The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-04-25

,.,minsd 10 make The hnalily Of the Compromise the
ujo,m alone upon which they would support The nom
~. Of tho convention. And he declared that North
Ts~na would vote for no candidate who was not pub
fIv pledged to maintain those measures t. =. ~ ~
III Dockefy, OF North Carol,ns. expressed similar
DENOMINATION TO the hnaliiy OF The Compromise but
nj agree with the Chair, that This meeting has no
minority beyond fixing time and place. F1 .nsiaf
Finally the question OF appeal was taken and The de-
,.ion OF The Chair sustained
Nj Gentry said that, notwithstanding the long parlia
nlsry experience OF the presiding officer. and the decis
~ NJ majority OF those present. he did not think that
Vss.ouable doubt could be entertained that his amend
an, was strictly gemane to the subject. matter embraced
~ Mr. Sianlys resolution and II ought TO have been
strained by the Chair and voted upon by the meeting
~ WAS aware that the weight OF authority against
Inn but he felt confident the people OF the country would
.annort him The decision being made that his amend
5l was out OF order, the meeting refusing adopt the
"ndiion upon which alone he conld consent to be
Usdged 10 support the nominees OF the convention. he
mould initiate the course OF his colleagues who thought
With him, and retire IRON the meeting. In leaving the
nssiing however, he was not 10 be understood with
Jmwing from The wing party. He would continue to
home that that party would select such candidate
~ enable hia conscientiously to give him his support
Ne smoke Of his past associations with the whig party,
n s struggles, rumphs, and adversilies, and depored
,hs iac, that the meeting had declined TO make one
effort for its naturalization There was no longer
sav other question between the North and South
mi the ugitvesave law, passed to carry into effect
Oain provision Of the constitution Agitation for the
lsal OF that law, modification, which would impair
efficiency, uHuct uc eAtsuNB circumstances, Woulu
hs praccal rebellion against the constitution itself. The
lime had come when the whig party must take high
onaI ground discarding everything like seclionalism
ar rs organization, embracing political party North
and South, must be broken up and destroyed Policy as
we'll as patriotism and duty required that il should take
such ground II it fails 10 place its presidential cand
da,e in such position TO leave the fugitive slave law
NOT an open question: he ferventy believed they would
moi ce lhe vote of southern State When this fact be-
comes obvious to all. it will be difficult to maintain wing
ascendency in single northern State and he predicted
a most overwhelming defeat, North and South. He
trusted in God his aniicipatons would not be realized
Bat he believed and he said it more in sorrow than
anger, that the northern wbg party would degenerate
nto miserable sectional, abolition faction, and become
40 infamous that il would be disparagement ever TO
have been connected with II.
MI Sanly called 10 order, and stated that the other
side did not intend TO reply, it unfair to continue
such remarks Upon this Mr. Gentry retired.
After speeches from Messrs Brooks, Culom. and
other gentlemen, of particular interest," the resolution
recommending the holding oil the National Whg Conven.
ton in Baltimore, the sixteenth OF June, passed.
as also resolution authorizing the chairman call the
meeting together whenever he may think that the action
Of any gentleman may render such movemen, neces.
ay the objects OF the meeting, and the position of it's
members.
Almost all the southern members who did not retire
expressed themselves strongly in favor of the sentiments
Of Mr.. MashaPs resolution but regarded the conven
ton itself as the proper body 10 consider the matter
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