Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-04-30
The Wing Congressional Caucus-The Withdraw
nj of the Southrrm Members.


Our Washington letters this morning contain fur
Their interesting particulars of the proceedings of the
Wing Congressional Caucus, held in Washington on
Tuesday evening, when it decided that the Wing
National Convention should assemble in Baltimore or
Wednesday, the 18th mot the 17ih) of June. The
Phade phia American has the following report OF the
proceedings which took place in relation 10 the com.
promise-after the original resolutions of Mr.. Mar
SHALL OF KY, that subject had been ruled out of or
der, and he had declared the caucus place for a
Wing to remain in -
After the withdrawal of Mr. Marshall, Mr.. Gentry
with much feeling said he would make one more eff.
fort TO the unity of the whig party and offered
resolution. which in substance declared that in fixing
the time and place for holding the National Conven-
ton, the wings did not commit themselves unless the
compromises were fnates.
long debale ensued, in which Messrs. Outlaw
Campbell, Brooke of Mississippi, STROLLER, Moore OF
Louisiana, Ewing, Cabell and Clngman participated
Mr. Outlaw said he wished ii TO be understood thai
if the Compromise Resolutions thrust out of the
whig caucus, it thrustng him out, and the wings
whom he represented. Having said this, Mr.. Outlaw
Withdrew.
Mr.. Moore of Louisiana, said that such &C tion ruled
the Southern wings out OF the caucus and then he
and his colleague, Mr.. Landry, withdrew
Mr.. Brooke, OF Mississippi, said he would like tc
know before he went 10 the Wing National Conven
ton, what company he was 10 keep; and he left also
Mr. Slroher said that the wings of Virginia had in
the compromises thrown out and he obeyeC
these instructions by taking his departure.
Mr. Cabe said that the decision of the chair, at the
previous meeting of the caucus. had caused many
Southern wings 10 be absent to-nigh He and Others
came hoping for reversal of such decision The con-
posed of only Northern men, and eight ten Southern
Wings. He then left with Senator Morton.
MIR ClIngman after some few remarks, left also
with Mr.. Williams of Tennessee.
Mr. Gentry gave utterance to some indignant re
marks and retired with others, so that of the Tennes
see delegation there remained in the chamber bu
Messrs. Cullom and Jones.
The excitement caused by this secession was in
tense. AT this time there remained from the South
ly part of the North Carolina Kentucky, and Tennes
see delegations, all the other Southern States hene
wholly represented. Indeed, it had become almos
exclusively Northern caucus.
Mr.. Morehead of North Carolina, said he had state
behind only because he hoped the Wing Convention
would adopt the Compromise, and it was certain tina
North Carolina would vote only for known compro
mise men.
Mr.. Dockery said he endorsed his colleague to thu
fullest extent
| Mr. Culom said no man could hope to carry Ten
nessee unless he for the compromise.
! On motion of Mr. Sackett. the time and place was
then fixed for the holding of the National Consen
| ton.
| Upon division being taken between Baltimore AM
Pitsburg, the former received 81 votes, and the latte
49, showing but 10 members present. after the South
ern members had left
Mr.. Stanly defined his position at length, and sail
that unless the Wing party stood upon the Cempro
mise, no candidate nominated by the party could re
ceive the Southern vote.
Previous to the adjournment, Mr.. Mangum sal
that he apprehended that manifesto would be pre-
pared by the Southern retiring Wings, and in that
he desired the authority to reconvnce the caucus.
the authority given.
sharp controversy ensued between Messrs
Brooke, Stanly, and Truman Smith, and the caucu
separated amid great excitement, about midnight.