The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-04-12
The Caucus Of WhIg Cengressmen.

| Such is a sectional and political analysis OF
the vote on JAcKsoN's resolution.
y The Caucus Of Whig Cengressmen.
The Wing Caucus, held at the Capitol on
Friday night last, could only agree to disagree.
1t was held with closed doors; but, from infor.
nation derived FROM respectable sources, We
have reason to know that the subjoined account
of its proceedings telegraphed to the New York
Herald, is substantially correct.
WASHINGTON, April 9-ll3 M.
The Wing members of Congress are request
ed to meet at the Senate chamber this evening,
the 9th instant, at o'clock, to consider of mat
ters of importance to the Wing party.
In compliance with the foregoing call, pub
ished in the party journals, the Wing caucus
organized at hafpast seven o'clock, with closed
doors.
Mr.. Mangum, of North Carolina, was called
to the chair, and Messrs. Chandler, OF PennsyL
vania, and Dockery, of North Carolnn, secfe
taries.
After some conversation, Mr.. Badger, of
North Carolina, moved an adjournment, in con-
sequence of the smalness of the meeting, there
being only about sixty present
Truman Smith, of Connecticut, opposed the
motion, and urged Immediate action.
Mr. Smiths motion was about being put,
when ii. Marshall, of Kentucky, said that before
the time and place were fixed for holding the
convention, he desired that they should under
stand each other, and he would therefore move
tho adoption of the compromise resolution
passed last December by the Wing caucus.
Messrs. Gentry, Of Tenn, Outlaw, of N. c.,
and Walsh, of Md, spoke at length, on the same
side with Marshall They spoke calmly, but
firmly These gentlemen declared that hereto.
fore when there was a territory to be admitted
into the Union, there was some excuse Tor
Northern agitation, but now there was but one
questionable fugitive slave law--about which
the South felt any socitude. This was law
carrying out an express provision OF tho Consil,
tuition, and the Wings of the South never would
consent to act in brotherhood with traitors who
desired to tear down the Constitution.
MIR. Gentry remarked that he had been &C
cused of undue partially to the North but the
people of his State had endorsed his action, and
lie now declared, with the same kindly feelings
towards the North, that unless that section of
the Union would give some pledge that agi-
tation should cease, and that the compromise
measures would continue to be regarded as
settlement that the Wings of the South would
not 90 into the convention. The Wing party
must be nationalized, or would cease to exist.
Messrs. Campbell, of Ohio, Baker, of Iowa,
Thaddeus Stevens, of Penn, and Truman
Smith, opposed the introduction of any new
issues on the Wing platform. The old platform
contained no such stipulations as the South
sought to engrait on it,
Finally, a resolution was carried Of adjourn
ment till Thursday week.
Mr.. Mangum gave notice that IT he was
chairman of the adjourned meeting, he should
decide Mr.. Marshal's motion as out of order
They might select an other chairman il they saw
fit, but he held that the meeting was called for
specific purpose-the fixing Of the time and
place for holding the national convention; and
no resolution which did not bear directly on
this matter, was in order.
Mr.. Marshall replied that he would as soon
hA1e Ia fight upon the question Of order, as the
main question; they were not assembled to be
dictated to as to what exact line they should
follow. 1t was meeting of Wings, to decide
upon the national convention, and all the ques-
tions bearing upon the harmony and well being
of the party could not be out Of order. The
naturalization of the Wing party was necessary
to its existence, and that nationality could only
be preserved by an agreement to abide by the
compromise measures.
The meeting adjourned at eleven o'clock.
The attitude of the great majority OF the
Southern members was calm but firm and there
is no doubt that unless the compromise resolu.
ton is adopted they will retire.
| The events of tonight will have an important
bearing upon the approaching contest
W"The New York Post gives the following
list of the Democratic delegates from New
York: "
The delegates to the Baltimore convention from
| New York. will now stand as follows.
| DELEGATES AT LARGE.
HORATIO N. SEYMOUR, J. B. SKINNER.
| DISTRICT DELEGATES.