Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-02-15
WASHINGTON ITEMS.
ocRATIC SENATORIAL CAUCUS.

We extract from the Washington correspondence OF
our York exchanges, facts and specuations oil
interest:
DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CAUCUS.
The Democratic Senators were in caucus Yesterday
Six hours we're spent in the effort to establish IN adj
vance Territorial platform for the Charleston ConVeh
ton. The discussion the resolutions OF Senators Brown
and Davis became spirited They we're the same as
introduced into the Senate some days ago. Ihe
object of Governor Brown in introducing his resolution
in the Senate mainly to expose the hypocrisy oil
Fitch and others who pretended to take ground against
Mr. Douglas vote these resolutions will show that
Mr. Fitch stands on the Douglas platform. General Ia
Wis suspecting that his colleague getting on rather
fast followed suit with his six resolutions, to all OF which,
with slight notifications Mr.. Douglas himself will heart
lily subscribe.
Mr. Douglas speech in caucus yesterday was highly
conciaory and gave great satisfaction to Southern SEN
He said he would support the Charleston noml
nation, whoever might be the nominee, or whatever
might be the platform adopted
Senators Fitzpatrick, Chestnut and others expressed
their qualification at his remarks. Mr.. Bright made
violent harangue and urged the necessity OF purgng the
party of unsound Northern Democrats. Other Senators
thought purgng hardly the proper treatment at this
particular crisis if the Democracy hoped TO win IN NO
vember.
General Davis made an able but violent demonstration
against Squater Sovereignty, but without harmonlAng
in the slightest degree the conflicting views OF the Sen
ators.
Mr. Toombs said he doubted not platform could be
constructed even on the Territorial policy, on which all
could stand without doing violence to individual opln-
IONS and committee of five Senators was appointed 10
which were referred all the resolutions with instructions
prepare and report series, for which all Demo
Gratis can vote. The committee will be appointed by Mr.
Bright, who Olciaed chairman OF the caucus, and 1t
may be that the platform Of the Charleston Convention
will be settled in advance and to the satisfaction oil the
entire party. Such be the impression tonight
and that Mr. Douglas will be the nominee
This is Times cOrrpsuOndputs rppOrt Per contra
the Herald correspondent says:
The action of the Democratic Senatorial last
night is highly important inasmuch as Douglas took
part and after advocating the squater sovereignty doc
rucs contained in his late speeches. brought up at the
same point that all the other Senators did namely, the
Supreme Court general willingness was expressed to
90 there for final settlement. The commute OF i've TO
which the batch of conflicting opinions were TO be refer
red is likely be constructed out OF an ant-Dougas
material from the fact that Bright who is the bitter po-
liica enemy of Douglas has the appointing of the com
mtee and as is the practice in such cases. will not al
low it to favor Mr. Douglas besides the mover OF the
committee Mr. reen will by courtesy be Chairman OF
it, and he is opposed to Douglas and squatter sovereign
tv The committee after all may not be able to harmon
ize the resolutions and conclude to abandon all resou-
lions and 20 to Charleston with their hands united
There are large number OF leading Douglas men here
from various parts of the country comforting together
in regard to the best be adopted bring Doug
las name properly before the Charleston Convention,
with view OF securing MS NOMINATION. Ills Irlenus III
tend to arrange their plans skully and sysematical
w. and to bring such from the Northwest that
the Convention cannot resist them.
DISPATCHES FROM OUR MINISTER TO BoGoTA.
Dispatches were received at the Department OF State
from Mr. Jones our Minister Booga. 1t appears he
was present the burning of Bibles by the Catholic cler
gy He did not enter his protest as did the English en-
voy but rather seemed to countenance it, What excuse
he has to offer government for the course is not
known the of the dispatches have not been
made public Mr. Jones' also his family, is strict
Roman Catholic This may possibly account for his non
interference-H Herald
TROOPS WITHDRAWN FROM UTAH.
Though official orders have yet been issued it is
decided 10 withdraw all troops from Utah. with the
exception of regiment and scatter them principally
New Mexico and Arizona in range Of the posts from
FL Pas 20 to Fort Yuma Some delay in this transfer has
been occasioned by the Presidents ndecsOn, the
tent of the force which should remain in Utah. but he is
now regarded concuuing in the views of the War De-
partme which substantially stated in the foregoing
programme If this policy be carried out the transport
tation to Utah will be reduced from 500 900 pounds
nually to one.-TriJlns.
THE FRAMING PRIVILEGE AND THE POST oFFGCE APPRO-
PRIATIoN.
The Democratic leaders in the Senate declare openly,
if the House rejects the amendment aboishng the frank
ing privilege, without passing bill for the object
which already prepared they will defeat the PosO
fee appropriation again. done at last session. As
the House will resent such dicaton, this collision of
views may lead to serious embarrassment.-Irib,me.