Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1853-12-09
SETTLING THE ADJUsTMENr AGAIN

FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 8, 1853.
SETTLING THE ADJUSTMENT AGAIN.
There are very few men for whom we entertain
ahigher respect personally and politically, than we
cherish for Mr.. STANTON, of the Memphis district.
Yet we very seriously question the policy and pro-
priety of settling the slavery question" every
time few Members of Congress" happen to get
together. If it is desired 10 make the slavery ag
tation perpetual such propositions as that made by
Nr. STANTON in the democratic caucus will very
likely prove effectual Such is not, however, the
desire of the South. She had a right to expect
peace in consenting to the compromise. She was
divided in opinion as to the proprety of that COM
promise, but unanimously adopted it as final
settlement in the hope of peace. She has had but
little sympathy with the New York "hards" in I'M
necessarily reviying for their own uses the slavery
agitation, when there practical question in
regard to slavery before the Legislature Of the
try Quite as little sympathy will she have with
her own citizens who csuseessly kndle the flame
of sectional agitation Let practical issue arise and
we are with the South, at all hazards and TO the
last extremity" But we will never aid in nor con-
sent to the causeless agitation of this exciting and
dangerous question to crafty personal pique or to
advance partisan schemes.
We cordially approve the policy of the admins
tration of Gen. PIERcE in this matter, because we
kHoIo ham to be true TO the South and because his
object has been to bury dissensions and to remove
the slavery question from the politics of the day.
If the attempt has not been successful the fault
lies in the restless ambition of schemng politicians
in the northern States, who expect TO be very mu-
nfeenty paid for saving the South" and who
are therefore anxious to put her in position to
need salvation often as possible. We feel very
much the same sort Of gratitude towards those men
which we should feel towards the man who should
fire our dwelling, and then claim a reward for ex-
tinguishing the flames
We cannot doubt the motive Of southern demo-
Gratis ike Mr. STANTON, who aid those schemes but,
seriously doubling the policy of their course we
Lave felt compelled TO utter our opinions.
DEMOCRATIC WAR"
We have heard of description of the poverty
of certain country, in which the climax
reached by the declaration that the dogs were so
poor that they had to lean against the stumps to
bark" We would not be 50 impoEte to COM
pare any of our opponents to dogs Yet whiggery
is now Verg poor country Wing editors have
nothing in wh:ggery to fall back upon for comfort
But for an occasional appearance of democratic
war" they would have no politics TO talk about
We heartily pity the lank and hungry fellows who
have to prop themselves up against the New York
factionists to bark.
THIRTY-THIRD CONGRESS- FIRST SESSION
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3, NJ.
Two hundred and seventeen members Of the
House in attendance.
The Hon. Linn Boyd was elected Speaker He
received l43 votes
WASHINGTON, Dec 5.
Further Particulars Of tie Democratic Caucus
The caucus met la the hall of the House. There
was tolerabIy full attendance. Disney, Orr, Rich
ardson, and several others were, however, absent
They organized by the appointment of Mr.. Olds to
the chair, and Ingersol Of Conn, and Davis of In
diana as secretaries. The rules Of the House were
adopted as the rules of the meeting.
Mr. Stanton, Of Tennessee, offered series of res
olutions affirming the principles of the Baltimore
platform, and in favor of carrying out the principles
of the inaugural against interference in State poll
tics. These ruled out on point of ord,-r.-
An appeal was taken, but the chair sustained
by large majority.
They then proceeded TO ballot for Speaker. On
the first ballot the vote stood:
Boyd, As
Disney, y
Orr IS
Babcock l
Total, lis
On the second ballot the vote stood as follows:
Boyd, Ga
Orr, %
Disney, 81
The Hon Linn Boyd was declared nominated
They next balloted for the remaining officers which
resulted as follows: Forney, clerk; Glossbrenner,
sergeant at arms; both nominated the first ballot
Ncknew was nominated for door-keeper on the I'd
ballot and johnson for postmaster, all being old
officers.
TmRTT-THIRB CoYGEESS-FIRST SESSION.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.
SEKATE-Sfr Atchison, President pro tenn, took
The chair at quarter-past y O'clock and called the
Senate to order The credentials were presented of
Robt W. Johnson Senator from Arkansas, in place
of Scion Borland resigned; also the credentials Of
Philip Allen, Senator elect from Rhode Island
for SIX years; of john Bell OF Tennessee, for six
years.
Mr. Benjamin said that the Hon. John SEdeIl had
been elected TO the Senate place Of Mr.. SOue, but
his election was known and he hoped there would
be no objection to his being sworn.
No objection being made, Mr. Slidell was sworn,
together with Messrs. Bell Allen, and Johnson.
Mr. Broadheads resolution was adopted direct
run of the Senate present and ready proceed
10 business.
Mr. Dodge, of Iowa, gave notice of bills granting
land to Iowa for railroad purposes and TO establish
territorial government Of Nebraska.
Mr. Jones, of Iowa, gave notice Of bills granting
lands to Iowa for connecting the Mississippi and
Missouri rivers.
Mr.. Gwin gave notice Of bills making donations
of public lands TO California for the purpose of con-
structing a railroad and telegraph line from San
Francisco to the Colorado river with branch pass
ing to the boundary line of Oregon, and bill to es-
tablish line of mail steamers from San Francisco,
via the Sandwich Islands, TO Shanghai.
Mr Seward offered the following resolution:
Resolved That the President be requested if not
in his opinion Incompatible with public interest, to
communicate any correspondence that may have
taken place between this government and the King
of the Sandwich Islands
The resolution was laid over
Mr. Fish submitted the following resolution, which
was also laid over