, 1859-12-16
FROM WASHINGTON.


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speeia, Correspondence ii ,bs P,.a4 aat 1r,bane.1
wAuuercs, Dee. L. 3r.x. $50.
hare Just learned the full particulars Of ths
proceedings Of tho American caucus held sasuf.
Gay night II lasted Until midnight. Il COM
tn'sies of three Democrats waited On the Amer
lean members aad made them he following
propositions: H-the Americans could raise 25
'o'es 'of no'eler' Of Va' The Democrata would
p1ooaee "a defect HIM. They said they could
- soaa| u ua'1s ~ Of :lna.' sna Alggs ~ OF a.
r. IN an emergency. Inc other oiacers' 1t was
proposed soon!a % eqn'tsb!y divided. The
second piopos'tloo WAS 10 exact pledge, that
'as5 "oa'o a.. oppose Inc ADOPTION ot tho PIN.
:, Ist'ts 'u'e' Inc mira proposition WAS thst II
.no democrats "oulo drop bocock and 30 for
neagAos OF 1exasr tHho run ~ Houston DEM
oeFas against disunlonist, but sfnce he has
come here has turned fre-eatet) md that when-
!ercr they csye him 95 votea thu American. vrrr
tn fur,;,,fot rot., - -. -. Ns =.
:, -, o~0 e.est u'n4 J aaa IL sou"
s'uefa.lon tueteot tney tthe Amef1cans) Tere to
hare the Clerk and Sergeant ut Arms. The
Spokesman Of the Democrats YVES Gov. Wins
.,ou or xor+h c.r,,;,. rh..:-... a, 80:
Ao"' u -'"f.n oatonna- 1nese were - Amef1-
cans present, including Briggs, Of n. y. Win
ter Davis Was absent. Hnnnhrev Marshall,
|, J.rc c,on.n, ,nd n.oot. - 49, E.
'''e' e'e"ene ane o.poAs' oi 'ne y. l. 1z-
presst used MI their lnduence with the Ameri-
cans to induce them to accept the propositions
of the Iecomnton;t.. Rrnol. IN Is .ba t;.-
,a ~ 9,' ~ 40 '.e W.
.erest oougn'laee IN me United States, Is the m
diTidual who has led Briggs astray.
After long discussion Of the rnerits Of thu
nsmocr,t;c nrono.;t;an - 49,. -.;.,..a :.
- an r' ~ "~' 1eeo "
vote OF fifteen against seven. Tbs meeting
broke up with some discord Of feeling. but The
ms1of'ts "ese n'n' II .uen purpose 10 1epulse
all oTertures ior . coalition with the Admins
tration partr.
The most ;mnor.ant incident ~ tbs a-.,;no
III, tla snsarb ~ F,tar;saa ~ T.sa - k ~
was tue speech ot E'aeflage, oi Ienn., "ho de-
nounced the proposed fusion in the strongest
terms:
cant,.r
s;bie ~. satu ne " ~ eaaeqs' II Is 1npos-
am Tn;an .osa 0'1ses IT, n..,.n WIN .ae uemoesate.
neon1e thav ia. -. III ~. Ws aI9 onlon
Eoass;t,t;5 .te Wy tiay wings, VINO love the
~o"eu.u.soa w sa.. anu tae american uhion. They
MI, eoasss'au'e aa. men; hat teese democrats
: 80" ~. Mom ~ ~ 1I-a.eu u unite arc dtfuHsoa-
destroy 1t. For tho whole past week tbey have m re-
epoused treason against the confedesacy; they
na.e preasasa a!sanlon , u almost ereEy speech
side of tha Rtnn11cnns ~, ,ne r. Mn.e pm ne
disloyal sentiment. All The Republican
speeches hare been on the side of the Union
shorn nc 4h"nass1.os Tnssn"a. tne Aepaoheans nave
wh;ia tha Ha.nasss.s :" os! !eonse!sAuse men,
a.lcs. Who have applauded the disunion sen
WIZ hsra u'fea H;ssd N r. oenate Ine Democrats
in that HALF The Democrat % s And erytIa eential
men. let me ask you who hissed The disupion
Wsn xWsgumsoss5 was II not the Republicansf
that fell from the iins Of Amer;esnss eW Was =
not the Republicans. The Republicans hare
convinced me and every other candid patriotic
n.I uaa" Iua1 tney are national and conservative,