Washington telegraph., 1852-05-26
ADDRESS
40 the whigs Of tho United states

The undersigned. members Of the Thirty.
Second Congress Of the Enit5l States. ad.
dress you under an imperious ssnsaof duty.
Egen's have occurred ai this oarital within
the la.l twenty das which are worthy O
your sefi.lz aul INN iilfe consideration.
Thy afe lag'Y to at'b=f the iamra nuily of
the Wing party as they have already d s.
iurbad the harmony II is members. We
desire q sia'c Them accurately. that you
mas estimate their tend ney aad force cor.
recily. \ plain narrative of tc''. improper
connection, will accomplish this purpose, aud
will serve. at the same time. To import o
correct conception % our own motives and
conduct
In the early part Of Ihi' month, at a
meeting of Senators il was determined to
invite consultation between th, Wh.t Of
the Senate anl ll1a,o a, Representative.
Who init'atid this movement, or Tor wha,
purpose, l. known ion ia, ioIllping uo.ic,.
which was published in the newsplprri IN
this city On the 1ih day Of April, lSj2, BIS
direction Of Hon Willie I. Mangnm, Of
North Carolina
The Wing members of Congress are rc.
aucsicd to meet %, the Senate Chamber. on
Friday evening next, ihn 9,h inst. at :
O'Clock. to consider Ol matters OF impor.
tancc tolho Wing party.
Wednesday, April I, 1852,
At the time and place ais-r tel by The
notice, some izty.ei1it members Of the
two houses assembled Mr. Mangnm WAS
called To the chair, and Mevrs Chandler
and Do,kcry were appointed secrctarics-
Before any distinct proposition WI. submit.
ted to the conid ration Of the public meet.
ing, after ihl statement from lh, Chlir. a
motion was made to adjourn to a subsequent
day, thh moro numerous aitendlnco Of
The Whig members Of Congress might be
obtained. Remarks were mal, by several
gentlemen indicative Of a desire to limit the
attention Of the meeting to the single obiec,
Of determining the time and placc for
National Convention 10 'clcc, Wig caudi.
dates lor the Presidency and Vice Pra.i.
dency. And Il was urged that the most i'm.
por,ant results might A1w from tha dctormi.
nation Of the time aud place for tho conven.
tion, as each point was calculated to affect
tho nomination. II was then suggested tby
Mr.. Marshall, Of kantucky,) that il was
deemed ma,crial tho meeting should pass
upon another proposition before proceeding
TO determine the time aud place for holding
the National Convention proposition
which affected the persons to exercise the
right Of determining the time and place for
holding the convention lie observed that
OF the commencement OF this session of
Congress certain gentlemen had retired
from meeting of Wing Representatives
because that meeting refused to lay on tho
table resolution endorsing the position Of
the present Administration upon the series
Of measures known as the compromise
measures that some Of the same persons
had, during the session publicly assailed the
said resolutions AZ an untrue expression Of
Wing sentiment in regard to the measures
aud that these persons were present now, to
assist IN determining the time and place for
the Wing National Convention.
Considering the position of the Admins.
tration on this class Of questions, the condi.
tion Of political parties, and the 6et.ibat bv
some, the resolution referred 10 was deemed
cardinal as the principle, it was tbongbt
by many to be the proper course to re,t9le
in the meeting Of the Wing members of
tho two Houses, the position which tbc
Wings in Congress hold on the compromise
measures, before proceeding to the steps pre-.
paratory for convention Of the Wing par.
ty. He then remarked that, before the
time and place for holding the National
Convention were determined, he designed