The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-04-23
The WING National Caucus.
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the chair. and Mr.. Dookery, Of North Carolina, an,
Mr.. Chandler. Of Penn. Secretaries. Sixty -fou
persons were present. Tho wing membors from Ala
hama, Georgia, and Maryland did not attend. Sc
ward remained in the ante room, and did not 60 int
| the chamber. The vote sustaining the Chair OF
Mr. Marshall's resolution gives tho names Of all il
| the chamber.
| AS soon "a the minutes Of the former meetin!
were read, Mr. Stanly, of North Carolina, move,
that Baltimore be the place designated for holding
tho National Wing Convention, and tho eighth o
June tho day. Subsequently he consented to modify
| it, and name the sixteenth Of Juno.
Mr.. Marshall, Of Kentucky, moved, as a substi
tute, resolution fixing the time and placo, and en-
bodying the compromise resolution adopted last De-
cember by the whig caucus.
Mr.. Stanly said that although he approved of
the sentiment contained in tho substitute. no con-
sidered it out of order, and therefore raised tho
question.
The Chair decided it out Of order, as not gorman
to tho matter before the meeting.
Mr.. Marshall appealed from tho decision of the
Chair.
Mr.. Cooper, Of Pa, apprehensvo that tho substi-
tute would lead to difficulty. moved to lay it tho
table
Mr. Taylor, of Ohio, was roady to vote for Mr..
Stanlys resolution, and afterwards to vote for Mr.
Marshalrs Tlo hoped for the sake Of the perpetual
tion of wing principles Mr. Marshall would not press
his resolution in con JUNCTION with that of Stanly.
Mr.. Marshall attempted to show TINT the resou-
ton was german Ho frequently interrupted
by tho Chair and Mr.. Stany upon points of order
He appealed to the meeting to vote upon his resolu-
ton. He considered it essential to his honor that,
as a preliminary measure he should act as not to
DO censurable for the action of the convention. After
some further remarks, tho question was taken upon
sustaining tho Chair, as follows:--
sonators-Clarke Davis Fish, Miller, Smith, spruancc,
Underwood Wade.
D. Campbell Chandler, Chapman Cullom Fowler, Goodc
now, Goodrich. Grey Hascall, lIebard Hosord J. W.
am II, d. Moore, Morehead, S. w. Parker, pennman,
Porter sackctt Schoolcraf, scudder Sany b. Stanton
Taylor, Wabridge, Ward, Washburn Wells, Yates.-i6
senators-I,rook Cooper Morton.
Mcmbers-Wiam Appleton, Brooks, Cabell Clingman,
Dockery 2. Ewing Gentry, Haws, Haven, Landry Mar
shall Martin J. Moore Outlaw schcrmerhorn, strother
White (of KY Wlliams-l8.
Mr.. Marshall announced that he could not, under
such ruling cooperate with the meeting, and he
accordingly retired from tho chamber.
Mr.. Gentry, Of Tennessee, offered the following,
as an amendment to Mr.. Stanlys resolution
Resolved That the whig members of Congress in thus
recommending time and place for the National Wing
Convention to assemble not to be understood pledg
ing themselves to support the nominees of said Conven
tion except upon the condition that the persons then
and there nominated candidates for President and
Vice President, shall be publicly and unequivocaly
Compromise final settlement of the danger
GUS questions which they embraced; and to maintain
that settlement inviOate
Mr. Gentry prefaeed this amendment by remark
ing that he had so w0rded it, as not to be ncongru
to the resolution and he felt certain that the
chair would not, and could not rule it out of
der. He did not imagine it was intended to make
mere automatons of gentlemen, bringing them to
meeting to fix the time and place for holding the
Convention, and not permitting them to state upon
what terms they would consent to support the nomi
necs of that Convention. His amendment did
not propose to make platform for the Ma
tonal Convention, nor for the wing party.
1t simply meant to express, for himself and
gentlemen acting with him, the terms upon which
they would DO bound by the action of the COnven-
ton. The chair ruled tho amendment out of order.
Mr.. Brooke, of Miss, appealed from the decision of
the chair, and made an animated speech in defence
Of his protest. conversational debate arose, and
resulted in the retiring from the chamber Of Out
law Moore, of La, Cabe and Stroher. Mr.. Cabell,
before leaving, made stormy appeal to the meet
Mr. Ewing, of KY, addressed the meeting Mt
considerable length, urging it to adopt the amend
ment, and maintaining that the South had given
up all that it could with honor.
Mr.. Morehead OF N. O., deprecated the intro
duction of the amendment at that time, con-
tending that the object of tho meeting strictly
confined to fixing the time and place He, how
ever, declared his purpose in eloquent terms, to
operate with those who were determined to make
the fnality of the Compromise the platform alone
upon which they would support the nominees of the
Convention And he declared that North Carroll
ma would vote for no candidate who was not pub
licly pledged to maintain those measures
Mr.. Dockery, of n c., expressed similar de-
termination, as to the finality of the Compromise,
but must agree with the chair that this meeting
has no authority beyond fixing time and place.
Finally the question of appeal was taken, and the
decision of the chair sustained.
Mr.. Gentry said, that notwithstanding the long
Parliamentary experience of the presiding officer,
and the decision of majority OF those present, he
In DIR
ed that his amendment was strictly german to tho
subject matter embraced in Mr.. Stanys resolution,
and it ought to have been entertained by
the chair, and voted upon by the meeting.
He was aware that the weight OF authority
was against him, but he felt confident the
people Of the country would support him.
The decision being made that his amendment was
out Of order, the meeting refusing to adopt the
dition upon which alone he could consent to be
pledged to support the nominees of the convention,
he should initiate the course of his colleagues
who thought with him, and retire from the meet
ing. In leaving the meeting, however, he was not
to be understood withdrawing from the wing
party. He would continue to hope that that party
would select such candidate as to enable him,
eonscientously, to give him his support. He spoke
Of his past associations with the wing party, in its
struggles, triumphs and adversities, and dcpored
the fact that the meeting had declined to make
effort for its naturalization. There was no longer
any other question between the North and south
but the Fugitive Slave law, passed to carry into Of
feet plain provision Of the constitution. Agitation
for the repeal Of that law, a modification which
would impair its efficiency, under the existing cir
cumstances would BIO practical rebellion against the
constitution itself. The time had come when the
whig party must take high national ground, dis
carding everything like sectonalsm, or its organi.
cation, as embracing political party, North and
South, must be broken up and destroyed. Policy
as well as patriotism and duty, required that it
should take such ground. If it fails to place its
Presidential candidate in such position as TO leave
the Fugitive Slave law not an open question, he
ferventIy believed they would not get the vote Of
Southern State. When this fact becomes obvious
cy in q single Northern State; and he predicted
most overwhelming defeat, North and South. He
trusted in God his antcipations would not DO re-
allied But he believed, and he said it more in
sorrow than anger, that the Northern whig party
would degenerate into o miserable sectional, aboi-
ton faction, and become infamous that it would
be dsparagement ever to have been connected
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