The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-04-28
The Wing National Convention.

At convention Of the " hig members Of
Congress, on Tuesday, the 20Ih inst, as will
lie seen II ON the official notice, at the head
OF this column, il was decided TO recommend
the holding of Il Wing National Convention,
to nominate candidates for President and
Wee Presiden', at Baltimore, on the 10th
day Of June next. Various rumors have been
circulated Us TO the conduct Of certain
Southern members, prolessedly Wings, on
that occasion. Some have magniied the
matter into an absolute and iucursbe dl-
vision between Nurthern and Southern
" higs others regard the course Of the
persons in question as of no particular con-
sequence, and as indicating nothing as TO the
future position of the Wing misses nj the
South. The latter view, we are satisfied, is
the more co reef one.
The speeches in caucus have not been,
and probably will not be, reported. Only
The proceedings. in general terms, and Il
brief outline Of the course Of debate, have
been dvulgcd The apple of discord, in
this case. wac the Compromises settle
ment" which some Southern men seem de-
icrmined TO be pcrpctusiy bandying about +,
as if they mean, after all, never TO allow II Il
moments repose. Their case has been very
APPLY compared TO that oil the youthful gar
dener, who, having sci Out choice ffui.-lree,
pulled it up every morning, TO ascertain
whether it was taking root.-We have been
al some pains TO gather an accurate account
Of the doings of the meeting in question
several different statements having been pub
lished. Judging by information we have
received from private sources, we believe
this version 10 be substantially correct
At The adjourned meeting Of the Wing
Congressional caucus, on Tuesday evening,
April goth, Senator MANGuM (ofN. CO.
presiding, MIR. Stanly (or N, Co. offered II
resolution fixing the time and place Of mold.
ing the National Convention, viz at Balli-
more, June 10Th. Mr.. Marshall (of XVI,
before the question WAS taken, rose and
moved. as M amendment resolution de-
claring the Compromise final settlement.
The chairman decided this TO be out of or
der, as not germane 10 the pending resolu>
lion, From this decision MIR. Marshall ap.
pealed, AMI on yea and nay vote, the chair
was sustained, 46 10 Is. Thereupon, Mr..
Marshall rose and left The meeting.
Mr.. Gentry (of Tcnn.) then offered a res
oluion, to the effect that the action OF
the National Convention would not be
binding unless its Presidential nominee
declared the finally of The Compromise
| This was also rule ed out of order, on the
same grounds as the amendment previously
proposed, and an appeal from the chair wa;
taken with similar result. lmmcdiate,
after, Senators Morton (Fla) and Brook,
(Miss.), and Messrs. Gentry, CIingman (N.
}, Outlaw On. c., Cabell (Fia), vii
!Iams lrenn }. Moore LAD, aud Stroller
(Va), Withdrew.
The controversy was confined almost ex,
eusively 10 Southern membcrs-wilh sucl
men as Mangum, Underwood, Sianly and
Jas. C. Jones, on the one side, and unrelia
bic Wings like Cingman, Morton, CabelI
Outlaw, &c, on the other. We see ss We
no good reason to doubt that the great VIII;
party of The South will be found, as ever
true TO the nominations agreed upon by lh'
Wing National Convention. The conduc
Of Senator Mangum was manly ard proper
while the course OF the seceders will appear
10 all reasonable minds, entirely wiIhou
excuse.