Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1852-05-06
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The Whig Congressional Caucus.

gressional Caucus, which convened
in the Senate chamber on the 20tf
inst, go far TO sustain the conclusion
we set out in our leader Of last week
touching the action of the whig party
upon the fnality of the Compromise:
WASHINGTON, April 20.
The whig Congressional Caucus
re-assembled in the Senate chamber,
Judge Mangum presiding. The
attendance was rather thin, number
Of Southern members and some Of Mr.
Webster's friends being absent.
The Caucus have fixed upon Balti-
more as the place, and the 10th Of
June as the time, for holding the
Wing National Convention.
Mr.. Marshall, of Ky, offered the
original whig Caucus resolutions.
Air. Stanly, of N. c., objected to
them as out of order.
The Chairman sustained the objee-
ton.
After discussion, the decision of
the Chair was sustained-yeas, 46;
nays, Is.
The negative votes against the de-
cision were the Southern men, ex-
cept Messrs. Stanly and Morehead,
of N. c., and two Kentuckians.
Mr.. Marshall said, as the Chair
had decided the Compromise princi-
pies of the whig administration out
Of order, this was no place for wings
to remain, and he then Withdrew.
Mr.. Gentry, of Tenn, with much
feeling, said he would ma. Ike one more
effort to save the united whig party,
and offered a resolution, in substance,
that, in fixing the time and place,
the wings did not commit them
selves unless the Compromise were
final.
Mr. Outlaw, of N. c., wished to be
understood3aif the Comp romise res
olutions we're to be thrus t out Of the
whig Caucus, it was thrusting him
out, and the wings whom he repre-
sented; and then he withdrew.
Mr.. Moore, of La, said such ac-
ton ruled the Southern wings out of
the Cancus, and then he and his col
league withdrew.
NJ Mr. Brooke, of Miss; would like
to know before he went to the Wing
National Convention, what company
he was to keep. He then left.
Mr.. Strothe, said the wings Of Vir-
ginia, had, in substance, instructed
him to leave the Caucus when the
Compromise was thrown out. He
left.
Mr.. Cabell, of Fa., said the pre-
yious decision Of the Chair caused
many Southern wings to be absent to-
night, He and others came, hoping
for the reverse Of such a decision
The confirmation Of the decision
would leave the Caucus with only the
Northern men and eight or ten
Southern wings. He left with Sena-
tor Morton.
Mr.. Clingman, of n. G., after some
few remarks, left also.
Messrs. Williams and Gentry, both
of Tenn, made some indignant re-
marks, and left, leaving only Jones
and Cullom in the chamber Of the
Tennessee delegation.
| The greatest excitement prevailed.
The numbers being so reduced it had
become almost exclusively north
ern Caucus.
Mr.. Morehead said he stayed be-
hind only because he hoped the whig
convention would adopt the Compro-
mise, andit was certain that. North
Carolina would vote only for the
Compromise.
Mr. Stanly averred that, unless
the whig party stood upon the Com
promise, no candidate could receive
the Southern vote.
A sharp controversy ensued an(
the Caucus separated amidst grea
excitement.
OF this whig Caucus the NashuN
american says:
/ "We are not the least surprised a
this action of the whig Caueus. l
is what we have all along predicted
Il = "Let us not be understood
as attaching an undue Importance t