Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-04-28
THE LATE WING CA17c1,s

following account of the Wing capcr. "alns the
ing'on on the night of the 2O,h. After WASH
resolution approving the " compromise ~ ".afshal's
fu'eo out OF order, the American saw. "au been
Mr.. Gentry rose, with much feel;,.
Wuu'u make one more effort to save the anu said he
wing party, and offered resolution uL;y Of the
stance declared that in fixing the time "Sn In sub
ho'uing inc National Convention, the ,L place for
nalities. Pfomlses Were &
A long debate ensued, in which Mess.
Campbell, Brooke, of Mssissipni S,SSt ts' Onlaw
pated. 0Hhgman parri
Mr.. Outlaw said he wished it to be urao.
If the Compromise Resolutions were that
wing caucus, it thrusng him on ,",ust ont of the
whom he represented Having said this s A. The wings
Withdrew. 'n'S' Mr.. 0utlaS
Mr.. Moore, of Louisiana, said Tho.
ruled the Southern wings out of the such Such action
then ne and his colleague, Mr.. Landry ~iS and
Mr. Brooke OF Mississippi, said he wT,.ingdew.
Know, before he went to the Wing Na,ioruId like 10
ton what company he was TO keen anJE COnven
Mr.. STROLLER said that the who's of V; "e leftaso
in substance, instructed him to leave tb slnla had
the compromises were thrown ont 49, o"cus when
these instructions by taking his deparn,n ne obyed
Mr.. Cabell said that the decision oT e.
ne previous meeting OF the caucus, had oaa at
Southern wings to be absent tonigbt ITduSed many
ers came hoping for the reversal Of sran and 9th.
The confirmation of that decision ,vonJ ,ueclslOn.
caucus composed of only Northern mon u ieaVe the
ter Southern wings. He then left ' w iau eshtOr
Morton. Wv WIN Senator
MT; Cllngman, after some few remarks If
with Mr.. Williams, of Tennessee. iet also,
Mr.. Gentry gave utterance to somo ILL
marks, and retired with others, so that oF re-
nessee delegation there remained in th ~ "'e Ien-
Messrs. Culom and Jones. ~ VIC chamber but
The excitement caused by this secessio,
tense. AT that time there remained FINN H., vas H.
only part OF the North Carolina KentncL 'e south
deiegatons' all the other Southern S,,,o. en-
ing wholly nnrepresented. Indeed i b., J'1tes be-
almost exclusively Northern cancns - 'au become
Mr.. Morehead, of North Carolina s.ia
oehind only because he hoped the WHO CnmnoS 0sia
would adopt the Compromise, and il W., convention
North Carolina would vote only for tro, eefsan That
m se men. 0"" conPro-
MIR. Dockery said he endorsed his col,s,r,o go,
fullest extent. 10 The
Mr.. Cullom said no man could bone ,o o,ur
nessee unless he was for the compromisa len
On motion OF r.'Sackett, the time and nloou
then fixed for the holding of the National Cove
ton. 'eh'
Upon division being taken between Balfno,,
and Pltisburg the former received 81 votes. and tho
latter Is, showing but 40 members present, afor M
Southern members had left. VIC
MIR. Stany defined his position at length, and said
that unless the Wing party stood upon the Comm.
mise, no candidate nominated by the party could 70.
ceive the Southern vote.
Previous to the adjournment, Mr.. Manpum said
that he apprehended that manifesto would be pre.
pared by the Southern retiring Wings, and in ina,
case he desired the authority reconvene the caucus
and the authority was given.
sharp controversy ensued between Messrs
Brooks, Stanly. and Truman Smith, and the caucus
separated amid great excitement, about midnight"
One of the Correspondents of the Baltimore Sun
says:
The Wing caucus last evening was all that was
expected of it; neither more nor less. Whole num-
Der of persons present, seventy-fve.
Mr.. Humphrey Marshall introduced resolution
inviting the wings to come out explicitly on the ba.
down; upon which Mr.. Marshall, of Miss, Cabel
and Morton, of Florida. Mr.. Brooke, of Mississippi,
Messrs. Outlaw, More, &C., Withdrew.
A second attempt was made, by Mr.. Gentry, 10 pass
a resolution TO this effect: That while agreeing 10
the time and place of holding the convention the
sustain the nominations unless the compromise be
cognised as finaIiIy. This also was voted down
upon which Mr.. Gentry, with number Of his friends
retired. The whole number of members that viii h.
drew from the convention was seventeen.
Georgia was not represented at all /; Missouri was
only represented by Mr.. Porter; Maryland was not
represented, and Alabama was u, not represented.
1t is understood that the -, hig members who re-
m aimed will all place themse ives Mr.. MarshaTS
platform at the Baltimore (whig) Convention. Mr..
Fowler vas present..
Mr.. Thaddeus Stevens was absent.
Ex-Governor Seward was not at the caucus; bat
present in an ante-room, TO direct and supernend the
operations by his aids de camp without being seen'
The coup etat, far he concerned, was per-
fectly successful.
Il is now supposed that compromise ca ndldale
and an contemporaries candidate wdl be run Tor
President by the wings"
"Ion," the wel-informed Correspondent Of The
same paper says:
s.There were not present as many members as at
the caucus on the 9th inst. There are hundred ano
sixteen members, and not than slxtytree or TOUT
were any time present Upon the first vote, wnC"
was considered as test of the disposition oil Inc
mon platform of the party, but 81 members answer,
ed. Forty-six opposed the proposed PLEDGE SHu
eighteen were in favor of it..
Itappears that when Mr.. Marshall's resolution was
ruled out of order, he and some other Southern "ns
Withdrew. Mr.. Gentry offered similar resolI'on
but in different form, and that being also rleS UJ
other Southern men Withdrew, washing thelr hanu'
of the whole affair. Only ten Southern members
manned spec taors participants in the PIOsseT
ings-all the rest coming off scott-tree MI S'dn!
was very severe, it is said, in his remarks on 'e
ceders.
All the speaking was among the Southern 'ns Snv
bers. The Northern Scott men were as mum % "'g
desire their candidate to be- But they did the T0'nS
very promptly and efficiently. Ian and
The caucus fixed upon Baltimore as the place., a ,bs
Wednesday, the 18th of June, as the time lOl wv
meeting of the National Wing Convention Int
Mr.. Seward was not present in the caucus u an
he, with some associa tie leaders, were Poslen III
anti-room as reserved corps. The meeHns and
in fne declared to be exceedingly HARMONIOUS ."
satisfactory, and aordng an that The aa aCb
men would have nodifhcuty among be
other in selecting nominee. The assent ID ne.
Southern members not expected, nor Sn"bern
cessary. 1t is very doubtful whether the Scott
Wings, after what has passed. will support T Tn,bern
even if he should offer the pledges that his ''
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