The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-02-21

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candidate be elected and then in rerenchment bill, cut
him off At the knees than do anything else. Such is
the opinion Of the discreet members Of the repubh
party but there others who think that those
printing spols are mine Of wealth for campaign pur
poses which ought not 70 be given up any terms.
frees Win go down, and that republicans suCcsed upon
gent spous interest Of the party, trimming and
pruning Of the profits in order 70 the indspeusa
bic vote Of the otherwise ntracable Of John Quincy
Adams.
The Senate bill for the abolition Of tho frankng prvi
ege, In being referred 10 the House select committee,
consigned to the tomb Of the Opulets This the opinion
Of tho honest advocates Of this reform We shall probA
bly, have no report upon this bill this side the Presidential
One Of the nosies nssrudes we have had in this House,
and Of the most embarrassing the inexperienced
Miles, Of South Carolina TO enforce the order OF the House
concerning the members seats. Tired Of loungng In
s o. q the
repuds'ed chairs and writing decks had been mysterious
y restored After very noisy scene Of an hour or 90
ton upon the subject the result OF which win be the res
torat'on Of the armchars and writing desks Indeed
ankipg and letter writing required Of them for the Pres
From the one hundred and twenty bills introduced IN
the House thu week. including the magnificent job Of the
anticipate some splendid pcknss his session and their
snd the Win .c as
checks upon each other Retrenchment will be the rule
Se d h
Of the administration Thus, We aPprehend the lobby at
the end Of The session viii! be len high aud dry.
distinguished party Of ladies and gentlemen Of about
forty in number including members Of Congress Of two
or three different parties dned with the President yester
the reception Of the Secretary Of the Interior which
20 crowded that all the TO The ladies' whether
attred in plain silk in dress pattern Of thousand dol
lars But as OF all things such occasions the ladies love
charming Of The crowd You ' could @ mot not
idea Of enjoyment TO an old sy, especially whom The old
fogy = compelled 70 "wat till We get some supper"
day night md which have
nom the streets, and becn replaced by another Of half
foot, commencing last night II now reduced, however
splendid day for the Inauguration Of the Warrington
statue A we draw the end OF winter, Washington
81 Of s H
Saturday may thus be followed by Sunday Ike the win
ter climate Of Florida, We submit 70 the in ancpa
WASHINGTON Feb. 1s, 1850.
Mr. Douglas and the Charleston Cowpeion-TAe Movements
to Head HIM OG-zAe Senate Ant- Douglas CommiHes Of
Fire on as Charleston Playmm-7Ae Prospect Douglas
DSuCtS7Cy-dOU IT..
DarSdson, Of Lossiama, the "UHer Unaosilabiiy Of
Mr. Douglas" &c., dc.
"kr. Douglas has had rope enough, and we must now
haul him In" This the opinion Of the antDougas as
prans for the honors OF the Charleston Convention They
are beginning 70 move Look at the Senatorial Democratic
Caucus Committee appointed by Mr.. Bright, Chairman,
to arrange the Charleston platform on the squatter
question:
Mr. Green, Of Missouri, Chairman on Territories; vice
Mr. Douglas, removed, because pronounced unsound on
the slavery question.
Mr. Fitch, Of Indiana pledged against Douglas TO the
end of the war.
Mr.. Bgler, Of Pennsylvana the fast friend Of the ad
ministration.
Mr.. Gwin, Of California, whose hostility TO Douglas as
Wide as the continent.
Mr.. Chestnut of South Carolina Southern fire cater
This committee Of i've to report their platform to
the democratic members Of the Senate in caucus assem-
bed and adopted by the caucus, Of the members
will introduce into the open Senate for discussion
adoption Or If there should not be time for the full dis
cusson which this business win unquesonably elicit the
platform presented by the committee will be adopted In
caucus and issued TO the country the manifesto OF the
representatives Of the democratic party North and South
That this committee OF Ave ia Intended thus 10 head or
Mr. Douglas and his party In the Charleston Convention
no man can Souot nor coua MI srgnt nave selected
subject for month Indeed there s reason 10 believe
that this committee Is the result Of several months study
is standing chairman Of the democratic caucuses upon
whatever subject assembled. We may soon, therefore,
cratic oraces Of the Senate anfesto which viii be as
pontedy directed 70 the overthrow Of Mr. Douglas and
his doctrine Of squaer sovereignty AZ the act OF his re-
moval from the chair Of the Committee Territories
We have reason 70 believe that the platform OF this
committee OF I've will be-
Frs-The declaration that the Territories are the COM
property Of each and all the States Of the Unon and
that the people Of every State have the right settle in
the Territories and 70 take their property of every des
Second-That this right involves the right to protection
from the local authorities and the general government Of
all descriptions Of property, including slaves.
Thrd-That where the local authorities Of q Territory
fail to give this protection slave property s the duty
OF the supreme federal Authorities to ntepose for the pro-
That platform Of this sort from the democratic ma
iority Of the United States Senase II thus adopted, will
have powerful influence over the party congress at
Charleston, every man readily understand II will
make the first business at Charleston the PLATFORM aud
the chances that the Convention in adopting its plat
form win settle the question against Mr.. Douglas.
reported by the Douglas engineers that the dele
gates aready elected 70 Charleston fourteen ssates are
Fer Stephen A. Douglas 100
For For Iererson .ns1s iOSvson Dsvs Tam
For Howell Cobb, Of ca. ........................1O
Total le2
ss those 1hh
come from Pennsylvania, Maryland Virginia. North and
South Carolina Florida, Louisiana Texas, Arkansas Mis-
souri, &C., and still Mr. Douglas, accepting the calculations
Of his own friends will require A additional votes In the
Convention to make mp majority. Can he get thems
Hon. Miles Taylor, Of LognGna, having In public cir
cular made earnest appeal to the democracy OF that
state in favor Of Mr. Douglas as the only available
for Charleston the Hon Thomas Green Davidson another
democratic member Of the House from Louisiana, has
come out with card 10 his constituents in which he un
dertakes to prove the "utter unavalabty OF Mr. Dou
gas." Thus says Gen. Davidsou"I may state that Of
the thirty seyen United States democratic Senator'S (be
sides Mr. Douglas, Mr. Pugh, Of Ohio, >s the only man
who has avowed . preference for him, desire for his
nomination, while the other thirty six opposed his
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