Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-05-08


rule out Of order such resolutions and he took this
early time of stating the matter that the meeting if they
did not approve the decision might call another gentle
to the chair.
Various propositions for calling future meeting and
for fixing the time Of adjournment made when the
following resolution offered by Mr. SAcKETr of New
York, and adopted
Resolred That when this meeting adjourn it adjourn to
meet in this place on Tuesday evening the Goth instant
| at o'clock
And then the meeting adjourned.
ADJOURNED MEETING.
An adjourned meeting of the Wing Members Of Con-
gress held in the Senate Chamber on Tuesday even
ing, April 20.
AT quarter before o'clock the Hon Mr. MAsouM took
the chair
Mr. STANLY, of North Carolina offered the following
resolution:
RESOLVED That is recommended that the Wing National
Convention be held in the city of Baltimore in the State
of Maryland Wednesday, the 10Th day of June next
for the purpose of nominating candidates the Pres
dency and Vice Presidency Of the United States
Mr. MARSHALL of Kentucky, offered the following as
substitute for the resolution of Mr.. SrAsLY
Whereas the determination Of the time and place for
holding National Wing Convention has been referred to
the Wings of Congress- the Wing members Of the Senate
and House Of Representatives having assembled in Con-
vention with the explicit understanding that they regard
the series Of acts known the Adjustment
forming in their mutual dependence and connexion sys-
tenn of compromise the concatory and the best for
the entire country that could be obtained from conflict
ing sectional interests and opinions and that therefore
they ought to be adhered to and carried into faithful
execution final settlement in principle and substance
of the dangerous and exciting subjects which they
brace, and uniting this basis, well upon the long
established principles Of the Wing party do hereby
commend the - day Of, and the city Of -, as
the time and place for holding the National Wing Con-
venton for the choice of Wing candidates for the Pres
dency and Vice Presidency, respectively.
The CHAIR decided that the resolution was out of order
and contrary the established usage of the party But
substantive resolution it to be considered and de-
cded by the meeting whether woud be acted on after the
transaction of the business upon which alone the meeting
had assembled, viz that of recommending the time and
place for holding the Wing National Convention.
From this decision Mr. MARSHALL took an appeal and
after considerable debate in which great latitude
allowed, the motion put "shall the decision of the
Chair stand as the judgment of the meetings"
And the question was decided in the affirmative: Ayes
1 46, noes 81.
Mr. GENTRY, of Tennessee, then offered the following
as an addition or amendment to the resolution of Mr.
SrAMY
Resoired That the Wing members Of Congress- in thus
recommending time and place for the National Wing
Convention to assemble, not to be understood
pedging themselves to support the nominee Of said Con-
yenton except upon the condition that the persons then
and there nominated candidates for the President and
Vice President shall be publicly and unequivocay pledg
ed to regard the series Of known the Com
promise final settlement of the dangerous
questions which they embraced and to maintain that set
Element inviolate.
The CHAIR decided the resolution or amendment of Mr.
Gentry to be out of order unless presented substan
tive proposition; such the Chair would receive it,
From the decision of the Chair appeal was taken,
and the decision Of the Chair sustained without dyi
sion.
Gen. CoLLUM of Tennessee then gave notice that after
Mr. Sanys resolution should have been disposed Of he
would the resolutions offered by the gentleman
from Kentucky, (Mr. Marshall and the gentleman from
Tennessee, sMr. Gentry if they would remain.
The resolution of Mr.. Stanly then coming up, Mr.
CAMPBELL of Ohio moved strike out the words Balti
more, in the State of Maryland" and insert Cincinnati
in the State Of Ohio" which motion was not agreed to-
The gentleman moved to substitute Louisville" in
the place Of Baltimore; which was not agreed to-
Pittsburgh was also proposed but not adopted
Mr.. CHANDLER, Of Pennsylvania, moved to strike out
Baltimore, in the State Of Maryland" and insert Phi
adephia in the State Of Pennsylvania which motion
was not agreed to.
The question Mr.. Stanlys resolution then put
and decided in the affirmative without division.
Gen. CoLLUM Of Tennessee then gave notice that,
the particular friends Of the resolutions which had been
ruled out Of order when offered in connexion with the
solution Of Mr. Stany would net remain he did not feel
called TO present the resolutions of which he had given
previous notice.
II ordered that the Chairman have authority to
this meeting should circumstances in his opinion
render necessary such course.
1t ordered that the Chairman of the meeting
the resolution recommending the time and place for hold
ing the Wing Convention be inserted in the Wing
newspapers Of this District signed by himself and
tersgned by the Secretaries.
And then, at fifteen minutes before IL o'clock, the
meeting adjourned.