Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-05-01

be obtained from conflicting sectional interests and opinions
into faithful execution final settlement in principle and
substance Of the dangerous and exciting subjects which they
established principles Of the Wing party do hereby
mend the = day of - and the city of - the time and
for holding the National Wing Convention for the choice
Of Wing candidates for the Presidency and Vice Presidency
respectively"
Mr. SrAsIY objected to the introduction of the subst
tute because it out Of order The CHAIRMAN sustain
ed the objection Mr. MARSHALL appealed from the de-
cson of the Chair Mr.. SrANLY moved that the appeal
do lie the table An informal debate ensued which
cut off by decision Of the Chair that all discussion
out Of order unless strictly confined to the question
of order The vote was then taken by ayes and noes
the question, Shall the appeal from the decision Of the
Chair lie the table 7" and it decided in the AFR
mative-ayes 49, 81 The following win exhibit the
of the gentlemen who voted and their respective
localities:
Ss:.s:s : iss
Island Clarke enator) G. King New York Fish senao
Wells Jersey, Miller Allison, Chandler
o w sss sGGf o%p s s
Indians Parker Dsnton; Illinois, Yates; Michigan
Porter Tennessee Culom North Carolina Morehead, stany
Appleton New York Brooks HAYS Haven
%sS Msn hvsn Sra c % Tsnas v sa
Williams Carolina, Gngman, Dockey
(senator)-Total n.
When this result was announced several of the under
signed formally withdrew from the meeting Mr. GENTRY,
lcuueSScc
amendment to the resolution offered by Mr. STANLY
"Resopd That the Wing members of Congress, in thus
recommending time and place for the National Whg Con-
yenon to assemble are not to be understood as pedgn
themselves support the nominee Of said Convention except
the condition that the then and there nominated
candidates for President and Vice President shall be pub
cy and unequivocay pledged regard the series Of mea
known the compromise measures a final settlement
the dangerous questions which they embraced and to main
tain that settlement inviolate."
Objection made to the introduction of this amend
ment, because out Of order The Chair sustained the
objection An appeal taken from the decision Of the
Chair and, after debate the meeting sustained the
ruling Of the Chair. Thcreupon the remainder Of the
undersigned formally withdrew from the meeting.
1t is officially announced that after withdrawal the
resolution of Mr. STASLY was passed. and then the meet
ing adjourned.
der Of the proceedings which compelled the undersigned
to leave the meeting of the Goth instant
By reference to the list of persons who participated
in these proceedings it will be perceived there was
great disparity in the representation from the free States
and the savehodng States We authorized to state
that several gentlemen from the sayeholdng States be-
longing to the Wing party declined to participate at all
in meeting of which the result palpabe, under the
limitations Of purpose advanced by the chairman at the
first meeting
The meeting composed of orty-six gentlemen from
the free States and twenty-one from the saveholdng
States The vote is divided forty-sx to twenty
seven from each class Of States voting with the opposing
section.
The entire meeting was meager majority of the re-
PASoSAe0eVA OAoooOu
United States The quota from the slavehoding States
remaining in the meeting after withdrawal just
Of the Wing representation from the savehod
ing States The determination of the time and place
the Wing National Convention may therefore Justly be
considered as made by the Congressional Representatives
from the free States.
OF the members of Congress from the free States pre-
sent and acting in this meeting, large majority were
committed by legislative action against the Compromise
at their passage have refused express
intention to maintain and execute them their
sage Among those whs took part in these proceedings
of the most conspicuous opponents Of the adj
ustment and most active agators Of the North OF the
thrtyone Representatives from the free States who voted
armavely the proposition that the appeal do lie on
the table, only three had recorded their in favor of
the passage of Hyers resolution aths session.
ing as the of the country that the compromise
sures should be maintained final settlement Of the
questions they embraced and should be fairly and honest
ly executed Nineteen had voted against that resolution
Nine absent These united the of the Sena
tors, would have been sufficient to overpower the whole
representation present from the slayehodng States had
that representation been united We will not dwell upon
the considerations these facts suggest express the
Elections which they naturally awaken 1t is apparent
however that the time and place have been determined
not only by minority of the Wing representation but by
preponderance of that element of the representation
which either opposed the adjustment or dsavows the
fnalty" of the settlement
The undersigned now invite review Of their course
connected with this Congressional consultation. We
shall pass without comment the evident predeterm
nation of the Chairman to guide the meeting to fixed
10 the CONSIDERATION SUBJECTS
as suited his own ncnations and purposes We presume
this viii be manifest to every one from the determination
he announced in advance to rule Mr. MARsHALLs resou
ton out of order, original substantive propo
sition By what parliamentary law usage does
the chairman of meeting limit the business thereof
to single question when limitation expressed in the
notice under which it assembled Does the objection lie
in the fact that the members present to be called
upon to express their sentiments the proprety Of
maintaining and enforcing the compromise measures |?
We leave you 70 Judge
What be rendered for the decision that the
resolution II differed from Mr. STAsLYs in
particular only In addition to the determination Of
the time and place for holding the National Convention
MARsHALLs resolution suggested the Congressional eau
resolution Of December 1851, condition prece-
dent to the union Of the Wing members Of Congress in the
approaching canvass IL did not attempt to prescribe
platform for the National Convention dictate the
delegates from the primary assemblies Of the people 1t
avowed the determination Of its friends to remain
mitted and TO abstain altogether from taking steps nita
tory TO National Wing Convention, unless the condition
was satisfactorily met. II not inconsistent with
STAsLYs resolution but cumulative thereto by the impo
sition Of condition affecting only the actors in this Con-
gressonal meeting, and implicitly relieving them from
commttal to sustain the nominees of Convention which
might fail to require the condition Of its candidates
1t did not dictate seek dictate the programme Of the
National Convention but merely asserted an affirmative en-
dorsement Of the fnaty Of the Compromise as basis
Of union among the present Wing members Of Congress
Was that improper? Can the Wing members OF this Con-
gres who claim to be national in their feelings, unite
upon candidate any other basisY Ought National
rego point SO vital the preservation Of the peace
Of society? We did ardently desire the Wings in Con-
gress adopt the proposition as conclusion Of their
own and to publish II TO the country of the bonds