The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-12-04
Democratic Caucus--Repn5lifaa Characteristics.
F7-s.a Message-Arriuol Of Members, &c.
coRREs PoSDENCE oFTHE pIsp,rry

f& WASHINGTON, Dec. /. 1855
- We arc near unto the fnlflment or refutaton Of
all predictions, and lit would be yenturesome now
to attempt more of them.
The Democrats of the House met in caucus TO-
night and nominated Mr. Richardson, OF Ill;nois
tor Speaker; Mr.. A. ID. Banks, OF the South-sids
Democrat, for Clerk, anu Mr.. Wendle OF this ci,v,
but formerly Of New York, for Printer. They saw
that they are going by the chalk.lin the Union,
has struck for them; they are going to stand bv
their integrity and leave others to make coalition,
They may do so but if SO. how 10 1t that Mr.
Wendle Is sure of being elected Printer. There
are many who think the game is deep, but it NAV
be determined few hours after the publication Of
this letter.
The Republicans and Americans have been eau.
cusing during the last three days; but to-day they
respectively came to the conclusion that they
would have no caucus, and that all their former
caucuses were only social meetings.
D In the Republican Caucus or social meeting tbis
morning, there were sixty or seventy present, and
there was . good deal OF applause during their pro-
ceedings. Formal speeches were certainly made II
was agreed among them that in order that they and
the Americans might vote together they would make
no nominations. The Americans are unaers1 cd
to abstain for the same reason. But the Reprbl.
cans, those Of their number who talk of the sub
ject very freely, express the opinion that Mr..
Banks, of Massachusetts, will be Speaker, and Mr.
Cullom of Tennessee. Clerk
OF al the subjects TO DO discussed in the Presidents
Message there should be of more interest
than such as relate to Central America The ehsr-
acter and extent Of the claim of England in that
try 10 very little understood but must be set-d
American iIIibusters will Of course prosecute their
enterprises there, and obtain control, step by step
In this England cannot, and win not interfere; b.
when they appre ach Honf uy g the Rua.a1 llands
Baiize the limits of which latter two are NOT clearly
marked out, then there Ray be conflict. Engla,
will have a show OF Justice her side, and Nc n i'll
not be able to sat up such show until BY sonc mca
the title Of ENGLAND shall be sdjudicsted. y
The steam frigate Minnesota was launched in beam
tiful style from the Navy Yard il this city To-day
the nresence of MANY thousands of persons She 10
third of the SIX steamers that ha, been launeh.
Ono at ew York, (the largest of al} and two Nc
fix are still on the stockS. The Minnesoa is 6ns
vessel completes and we'll built in every particular.
James Watson Webb, Horace Greedy and Thurlo~
Weed, famous New York editors are hero for tbs
winter very large number of shrewd and stls
lobby members from tine Northern States The city
10 filing yefy fast The avenue was deneey thfongd
in the promenade hours of to-day. The number of
new members il very large aud there IL much Of the
this 10 T. sort. of feeling infested The colts do
net understand the fawnng of the favoraskef and
of course swell up to the dimrnsions Of great in
Dangerously sudden manner But they viii get tired
of it anon. Men who ready public speakers ares
dangerous for modest and difident man to tru't
himself among. and such sink into obscur
in the presence of any portion of the two hnndr ID
snd thirty five or forty Representatives and DeIegs
who are now at the portals of the House But if ar
modest man is patient and has '.gumption," he viii
soon come into note. comforted nssclf With thus
assurance tonight. while seeking to learn the rsns
Of the present csncnscs. &SK a. D. y.