Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-02-03

elected to the Clerkship Of the House by one
majority. a
| THB REPUBLICAN Caucus OF YKs1KRpAY-
| To "save the bacon" Of the Doug lasites, who
| design voting for the Republican candidate for
the ClerkshiP, Mr. Forney, the Republican House
| caucus yesterday took occasion to nominate him
IN the shape off recommendation that he be su
ported 10y their entire party. This recommends
| ton will to-day be found equivalent to a formal
| nomination; as every member who supported Mr.
| Sherman will probably vote for him. In addition,
we believe he will receive the votes of Messrs
Adrian, Riggs, and Clark, of New York The Re-
PuSlicans will thus have performed their part Of
the bargain oftheir leaders with Mr. Forney that he
shohld secure to them in the election Of Speaker
Douglasite votes sufficient with their strength to
elect man OF their choice; and should in return
receive their votes for the Clerkship. Believing
that he will receive In addition to the Douqlasites
we name above, all the Republican votes, we of
course anticipate his election to-day, perhaps after
a ballet or two in which some of the Republicans
will, to disguise the fact that he Is their nominee
throw few complimentary votes for Others
leading Republican yesterday said to u.s. that
| his party placed confidence whatever in Mr.
Forney's declaration that ne would support Mr.
Douglas if nominated at Charleston That is to
say, if elected to the Clerkshp ny the Republican
party; and we are very OF the correctness of
| that judgment Of him, for he has long been rs
| essentially member Of the Republican party, as
Mr.. Sherman himself.
WELL he is to have his reward for his conduct
towards the Democracy-such as it is. Yet II car
ries with 1t proof positive that his regeneration
was venal enc, and will thus in the estimate
| of him which even the Republicans who thus
| buy and pay for him, prove sufh cent punishment
! for his most grieyous offence-for he will never
outlive its influence upon his future His case
take ii all in all, is the most melancholy one that
has occurred in American politics since the COM
! mencement Of our long connection with political
affairs.
MR.. HOFFMAN, OF MD is to have his reward
SO it seems for his only saveholding- vote to
expei the late Preston s. Brooks from tue House
And in nominating him for the post Of Sergeant.
alarms yesterday, the Republican caucus also
paid off part of Their debt TO Mr.. Henry Winter
Davis, for his vote for their candidate for the
Speakership. Verify his nomination or the back
Of that Of Mr. Forney does prove most incontestibly
that I'VE are" indeed, commercial people
at least the Republicans and their Douglaste and
other opposition allies.
Aprnpo'-We do not see. as yet, where the
Republicans are to find the additional votes ITO
Of course he will receive the vote Of Mr. Winter
Davis, we question whether he can achieve that
Of any other Maryland opposition member, or Of
either Mr.. Briggs, Mr.. Adrain, Mr.. Clark Of New
York, or Mr.. Riggs. without some Of which it
will be impossible to elect him, we apprehend.
TIE RESOLUTIONS OF SENATOR DAVIS intro
duced yesterday In the Senate, set forth the doc
thine Of Congressional interference in the matte,
OF slavery in the Territories in its proper light
eschewlng Interference as they do, for the sake
of interfering, and enforcing the duty of it when
circumstances shall make it necessary Upon
thos. resolutions the Democratic party eyrrv
where can and will stand; for they carry conviction
OF the soundness and patriotism of their positions
which will prove irresistible before all of the
people who continue to admit that such things as
constitutional obligations under the government
OF the United States continue to exist They are
inevitably destined to become part and parcel of
the creed Of the Democratic party and indeed OF
all the conservatives of the land Of whatever
political party.
SENATOR FITcH's SrEEcH-The manly speech
delivered yesterday by Senator Fitch will do as
much TO bring the Democratic party of the nom
savehodinS States to its senses upon the sectional
issues OF the times asanythng that has been uttered
In Congress since Senator Douglas, to secure his
own reelection to the Senate, laid the foundation
for the existing political state Of things the coun-
try over. Never before were the speciousness.
demagogism and unsoundness Of squatter SOW
| ereignty more forcibly and completely exposed:
nor was ever more done in single speech by way
Of assuring the South that there yet exists party
In the North, not only fully appreciatpg the
rights OF the States, but infexibly determined to
uphold them agains: all assailants under whatever
pretex,s
A VETO MEssAGK.-The Vice President laid
before the Senate, yesterday a message from the
President Of the United States, which was read
giving his reasons for retaining the bill maxi ny
an appropriation to deepen the channel of the ST
Clair Flats, in the State of Michigan The Presi-
dent deemed il a sufficient reason for retaining
1t that it was not presented to him until the las,
day ola former session. suggesting that harbor i'm
provements could he readily etft cted by moderate
tonnage duties. The President appears to enter
tain no doubt of the power Of Congress 70 con-
sfruct such Internal Improvements rs may be as
Sehtiaily necessary To secure protection against a
foreign Zoe but does not rrcognis the present bill
as being within that class Of measures
HIGH CDMFLlMENT-We hear that 2 peutI,
| man in Washington recently received letter
from ex-Ptcsident Martin Van Buren, speaking
of the recent speech Of Senator Clingman on the
relations of North and South In the present crisis
aS production Of great ard statesmanlike ability
lndeed-a high compliment: worthily bestowed
III President Lord, Of Dartmouth College has
been writing another letter in favor Of slavery
He says that New England will yet be compelled
TO introduce slavery The children and grand
children Of the present abOitionists he saws NAV
be the first TO introduce 'iharder serfiom than is
yet known, unless, indeed, they should them
selves he compelled to sell themselves for bread
and suffer the proper chassement of their fathers
sins fer their rebellion against the government of
GCd"
The abolition editors at TIE North account for
PRESIDENT Lords views By saying that he is
insane.
IL Public men, in their endeavor to prove the
st tn their positi IN nm anu