The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1852-04-29
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WASHINGTON, April II 1852.
Mr.. Mangum, Of North Carolina, has
DOTTED all reserve, and ID an hours speech
declared IN favor II Gen. Scott for the Presi-I
d4uey He admits that Fillmore is the ia
vorite of his party in Nnrth Carolina, but
says that scott is more available than an II
other candidate, and he is perfectly willing
to take him without any pledges. -
The meeting on Tuesday night next of the
Wing members Of both Houses will certain
ly lead to an irreconcilable rupture in the
party. There is now no longer any doubt
that Scott will be the nominee of his party,
and he will not be required to make any
pledges to carry out even the fugitive slave
law. In this contingency, it is just as GER
tain that Marshall and Grey, of Kentucky,
Gentry and Williams, of Tennessee, Cling
man and OUTLAW, of North Carolina, Daw-
son, TOombs and Stephens, of Georgia, Ca
bell, of Florida, Abercrombie, of Alabama,
Laury, of Louisiana, Strother and Faulkner,
of Virginia, will not support him. Hence
a new organization. If some of the Northern
Wings will assume the same position, it will
be national if not, then it will be sectional,
and the faithful execution of the fugitive
slave law viii be the basis--perhaps the
Georgia platform. There is now more quiet,
but no more harmony in, the Democratic
ranks than existed few weeks since. It is
conceded by the best informed that Doug
lass is the most available reliable man a.
mongst the Democrats. He was the last
Northern man in Congress that gave up the
Missouri Compromise line as a settlement of
the slavery question, and then not until the
South repudiated it,
The House has been engaged most of the
week on the report of the Printing Commit
tee. The arrangement which that Com
mittee was about making, excited such uni
versal discomfort, that the Committee were
compelled to report their action to the
House. After full debate which lasted
until yesterday evening, the House passed a
resolution recommitting the report with in
structiOns, ayes 88, nays "A. Several mo-
tons were made by the friends of the coali-
ton to get clear of the whole subject, by
moving to lay upon the table, which would
have been an indirect endorsement of the ac-
ton of that Committee, but it was as often
negatived. The largest vote was, ayes 80,
nays 88. Among the ayes, were 40 Demo-
Gratis, and 80 Wings; nays, 60 Democrats,
and % Wings, SO that the Committee was
rebuked by decided majority of their party
friends, and sustained by their Wing allies
There is motion to reconsider, and the sub
ject may again be renewed on Monday. 1t
is the most impudent coalition ever formed
by any party in this Government.
The meeting of your Convention draws
nigh, and excites some interest here. 1t is
however, supposed that the Convention will
declare the right of State to secede with
out attempting to exercise it in this case,
either directly or indirectly; adhere to its
opposition in sentiment to the Compromise,
but avow her purpose not to isolate herself
from her sisters on the slavery question,
either on past or future issues, but declare
her readiness to strike when others may see
the wrongs of the Federal Government as
you appreciate them, as that will be the only
efficient means of remedying those wrongs.
Some such programme as this will sustain
your State at home and abroad, and her
bright escutcheon will suffer no tarnish by
such action.