va, is cousin to The forum.
ate candidate, and his colleague Mr.. Mason.
Is his (Mr. Tucker's) former townsman, and
was the intimate friend of his late highly re-
spected and distinguished father. Those vino