Washington telegraph., 1852-05-19
The Wing Caucus nj WASHINGTON.

The Wing Caucus at WASHINGTON.
The Washington correspondent If the
Philadelphia North American furnishes tie
following account OF the proceedings IN the
Wing Congressional Caucus on the evening
of the 20th inst, in relation To the Cunpro.
mise-after the original resolutions Ut Mr..
Marshall on the suhiee,. had been rulHll out
of order and he had declared lhe eaacus
no place fur Wing to remain n. II will
he seen that Messrs Landry anl Muafe of
this State withdrew from the oaucus. We
expected nothing less from our Mherepa.
scntatiyeS-N. u. BHikaiR.
After the withdrawal Of Mr. Marshall.
Mr., Gentry with much fccIus sid he
would make one mare effort "a we the
unity Of the Wing party, and oiapl a r,,.
olution, which in substance declared that in
fixing the time and place for haIling the
National Convention, the NHs, md not
commit themselves unless the tamprmi,c.
were lnaliiics
\ long debate cuslled, in With Nss,r..
Outlaw, Campbell, brooke, oi Mississippi.
Stroihcr Moore. Of Louisiana, Ewing Ga.
bell. and elineman participated
Mr. Outlaw said he wished il 10 le un.
dcrtpol that il the tompmmiss Hsz1lu.
tions we've llirusl ont of the WhIg uarus.
ii WIS tllnsiinr him out, and Ila Nhig.
whom he represented Having sid This,
Mr. Outlaw withdrew
Mr.. Murc, Of Louisiana. ,ail that sacl
action ruled the Southern Wing ali 81 the
eauens; and then he aud IN colleague.
Mr. Landry. Withdrew.
Mr.. Brooke oi Mississippi. si.l d.
would Ike to know. before b. aaf; Ia III.
Wing National Convention. VIA ru.anny
he was Ia keep and he lril alsi.
Mr.. Smother sid that the Rhias Of
Virginia Ind, in substance, instructed him
To Leave the causas when tn compromises
were thrown cut aud he aleyaI ILva IN.
sruelilns b taking his departure.
Mr. Cahell sud that the dpri,tn If tho
chair at the previous notice oi the caucus.
had caused many Southern Win, 10 BE-
absent tonight He aud olhrg. cane h1.
ping for a reversal If such lucisIan. The
confirmation Of that decision would leave
tho caucus composed uf only Nudlem men.
and oigld or ten southern WAlgs lls
then LETT with Senator Morton.
Mr. Clngman. after some remarks, lph
also, with Mr. Williams. Of Tennessee.
Mr. Gentry gave uttcnnee ,n alnc IN.
dignani remarks aHd raiircd N'.i U.lris, 20
that ol the Tennessee dclcslliu ,h.rr rc.
manned in the chamber but Moo Cullnn
and Jones.
The excitement caused ly ilii, secession
was intense At this time there remained
from the South only part Of ule Nudh Car
olina, kentucky and Tcmrs,c. DELEGATIONS
all the othcr Southern States being wholly
mrprcspied. Indeed. Il hli hcrome al.
mui exclusively a Northern r1uus
Mr. Morchoad, q. North Carolina, aii
he had siail behind only because he hoped
the Wing Convention would alari the Com.
promisc, and it WIS ccriain thst North Can.
oliua would vote only for known compromise
men.
Mr.. nockcry siid he endorsed lis col.
league To the fullest extent
Mr.. Cullum sid no man could hone TO
carry Tennessee unless ho was lur the com.
promise.
On motion Of Mr. Sackcit, thu time and
place was then fixed for holding the Ma.
iiOnal Convention.
Upon division being taken between
Baltimore and Pittsburgh, the former re.
ceiyed thrty-one votes, and the latter cieh.
teen, showing but furiy.ninc members pre-.
sent, after the Southern members ltal lef
Mr.. Stanley defined bis position at length.
and said that unless the Wing party stood
upon the compromise, no candidate nomina.
ted by the party could receive the Southern
vote.
Previous to the adjournment, Mr.. Man.
gum said that he apprchcndal that q mani.
tcsIo would be prepared hy tltc Southern
retiring Whig', and in that ease hc desired
the authority to reconycno the caucus and
the authority was given.
A sharp controversy cnatdl between
Messrs, Brooks Stanly and Truman Smith
and the caucus separated amid great cx.
citomcnt about midnight