The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-12-17
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Especial Dispatches to the n. y. Irihune.]
Wasu,xcroN. Dec, q. 1859.

Especial Dispatches to the n. \. lrthune.l
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9, 1858.
The action in the Senatorial caucus in re-
moving Mr.. Douglas from the Chairmanship
Of The COMMITTEE on the Territories has ere.
ased the greatest excitement. Ii 10 regarded
a. demonstrating the intention OF the Demo
| cratic leaders to adhere to the extreme Pro
Slavery policy adopted at the last scssion--to
reduce the Anti-Lecompton men to the po-
siton of faction, and to drive them from
/ the party.
A leading Southern Senator said to-day
| that they had temporized long enough, and
| that they had concluded to drive Douglas out
OF the party. The South will tolerate no half
way position.
| The Anti -Lecompton Democrats expressed
deep indignation at the treatment which
Mr. Douglas has received. MIR. Broderck
vas not invited to the caucus, and is consid-
| cred as having been formally read out OF the
party.
MFR. Seward, on hearing the result OF the
! caucus, remarked that IT was the best Illus
tration that could possibly be given Of the
| truth OF his statement that there was an ir-
| repressible conflict between Freedom and
! Slavery. Ii was a greater outrage, political
1 ly speaking, than the atsemptto force Kansas
/ into the Union as Slave State; because it
| Indicated a settled determination to tolerate
no diversity Of opinion upon any measure
which the South demanded
/ The Ant. Lecompton Democrats declare
| that they will not submit. Douglas said re-
Gently that he meant to continue the fight with
| the Administration to the end
| The movement Of his friend Morris OF ILL.,
nois in the House to-day, in favor of Free
| Trade and Popular Sovereignty, is understood
1 to be an Anti administration demonstra-
1 ton. 49,
| jefferson Davis and Slidell led the attack
| on Douglas in the caucus. The debate last
ed from lo3 in the morning to q late hour in
the afternoon, with an hours recess from IL
to O'Clock for session Of the Senate
Great bitterness was manifested, and Mr..
Toombs left the caucus in disgust, while the
dissention was at its hight.
| 1t seems pretty certain that Mr.. Hunter
will be the Administration candidate for the
| nomination of the Charleston Convention
The President has recently expressed him
self strongly in favor Of Hunters nomina-
| ton.
FRIDAY, Dec. 10.
| There il a good deal of talk about the
Democratic leaders being alarmed at the ex
citement which their blow at the Anti-Le.
compton democrats mas Chubeu. Sucn thik
10 absurd. The blow has been given deliber-
atsly, and will not be smoothed over. The
prosecution Of Douglas would have been con-
summated in open Senate to-day, but it is
reQuir cd that the Committees be announced
| on the second Monday of December.
The States declares that the act will have a
most DISASTROUS effect upon the Democratic
party; will revive an extinct issue will en-
courage Black Repubicanism, and give it a
renewed assurance Of q triumph over the dis
organized Democracy.
The Republican Senators held caucus to-
day to consider the question Of Committees
Ii was decided to vote against the unfair ar.
rangement Of committees proposed by tn,
Democrats. They we're unanimously opposed
to backing Douglas in his fight with his owl
party. His abuse of the Republicans durinl
the canvass, and his attempt in his Southern
speeches to conciliate the fre-eaters, has ma
! terially weakened his position. The ieadini
: Anti.Lecompton Democrats, in Congress
: openly complain Of his conduct. They thin
that he talks too much about the organisa
ton Of the party.