Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-04-27
RICRM0ND ENQUIRER.
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Monday MORNING, APRIL &c, 1852.
HARMONIOUS WHIGGERY.

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Fl HARMONIOUS WHIGGERY.
hos vie caucus in Washington about as harmonlou
n. recent whg Convention in the city of Baltimore. In
&uhern wings won't have another mum candidate 'o''0
,n them Cerro Gordo and Churubusco won't ans"e''-
he's insist upon tho compromise as a JfHaHy-
,vE law and ALL The grand nnnmuvre OF oe"afo 'on'
n Greeley g. Co. york smoothy' e' - DOC
:. follow !, proceedings of the Congressional wing eau
rR,tsiecr,ph 10 the Tcw York Express
10y WAsHiSGToN, APRIL 20, 1852
- whig Congressional Caucus re.asse'nbled, TO nigh
!. senate Chamber u, O'clock, Judge Mancum presi
T.. attendance was rather thin; number of Souther,
srs and some of Mr.. Webser's friends being absent
II ',s those present are Senators Smith, Fish, Seward
and slcssrs Fowler, Briggs, Brooks, Hawes, Stanly
,,r Landry, and Humphrey Marshall. The latter gen
L., purposes sing his Compromise PLATFORM Offered
Re- previous meeting, as TO which lengthy and stormy
.r..oa is sSrecied
H.. Caucus have fixed upon Baltimore as the place. uni the
II june as e time for holding the whig National Con
I a,,'%. ~ s,,i,ed discussion a,s been going on.
II. Marshall o! Ky, offered the original whig Caucus
:. 81, oy objected TO them as out Of order.
r.. r. Chairman sustained the objection.
"sr discussion, principally between Messrs Marshal
S.sny, ;he decision VI tue Cnait "ao ous'aeu' yeas
i. N,,,hall said, as the Chair had decided tie Compro-
. ,ociolss of the Whig Administration out Of order
was 10 place for Wings TO remain; and he Then with
Ts ,ey,;ivc votes against the decision Southern
-. ,r,n S,anv, Morehead Cullom, and two Kentucki-
4. Among the alternatives were Fowler, Wade, Camp
y s,cl,ti Schoolcralt. and others.
u, G.n.ry with much feeling, said ne would make one
~ sf . save the united Wing party, and offered reso
;n in substance that in fixing lIo time and place, the
ns. td no, commi, themselves unless the Compromises
hrr ,.ba,e arose in which Messrs Campbell Outlaw,
80, Mississippi Strother Moore OF Louisiana, Ewing,
,,sg and Cingman, participated
w. O,Isw wished be understood, If the Compromise
'r,,-n, were lh.ust out of-the Whig Caucus it was
s.pg him out, ami The Wings whom he represented-and
IN he Withdrew.
y, Moore La said such action ruled the Southern
@ Oh, of the Caucus and then he and his colleague MIR.
", Bcuke Miss would like 70 know before he went to
i. Whi, National Convention what company he was 10
| fs,-he .hen left.
k,sc,ed him leave the Caucus when the Compromise
3u thrown OUTLET.
Csoe said the previous decision of the Chair caused
ly southern Wings 10 be absent night He and others
hoping for The reversal Of such decision The
[nlun OF the decision would leave the caucus with only
|. Northern and 8 or 10 Southern Wings. He left
In Senator Morton.
|N, Cliasmau, after some few remarks, left also.
N.ssrs. Williams, of Tennessee, and Gentry made some
,n, remarks and of the Tennessee delegation there
Ia, !, The chamber only Cullom and Jones.
M greatest excitement prevailed at THIS secession, and
w remained from the South only part Of North Carolina,
lnucky and Tennessee. All the other Southern States
s wholly unrepcsented. Indeed it had become almost
C.syely Northern caucus
M Morehtad OF n. Co. said he stayed behind only be-
,a he hoped the caucus would adopt the Compromises
}; /, was certain that North Carolina would vote only for
e Compromise.
Mr. Dockery endorsed his colleague TO the fullest extent
Mr caom said no could hope TO carry Tennessee
Ness for the Compromises
On the motion of Mr.. Sackett, the time and place was
ud.
uyol division between Baltimore and Pittsburgh, the
m received 81 and the latter le; showing but 49 present
tier the Southern members let.
M S,anly defined his position length unless the Whig
by stood upon the Compromises no candidate could re-
fn. the Southern vote.
sharp controversy ensued between Messrs Brooks STAN
sud Truman Smith, and the caucus separated amidst
tsa: excitement, near midnight.
?eycus to The adjournment, Mr.. Mangum said he anti
ted manifesto from the retiring Southern Wings, and
mai he desired authority 10 convene the caucus
i.hury was given.
The rsnl, indicate sectional division in the
'hi, party. Such men as John Bell. Dawson, Berien,
4r Badger PIa: and Pearce Of the Senate, with all the
laryland Representatives and oher prominent members,
ossnsi themselves in consequence OF the pre-unnouuced
ec,sion oi he Chair.