The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1852-10-14

quesuonS growing out OF that provision of
the questions embraced in the acts of the
) last Congress known as the compromise, and
of questions generally connected with the
institutions of slavery, as unnecessary, use
less and dangerous"
This resolution, in which, for the first time,
References made to the fugitive slave law,
received but seven northern whig votes in
the House of Representatives, and amongst
those seven not a single friend to the nomi-
Q nation of Winfield Scott for the Presidency.
It will thus be perceived, by reference to
the record, that if the fate of jackson sresolu-
: ton had depended upon the vote of northern
n democrats, it would have been sustained by
j the triumphant majority of 50 to-22-that
) Is, majority of nearly two to one. Had
r the fate of the same resolution depended up-
on the vote of the northern wings only, it
# would have been voted down by majority
e of 30 to-7-more than four to one. If it
/ bad depended for its support upon the.north
IS ern Scott party, it would not have received
y single vote.
g On the 10th of April last, a Wing Con-
7; gressional caucus assembled in the Senate
rs Chamber, in pursuance of a call Eto cnnsid-
N er matters of Importance to the wing party"
y Mr.. Marshall of Kentucky, submitted tothat
e. meeting resolution that they regard the
series of acts known as the compromise
lie measures, as forming in their mutual de-
'pendence and connection, system Of COM
n promise the most conciEatory and the best
n for the entire country that could be obtain
re ed from conflicting sectional interests and
to opinions and, therefore, they ought to be
E :Al.P .-l
c. ton, as a final settlement, in substance, OF
he the dangerous and exciting subjects which
II they embrace" This resolution was ruled
n to be out of order, and the opinion of the
IL Chair sustained by vote of 46 to 81, Elev
.ir en- southern wings thereupon seeded from
the caucus, to wit: Humphrey Marshall O
I'D Kentucky; Meredith p. Gentry and Christie
to pher H. Williams of Tenn; David OUTLAW
he and Thomas J. Clingman of N. c.; jackson
Morton and E. Carrngton Cabell, of Flori
N da; John Moore and j. Aristde Landry
re of Louisiana; James T. Strother of Vir
) a ginia; and W. Brooke, Senator from Missis
'g- sippi.
Ia take the following extract from their ad
F. dress to the Whigsof the United States, pub
Vi lished in the National LateAiyeacer Of tn
i've Goth of April, 1852:
mt :" BY IA reference to the list Of persons VIII
en- participated in these proceedings, it will b
perceived there was great disparity in tn
m representation from the free States and th
ted sfavoholding States. We are authorised t
m state that several gentlemen from the slav,
ma holding States, belonging to the whig part,
hat declined to participate at all in meeting
II l which the result was palpable, under the il
hat timations of purpose advanced by the chat
1t man at the first meeting.
Ger The meeting was composed Of 46 gentl
its men from the free States, and p from Il
om- slaveholding States. The vote is divide
res forty-six to twenty -one-sevcn from eaC
ser class of States voting with the opposing Sc
pro- ton.
The entire meeting was a mcager majo
ity of the representation classed as wings
sur the Congress of the United States IL
and quota from theslaveholding States rcmainir
lite in the meeting after our withdrawal was ju
one fourth of the whig representation fro
the the slaveholding States. The Discriminate
$ of the time and place for the Wlrg Nation
"a Convention may, therefore, justly be consi
the cred as made 10y the Congressional Represer
lee atives from the free States.
ties, g OF the members Of Congress from Il
the free States present acting in this meeting,
sec large majority were committed, by legislati
lave action, against the compromise measures
to their passage, or have refused to express
the intention to maintain and execute them sin
Of their passage. Among those who took pa
los in these proceedings we're some of the me
flea conspicuous opponents of the adjustment al
we'd, moat active agitdtors of the North. Oft
all 81 Representatives from the free States W
s. voted afirmatively on the proposition til
lout the appeal do lie on the table, only three
: ia recorded their vote in favor Of the passage
,lish Hllyer resolution at thissession, expressi
as the sense of the country that the comp
anne mise measures should be maintained as a
Rep nal settlement of the questions they embr
ted, ed, and should be fairly and honestly exec
orin- ted Nineteen had voted against that re
IS as luton. Nine were absent These, united
ts of the vote of the Senators would have been S
pre- fcient to overpower the whole,representati
= on present from theslaveholding States, had Il
the representation been united. We will !
sting dwell upon the considerations these facts s.
gest, or express the reflections which ii
In naturally awaken 1t is apparent, howey
wing that the time and place have been determ
ed, not only by minority Of the whig r
ding resentation, but by preponderanee of t
nsti. element of the representation which cit
N of opposed the adjustment or disavows the
ire It nality' of the settlement"
COM have thus shown conclusively from
rther record, that the northern wings arrayed til,
the selves ia body against the passage of
, last fugitive slave lava measure of vital
I'D of indispensable Importance to our interest
insti- sentialt give validity to fundamental q
sless,. antee of the Constitution, and intimat
connected with the preservation of the pc
: but and integrity of the Union. have she
that shortly subsequent to its passage,
liver, three of the most powerful States of the !
.solu- ion, they arranged their organization 20 a
accomplish its modification or repeal-a
assed suit which could not have been attained W
first lout sectional struggle of a most peril
ire to character-and that from the passage of
"a as law down to the meeting of the Baliu
Wing Convention, not one word approx
ote of or acquiescing in its enactment, SO far
as it am advised, is to be found issuing from
was of the recognised whig political organizat
S res of the North. might cite many facts
details illustrating this same spirit and |
,orcla cy, but / have preferred to rely upon
upon authentic, recognised, unquestionable e.
g and hsitions of marty action. exhibited undei