The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-20
AFFAIRS In WASHINGTON.
INTERESTING CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
Another Disunion Speech from a
mississippi Fire-eater.
Two More Ballottings for Speaker
and no Choice.
<oo~>r-o<-oON~N~@-0~Oo~~@or~~
Withdrawal Of Mr.. Bocock, the Demo
cratic Candidate,
&c, &sY &c.
INTERESTING CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
Our Special Washington Despatch.


Observation-Disclosures OF THE DoUGLAsrEs.
The statement teegraphed to the country last night
from this city that Douglas delegates have been
elected to the Charleston Convention from Indiana
Is not correct The report grew out Of the fact,
which seems to elate some Of the Douglas men TO-
day, that by canvass IL is ascertaned that the
Democratic Convention, which meets at Indianapolis
the 18th Of January next to elect delegates to Charleston
will have majority of about thirty for Douglas. This Of
indicates that Douglas delegates will BIO elected
but have to believe that such result Is not at all
certain in some six districts there double
deegatons and the State Committee anti Douglas
men and have full power to decide which delegation from
the contestng districts shall be admitted to the Conven-
tion there good chance for Mr. Douglas to got
aged out Of his delegates This intelligence Of seeming
the part Of Douglas may have induced the
tempt Of certain Northern democrats TO the
party upon Davis, Of Indiana. Davis has never voted
for Boc0ck but always for Douglas manCark, OF New
York. Adrain, of New Jersey. Douglas has used his
influence induce his friends in Illinois, and the anti
Lecompton democrats representing other States to con.
centrate Davis The noians understood to agree
but surprise every one they against
Davis to-day. Not the other anti-LecomPton demo
Gratis. They refused-they don't believe in Davis. They
have heard reports lately that he has indicated to
some Of his friends that he should go for Lane,
leve him out in the cold also The news from Indiana
may change Davis programme.
Douglas denounced by the Southern Lecomptonites
the strongest terms His absence from the Senate said
to be account of fear Of being interrogated he will
dodge to Florida, he did to New Orleans and Cuba,
when last o candidate for the Senate.
Mr. Singletons declaration the floor of the House to-
day that he would never vote for Douglas at Charleston
upon any platform, vote for him afterward he
nominated s fair expression Of the feelings of Southern
men in Congress towards the Little Giant" They spurn
the idea OF nominating him at Charleston or submitting
10 any dictaton by Northern delegates who cannot
the last official record Of o single State election
in the North, pledge with truth single electoral vote.
They declare the breath that every delegation from
the Southern States with but exception, will go into
the Charleston Convention with electoral votes at their
back They claim that they represent party which pos
sesses power and controls not only the national govern
ment, but all the Southern States except one while the
Northern delegates represent here and there fragment
party which nowhere controls State government and
Is everywhere without power.
There is still someak of uniting upon Davis Of Indiana
but the riends OF Mr.. Buchanan don't like the pill
Dr. Douglass paper has been circulated about the House
to-day, containing extract OF speech made by Davis
at Douglas meeting in indianapolis about one year
ago, which excels the republicans in bitterness
toward the administration The following is the gst
tIn the next Presidential contest the candidate Of any
party who shall place himself upon platform approving
endorsing the bred Scott decision cannot carry
gle township in single county OF single State north Of
Mason and Dxon's line" This is considered a sweet
morse for the digestion Of reeaters. It did its work
to-day the third ballot for Speaker After Bocock
withdrew attempt made to concentrate Davis
and he got only twelve votes but of which from
Illinois and Indiana, Mr.. Douglas strongholds, and not
one from Mr. Davis State. A significant fact
is that not Southerner voted for him. How could they
vote for who denounces Mr. Buchanan, Lecompton,
an the bred Scott decisions Impossible
The declaration Of Mr. Bocock today, when he with
drew his from the list Of candidates. that he felt
proud that he had kept himself free from all completely of
arrangements understood apply to those democrats
who have tried sell the democracy out to the Aneri
cans or Douglas democrats.
Mr. Singleton, of Mississippi placed the squatter
eighty democrats and republicans in the same boat as
against the interests of the South He considered them
allies and such there impossible gulf between
them and the South This declaration created oonsdcra
BILE sensation at the tme aud has been the subject Of
great indignation the part Of Douglas and his friends
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE.
Some Of the Western members of the National Repub-
can Committee have arrived here, rou to New York,
where that body meets Wednesday The place Of
meeting Of the Republican National Convention will be at
Indianapolis Indiana, st. Louis, and the disposition Of
majority Of the republicans here TO 90 to ST. Louis,
as that city has given the largest free soil majority Of
any city in the Unon and because going to slave State
would appear less sectional.
SENATORIAL CAUCUS ssiECrIoS OF PUBLIC rRiSTER-
CnARaEs AGAINST GENERAL BOWMAN, ETC
The democrats met in Senatorial cauous this morning
for the purpose OF nominating candidate Tor public
xuorn "
them frcnds-Gcneral Bowman Of the Constitution; Har-
vey waterson Of Tonnesscc Colonel Pickett Of Kentucky
Nh Smith, Of the Alexandria Sentinel, and CGnsius
Wendell.
Senator Brown, Of Mississippi, read letter which mad
handed to him. prefcrrng charges agsAst General
Bowman It stated that Bowman was interest
cd in the public prin!iug white 10 held thu