The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1852-05-11
WING Congresslonai Cancus
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We have received farther dessils Of the
diaicoI,ies and divisions which besct the
W ig Congressional Caucus, which Assem-.
bed in Washington on the evening Of the
2e1h ulI
The philsdelpha AmericVn hes the FOL.
lowing report of the proceedings which took
place in relation to the oompromise--slter
the original resolutions of AIR. Marshall. OF
Kentucky, on that subject, Lad been ruled
out Of order. and he had declared the caueu.
10 place for q whig to remain in.
"Aher the Withdrawal Of Mr. Marshall.
Mr. Gentry, with much feeling, SAID that he
would make Que more effort to save Tie un.
liiy OF The whig party end offered resolu.
ton which insubstonce declared that in fix.
ing the time and piece for holding the Ma.
ioual Convention, the wings did not com.
nit themselves unless the compromises were
! Qualities. M
A long debate ensued. in which Messrs.
Outlaw, Campbell, Brooke, Of Mississippi,
Strother, More, Of Louisiana, Ewing, ca.
bell, and Clingman participated
Nc Outlaw said he wished it to be UNDER
stood, that f the compromise resolutions
were thrust out Of the wing caucus, Il was
ithrusting him ou,, and the wings whom he
represented. Having said this, he with.
drew.
Mr. Moore, Of La, said that such action
ruled the southern wings out OF the caucus;
and then he aud his colleague, Mr. Landry,
withdrew.
Mr. Brooke, Of Miss. said he would like
to know. before he wen. TO the national
whig convention. what company he was to
keep, and he left also e
Mr. SIother said, that the wings IN Vir.
ginia had, in substance, instructed. him TO
leave the caucus, when the compromises
would be thrown out. and he obeycd their
instructions by taking his departure.
Mr. Cabell said that the decision OF the
chair, at the previous meeting OF the caucus
had caused many southern wings 10 he ab
sent tonight He and others came hoping
for reversal o. that decision. The confir-
nation OF that decision would leave the cali-
Gus composed only of northern men, and 0
or 10 southern wings. lie then left. with
Senator Morton.
Messrs Clingman and Williams, after a
few remarks, left. @
Mr. Gentry gave utteranee to some indig-
naut remarks and retired, with Others. so.
that Of the Tennessee delegation there re-
NAMED in the chamber but Messrs COLON
aid Jones.
The excitement caused by this secession,
was intense. Al this time there remained
from the South only part Of the North Car.
oins, ennessee and Kentucky delegation,
all the other southern States being wholly
unrepresented Indeed, il bad become al
most exclusively northern cancus.
Mr. Morehead OF N. c., said he had stad
behind, only because he had hoped tho whig
convention would adopt the compromise.
and il was certain that N Carolina would
vote in the Presidential election, only for
compromise men.
Mr. Dockey said he endorsed his coliea-
\ que TO The fullest extent.
Mr. Cuom said that no man could hope
TO carry Tennessee, unless he was for the
compromise.
On motion OF Mr. Sackett the time ard
place was then fixed for holding the nation.
al convention.
Upon division being taken between
, Baltimore aud Pittsbare. the former receiv.
ed 81 votes. and the latter Is. showing but
40 members present. after the southern del
egates had leit.
Mr. StanIy defined bis position At length,
aud said that unless the wing party dood on
the compromise, no candidate nominated BY
the party could receive the southern wing
vote.
| Previous to the Adjournment Mr. Map.
gum said that he approhended thsta mani
, iesto would be prepared BY lhe southern
retiring wings. aud inihat event. he desired
tie authority TO reconvene the caucus. and
the authority was given.
A sharp controversy ensued between Trn-
man Smith Brooke and Stanley, and the
! caucus separated amid great excitement q.
!. bout midnight
"X." Of the Baltimore San. adyerting to
/, this subject. says;
!, Ex.Goyernor Seward was no, at the eau.
) Gus: but present in an ante room, 10 direct
. and superiniend the operations by his aids
de camp without being seen. The cup d
is'tat, as far ashe was concerned, was per
, fectIy satisfactory.
. Il now supposed that compromise and
IN aEti-comprornise candidate will be run b.
the whigs."
: ~ Thomas Moore, the late Irish poet
r kept a Journal with singular regularity
] during many years OF his life, extending
l Indeed. from very early period up 70 ths
II commencement of his fatal illness. Il oc