Washington telegraph., 1852-05-26

a''N ~ hNl1h hiNea llA7NHtl 10 participate
in the proceedings would agree To the slme
This view was met by the argument, from
ono quarter, that the Wing members o
Congress were only authorized to ix the
time aud place for the National Convention
and therefore any resolution TO test the pc
liiieal opinion was beyend their province Il
consider in the meeting. In another qlar
ter it was urged Tint the attempt to harmon
ize the opinion Of Whigs on the compromise
measures or their effect. or upon the qucs.
tons springng from the institutions Of
slavery, was useless that the proper course
was 10 agree 70 disagree where radical
differences were known to exist. and that
true policy required all to abstain from efforts
10 ensra1 new principles upon the long es.
tablishod creed Of tie party leaving every
section "a think aud TO ac, at will where a
common platform was inaccessible.
The debate was participated in by several
gentlemen, aud wc only seek To state the
points Of it. The Chairman remarked that,
before submitting the question Of adjourn.
mcnt. he falI bound io sly that. shonld the
resolution indicated iy the member from
Kentucky be offered ai Tho next meeting.
tha Char would refuse To entertain IL. and
should decide it to b, oui af order. This
statement the Chairman made in advance.
TINT gentleman dissatisfied with the view
entertained b tie fhair might proceed
ia elect zame one el-s To preside
Tn announcement # a furegnna deter.
miaaiion ly tie Chairman lo limit The
subjects n which attention might be direct.
ed in n meeting convened under a gene.
ral notice 10 consult on matters Of impor.
tsnce TO The Wbif party. and this refusal,
in advance 10 consider A political pF1p1si.
ton which i, in The opinion Of many 81.
II 10 'ls l'nion 'nd essential IA The iniar.
ritz ef tie Nhis rzfiy. ut oasa invested
tn fanfa action Of lhi, congressional con.
silcralion with an interest anl importance
that hal not heretofore attached to It. The
assumption oG The Chair was met by
instant r1moarranc,. The right 10 pre-.
sent the resolution was pressed now a. a
point Of principle and notice was given
th7i ~ ihc ueG. setting il wonld b. in.id.
ed upon On this issue the meeting wa,
adjourned TO the 10Th day Of April.
A. the appointed hour on the evening
o. the 2lth Of April, III, Hon. Willie +.
Nangim called the meeting to oricr s.
s1lu ai the Journal was read. Hon Edward
StauI 81. OF NaEh Clrolina. offered the fol.
lowing resolution,
Rro'ri That i, b, recommended to
hold the Wing National Convention IN the
cts of Biliim1rc IN tho State Of MARYLAND.
on "Wednesday the ljth day Of june next,
far the purpose Of nominating candidate.
far PscsilJu, and Vice President Of the
United States.
Mr. Marshall Of Kentucky, Immediately
presented the resolution Of which notice had
been given at the former meeting, and ask.
cd that i, might be adopted as a substitute
for the proposition Of the gentleman from
North Carolina. 1t was in these words.
Whereas tho determination Of the time
and place for holding Wing National Con.
ycu,ion has been referred to tho Wings Of
Congress. The Wing momhars Of the Senate
and house Of Representatives having Assem-.
blal in convention with the explicit un-
darslndiug that they regard the series
Of acts. known as the adjustment measures.
as forming in their mutual dependence and
connection a system Of compromise the most
concillialory aud the best Cor the entire coun.
iry that could be obtained from conflicting
sectional interests and opinions, and that.
therefore, they ought to BE- adhered to and
carried into faithful execution, as a final
settlement, in principle aud sub .tancc, OF
the dangerous aud exciting subjects which
they embrace, and to unite on this basi,
as we'll upon the long establishment prin.
ciples Of the Wing party, do hereby recon.
mend the - day Of -, and city Of -.
as the time and place for holding the Ni.
tioual Wing Convention for the choice Of
Wing candidates for President and Vice
President respectively
Mr. Stlnly objected to the introduction Of
/ the substitute, because il was ont Of order.
The Chairman sustained the objection. Mr..
Marshall appealed from the decision Of the
Chair. Mr. Stanley moved that the appeal
do lie on the table An informal debate On.
sued. which was cut of by decision Of
the Chair that all discussion was out Of or.
der The vote was then taken by ayes and
noes on the subject. Shall the appeal from
the decision Of the Chair lie on the table!7
and it was decided in the allirmatiyc-aycs
90. noes q The following will exhibit
the names Of the gentlemen who voted, and
their respective localities;
YEAS.
Ndne-Goodeuow, Washbun
/ PtrH3ai-lleblrl, Neacham,
/ Ma5ViehHsais-John Davis, Fowler, Goodrich,
| Sender
Compeui-T Smith, Chapman.
! Rioic hianj-C.arkc, 6. G. King.
Nso Y0rt-Fsh, Bovine, Briggs lliscall, Hors-
ford Wllbridgo, Saeketi Schoolcrait Wells
! NfB Jesey-Nlllicr,
Peanryigina-Ason, Chandler, T. NJ, Howe,
Kuhns J. W. Howe, Moore.
! Daararc--Spmance
Oio-Wade, Barere, L. D, Campbell, Hunter,
| 81 Slnninn Tayor