, 1860-05-29
From Washington.
~lsrec1at Dupaseh to tie New Yurk Traune.]
"As1tIsv:os, May Is.

NH DAVIS RESOLUTIONS.
JeT Davis resolutions are finally disposed Of.
and form the basis Of the platform which wili
be demAuded by the South ut baltimore. They
were fulfy considered iu Demccs atic caucus.
and must he regarded as an authoritative express
sion OF it, political sentinent. When they were
drst voted on Today, Mr.. Ciingman's addition
70 tue fourth resolution, declaring that the ex.
'sung condition Of the Ter1itor1es Of the United
otntes does not require the Intervention Of Con.
Rress for tue protection Of property in siares,
was carried by three majority. RECEIVING tbe
votes Of most Of the Republicans who were pres.
en', and these Of Messrs. Bisler, Bragg, Cling
man, johnson Of Tennessee, Pugh, Polk aud
Ioombs. besides MessEe. Kennedy ard Critten.
DER. Other amendments were r, iected.
Finally, alter the resolutions were carried
sepasate!J. Mr. Wilson said bis friends bad
Foted tor the C!ingmau proposition as au pb
: stract statement Of fact but, inasmuch as The
auttor OF the resolutions regarded them as
forming whole, and they had been reported
from Caucus, he did not choose to take the
responsibility Of supporting evs,1 such Of them
as were approved . abetractiy. Hence be moved
to reconsider the vote, whicf was carried by
eighteen minority, leaving the platform in its
original shape, much 10 the satisfaction Of Mr.
Dav's, and The discomfort Of Mr. Douglas.
THE ADMINISTRATION CoRrCp1Ioxs. -
Various witnesses were c1smincd before the
eoscae Committce, the most important of whom
''Ss - sAA HN1eAEl VI 17HuaQetp0In, VINO aQ
t"e1ed the inteFrogatarI+a with much reluc-
tance, Aod only when tue Committee look i for
NAL vote mud proposed to bring the matter be-
fore the House IN The eycnt of his positive
refusal he testified to q correspondence witt,
Attorney General Black in December, 1857.
and produced letter from him rtauest
ing his pr mpt presence here at that time.
Alter reaching Washington, be had prolonged
l@teEs,ew. winch resulted ia proposition from
Mr. Black to give Dir. Forucy the printing Of
the Postoffice blanks, in case he wonld change
h1s poliry and support the Administration.
When Nr. Webster Inquired how much Of that
printing Mir. Forney's interest would be, Mr.
b'ack answered, the whole Of It, and gaze dis
t1nct assurance that he was fully authorized to
make the agreement, Or should not have rem
tured the suggestion ut all.
. Upon examining the estimated profits of this
RoIk. It was supposed they would amount to
*ee,000 TOR Mr. l1ucilanaus term. Immediately
alter this Interview, Dir. Webster te.eeraphed
Mr. Forney to meet lin at The cars tn Philadel.
Rhla. which be did. aud they,ir company with
Henry =. Magra~, drove to Mr. Webster's house,
where the overture and the circumstances con.
nected With j: were fully discussed 4 state Of
things bad then arisen which prevented recon.
c1iation, aud BIT. Webster wrote Mr, Black. M.
nouncing Mr, Forney's decllnation. when the
correspondence closcd.-.
Mr Befrell aud TWO other Witnesses testified
to being removed from tue phiade phia Custom
House for having voted at primary elections ia
iher precincts, adTerse 10 the wishes Of tue Col
lector-