Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-04-16

s's as proper alr and hnai adjustment Of the questions
10 whch lfcy rrlde and rcaeation Of those questions
no nc" opening OF them, effort dissatisfaction
with them, will receive from me the least
any circumstances.
i | am with regard, your obcdient servant
i DANIEL WEBSTER.
/ G. A. TAvENsER ESQ.
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! THE WHlG STATE CONVENTION
Assembled at !, P. NJ, yesterday, 10 tho Univcrsalis
Church. and temporarily organized by the appointment
of Mr. Jas F. Wall of Frederick as Chairman, ana Mr.. J
w. Spaldng Secretary. committee of l5 one from
each Congressional Disc-Alr Scott Of Fapquer its
head-was appointed by the Chair report permanent off
of the body The rules Of the House Of Delegates
adopted although gentleman protested asains, any thing
coming from such "Locoloco' body and the Convention
adjourned in the African Church at agt night
We aslonished the selection Of so small building
the Unvcrsais Church Were the city managers dsgustcd
at the associations of that sluughtehouse" OF Mr.. Clay
through the agency of lightning four years ago Though
the UniYersois Church vas filled, there many city
Wings and Democrats in attendance and The list Of delegates
TO the Convention seemed not to be- large.
| Though the Convention called fr yesterday, BIZ
novel process meeting held in HE Capitol
the night before, 10 arrange matters "cu and dry for the
whole body. The meeting did adjourn till after mid.
night and there was, hear long and animated debate
touching the policy 10 sc pursued and the Plat
II S pul Oh GOo!S tna u resolution was
adopted avowins preference for Mr. Fhlmorc-but thai,
The meeting did not decide upon the question whether they
would go unquuiedly FOR The nominee OF the National
Convention if he is publicly ana directly pledged to the
Compromise That question will probably come
up day before the Convention We doubt whether they
have the rmncss meet il and DEFY the Scwariics and the
free. soil supporters OF Gen Scott
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For the enlightenment of The Wing Cunven on now hold.
ng its sessions in Richmond give below some npor-
tun letters in the n T. Express good Fillmore papcr.
touching tho in the Whg Congressional caucus and
the movements Of the Scottitcs:
Correspondence Of the n. Y. Express.l
| WAsHSGToN APRIL H.
The proceedings of the Wing Caucus held in the Senate
Chamber, as they leak out, create profound
The Southern members, in the MAN, express themselves
with indignation against the repndation made by The Wing
Northern members of their action in the Wing Conarcs
al Caucus the opening OF lie session. Humphrey Mar
shall of Kentucky will 70 doubt, ocr that Resolution
the Caucus again ASSEMBLIES sand il il is showed
of Caucns by Tie Northern membcrs is threatened
be- secession cN take place Not all Of the Southern
members will now concur in This secesson,but il E known
and felt that of them live under il, without
going with it, after it takes place
Among the speakers the Whig Caucre, the otr night,
who declared explicitly that Northern neaiion against
the: 6esides, and safely must STOP they mus! ra
with Northern Whigs,-were such Southern Wings II0a
Meredith P. Gentry G. Tennessee who it is said
most affecting speech and Hon. Mr. Outlaw North Ca.
roioa one of the ahrst ceacst headed men in a derpa
lion: and Hon Mr. Walsh of Baltimore who spoke will
deep feeling OF The Chrisiana outrage The Maryland
Wings a man, it is stated can have nothing to Go with
tho men, who at Chrstiana murdered fellow citizen bu
upon the solemn declaration that such men the Hon
Thad Stevens then in Caucus with them, will promise
to their influence 10 put an end to such murders.
THE WHlG CAUCUS-TnE PRESIDENCY, &c.
| Correspondence OF the New fnrk Express
i WAsnISGToS APRIL 10.
The Wings in Caucus numbering about sixty Senators
and REPRESENTATIVES assembled in the Senate Chamber las
evening held the telegraph will have told ynu I'll
after IL P NJ the meeting having been called at o'clock
What was done during these four mortal hours outsiders
can only guess al but, heard one of The members
mark after coming there would be rich dirgs for t
Reporters if they coui OILY get al it, There evident
" uch debate and much feeling and yet nothing done
nothing ALL beyond ad1u.GiD9 10 again ter
days hence.
The South am told very poorly represented in tht
Caucus Georgia not there, was Alabama, which
has two good Wing Representatives in Congress The hs
sour Senator not there. The Mississippi Whig Sena
tor MIR. Brooke, was not ihore North Carolina Ienncs
and all these States but Kentucky land she in party though
their members far they spoke al all spoke In the most
carnes. aud solemn against nomination any
action Of Wing Party which should leave open The Cn
promise Bills citation under the protection sanc
ton Of Whig Administration. l Gentry of Tenn, is
reported to have made most touching ard powerful ap
pen his Wing Northern friends and not without effect
The North was represented in fu-al classes, all compo
silions all shades. Hon Thad Stevens md Rev. Orrn
Fowler who boiled the previous wg caucus at the opening
Of Congress- when the compromise resolutions passed
were there Ex-Governor Seward and hr Senator Wade OIL
Ohio repcscnng one extreme there's ard the North
ern friends of Mr. Fillmore also there. Men with
seeming anities were in the room for sumo hours
uay caoug four hours were consumed and nothing
was done.
The only practical paint OF discussion involved bu
tha;lcd TO many other matlers this qnesen"Sha!l tht
tise and place be fixed night or shall the caucus ad2ufr
to snme other night Immediate action resisted b.
Tho South generally and by MIR. Fmores Northern friends
but that immediate action insisted upon by The olhe
SIDE The OF the candidates. however, am sssnred
were never mentioned and their principles policy in NJ
manner directly connected with their This mus
have been remarkable in the midst OF 80 much warm dis
nd G1phpo
all sides.,.
The adjournment over another night was however,
presume but 10 take time to reflect TO consult TO debeaie
All agree having Whr National Convention, and on tn
duty fix the time and place. The only real question
"Shal the fight that is coming and seems inevitable aR
psce in an open public National Convention be avoid
3D. if possible by some concert of action among the "n
Members of Congress here The SoulhernWhigs alEos!l
mass say they join the Northern Free Soers in put
ting down Mr. Fillmore and Mr. Webster and their nallono
principles of administration 1cihot public assHrdne
hot their ,rW sustain those principles This ma
nv of them think they ought to have here or II not mere
then in the National Convention is indispensable for hc
existence at home such should be had
Such Northern men, however, Us Thaddeus Stevens Go!
Seward and Mr. Fowler make no concealmcnt oil @ .ns1
views that would be death to them
can be amid such conflicting interests 1t is moi Tor m
10 say.
Hop what will be done The CAUCUS wc i, fSin
the time and place. is be DONE cannot foresre; but az
prehend such rupture The part Of the South as uR s"0
u, all that the Wig party is practically rent IN stcon
tpan. Some Southern Wigs will yet cling TO so:.her
Wings; but both the miporities W be utterly poEers an
orerroun IN ,rhat to be the coming sectional SoT"
may be gloomy in visions, but sse no land ahead
The practical difficulty nrises frrm the attempt IN we
England dcmolish Mr. Webster, because of his Itn oG
speech; and il New York. from the attempt TO dcnoiiS' ~
Fillmore because he die veto the fugitive slave law"
Gen. Scott is The ns:run used 10 do not am assure
with his sanction consent; nav In spite Of IL pehaps
. and yet such Is the naked tangible Irresistible fact
rss please This is the English of all this Icl'
This is what il means moreno less Ne" Engann
- TO be asked to sacrifice Mr. Webster and has put MT
!. upon The altar of tho abolition Mcoch II Mr. W
ster had made Tin of March speech and Mr. Fillmore M
vetoed the fugitive slave laws man can doubt thgt DO