Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1852-04-21
IMPORTANT FROM WASHINGTON.

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The New York Herald, whose Correspondents are
somewhat amous for getting at tho facts, skes the
following important revelations in relation % the r
cent Wing caucus in Washington: ~ - ta@"
"HIeHLY INTERESTING FROM wAsH,neror.
Caucus Of the Whig Congressn,en-1N Thin atteiAdanee-
Showing their hands--1Ne South firm ,spon tie
Compromise-1He Freesoikrs opposed 10 br;neine Tie
Compromise on the Platform. etc. 8 -.
Especial Correspondence of the New York Herald.I
WASHINGTON, April 9-ll4 r. n.
F." The Wing members Of Congress are requested TO
meet at the Senate Chamber this evening" the 9th
inst, at seven O'Clock, consider Of matters of i'm
portance to rhe Wing party" j. ,s. -.
In compliance with the foregoing call, published
in the party journals. the whig caucus organized at
haf-past seven o'clock, with closed doors.
Mr. Mangum, Of N. c., was called to the Chair.
and Msssrs Chandler. of Pennsylvania, and Dockery,
Of North Carolina, Secretaries. : =, -
After some conversation, Mr.. Badger, of North
Carolina. moved an adjournment, in consequence of
the smaIlness Of the meeting. there being only about
Truman Smith, Of Connecticut, opposed the mo.
tioa and urged immediate action.
Mr.. Smiths motion was about being put, when
H. Marshall, Of Kentucky. said that before the time
and place were fixed for holding the convention, he
desired that they should understand each other and
he would therefore move the adoption of the Com.
promise resolutions passed last December by the
whfg caucus.
Messrs Gentry, of Tenn. Outlaw, of N. c., and
Walsh OF spoke at length on the same side with
Marshall. They spoke calmly, but firmly. These
gentlemen declared that heretofore when there was
territory to be admitted into the Union, there was
SOME excuse for Northern agitation, but now there
was but one questionable fugitve-save law-about
which the South felt any solicitude. This law
carrying out an express provision Of the constitution,
act in brotherhood with traitors who desired TO tear
down the constitution.
MI. Gentry remarked that he had been accused Of
undue par,aIity to the North but the people Of his
State had endorsed his action, and he declared,
with the same kindly feelings towards the North,
that unless that section of the Onion would give
pledge that agitation should cease. and that the
promise measures would continue to be regarded as
settlement, that the wbgs of The South would not 60
into the convention. The whig party must be nation.
allied, or it would cease to exist. .E
Messrs. Campbell, of Ohio. Barker, Of la, Thad.
deus Stephens, Of Penn. and Truman Smith, opposed
the introduction Of any new issue on the whig plat
form. The old platform contained such sti?ula-
tions as the South sought to engraft on it.
Finally resolution was carried Of adjournment till
Tuesday next.
Mr. Mangum gave notice that if he was chairman
Of the adjourned meeting, he should decide Mr. Mar
shall's motion out of order. They might select
another Chairman ifthey saw fit, but he held that the
meeting was called for specific purpose-the fixing
Of the time and place for holding the National Con-
ly on this matter way in order.
Mr.. Marshall replied that he would as soon have
the fight upon the question OF order, he would the
main question they Were not assembled to be dicta-
ted to as to wha. exact line they should follow. II
meeting of wings to decide upon the National
Convention, and all the questions bearing upon the
harmony and we'll being Of the party could pot be out
Of order. The naturalization of the whig party was
necessary to its existence, and that nationality could
only be preserved by an agreement, to abide by the
compromise measupes.
The meeting adjourned at IL o'clock.
The attitude of the grea, majority Of the Southern
members was calm but firm, and there is no doubt
that unless the Compromise resolutions is adopted
they will retire. -
The events of tonight will have an important bear
ing upon the approaching contest. x. Y. T."
Mr.. Badger, it seems, desired all his Northern al
lies be present before taking final actions it may
be tha. he was willing to adjourn. and thus postpone
what Was the object he had in view. But Mr.. Man
gum was as frm as Gibrter-he would not allow
the " compromise" question to be touched; and
he gave notice tatif Southern members should make
motions with the view ofcompelIng Northern Wings
to show their hands, he would decide their motions
out of order'' We believe it ." out Of order
10 the last slaughterhouse Convention in Phia-
dephia, to offer Resolutions on the Slavery question.
But where was Mr.. Stanly! Do we 6nd him rails
iRg his voice with his colleague, Mr. Outlaw. in "a
vor Of the compromise" and against further agita
ton No-he was there, no doubt, but mum was
the word with him. Campbell. Of Ohio, and Truman
Smith were there also, and they spoke for him. But
Mr.. S,anly says in his late letter, that he koscs
of his &" own knowledge" that Gen. Scott is as ear
nest as ardent and as zeaousa friend Of the compro
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Well, if he k,,o,c. all this, why did he not rise in
his place and tell it! Would not his friends, Messrs
Badger and Outlaw, have believed him Gould he
not, by such course. have produced at once some
thing like harmony and good feeling among his party
friends! Why was he silent!
THE ALBERTI KIDNAPPING CASE. Mr.. W. Off
chairman of the committee of the Maryland Legisla
,ure to whom the subject was REFEREED has reported
series of resolutions, rendering the thanks OF the
State 10 Gov. Bigler for pardoning Abert and Price
some time since convicted Of kidnapping, and pro-
posing to remunerate Albert and Price for the time
thew have lost ip consequence of such conviction.
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Messrs Albert and Price were engaged some tint
since in Pennsylvania, in retaining fugitive slave
They subsequently arrested in that State on thu
charge Of kidnapping. tried, convicted, and senenc
ed to ten years imprisonment! Gov. Johnston, Wing
refused to pardon them; but one of the first acts o
Gov. Bigler, Democrat, was to set them at liberty.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS. Our thanks are doe to Mr.
Biggs, whose advertisement appears in to-day's
Standard, for very handsome pair of dove-cooree
silk gloves. Wehope to wear them as s. disinerest
ed spectator Of the approaching Whig Convention
after which we expect to take them off and 60 te
work without gloves"
We also acknowledge the present, from Mr. Pepper
Of canister of Holsters. They were in good condi