New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-04-29

remarked that before submitting the question Of
adjournment he felt bound 70 say that should the
'n Indicated by the member from Kentucky he offered
at the next meeting TIA Chair would refuse TO entertain
IT, and should decide ~ be Of order This state
ment the Chairman made in advance, that gentlemen
dissatisfied with the view entertained ~ the Chair might
proceed Is select some one cise 10 prcslie
The ennsncaiion Of foresone determination by the
Chairman to is the subjects tn which attention might
Dc directed il meeting conyesed under general
lice 10 consult on matters Of Importance 70 the Wing
rsTty and this ssi-al in advance, 10 consider political
proportion, wh.h T. in the opEion Of many, rfal TO
the Union and essential to the integrity Of the Wing
paS at invested the future action OF this Con.
gres-onal consultation with interest and importance
that had not heretofore attached to L. The assumption
OF the Chair was met BY instant rerionstrance. The
night 7, present the resolution was pressed
point OF principle and notice gyen that the next
meeting would be insisted upon On this issue the
meeting was adjourned to the 2o.h day OF April
At the appointed hour, the evening OF the 2Rh OF
April, the Hon. w. 7. MASGrN called the meeting TO
order. So as the Journal was read, Hon EDWARD
STANLY, OF North Carolina, offered the following reso
luton;
Resolred That it be recommended to hold tho Wing
National Convention in the City Of Baltimore the STATE
Maryland "Wednesday, the 10th day Of June next for the
purpose OF nominating candidates for President and Vice
President OF the United states
Mr.. MARSHALL, OF Kentucky, Immediately presented
the resolution OF which notice had been given NJ the
former meeting and asked that might be adopted
substitute for the proposition OF tue gentleman frem
North Carolina IL - in these words
Whoeos The determination of the time and place for
holding National Wing Convention has been referred 10 the
House of Representatives having assembled IN Convention
with the explicit understanding that they regard the series
known the Adjustment Measures forming in
their mutual dependence aud connection system Of com
promise the most concihatoy and the best Tor the entire
country that could be obtained from conflicting sectional n
eItss and opinops and that therefore, they oash TO be
adhered TO and carried into faithful execution, final set
ement ~ principle ana substance OF the dangerous ADD ex
citing subjects which they embrace and do unite this
basis well upon the lonsesab shed principles OF the
Wing party, do hereby recommend the - day Of = and
the city OF the time ard place of holding the Ma
onai Whg Convention for the choice Of Wing candidates
for the Presidency and Vice Presidency respectively"
Mr. STANLy objected ~ the introduction OF the substi
tute because it out OF order. The Chairman sus
tanned the objection. Mr. MARSHALL appealed from the
decision of the Chair. MIR SrANLY moved that the ap
peal do lie on the table, An informal debate ensued,
which cut oby decision Of the Chair that all dis
cussion out of order unless strictly confined to the
question OF order The vote was then taken by Ayes
and Noes on the question Shall the appeal from the de-
cision OF the Chair lie the table y and 1t was decided
in the afirmative-Ayes 49, Noes 81. The following
will exhibit the OF the gentlemen who voted, and
their respective localities:
YEAS-Md iRo-GoOdenow, Washbum; Jermoa'-He-
band, Mescham Observation-Disclosures DAVIS Fowler Good
eh sccddsI 6o"aeeeTr Smith fAgpIan dSo osF
Briggs Hascal Horsord, Sacket Schoolcrait Wabndge,
Wells NeT,cysey-Miller 1nsylra,,a-Allson Chan
Spruance ChioWade, BarTere, l.. ID. Campbell Hunter
b Stanton Taylor; b,diona-Parker BrenEon; Illinois
Yates; Mrhig0n-PennmaD; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Grey
Ward MissoUi-Porer; Teanessee-Cullom; North Caro-
Ano-Morehead, stanly. Total 49, ", p.,.
NOES Observation-Disclosures; Nesc- lork-Brooks,
laws Haven Schermerhop, Martin; Pennsyrdnid-Coop
er; VDgino-Strother kentueky-Ewing Marshall, Whites
TenRessec-Gentry, Williams; North C0yofina-C lngman
Dockery Outlaw Louisiaaa-J Moore, Landry; FioridI-
Norton Cabe; Mississippi-Brooke. Total, q.
When this result was announced several oil Ine un-
designed formally withdrew from the meeting. Mr.
GENTRY of Tennessee, then submitted the following,
to be added amendment to the resolution offered
by Mr.. STANLY:
recommending time and place for the National Wing Con
vention to assemble are not to be understood as pedsns
heseyes TO support the nominees OF said Convention ex
cept upon the condition that the then and there NOM
mated candidates for President and shall
be publicly and uneqyocay pledged 10 regard the series Oh
measures known the Compromise Measures As inal set
Element OF the dangerous questions which they embraced
and to maintain that sci tenlent inyiolate"
Objection made to the introduction OF TINS amend
me t. because il ont Of order. The Chair sustained
the objection An appeal was taken from the decision
of the Chair and after debate, the meeting sus-
tained the ruling Of the Chair Thereupon, the re
mander OF the undersigned formally withdrew from the
meeting.
the resolution of Mr. Stanley was passed. and then the
meeting adjourned.
The foregoing statement xhbits the character and
order of the proceedings which compelled the under
signed TO leave the meeting of the 10Th inst.
By reference TO the list OF persons who participated
In these proceedings it will be perceived there was
great disparity in the rep5esenta'Un from the
to that several gentlemen from the siavehoidng
States belonging TO the Wing party declined 10 parc
pate at all meeting of which the result was palpa'
be under the intmations of purpose advanced by the
Chairman 1T the first meeting
The meeting composed OF forty-six gentlemen
fro the free States, and twentyone from the slave
holding States The is divided forty six to twenty
one-seyen from each class OF States voting with the
opposing section.
The entire meeting meager majority OF the rep
| resentaon classed Wing in the Congress OF the
United States The quota from the slayeholdng stesr re-
naming in the meeting after our withdrawal one
fourth of the Wing representation from the slavohodng
States The determination of the time and place Tor the
Wing National Convention may therefore justly be con-
sidered made by the Congressional Representatives
| from the free States
| OF the members of Congress from the free States
present and acting in this meeting, large majority
were committed by legislative action against the Com
promise at their passage or have refused to
express intention b maintain and execute them since
their passage Among those who took these proceedings
were Of the most conspicuous opponents OF the
Adjustment and most active agitatos of the North VI
the thtyone Representatives from the Tree states VINO
voted armatiyely the pro position that the appeal do
lie on the table, only three had recorded their votes in
favor of the passage of Hlyers resolution at this ses
sion expressing the sense OF the country that the
COMPROMISE measures should be maintained rs hnal
settlement OF the questions they embraced and should
be fairly and honestly executed Nineteen had voted
against that resolution. Nine were absent. ihese,
united 10 the vote of the Senator'S would have been sui
6cept 10 overpower the whole representation present
from the saveholdng States, had that representation
been united. We will not dwell upon she consIera
ons these suggest express the reflections which
they naturally awaken IL Is apparent however thatthe
time and place have been determined not only by
minority OF the Wing representation, but by pre-
ponderance that element OF the representation which
either opposed the Adjustment or dsavows the "hnal
iy OF the settlement
The undersigned now invite review OF their own
course connected with this Congressional consuita
ton We shall pass over without comment the evident
predetermination Of the Chairman to guide the meeting
10 fixed result by combining 1t TO the consideration oil
ruch subjects as suited his incnaoDs and pur-
poses We presume this will be manifest 10 every one
ire the determination he announced in advance 10 rule
Mr. MARsHALL's resolution out of order, even as an
original substantive proposition BY what parliamentary
MA e "A
limit the business thereof to single question, when no
limitation Il expressed in the notice under which II as
sembedi Does the objection lie Ia the TACT that tho
members present were to be called upon to express
their sentiments the proprety OF maintaining and
enforcing the Compromise messures' we ieaye'you
TO Judge. A. son;.,o, ,h.,