Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-05-15
lpdl. 1862, by direction Of Hon. Willie

+. Mangtim, OF North Carolina
The Whig members Of Congress are requested
10 meet at the Senate Chamber, On Friday even.
ing next, the 9th ifst at o'clock, TO consider o
matters of Importance 10 the Whig party.
Wednesday, April I, 1899.
At tile time aud place suggested by the
notice. sotne sixtyleight members OF the
two Honses assembled. Mr.. Mangtim was
called to the chair. and Messfs. Chandler
and Doekery were appointed secretaries
Before any distinct proposition was cub
nlittsd to the consideration of the meeting,
after the statement from the Chair, nio4
ton was made TO adjourn to n Subsequent
day, TINT h tnore numerous attendance ol
the Wbis members Of Congress might be
obtained. Remarks were made by several
gentlemen indicative Of desire TO limit
tie attention of The meeting to the single
object Of determining The time and place
for National Convention to select Whig
candidates for the Presidency aud Vice
Presidency. And 1t was urged that the
most important results might How from
the discrimination of the time and place
for the convention, az each point was cal.
euIated TO affect The nomination. It was
then suggested (by Mr.. Marshall, OF Ken.
tucky.) that 1t was deemed material the
meeting should pass upon another propo.
stion before proceeding to detertniue the
time and place for the National Cenyen-
tion--a proposition which affected the per-
SOUS 10 exercise the right OF determining
the time and place for holding the ooDven.
ton. lie observed that, Bt the commence
ment Of this session of Congress, certain
gentlemen had retired from meeting OF
Wing Representatives because that meet.
ing refused to lay on sle table resolution,
endorsing the position of the present Ad-
ministraton upon the series Of measures
known as /" the compromise measures '---
that some of the salne persons had, during
the session, publicly assaied the said reso.
lntion as an uDtrus expression Of Wing
sentiment In regard to the measures-alId
that These persons were present now, 10
assist In determining the time and place
for The Wing National Convention.
Considering the position Of The Admin
istration OH this class Of questions, the
condition Of politieal parties, and the fact
that, by some, the resolution referred To
wns deemed cardinal rs the principle. IL
,,as thought by many to bs the proper
course TO restate, in the meeting OF the
Wing members Of the two Houses, the
position which the Wings III Congress
hold OH the compromise measures, before
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convention OF the w htg party. Lie then
remarked that, before the time and place
for holding the National Convention were
determined, he designed 10 submit reso.
luton to the meeting, omb0dying the prin.
cples proclaimed by The Whig eongres.
sipnal eaitcus Of December lust, aud he
hoped oil present to participate n The pro-
eeedngs, would agree to the sane.
This view was met by The argument,
from one qnlrter, TINT the Wing members
OF Congress were only authorized 10 fix
lhs time and the plaee FOR the National
Convention; and therefore any resolution
TO test political opinion was beyond their
province to consider in the meeting. In
another quarter it was urged that the at
tempt to harmotlize the opinion Of Wings
on the compromise measures OF their Of.
feet, OF iipon the questions springing from
The institutions OF slavery, Was useless
that the proper course was " TO agree TO
Disagree where the radical differences
ere known to exist, aud that true policy
required al TO abstain from effort to eli.
graft new principles upon the long eslab.
lished creed of the party, leaving every
section to think md act at will where q
common platform was inaccessible.
The debate wHs paricated in by severnl
gentlem u, and we only seek to state the
points Of II. The Chairman remarked
that, before submitting tlie question Of al.
journuent, he felt bound to soy that. should
The resolution Indicated by The membe,
from Kentucky be offered at the uextmaet.
Ing, tho Chair wonld refuse ta entertainit ii,
and should decide 1t to Do out of order =.
This statement the Chairman made In nd.
vance, Tint gentlemen dissatisfied with the
view entertained by the Chair might pro.
ceed to elect some one else to preside.
The announcement Of a furegone deter.
mina,ion by the Cliaifman TO ol'mit the
subjects 10 which attention might be di-
recsed IN meeting convened under gem
era notice TO consult onsmattcrs Of impor-
tsnce to the Wing party, and this refusal,
in advance. to consider a political proposi.
tion which il, In the opinion Of many, vital
to the Union and essential 70 the integrity
Of the Wing purity, at once invested the
future action Of this congressional consul.
ration witl, an interest and importance
that had not heretofore attached to it,
The assumption of the Chair was met by
instant remonstrance The righ. TO pro-
sent the resolution was pressed now as .
point Of principle, and notice was given
that at the next meeting |, would be III.
sisted upon. On this issue the meeting
was adjourned 70 the Goth day Of April.
AT the appointed hour. on tile evening
Of the 2eth of April. the Hon. w. p. Man
gum called tie meeting to order. So soon
a. the journal was read, Hon. Ewd. Stan
", Of North Carolina, offered the following
resolution:
Resolued, That Il be recommended to hold the
Wing National Convention in the city OF Baiti-
more, iii the State Of Maryland on Wednesday,
the 18th day of Line nexl, far the purpose Of
nominating candidates for President and Vice
President OF the United States.
Mr.. Marshall, ot Kentucky, Immediate
" presented the resolution OF which notice
had been given at the former meeting, and
asked that il might be adopted as sub
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