Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-02-23
RICHMOND. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY %.
.NoremeRi of tie Wig Party.

The National lntel!igencer Of Monday last contain,
the following Bulletin from the Congressional Cam,
OF the Wing party. They appoint the distant day Q:
May, 1914, as the period for meeting 10 Grad Dysa
to nominate their candidates for President and Vice
Presdent-and strange 10 say, they give sign Of
preference for either. Even TIE great Harry Of The
West is not squin.ed al, Swallowed forth, in
single syllable cf their anGnncia;ion. This may he
Wing cau,ion-Wbig discretion Wing craftsmanship.
for aught we krow-but it savors very l;li!e Of tic
boosted "unanmi,y' Of the Wings in favor OF ,l.ei,
one Idol. II does not bespeak Their usual bodress
and their boosted decision. How is this; Ar.
they really wavering in their opinions: Is alr
Clay TO be again thrown overheard, end seine
compromise candidate 10 be again taken up:-
We should suppose, that the Wing Caucus at Wash.
ington have not acted with that energy aud singeress
OF purpose which best calculated to concentrate
their party and TO promise success: But we no.
behind The curtain, and cannot positively pronounce
upon the plot of the drama. We leave ihem ansse
their affairs in their way We should have been
glad TO see who and what ewing members" CT Con.
gress were present al The Sanhedrim of the Senate
Chamber but, If any roll called i! has not been
published
(Frar M- National In'eEceHeer F.5. 90
Proceedings IF a .ueetiag Of tie Ehjg .aemGfrs Of
Congress.
at joint meeting of The Wing members OF the Sc
nate and House OF Representatives of the United
States held the Senate Chamber, Saturday even
ing the 18th February lS43 for the purpose Of
the ptoPfpiy ~ Nduohhi AoAEer
tion 10 nominate candidates TO be supported 81 tie
Wing party, at The next election of President and Wee
President Of the United States, Richard H. Bayafi ct
Delaware, was called 10 the Chair, and Alexander II
Fl. Stuart, Of Virginia, and JOHN G.. Clark, o! New
York, were appointed Secretaries.
Mr. Tal!madge Of New York, on behalf Of JON,
committee, appointed previous meeting, consider
whet measures should BE- adopted, made reper, which
having been discussed and amendsd, unanimously
adopted. The report is in lie following words va
"Uhveas, the expedency of holding National
Convention, for the nomination of candidates for Pre-
siden and Vice President, has been suggested By tue
Wings, in various parts of the Union, and it huvin,
been refereed BY them 10 the Wing members Of Com
gress, designate The time and place Of holding sag
Convention, therefore,
"ResoirtG, That the Wing Members oil Congress,
concurring in the expedency of the proposed Convsn'
ton, and yielding to the wishes expressed that they
should designate the time and place, do respectfully
recommend iha. Wing National Convention fer thc
nomination OF candidates for President of the L. :
be held a, the city of Baltimore Wednesday. the %
day CT May, 1914; and that the said Convention be
composed Of Delegates from the respective States equal
the number of Senators and Represe natives Of e.ch
State in the Congress Of the L. s.
On motion Ct Mr. Underwood of Kentucky, i was
Resored, That the proceedings Of this meeting lie
signed by the Chairman and Secretaries and published
in the National niegencer ard other Wing peprrs.
RICHARD h. BAyARD, Chairman.
AK ,n. :! Il; r., II. stuart Secretaries.