The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-06-01

ties, there is no doubt now, that the convention
will meet, and that Georgia will be represented
in the national Wing convention"
Mr.. Gentry's Reply to Mr.. Mangum - Card
WASHINGTON Cry, May 20, 1852
To The Editors Of The Globe:
Although the Globe is laid upon my table
every morning, | had overlooked, until my at
tention was directed to it by friend, a card
published in that paper OF the goth inst, over
the signature of the Hon. Willie p. Mangum, OF
North Carolina.
The first sentence of that card Is as follows
F." In casting my eye cursorily over a part Of The
debate in the House, in the Daily Globe of this
date, in relation to the Congressional caucus find
many discrepancies, and some errors" Whether
the honorable gentleman did me the honor to
read that part Of the debate, in which | partci.
| pated at the time referred to in his card, can
not determine. regret that he did not locate
and specify the many discrepancies, and some
errors, - to which he refers. But he has failed
to do So and seeks to discredit the statements
of honorable men by vague limitations of err
rors, avoiding the responsibility of distinctly
asserting the negative of any statement made.
participated in that debate, and claim place
in your columns to vindicate the truth of what
said on that occasion That | may avoid the
imputaton of doing injustice to Mr. Mangum, |
request the republication of his card. 1t is as
follows;
SENATE CHAMBER, May 10, 1862.
To The Editors Of The Globe:
In casting my eye cursorily over part Of the
debate in the House, in the Daily Globe of this
date, in relation to the Congressional caucus,
find many discrepancies, and some errors. The
journal of the proceedings, republished in the
National H1teHigencer, is correct and exact upon
every material point that was raised. The Chair
ruled both Mr. Marshal's and Mr.. Gentrys reso.
lutons out of order, as amendments to the re.
solution offered by Mr. Stany. The Chair,
however, decided to receive Mr.. Gentry's resolu-
ton as substantive proposition, if it should be
so offered--not Mr. MarshaWs, which could be
received only by the assent of the majority of
the meeting.
The reason of the discrimination in the mind
of the chairman was, that DIR. Gentry's purported
to construct no platform for others, but simply
to define the position of those supporting it.
Mr. Marshars went further and, in the opinion
of the Chair, was nadmissibe on the ground of
assuming to construct in part, political plat
form, which the Chair deemed as in no extent
warrantabe by The usages of the Wing party
cisaby only by the people, or their representa-
tives in National convention.
Mr. Chandler's statement, as sustained by Mr.
Stanly and others, is entirely accurate.
J Your obedient servant,
WILLIE p. MANGUM
In the debate referred to in the above card
Mr.. Cabell, of Florida, Mr.. Clingman, of North
Carolina, and myself are the only gentlemen
who said anything to which that card may be
regarded as n response. If the readers of the
Globe will look carefully TO what was said by us
respectively in that debate, they will find nc
discrepancies J" and affirm that there are nc
errors of facts, and that any statement which has
been or may be made contravening what We
have said on that subject is an error" orgi
mating either from an incapacity to understand
the occurrences of that caucus, a defective
memory, or desire wilfully to fasify the truth
That the exact meaning and purport of this re.
mark may be correctly understood, ask the re
publication of the following extracts from thu
debate which occurred in the House of Repre-
sentatives, as published in the Globe of May thu
10Th:
"Mr Outlaw ask the gentleman to allow
me to say single word.
i Mr. Gentry | have but few words to say
and then will yield the floor ] desire to stat,
the facts in this case myself; and, fearing tina
my friends may fall into an unnecessary COLI
sion, insist upon my right to the floor | ar
anxious that the facts should be made to appea
as they really occurred. | feel quite conf
dent that when | state the facts in relation Il
the matter, no one present on that occasion vii
attempt to controvert them.
g. have not the slightest suspicion that an,
gentleman has intended TO make untrue sta te
ments in relation to this matter; but you know
Mr.. Chairman, that there is great deal IN III
manner Of stating truth, as to the impression
to be produced by the statement.
Now, here is the fact: The chairman neve
did in any way revoke his first decision, whcl
was, that anything beyond the mere matter 0
fixing the time and place for holding the Nationa
convention would be beyond the Legitimate
: powers and duties Of that Congressional caucus
and that it would be a usurpation of powe
, which had not been delegated TO them by th
( people. But it is also true, that when presse,
my resolution upon him with some degree O
: ehemence-responding, dare say, somewha
prompted by the kind feelings he enlertaine,
towards me personally --athough he would no
t be inconsistent with himself, and reverse hi
decision, he nevertheless said that it would b,
o competent for the meeting, if it should 80 choose
: after IL had disposed Of as legitimate business
to entertain that proposition, and that his owl
/. personal wishes Were in favor Of such result
. 81 said that | saw gentlemen upon the othe
side were beginning to be sleepy, and that b,
the time we bad resolved ourselves into kin,
of debating society upon the resolutions Offered
by my friend from Kentucky Mr.. Marshall
and myself, gentlemen would begin to Fave al
: appetite for their beds. Laughter | DARE
' say we might have passed the resolution. Blu
it would have been passed by Southern votes
with the help of those few Northern gentlemen
who were willing to cooperate with u.s. The
Senate chamber would have presented but s
beggarly account Of empty bores,' and another
fraud would have been played upon the coun
try, like that played at the beginning of this
session of Congress, and which has been made
conspicuous by the votes of members who acted