Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-05-07

Pennsylvania. Cooper.
Kentucky Ewing,
Marshall,
White.
Williams.
North Carolina .Clingman,
Dockery,
Louisiana ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. j. Moore,
Landry.
Florida. Morton .Cabell.
Mississippi ........... Brooks
Total, 21.
When this result was announced several of the I'M
designed formally withdrew from the meeting. Mr..
Gentry, of Tennessee then submitted the following,
to be added as an amendment to the resolution, Of
fered by Mr.. Stanly:
Rcotved, That the Wing members of Congress, in thus
recommending time and place for the National Wing
themselves support the nominees of said convention
cept upon the condition that the then and there
be publicly and unequivocay pledged to regard the series
of measures known as the Compromise measures final
settlement the dangerous questions which they embraced
and to maintain that settlement nvolate.''
| Objection was made to the introduction of this
amendment because it acas out Of order. The Chair
sustained the objection. An appeal taken from
tbs decision of the Chair; and after some debate,
the meeting sustained the ruling of the Chair There
upon, the remainder of the undersigned formally
! withdrew from the meeting.
1t is officially announced that after withdraw
al, the resolution of Mr.. Stanly was passed and
| then the meeting adjourned.
|
and order of the proceedings, which compelled the
undersigned to leave the meeting of the Goth inst.
By reference to the list of persons who partici-
pated in these proceedings, it will be perceived there
was great disparity in the representation from the
free States and the saveholding States. We are
thorized to state that several gentlemen from the
slaveholding States belonging to the Wing party
declined to participate at all in 4 meeting of which
the result was palpable, under the limitations of
purpose advanced by the Chairman at the first meet
ing.
The meeting composed of forty-six gentlemen
from the free States, and twenty-one from the slave
holding States. The vote is divided fortysix to wen
tyone-seven from each class of States voting with
the opposing section.
The entire meeting was meagre majority of the
representation classed Wing in the Congress of
the United States. The quota from the saveholding
States remaining in the meeting after withdraw
al was just one-fourth of the Wing representation
from the slavehoding States. The determination of
the time and place for the Wing National Conven-
ton may therefore justly be considered made by
the Congressional Representatives from the free
States.
Of the members of Congress from the free States
present and acting in this meeting, large majority
were committed, by legislative action, against the
Compromise measures at their passage, have re-
fused to express an intention to maintain and exc
cute them since their passage. Among those who
took these proceedings were some of the most con-
spicuous opponents of the diusment and most active
agtators of the North. Of the thrty-one Represen-
tatives from the free States who voted armatlvelY
the proposition that the appeal do lie the ia
ble only three had recorded their votes in favor of
the passage of Hillyers resolution at this session,
expressing the of the country that the Com
promise measures should be maintained a final
settlement OF the questions they embraced and should
be fairly and honestly executed. Nineteen had voted
against that resolution Nine were absent. These,
united to the vote of the Senators, would have been
sufficient to overpower the whole representation pres
ent from the slavehoding States had that represen-
tation been united. We will not dwell upon the con-
sderations these facts suggest express the rehec
tons which they naturally awaken. 1t is apparent
however, that the time and place have been deter
mined, not only by minority of the Wing repre-
sentotion but by preponderance of that element of
the representation which either opposed the Adjust
ment disavows the fnality'' of the settlement
The undersigned now invite review of their own
course connected with this Congressional consulta
e ton. We shall pass over without comment the ev-
ident predetermination of the Chairman to guide
the meeting to fixed result, by combining it to the
consideration of such subjects suited his in.
clinalions and purposes. We presume this will be
e manifest to every one from the determination he
announced in advance to rule Mr.. Marshall's reso-
luton out of ORDER original substantive
3 proposition. By what parliamentary law or COM
mon usage does the chairman of meeting limit the
h business thereof to single question when no limi
tation is expressed in the notice under which it
sembled Does the objection lie in the fact that the
members present were to be called upon to express
their sentiments TO the propriety of maintaining
and enforcing the Compromise measures We leave
e you to judge.
What reason can be rendered for the decision that
the resolution out Of order? 1t differed from Mr.
Stanlys in particular only. In addition to the
determination of the time and place for holding the
National Convention. Marshalls resolution suggest
, ed the Congressional caucus resolution of Decem
" her, 1851, as condition precedent to the union o.
the Wing members of Congress in the approaching
u canvass. 1t did not attempt to prescribe platform
a for National Convention to dictate to the dele
gates from the primary assemblies of the people
IS avowed the determination of its friends to remain
If uncommtted and to abstain altogether from taking
Il steps initatory to a National Wing Convention,
ID less the condition satisfactorily met 1t
inconsistent with Stanlys resolution but cumulative
m thereto by the imposition of condition affecting
y the actors in this Congressional meeting and, i'm
', pliedy, relieving them from commital to sustain
the nominees of convention which night fail to
quire the same condition of its candidates 1t dit
u not dictate seek to dictate the programme Of tn
National Convention; but merely asserted an affirm
D alive endorsement of the inality of the Compro
n mise as basis of union among the present Viii,
u members of Congress. Was that improper? Cal
1t the Wing members of this Congress, who claim t.
e be national in their feelings, unite upon eandi
r, date on any other basis! Ought National Wing
m to forego a point so vital to the preservation o
e the peace of society? We did ardently desir
a. the Wings in Congress to adopt the proposition
es conclusion of their own, and to publish it to tn
country of the bonds of their political
o. citation. 1t required no sacrifice of prnciple-n
recantation of opinon-no remuneration of error
only determination consistent with the mobiles
. impulses of patriotsm-to abide for the future by
settlement designed to restore peace to distracte
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