The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-05-08
ADJOURNED MEErING.

An adjourned meeting of the Wing members Of
Congress was held in the Senate Chamber on Tues
day evening, April 90
At quarter before o'clock the Hon Mr. MAN
GUM took the chair.
Mr.. srANLy. Of North Carolina. offered the fol
lowing resolution
RtsolUcd. That it ia recommended that the Wing
National Convention be held in the city Of Balti
more in the State of Maryland, on Wednesday,
the l6.h day of June next. for the purpose Of nom
mating candidates for the Presidency and Vice
Presidency Of the United States.
Mr.. MARSHALL, of Kentucky, offered the follow.
ing as substitute for the resolution of MIR.
Stanly:
for holding National Wing Convention has been
referred 10 the Wings of Congress, the Wing MEM
bers OF the Senate and House OF Representatives
having assembled in convention with the explicit
understanding that they regard the series Of acts
known as the Adjustment measures as forming in
their mutual dependence and connection a system
OF compromise the most conciliatory, and the best
for the entire country that could be obtained from
conflicting sectional interests and opinions, and
that therefore they ought TO be adhered and
RI into faithful execution, final settlement in
principle and substance OF the dangerous and ex-
citing subjects which they embrace, and uniting
on this basis as well as upon the long established
principles of the Wing party, do hereby recon-
mend the day OF -, and the city Of --, as
the time and place for holding the Wing National
Convention for the choice Of Wing candidates for
the Presidency and Vice Presidency, respectively.
The CHAII decided that the resolution was out
of order, and contrary TO the established usage OF
the party. But, substantive resolution il was
to be considered and decided by the meeting
whether it would be acted on after he transaction
of business, upon which alone the meeting had
assembled, viz: that Of recommending the time
and place for holding the Wing National Conyen-
ton.
From this decision Mr.. MARSHALL took an APP
peal and after considerable debate in which great
latitude was allowed, the motion was put, .'Shail
the decision of tie Chair stand 80 the judgment oil
the lneeting?"
And the question was decided in the affirmative:
Ayes 46, noes 81.
Mr.. GESTRy, Of Tennessee, then offered the fol-
lowing as an addition amendment TO the resolu.
ton Of Mr.. Staniy:
Resolped, That the Wing members Of Congress,
in thus recommending time and place for the
Wing National Convention TO assemble, are not TO
be understood az pedging themselves 10 support
the nominee Of said convention. except upon the
condition that the persons then and there nomi
mated as candidates for President and Vice Pre-
sidcnt shall be publicly and uncquivocslly pledged
promise measures as final settlement Of the dan
gcrous questions which they embraced, and TO
maintain that settlement involate.
The CHAM decided the resolution or amend
ment of Mr.. Gentry to be out Of order, unless pre-
scntcd,as substantive proposition; as such the
Chair would receive il.
From the decision Of the Chair an appeal was
taken, and the decision OF the Chair was sustained
without division.
General CuLLoN, Of Tennessee, then gave notice
that, after Mr. Siany's resolution should have been
disposed Of, he would the resolutions offered
by the gentleman from Kentucky, mir. Marshall, }
and the gentleman from Tennessee, (Mr. Gentry. }
IL they would remain
Tho resolution Of Mr.. Stanly then coming up.
Mr.. CAMrpELL, Of Ohio, moved TO strike out the
words "Bal,imorc, in the State Of Maryland"
and insert Cincinnati. in the State Of Ohio
which motion was not agreed TO The same gen.
tleman moved 10 substitute "Louisvilc," in the
place Of Baltimore; which was not agreed 10.
Pittsburgh was also proposed, but not adopted.
Mr.. CHasDLKR, OF Pennsylvania, moved TO
strike out IIaltimorc, in the State Of Maryland
and iuscrt philadelphia, in the State Of Pcnnsyl.
vania;" which motion not sgrsed to
The question on Mr. s'anly's resolution was
then put, aud was decided in The affirmative with
out division.
Gen. CULLom, Of Tennessee, then gave notice
that. as the particular friends Of the resolutions
which had been ruled cut of order when offered 10
conncIion with the resolution Of Mr.. Stanly would
not remain. he did not feel called on to present
the resolutions Of which he bad given previous
notice.
II was ordered tina, the chairman have authority
TO re.convenc this meeting, should circumstances.
in his opinion, render necessary such coursc.
II wac ordered that the chairman Il the meeting
cause the resolution recommending the time and
place for holding the Wing National Convention to
be inserted in the Wing newspapers Of this District,
signed by himIcIf and couptersigncd by The score.
taries
And them at fifteen minutes before IL O'Clock,
tho meeting adjourned.