The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1849-12-12
THE WING CAUCUS.


Al NE Capitol, IN this ri y, on tho nigh cf ST.
faraGy kisf
From the pen nl one wha doubtless had
The advantage 81 being present Al the de-
liberaiions Of Tie Wing Representatives
in Congress. assembled in convention al
The Capnrl on Saturday night last. we find
in The New York Express the following
interesting report Of What passed on thai
occasion. We copy il herause we have
no reason 10 doubt IFS substantial accura-
cv, and because we are sure that our rea.
ders al disianre will take deep inie-
rest in any Thing tina, may serve TO shed
light upon The predirameni IN which the
House Of Representatives now finds itself:
MAJ. Intel
Washington, December ..
The Wing Delegation gathered in eau.
Gus at the Capitol on Saturday evening.
according 10 previous notice, and III Wings
proper. Or Wings quasi, then in The city.
were there. A calm. collected. and unan-
imnus expression Of feeling was expected,
as from band Of brothers assembling FOR
a common purpose. TO present common
lrnnt against common enemy; but, much
10 the amazemcni Of All, save those IN the
secret, The Hon. Mr.. Toonhs, Of Georgia,
struck note that startled The atienIlan 81
all.
On motion OF the Hon. Mr.. Schcnck.
of Ohio, the lion. Charles :. Mnrehead,
Of Kentucky, was elected chairman, and
on motion of The Hon. Mr.. White. Of New
York. The Hon. James Brooks, Of New
York, was made secretary.
Az soon as this OF ganizalinn louk place.
and afer sheri preliminary address. sci.
ting forth that he had well considered what
lie was about, and that, as matter of,luiy.
he could not avoid il and would mol with.
draw il, Mr.. Teomhs, Of Georgia, offered
The following tesnluinn:
" Resolved. That Congress ought moi
10 pass any law prohibiting slavery in the
terrilorie. Of California or New Nexirn,
nor any law abaishing slavery in The Dis
trci al Columhia."
No sooner had the Secretary read this
resolution Than an intense excitement was
aroused; but il did mol express iiself in
action, or in violent wOr,ls--hut a discuss
sion ensucd, and, rs ! understand. the
calmest aud coolest in manner, taking all
things INTO consideration, ever known un-
det srch circumstances. The Wings were
mol at first certain what Mr.. loomhs was
alier--whAt he meant-what was intended
BY him and his associa,es-bnl il soon
became manifest that unless The Caucus
took in this, as lis osn tirehrand. and
adopted il as lis own, Mr.. Tonmhs g. Co.
would take up their beds aud walk.
Mr.. Slanlv, of North Carolina, was The
lir.l 10 starr in opposition; for as a South.
crn man. as lie well said. there could he
no doubt what he thought on these sub.
Ircls; but this was no place Tor their dls-
cnssinn this was no iine--and he there
fore moved i lay The resolution upon the
table.
The motion was seconded nv several
gentlemen. but before the vote was taken
u great many speeches were made. What
these spec hes were. and even VIII, were
the speakers, UNI unable 10 say with ac.
curacy hu, as rumor or repetition announ-
ces them, and the city is full Of both; all
tongues being busy il The mater. aud all
attention being direc'ed 10 the subject.
The first Northern man who had any
thing tn say was The Hon. Mr. Dupr. of
New York. lie was surprised 10 find
here an effort 10 found party npon an
exclusive slavery test. when the Wing
party in the North had disclaimcd any
such test. ard repeatedly declared that it
considered ii a national. not sectional
party, and were unwilling TO found parry
on such a test. II was WILL known that
The Wings differed ON the subject Of sla-
very. as they did upon many other things
as 10 which they had not agreed 10 act