Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-04-23

The WIG CONGRESSIONAL CAUcus-IHe
Wathdraualofthe Southern Members.-The Phia-
delphia American has the following report of the
proceedings which took place in relation to the
Compromise-aftert the original resolutions of MI
Marshall, of KY, on that subject had been ruled
out of order and he had declared the caucus no
place for Wing to remain in -
After the Withdrawal of Mr.. Marshall, Mr.. Cen
try, with much feeling said he would make one
more effort to save the unity of the wing party;
| and offered a resolution which in substance de
clared that in fixing the time and place for hold
ing the National Convention, the wings did not
commit themselves unless the compromises were
fnalities.
| long debate ensued, in which Messrs. Out
law, Campbell, Brooke, of Mississippi, Strother
Moore, Of Louisiana, Ewing, Cabeli and Cling.
man participated.
| Mr.. Outlaw said he wished it to be understood
that if the Compromise Resolutions were thrust
out of the wing caucus, it was thrusting him out
and the wings whom he represented Having said
this, Mr.. Outlaw withdrew.
! Mr.. Moore, Of Louisiana, said that such action
| ruled the Southern wings out of the caucus; and
! then he and his colleague, MIR. Landry, with
| drew.
! Mr.. Brooke, Of Mississippi, and he would like
to know, before he went to the Wing National
Convention, what company he was to keep; and
he left also.
| Mr.. Strother said that the Wings of Virginia
| had. in substance, instructed him to leave the
caucus when the compromises were thrown out :;
and he observed these instructions by taking his
| departure
| Mr.. Cabell said that the decision of the chair,
at the previous meeting of the caucus, had caused
many Southern Wings to be absent tonight. He
and otler came hoping for reversal of such de-
clsion. The confirmation of that decision would
leave the caucus composed of only Northern men,
and eight or ten Southern Wings. He then left
| with Senator Morton. =
MIR. Clngman, after some few remarks, left al
so, with Mr.. Williams, of Tennessee.
MI. GENTRY gave utterance to some Indignant re-
marks, and retired with Others so that of the Ten
nessee delegation there remained in the cham
| Der but Messrs. Cullom and Jones.
| The excitement caused by this secession was in
tense AT this time there remained from the
South only part of the North Carolina, Kentucky,
| and Tennessee delegations all the other Southern
| States being wholly unrepresented Indeed, it
| had become almost exclusively Northern eau
| Gus.
Mr.. Morehead, of North Carolina, said he had
staid behind only because he hoped the Wing
Convention woald adopt the Compromise, and it
was certain that North Carolina would vote only
for known compromise men.
Mr.. Dockery said he endorsed his colleague
to the fullest extent.
MIR. Culom said no man could hope to cary
Tennessee unless he was for the compromise
On motion of Mr.. Sackett the time and place
was then fixed for the holding of the National
Convention.
Upon division being taken between Baltimore
and Pittsburg, the former received 81 votes, and
the latter 10, showing but 40 members present,
| after the Southern members had left.
Mr.. Stanly defined his position at length and
said that unless the Wing party stood upon
the Compromise, no candidate nominated by the
party could receive the Southern vote
Previous to the adjournment, Mr.. Mangum
said that he apprehended that manifesto would
be prepared by the Southern retiring Wings and
in that case he desired the authority to reconvene
the caucus and the authority was given.
sharp controversy ensued between Messis
Brooks, Stanly and Truman Smith, and the eau
Gus separated amid great excitement, about mid
| night.