The Democratic sentinel and Harrison County farmer. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1851-1852, 1852-04-21


lowing letter from Washington about the re-
cent abortiye attempts to organise and unite
the Wing party. Ii the Southern Section
succeeds they VII. or"bust" the Whig
party of Ohio is regularly excommunicaisd,
a mere provincial dependency. subjected to
tribute, but denied share in the spOils.
WAsHrNGroN, April 9-IItP.B.
The whig members of Congress are re-
quested to meet in the Senate Chamber this
evening. the 9th instant, at seven O'Clock,
to consider ofmatters OF Importance to the
whig party,
In compliance with the foregoing call,
published in the party journals, the whig
caucus organized at halt-past seven O'Clock,
with closed doors.
Mr.. Maugum, of North Carolina, was cal
led to the chair, and MeSsrs. Chandler, of
Pennsylvania, and Dockery of North Caro-
lima, Secretaries.
After some conversation, Mr. Badger of
North Carolina, moved an adjournment, in
consequence OF the smallness of the meeting,
there being only aboIt sixty present.
Truman Smith of Connecticut, op osed
motion. and uroed immediate actinn
Mr. Sulith's motion was about heinz nut,
when Fl. Marshall, of Kentucky, said that
before the line ami place were tixed for hold
in, he convent on he ges;rel that
tH.y sa,ull u,Ier,t,nI each o,her, and
he would thcfure move that OF the t0mpro-
mise resolution passed last December by the
5 whir cauca.
4 Messrs Gentry Of Tennessee, Ontlsw Of n.
! c., and Walsh OF Nd. spoke a. ieagth, on
h the same side with Marshal. They spoke
, .camly Ju Grnllv. These rent cmendcciar-
. ed .hul heretofore when ther. was terrific
- nv 10 be admitted into .nc Union there was
. some excuse for Northern aqgitation. bpt
s Dvw tAcre was but one question-tAe Fugi.
/ ave Save lt,w--abou. lhs South felt any 50.
K lci. .uIe. This was d law carving GU. an
/ express provision OF The constitution. ans
the whigs of the south never would consent
e 10 act in brotherhood with traitors who dc.
. sired to tear down the constitution.
Mr., Gentry remarked that he had beer
accused of undue partially to the North; bu
1.-The people of his State had endorsed his ac.
= vlOn, and he now declared, with the same
, kindly feelings towards the North, that un.
less that section of the Union would rive
y some pledge that agitation should ease, and
. that the compromise measures would con,
tnue to be regarded as a settlement, tha
:. the Whigs of the South would not 90 into
. .be convention. The Who Marty must bt
nalionalized; or it would cease to exist.
Messrs. Campbell, of Ohio, Barker of In
=, diana, Thadeus Stephens, of PENNSYLVANIA
" and Truman Smith, opposed the introduction
If auv new issues on the Whir platform
The old nlatform contained no such stinula.
: ions as the South souyht to enrra,t on il,
=, Finally, resolution was carried of adj.
- iournment till Tuesday week.
Mr.. Mangum gave notice that if he was
= chairman of the adjourned meeting, he should
" Iecide Mr.. Marshalps motion as out of order
They might select another chairman if they
L saw mt but he neld 'hat the meeting was cal
,su 'or PeoluS p"l W., Ni nAnS q, c vie
j yrnrion, and no resolution which did MOI
bear directly on this matter was in order.