The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1847-07-07


ed the Senate unprepared upon the great
questions debated in that chambcr-,hat
he felt his embarrassment, and frankly told
his colleague, thatupon some questions they
might differ; but that, on those questions
which he had not studied or fully co:nprc.
hcntied, he wonld be guided by the lish: of
his acknowledged wisdom and integrity.
Judge b. then spoke Of his intention, on
entering Congress, to support Mr.. Pclks
| administration; bat that the course pursued
by the President, could not meet with his
appreciation, but rather OF itself forced him
, INTO opposition. EIc alluded in no mcasur-
ed terms to the attempt to create Lieut..
! General with pro-consul power He spoke
o! 1t as measure that would disgrace the
| honor OF the professional soldier, and vlrtu.
ally d'Sband the regular army. The power
given to this Civco warIillc Lieutenant,
was illustrated by Angelo III the play; eve
have with special soul elected him our ab-
sencc to supply; lent hlm Our terror drcst
hIm with our love; and given his drputa-
ton all the organs of our own power
what think YOU Of it 2" Blu, we will mass
to HE mann suhjrct of Judge Buffers speech
the Niimot ProviSo. Upon this mom"n-
tous subject, which terribly agitates us now.
but which IN few months will set ou,.
blood on fire, Judge b. gave only his sen
tlmenIS asa southern and cons:itution-lovinr
man. Flc said the imagination Of dis,
rnpturcd tni' appalled, him, it overwhclm.
ed his mind and left no reason to determine
the course to pursue If this accurscd trca.
Son TO The constitution should be enacted.
upon the course to b pursued in the event
th's or some Other similar proviso be enact
ctl by Congress, he had none 10 olfr He
contts>c his inability to propose, and would
leave 1t to those Of more wisIo and of
longer experience in political life to deter
mlnc the course Of the south But in his
mind, there were two methods to avert The
Crisis: The first was Il hol y union Of all
parties IN the south, who wou!d make this
question the great volume Of their political
creed until the danger passed away. This.
though, he said WAS impossible. And the
second was to distinctly state to the north
our determination TO 10 maintain our poii-
ll''cal rights under the constitution at any
and every hazard. Judge b. was careful
III not expressing opinions, he gave us only
his sentiments. To give his feelings on
this subject, he quoted Mentors remarks
to Ielcmachus, when setting out on his
traveIs- "Iou sec trcinbIc before enter.
ing into danger; but when in, YOU see me
no longer trembIe" We think the senator
will not tremblc when he meets the crisis,
but will, with the blood Of his ancestors vet
in his veins, draw as bright a blade in de-.
fence of the sacred rights of the south as
ever did Butler of the revolution. We
will close our synopsis f this speech with
his remarks upon MIR. Polk. The Judge
seems to condemn the President for his
huge iai!h In the Democratic partv-oo-
thing could be done unless in the name and
ny the invocation of democratic gods the
war must be a democratic war-.ommand-
cd by democratic officers, and each battle
fought in the faith OF the democratic creed.
After consuming Mr. Polk for this unsecmlv
FAULT, he paid Gen. Taylor the compliment
OF having fought the greatest battle on this
continent, and which can be compared to
the bloody field Of Wagramalonc. Judge b.
described the indomitabIe Mcdonald heading
his column of sixteen thousand men to re-
trlevc the errors and msfortunes Of the dav
III glowing language, and said this alone
was TO be compared to the achievements of
Tay lor at Bucna Vista.
MIR. Burt rose and replied to the compli-
ment: expressing his utmost ambition to
deserve the appreciation Of his constituents.
Mr. Burt soon entered upon the Will.
mot Proviso, and told his constituents what
they might expect from their northern bre-
thcrn: that the north was united upon this
question, and that the south should be uni