Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-04-28

A caucus of the Wing members of Con.
gress was held on the evening of the aoth
inst. to appoint time and place for bol.
ding the National Wing Convention. Wa
extract the following proceedings from
the Baltimore Sun, by whichit seems that
the Wing party viii not go into the Pres.
idential contest upon the comprorniss
platform:
The. wing caucus re. assembled tonight
in the Senate Chamber at eight o'clock,
Judge Mangum presiding. The atten-
dance is rather thin, number of South.
ern members and some of Mr., Websters
friends being absent, Among those pres.
emit are Senators Smith, Fish, Wade and
Seward, and Messrs. Fowler, Briggs,
Brooks, Haws, Stanly, Gentry, Landry
and Humphrey Marshall, of the House Of
Representatives. sey
Mr.. Marshall of Kentucky, offered the
resolutions introduced by him &C the iirss
meeting. of the wing caucus,
Mr.. Stanley contended that they were
out of order, and the chairman sustained
his objection,
After a discussion. principally between
Messrs. Marshall and Stanly, the decision
of the chair was sustained--yeas a6,
nays 18. $500
Mr. Marshall said that as the Chair had
decided the Compromise principles of the
wing Administration out of order, the
Caucus was no place for wing to remain,
and then withdrew
The negative vote against the decision
of the Chair were Southern men, except
Stanly, Morehead, Mccullough, and two
Kentuckians. t
Among the affirmative were, Fowler
Wade, Campbell, Sackett, Schoolcratt,
and others. ss
After the withdrawal of Mr., Marshall
Mr.. Gentry, with much feeling, said he
would mako one more effort to save the
unity of the wing party, and offered res
olution, which in substance declared, that
in fixing the time and place for holding
the National Convention, the wings did
not commit themselves unless the com.
promises wero fnalities.
A long debate ensued, in which Messrs.
Outlaw, Campbell, Brooke, of Mississippi,
Strother, Moore, of Louisiana, Ewing,
Cabell and Clingman participated,
Mr. OUTLAW said he wished II TO be I'm.
derstood that if tho Compromise Resolu-
tons were thrust out of the wing caucus,
it was thrusting him ont, and tho wings
whom he represented. Having said this.
Mr.. Outlaw withdrew.
Mr.. Moore, of Louisiana, said that such
action ruled the Southern wings out Of
the caucus and then he and his colleague,
Mr.. Landry, withdrew.
Mr.. Brooke, of Mississippi, said ho
would like TO know, before he went to the
wing National Convention, what company
he was to keep; and he left also.
Mr. Strothcr said that the wings of Vir.
ginia had, in substance, Instructed him to
leave the caucus when the compromises
were thrown out; and he Obeyed these
instructions by taking his departure.
Mr.. Cabell said that the decision of tho
Chair, at the previous meeting of the eau.
Gus, had caused many Southern wings to
be absent tonight, He and others camO
hoping for reversal of such decision
The confirmation of that decision would
leave the caucus composed of only Nor.
thern men, and eight or ten Southern
wings. He then left with Senator Nor.
ton.
Mr.. Clingman, after some few remarks,
left also, with Mr.. Williams, Of Tenn.
Mr.. Gentry gave utterance to some in
dignant remarks, and retired with others,
so that of the Tennessee delegation there
remained in the chamber but Mnssrs,
Cullom and Jones.
The excitement caused by this secos.
sion was intense. At this time there re.
NAMED from the South only part Of the
North Carolina, Kentucky, and 'Fennessue
delegations, all the other Southern States
ho;nfr ,.ba11,, ,,r,.o,rngon2a1 Tt,lna1 Il
had become almost cxclusiVely-a North
ern caucus.
Mr., Morchead, of North CarolinR, said
he had staid behind only because he no.
ped the WING Convention would adopt the,
Comptornise, and it was certain that North
Carolina would vote only for known com.
promise men.
Mr.. Dockery said he endorsed his COL
league to the fullest extent.
Mr.. Cullom said no man could hope tor
carry Tennessee unless he was for tho
compromise.
On motion of Mr.. Sackett, the time and
place was then fixed for tho holding Of
the National Convention.
Upon a division being taken between
Baltimore and Pittsburg, the former re.
ceiYed 81 votes, and the latter 19, show
ing but 40 members present, after tho
Southern members had left.
Mr.. Stanly defined his position at length
and said that unless the wing party stood
upon the compromise, no candidate nom.
mated by the party could receive tho
Southern vote.
Previous TO the adjournment, Mr.. MAN.
gum said that he apprehended that
manifesto would be prepared by the South